Initiated in 2022, the BC Embodied Carbon Awards are a first of its kind in North America. Designed to inspire and inform the possibilities available when embodied carbon is placed at the centre of a project or company's values.
The BC Embodied Carbon Awards 2025
Welcome!
We are excited to announce that project submissions are now being accepted for the BC Embodied Carbon Awards. There are six separate award categories detailed below.
The application deadline is midnight, Feb 28, 2025, with the awards event taking place on May 22, 2025 in Vancouver.
We look forward to receiving your achievements in embodied carbon reductions!
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The 2025 Award Categories
The 2025 awards will celebrate the achievements of BC projects who have endeavoured to minimize their material carbon footprint in the following categories:
1. Organizational Commitment to Change
This award category is for organizations that have shown exemplary commitment to change in their pursuit to reduce the embodied carbon of the built environment. The applicant must be based in BC (or have an office in BC) with demonstrated impact in BC.
Lead Judge: Molly Walsh, ZGF Architects
2. Public Sector Leadership
This award category is for BC-based local governments, regional districts, public sector organizations or not-for-profits that have shown exemplary leadership in their pursuit to reduce the embodied carbon in the built environment.
Lead Judge: Natalie Douglas, ZEIC
3. Strengthening the Practice
This award category is for an individual from the building sector who has demonstrated exemplary leadership in reducing embodied carbon in the built environment. This is a nomination-based award, and the nominee must be based in BC and have had a demonstrated impact in BC.
Lead Judge: Cris Nitz, E3 Eco Group
4. Large Buildings
This award category is for large new developments or a substantial renovation in a large building. The building(s) must be considered a Part 3 building by the municipality or permitting authority. The project must demonstrate excellence in low embodied carbon design and construction and must be located in BC.
Lead Judge: Ivan Lee, Morrison Hershfield
5. Small Buildings
This award category is for small new developments or a substantial renovation on a small building such as a single-family home or laneway home. The building(s) must be considered a Part 9 building by the municipality or permitting authority. The project must demonstrate excellence in low embodied carbon design and construction and must be in BC.
Lead Judge: Mélanie Trottier, Builders for Climate Change
6. Commitment to Circularity
This category is for exceptional initiatives and projects that embrace and tangibly advance circularity or circular concepts within the BC building sector. The applicant must be based in BC (or have an office in BC) with demonstrated impact in BC. Circular strategies must demonstrate impact on EC reduction.
Lead Judge: Caroline Butchart, Aspect Structural Engineers