Calgary Green Building Performance Metrics for Completed Projects

Data.calgary.ca provides project-level information for buildings completed under the City of Calgary's Green Building Priority Stream. It includes residential and non-residential buildings finished between 2022 and the present, covering metrics like floor area, construction value, and modelled energy performance. The dataset is intended for program reporting and policy evaluation.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between Building Area, Project Cost Intensity, and Energy Use Intensity to identify cost-effective efficiency strategies.
• Compare Total Emissions - Proposed across different Building Use Classifications to benchmark sector performance.
• Model the impact of Solar PV on Total Energy Cost with Solar PV - Proposed versus Electricity Cost - Proposed for financial feasibility studies.
• Assess the distribution of Energy Cost Savings ($/yr) relative to a code-minimum reference building for completed residential projects using Residential Units (Count).

Strengths

• Includes modelled energy, greenhouse gas, and cost performance data for each building permit.
• Covers multiple performance pathways including NECB-based compliance, Net Zero Ready Homes, and Zero Carbon Buildings.
• Provides temporal coverage from 2022 to the current date for tracking recent trends.

Limitations

• Performance values are modelled at permit stage and may differ from actual operational outcomes.
• Construction value and other attributes are self-reported and may be incomplete for some projects.
• Dataset only includes completed buildings, excluding projects under development, which limits pipeline analysis.

Provenance

Source

City of Calgary's Green Building Priority Stream (GBPS) program.

Collection Method

Data submitted at the building permit stage by project applicants, compiled by the city.

Time Range

2022 to present.

Freshness

Data last updated March 31, 2026.

Geography

City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.