Algonquin College’s Pembroke Campus named 2026 ENERGY STAR Building of the Year
Published on 2026-10-08. Check the original source for current conditions.
Algonquin College’s Pembroke Campus received the 2026 ENERGY STAR Building of the Year award from Environment and Climate Change Canada and is the first Canadian college to earn ENERGY STAR certification for top‑quartile energy performance.
Environment and Climate Change Canada named Algonquin College’s Pembroke Campus the 2026 ENERGY STAR® Building of the Year in the college/university/CÉGEP category. Pembroke, the first Canadian college to receive ENERGY STAR certification, meets the top 25 percent for national energy performance. Opened in 2012 to LEED Silver standards, the campus has implemented upgrades including a full LED lighting retrofit, an Existing Building Commissioning (EBCx) project to optimize systems, and continuous energy monitoring to find further efficiencies. The award recognizes measurable progress in energy management and sustainable operations.