2027 High Density & Remaining Program Checklist Updates – Available for Viewing

While our 2026 Checklists aren’t live until January 1, 2027, we’re releasing our upcoming annual updates early to better inform your planning process.

As a reminder, Built Green’s annual checklist updates are a result of input received from industry, code changes, new technologies, alongside our Technical Council and Board of Directors. These changes are not substantial: some items were updated for greater clarity, while others were added to provide additional opportunities in sustainable building practices.

Remaining Program Checklists

- Single Family Renovations (Whole-House, 40 – 70% of the home and Small Home Improvement—Bathroom, Basement & Kitchen).

- High Density (including multi-storey, residential tower and mixed-use).
- High Density Renovations and *Restorations (including heritage and repurposed conversions).
- Communities.
- Small Commercial.
- Medium Commercial.
- Schools.

See Single Family and MURB updates from September here.

2027 checklist PDFs are available on the BUILT GREEN® portal—or via email, upon member request. View a full list of checklist updates below.

BUILT GREEN® Net Zero Energy+ is the highest level of certification, and it isn’t just about the energy; the “+” represents all the other areas of sustainability, beyond energy performance. Likewise, net zero ready projects have the BUILT GREEN® Net Zero Energy Ready+ certification.

*Our Restorations’ programs, included in the High Density (and Single Family) checklist, follows the same format as our Single Family program’s approach respectively; however, energy performance is calculated differently, recognizing the constraints of a restoration project.

Other Key Considerations

The intersection of natural and human-made environments continues to be in conflict. As part of our programs, we encourage operational and embodied carbon reporting; resiliency strategies; visitability, adaptability and accessibility measures; and innovation.

While Built Green offers affordable sustainable building programs for the builder, and our certification results in a more affordable home operationally, we also offer discounts to those projects built for inclusionary housing.

Important Reminder: Project Enrolments – March 31 Deadline

Projects using the 2026 checklist must be enrolled by March 31, 2027. If there are extenuating circumstances, please contact us.

Full Summary of New, Revised, & Removed Checklist Items

For High Density Program

NEW High Density Checklist Items

2.3.20	Implement wildlife-friendly building and site-design measures. Include either bird-friendly glazing, naturalized non-mowable landscape to support wildlife, or a different strategy that best supports local wildlife (2 points).
3.1.50	Install a permanently mounted indoor air quality sensor in home/each unit. The sensors must monitor particulate matter, total volatile organic compounds, and carbon dioxide (2 points).
6.4.1	Use non-potable water in place of potable water for construction activities such as dust suppression, soil compaction, equipment or vehicle washing, and concrete curing. Non-potable water must be suitable for its intended application and used in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements (2 points).
8.2.8	Provide 15% of the residential units for which total housing costs (including mortgage/rent, applicable management fees, property taxes, and utilities) do not exceed 30% of gross household income for the area (2 points).

REVISED High Density Checklist Items

8.1.10

Builder roughs in, and shows on drawings, provisions for future emergency power supply (1 point), installs emergency power supply (3 points).