Ottawa, Canada – The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) is encouraged by the release of the Canada Green Buildings Strategy (CGBS), recognizing it as a positive step towards decarbonizing and building a sustainable and resilient future for Canada’s built environment. The strategy identifies several critical areas of action that will contribute to transforming the construction sector towards a net-zero and resilient future by 2050. These areas include: Recognition of Wood Products, Prefabricated Building Elements, and Advancement of Building Codes. …CWC highlights the following areas for further improvement: Buy Clean Approach, Greening Government Strategy and Public Disclosure and Database Development. The challenges ahead are diverse and numerous, but the Canada Green Building Strategy charts a path forward that points the nation in the right direction and provides tangible policies and supports to help realize our collective vision for a more sustainable future.