Light House Sustainable Building Centre

Light House provides research, advisory and project management services to businesses, policy makers and the real estate and construction industries. Our projects cut across all scales of building and development, from buildings to regions, and across the residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial sectors.

FULL STUDY: British Columbia Building Performance Study

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September 20, 2019

BCCA Annual Report 2019

The BCCA Annual Report 2019 covers the fiscal year of April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019. This report includes a note from the Board and President, updates on BCCA Programs & Services, Affiliations, our Association Network, and more.
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September 24, 2018

BCCA Annual Report 2018

The BCCA Annual Report 2018 covers the fiscal year of April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018. In this year, the BCCA Board approved a new three year strategic plan focusing on four key pillars: Construction Projects, Skilled Workforce, Technology and Community.
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March 05, 2018

An Introduction to Integrated Project Delivery

The BCCA does not promote one project delivery method over another, but advocates for a complete understanding of all methods available to an owner. BCCA’s opinion is that the industry should proceed with caution and be aware that IPD has many challenges to our standards and practices for market fairness. We should work with public owners to advocate for the development of an education program for all the stakeholders in IPD.
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January 31, 2018

BCCA Annual Report 2017

The BCCA Annual Report 2017 covers a significant and transformative year for the BC Construction Association. This report covers a note from the Board and President, Programs & Services, Partnerships, and our Association Network.
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May 17, 2017

Procuring Innovation in Construction

This new report is called “Procuring Innovation in Construction” and lays out the case for the sector to recognize the procurement process as the key for driving innovative projects and sector development.
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December 01, 2016

Corporate Social Responsibility

BCCA recognizes that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a rapidly evolving issue and affects companies differently depending on their size, location and specialization.
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February 18, 2016

Construction Innovation in BC

The BC Construction Association is pleased to lead the charge on this important issue, and proud to have co-funded this report. We look forward to continuing the conversation and welcome all stakeholders to join us.
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January 01, 2016

Green Building Rating Systems

Green buildings, also known as sustainable buildings, are structures that are designed to use valuable resources such as energy, water, materials, and land more efficiently than buildings that are simply built to code.
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February 01, 2014

The ITA Review

The province also published this independent review of the ITA, with 29 recommendations made to improve outcomes of the training system.
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February 01, 2014

Light House Sustainable Building Centre

Light House is a not-for-profit company dedicated to advancing green building and the sustainable infrastructure and economic systems into which green buildings are intrinsically integrated.
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January 01, 2014

B.C.'s Skills for Jobs Blueprint

This is a major new initiative to revamp the way BC educates students from kindergarten through post-secondary, putting increased emphasis on skills training.
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September 24, 2012

Job Opportunities & Business Succession

Job Opportunities and Business Succession is a thorough report on the impact of retirements, the state of business opportunities (for business sale, transfer or close), and discussion of business transition, planning tools, and other considerations for business owners.
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