Initiated in 2023, 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 aim of the awards is to celebrate the achievements of projects in our province. Those that have endeavoured to minimize their material carbon footprint. 

In the inaugural year, there are 5 categories of awards: 

• Small scale projects, located within Metro Vancouver (max. 300m2) 

• Small scale projects, rest of BC (max. 300m2) 

• Large projects located within Metro Vancouver (> 300m2)

• Large projects, rest of BC (> 300m2)

• Commitment to change 

We have chosen to delineate between those projects located in Vancouver, and those in the wider province, in recognition that BC is large and the supply chains, construction techniques, and project challenges vary widely across the province.  
 
Our final award category "Commitment to Change" recognises that embodied carbon reduction strategies are not possible on all projects, but many organisations in BC make significant efforts across multiple projects or enable others to do so. These efforts add up, and we want an opportunity to celebrate the initiatives taking place in firms across the province. Embodied carbon reduction needs to occur beyond just those few flagship projects, and systemic, incremental change is the way we as an industry can meet our 2030 and 2050 commitments.

The awards night will be held on 30th March 2023, at Steamworks Brew Pub, Water St, Vancouver