New legislation would divert regional waste to the Dufferin Creek plant, which is currently operating at 50 percent capacity, and is considered one of the top-performing treatment plans in the province.

Jody Becker, the company’s Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President, Infrastructure Services & Technology, has been named among the Women's Executive Network Canada's top 100 most powerful women.

One aspect of a large bill introduced Tuesday by Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark would freeze, reduce and exempt fees developers pay in order to spur building.

Tory says he'll be using the powers, which were granted by the province to the leaders of Toronto and Ottawa, to get the new Development and Growth Division operating by early next year.

The trend, says CAGBC, shows that the industry is overcoming the challenges in achieving zero carbon for new and existing building projects across Canada.