What
The Green Building Learning Zone (GBLZ) is a volunteer collaborative of professionals passionate about green buildings.
We are an event-based organization, bringing together architects, designers, builders, suppliers, educators, non-profits and consultants from the green building world who are all deeply committed to creating sustainable buildings and educating the public about their importance.
Buildings account for over 50% of Toronto’s greenhouse gas emissions
History
In 2019 a group of 15 organizations* from the green building sector joined forces for the first time to share their knowledge and promote a better world at the Green Living Show March 22-24 in Toronto. The booth featured a series of educational presentations on a range of topics that included: building envelope, indoor air quality, and alternative building materials, among many others. In addition, there were sample green building materials, a library of resources to peruse and purchase, and experts to answer questions. Check out these photos from the event!
In 2020 there was a COVID cancellation of the Green Living Show and the GBLZ took a pause but is now returning bigger and better to the National Home Show March 8-10 & 13-17, 2024 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto.
*Founding Green Building Learning Zone collaborators were: Aerecura, Rammed Earth Builders; Agritecture, Ontario; Eco Building Resource; Endeavour - The Sustainable Building School; Fourth Pig Green & Natural Construction; Greening Homes; Nadurra Wood Corporation; The Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science Graduate Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University; Sage Living; Simple Life; Stone’s Throw Design Inc.; and, Tooketree Passive Homes. The Green Living Show booth was sponsored by Sustainable Buildings Canada, Passive Buildings Canada and the Ontario Natural Building Coalition.
GBLZ review
In 2020 the Green Living Building Show was cancelled due to COVID. In response we put out a few educational videos including some details on GBLZ below.