Be a Champion for Green Building: Amplify the Build Green Symposium in Your Networks
We are grateful to our member organizations, employer partners, sponsors, and exhibitors for helping make the Build Green Symposium possible. Your networks play an essential role in connecting jobseekers, apprentices, industry professionals, and community members to opportunities in sustainable construction and inclusive workforce development.
This page provides customizable messages and key information to promote the Symposium across your social media channels, newsletters, and networks. By sharing these messages, you help expand access to good jobs, strengthen industry collaboration, and ensure more people benefit from the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Please remember to tag us in your posts so we can amplify your message and extend its reach across our networks.
Use the hashtag: #BuildGreen2026
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Event Details (Include in Your Posts)
Build Green Symposium
📅 Wednesday, February 25, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Humber Polytechnic – 205 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, ON M9W 5L7
Key Messages You Can Customize
Supporters are encouraged to adapt the messaging below for their audiences and platforms.
General Promotion
- Join us at the Build Green Symposium to connect with employers, unions, and training institutions shaping the future of sustainable construction.
- The Build Green Symposium brings together 40+ employers and industry leaders advancing equitable workforce development and green building innovation.
- Discover career pathways, industry insights, and networking opportunities in Canada’s growing low-carbon construction sector.
For Jobseekers & Apprentices
- Looking for opportunities in construction or green building? Apply online at https://employerportal.ca and meet hiring employers in person at the Build Green Symposium.
- Meet employers who are actively hiring and learn about training and apprenticeship pathways.
- Attend breakout sessions or a site tour to explore real-world green building practices.
For Industry & Employers
- Connect with emerging talent and industry partners committed to inclusive development and sustainable construction.
- Engage with contractors, unions, and workforce leaders driving projects across the region.
What Attendees Can Expect
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
- Apply online for jobs at https://employerportal.ca
- Meet employers who are actively hiring
- Choose morning or afternoon breakout sessions or a site tour
- Learn about green building practices and innovation
- Network with major contractors and unions leading inclusive development
- Leave with practical tools, new connections, and clear next steps
DOWNLOAD DESIGN ASSETS
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Logos of all event partners |
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List of all breakout sessions and site tours |
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Session Info:
Building the Future: Scaling PropTech from Concept to Construction Reality
1:30PM – 3:00PM
DMZ / Groundbreak Ventures
This startup workshop offers a deep dive into the rapidly evolving world of Property Technology (PropTech).
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Sustainability at Humber
10:30AM – 12:00PM
Humber Polytechnic
A presentation on how Humber is driving a low-carbon campus strategy and climate action through its Integrated Energy Master Plan (IEMP) and Project SWITCH.
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Green Infrastructure & Community Benefits at the Forensic Services & Coroner’s Complex
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Off-site)(Off-site)
This off-site tour will take place by bus. Participants will travel together from the symposium venue to the tour location and back.
Location: The Forensic Services and Coroner’s Complex, 25 Morton Shulman Ave, Toronto, ON M3M 0B1
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Growing and Greening Canadian Construction
10:30AM – 12:00PM
Multiplex / EllisDon / AECON
How can Canada’s construction industry build more while emitting less? Hear what’s working right now on real projects.
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Workforce Development in Ontario’s Green Economy
10:30AM – 12:00PM
SERCO / Efficiency Canada / EPICS
Ontario is emerging as a critical player in Canada’s green economy, driven by resource-based opportunities and Indigenous leadership.
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The Future of Housing: Prefabricated Construction
10:30AM – 12:00PM
The Atmospheric Fund / Quantum Passivhaus
Panelists will introduce the audience to prefabricated construction, define what it means for both new construction and building retrofits.
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Career Talk with TTC
1:30PM – 3:00PM
Toronto Transit Commission
This Career Talks session with TTC highlights their green building innovations and the diverse career opportunities at TTC for today’s construction workers.
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Embedding EDIA in Climate Resilient Infrastructure
Toronto Metropolitan University
1:30PM – 3:00PM
A discussion on equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in climate adaptation and infrastructure projects.
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Building Clean Energy In Trades: Preparing Apprentices and Journeyworkers for the Green Economy
1:30PM – 3:00PM
IBEW / