TORONTO – Sustainable Buildings Canada announced its selection by Natural Resources Canada to lead two multi-year projects aimed at enhancing sustainability within Canada’s built environment. These projects focus on both new construction and existing affordable housing. For new construction, the Codes Acceleration Project will support Building Officials in accelerating the adoption of higher Tier Building Codes in several regions across the country. For existing affordable housing, SBC’s EnergySPRING program focuses on supporting Ontario’s Social Housing and Indigenous Communities undertake scalable, deep-energy retrofits within their low-rise multi-unit residential buildings. …SBC’s Executive Director Michael Singleton notes, “Codes Acceleration advances eco-system development, awareness, and capacity building on high-performance sustainable national building codes”. …Through a series of workshops, SBC will demonstrate practical, high-performance solutions that meet the higher Code Tier energy requirements.