Featured Projects
Displacement Ventilation Emergence in Healthcare (DiVE)
January 18, 2026
A Research and Engagement Initiative to Advance Superior Indoor Environmental Quality while Enhancing Climate Action & Reducing Cost Project Status: Ongoing Project Objectives The Displacement Ventilation Emergence in Healthcare (DiVE) initiative is a multi-year and multi-phase research and engagement project … Read more
Decarbonization in Action: Implementing Climate Solutions in Canadian Hospitals
July 28, 2025
Project Status: Ongoing Project Overview This project focuses on helping hospitals reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across all areas of hospital operations, including buildings, clinical practices, and procurement. Health care contributes approximately 4 to 5 percent of global GHG … Read more
Low-Carbon Heat-Health Solutions in Care Settings
March 28, 2025
Project Status: Ongoing Project Overview This project, led by the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care, is a multi-year national initiative aimed at improving healthcare system resilience to extreme indoor heat and sharing project results with vulnerable populations. This study … Read more
Recent Articles & News
Optimizing prescribed inhaler use: nursing support for people and the planet
June 18, 2026
This article suggests that nurses can improve both patient outcomes and environmental sustainability by optimizing inhaler use. It highlights that metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) use potent greenhouse-gas propellants, while dry powder and soft mist inhalers have much lower carbon footprints.
New ‘Healthy Capital’ Tools Launch to Support Mission-Aligned Investing Across Canadian Health Care Foundations
April 15, 2026
Celebrating the launch of three new, free sustainable investment tools to help Canadian health care foundations align billions in long-term investments with health outcomes and sustainability goals.
Decarbonization in Action Pilot Builds Momentum for Hospital-Led Climate Action in Ontario
April 14, 2026
The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care and MaRS Discovery District proudly mark the completion of the Decarbonization in Action: Implementing Climate Solutions in Canadian Hospitals pilot project.Â
Upcoming Events
3rd Annual Forum on Healthcare Infrastructure, Atlantic Canada
Save 10% with CCGHC’s discount code: D10-999-CCGHC26 Join leaders from across the healthcare infra…
July 15 – July 16 at Atlantica Hotel