Please note that this event will be delivered in English, with French AI interpretation provided.
Veuillez noter que cet événement sera offert en anglais, avec interprétation en français.

DATE: April 22, 2026
DURATION: 2 hours
TIME: 1:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time
LANGUAGE: English with French AI translation
LOCATION: Online

Registration closes on April 21 at 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time.

Event Highlights

Canada’s building sector is evolving, creating new opportunities for existing buildings to improve performance, reduce carbon emissions, and deliver long-term value. Owners and project teams are increasingly seeking strategies and approaches that integrate technical requirements with organizational priorities and occupant needs. Join this two-hour virtual introduction to the CAGBC Carbon Transition Planning Guide, a practical framework for planning and implementing decarbonization in existing buildings. Participants will learn how to identify relevant energy and emissions requirements, understand the purpose and benefits of transition planning, and explore the Guide’s four-stage process. The session will also examine strategies for aligning retrofit measures with capital planning and provide insights from frequently asked questions related to real-world decarbonization challenges. Through concise technical content, curated Q&A collected from the live Transition Planning Now workshop series, and interactive chat and small-group engagements, this session provides a high-impact learning experience for professionals seeking actionable knowledge to support owners and teams in advancing carbon transition planning.

Learning Objectives

• Identify project-relevant higher-performance energy and emissions requirements, including the NECB performance intent for existing buildings, provincial adaptations, and municipal policies such as benchmarking and building performance standards.
• Describe the purpose and co-benefits of carbon transition planning for existing buildings, their owners, and their occupants.
• List common building decarbonization risks, challenges, and opportunities.
• Identify the four stages of transition planning and their key components.
• Recognize strategies for aligning retrofit and decarbonization measures with capital planning and organizational goals.
• Apply insights from frequently asked questions to address real-world challenges in decarbonization efforts

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Steve Kemp | M.A.SC., P.Eng., LEED ® Fellow Principal, Senior Energy & Climate Specialist	Christy Love | P. Eng. Principal, Senior Energy & Climate Specialist	Bailey Brown | MS, PE (WA), CPTM  Principal, Building Science Specialist  Training & Publications Service Area Leader

Workshop Sponsor

This workshop is delivered with support from Natural Resources Canada's Codes Acceleration (CAF) Fund.