Sustainable Buildings Canada

Name

Sustainable Buildings Canada

Legal name

Sustainable Buildings Canada

Website

https://sbcanada.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Building Education and Training

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Green Building & Energy-Efficient Construction (LEED, Weatherization) (EDAOAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure (BPADALAL), Housing Development, Construction & Rehabilitation Programs (BPAIANAB)

Keywords

• Sustainable building education
• Energy efficiency training
• Building codes acceleration
• Deep energy retrofits
• Green building research

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Program Delivery: SBC delivers programs on behalf of partners such as the Enbridge Savings by Design program, which provides incentives for commercial and affordable housing projects meeting energy performance requirements. The organization also delivers the Commercial Airtightness Testing Training program for Enbridge Gas.
2. Research Grant Funding: SBC funds research papers on topics related to high performance buildings, energy and water systems, community planning, and health in the built environment. Organizations may submit proposals for funding up to $10,000 per paper.
3. Training Programs: SBC offers training programs including Better Buildings Boot Camp (hands-on retrofit training), Better Condos Boot Camp, and Codes Acceleration Workshops. The Commercial Airtightness Testing Training is delivered free to eligible participants on behalf of Enbridge Gas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sustainable Buildings Canada is a non-profit catalyst organization that delivers training programs (Better Buildings Boot Camp, Better Condos Boot Camp, Codes Acceleration Workshops, Commercial Airtightness Testing Training), incentive programs (Savings by Design with Enbridge Gas), technical guides, and research grants to advance sustainable building practices across Canada. It serves building professionals, building officials, policymakers, and affordable housing developers through hands-on education, technical resources on deep energy retrofits, mass timber, thermal bridging, and green infrastructure, and through program administration on behalf of utility and government partners.

