The Calgary Board of Education is Celebrating LEED Designation for Mahogany and Lakeshore Schools

Apr. 10, 2024


​​​​​​​​​​​​The Calgary Board of Education is celebrating two new schools that have achieved a LEED designation by the Canada Green Building Council (CAGBA). ​LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is considered an internationally recognized mark of excellence for green buildings in over 160 countries.

At the April 9, 2024 public board meeting, Board Chair Laura Hack presented a LEED Gold certification plaque to the principal of Mahogany School​ and a LEED Silver certification plaque to the principal of Lakeshore School​.

The two schools which opened in September 2022, jo​​in 38 other CBE schools with the distinguished designation. The CBE now has 19 schools with the gold designation and 21 with silver designation.

“These certifications demonstrate our commitment to providing healthy learning and work spaces and are real-life models of sustainable spaces for students and the community,” says Dany Breton, Superintendent of Facilities & Environmental Services.

LEED-certified schools are recognized for improving efficiency, lowering carbon emissions and creating healthier learning spaces for students and staff. They are designed and built with natural daylight, better ventilation and furnished with materials that enhance indoor air quality. They are also engineered to conserve energy, decrease water consumption, minimize indoor noise pollution and create better thermal comfort through increased insulation and improved temperature control.

In accordance with the Board of Trustees Operational Expectation 9​, the CBE aims to ensure that all new schools constructed meet a minimum of a LEED Silver level of certification.

The plaques will be affixed within the schools and will serve as a reminder to students and staff of how the CBE and their school is contributing to a sustainable future and promoting healthy learning environments where everyone can learn, live and work.

Thank you to Alberta Infrastructure and the CBE Facility Projects team for their management and support of the construction of these schools.

The CBE is celebrating two new schools that have achieved a LEED designation by the Canada Green Building Council.

Staff from Facilities and Environmental Services celebrate the LEED plaque presentations with the school principals and education director.​​