Product overview

Sustainable Buildings Canada (SBC) is a catalyst organization that offers a portfolio of training programs, technical guides, research papers, and incentive programs focused on advancing sustainable building practices across Canada. The core offerings include Better Buildings Boot Camp and Better Condos Boot Camp (hands-on training programs), Codes Acceleration Workshops (for building officials), Commercial Airtightness Testing Training, and Savings by Design (an energy efficiency incentive program delivered with Enbridge Gas). Technical resources include comprehensive guides on Deep Energy Retrofits, Mass Timber construction, Energy Modelling, and Major Energy Retrofit Guidelines. SBC also funds and publishes research papers through its Research Grant Program, covering topics such as neighbourhood-level energy planning, Energiesprong retrofits, and green infrastructure design. The organization operates primarily as an educational and advocacy entity rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Better Buildings Boot Camp Training program that educates the next generation of building professionals through hands-on experience with real retrofit projects. Participants work alongside industry experts to retrofit existing buildings and measure real energy savings.
• Better Condos Boot Camp Training program for condo professionals focused on energy efficiency and sustainable practices in multi-unit residential buildings.
• Codes Acceleration Workshops Workshops for building officials and industry professionals focused on advancing building codes for a sustainable future, including tiered energy performance using Part 9 local examples.
• Savings by Design (SBD) Energy efficiency program delivered in partnership with Enbridge Gas, offering integrated design process components and incentives for commercial, multi-unit residential, and affordable housing projects to improve energy and environmental performance.
• Commercial Airtightness Testing Training Free educational training workshops for commercial air tightness testing, delivered on behalf of Enbridge Gas for commercial and multifamily new construction buildings. Includes online pre-work modules and hands-on in-person sessions.
• EnergySPRING Sustainable Buildings Canada initiative listed in the organization's program portfolio, focused on advancing sustainable building practices in Canada.
• Deep Energy Retrofits Guide Comprehensive guide for undertaking Existing Building Design Workshops and related Energy Modelling Requirements, including thermal bridging analysis for existing buildings.
• Major Energy Retrofit Guidelines Guidelines providing a proven strategy for major energy efficiency retrofits for commercial and institutional buildings, including benchmarking with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, typically achieving 15-40% energy savings.
• Deep Energy Retrofits: Building Retrofit Roadmap Guide documenting the steps and budget for deep retrofits based on Minto's Castleview property case study, providing potential savings insights for achieving net zero carbon by 2050.
• Mass Timber Costing in Canada Guide Guide developed under Natural Resources Canada's GCWood program, capturing feedback from 25 industry stakeholders on the current state of mid-rise mass timber construction in Canada, covering project trends, insurance considerations, costs, and financing.
• Neighbourhood Level Energy-Efficiency Planning White paper presenting neighbourhood-level energy efficiency planning as an approach to accelerating building retrofits in Canada, demonstrating how geographic proximity and social connections can enable coordinated action.
• Evaluating Energiesprong Retrofits for Solid Masonry Townhomes White paper investigating hygrothermal performance risks of Energiesprong-style retrofits using insulated panels on solid masonry townhomes in Toronto, including Hygrothermal Performance Sensitivity Analysis.
• Advancing Green Infrastructure Design with Synthetic 3D Drainage Channels Research paper presenting a flexible method for designing, simulating, analyzing, and presenting 3D surface designs to evaluate how fluvial processes respond to geomorphic and topographic differences for landscape design decision-making.
• SBC Research Grant Program Annual research grant program funding technical papers on high performance buildings, energy and water systems, community planning, and health and well-being in the built environment, with funding up to $10,000 per paper.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deep Energy Retrofits can achieve approximately 50% reduction in energy use with envelope upgrades
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Enbridge GascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnbridge Gas is a key partner for SBC, providing funding and program sponsorship for the Savings by Design program (commercial and affordable housing tracks) and the Commercial Airtightness Testing Training. SBC delivers these programs on behalf of Enbridge Gas to building professionals in Ontario.
• Natural Resources CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBC developed the Mass Timber Costing in Canada consultation insights under Natural Resources Canada's GCWood program. This partnership supports research and knowledge development for sustainable mass timber construction across Canada.
• First Nations Housing ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBC collaborates with the First Nations Housing Conference to deliver Indigenous-focused Codes Acceleration Forum workshops, designed for band councils, building officials, and third-party inspection agencies to understand the codes landscape and tiered energy performance requirements.
• RDH Building ScienceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRDH Building Science worked with Minto on a deep retrofit study at Castleview property, with findings shared through SBC's Deep Energy Retrofits guide. RDH contributes technical expertise to SBC's resource development.
• Seneca PolytechnicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBC engages with Seneca Polytechnic students for applied projects. Student Natalia Ortiz Moreno developed a Green Roof Assessment Tool for Seneca's Office of Sustainability as part of SBC's bursary-supported research.
• Toronto Metropolitan UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBC supports PhD research at Toronto Metropolitan University's Building Science program. Bursary recipient Bofa Udisi researches whole-life carbon reduction in new construction and building renovations.
• University of TorontominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBC engages with University of Toronto PhD students. Emily Smit's research on home retrofits for Toronto's TransformTO climate plan and net-zero targets by 2040 is supported through SBC's bursary program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Clean Energy Canada: Clean Energy Canada is a non-profit policy and research organization within the Canadian clean economy ecosystem. It overlaps with SBC's policy advocacy mission but with broader energy-system scope beyond buildings.
• Canadian Home Builders' Association: CHBA is a national industry association representing residential builders and renovators. It is comparable because it delivers education, training, and codes-related advocacy to a similar building professional audience, though at much greater scale.
• Pembina Institute: Pembina is a Canadian non-profit think tank on clean energy and sustainable built environment issues. It shares SBC's advocacy and policy-influence model across a broader climate/energy mandate, including building decarbonization.

Direct peers

• Canada Green Building Council: CaGBC is the leading Canadian non-profit advancing green building through LEED certification, advocacy, and education. Like SBC, it operates as a non-profit catalyst serving building professionals and policymakers, but at greater scale and broader scope.
• Passive House Canada: Passive House Canada is a non-profit that trains and certifies building professionals in passive house standards. It is closely comparable to SBC given its focus on high-performance building education, training programs, and Canadian-wide delivery model.

Others

• RDH Building Science: RDH is a building science consulting firm contributing technical expertise to SBC's deep energy retrofit guides. It is an enabling ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, supplying research that SBC translates for the practitioner audience.
• Natural Resources Canada: NRCan is a federal department that funds SBC's GCWood mass timber work and broader building sector programs. It is a partner/funding counterparty rather than a peer but interacts with the same building professional ecosystem.

Regional players

• BC Housing: BC Housing is a provincial housing agency that runs research, training, and energy efficiency programs for residential buildings in British Columbia. It overlaps with SBC's mission on affordable and sustainable housing but operates in a single province.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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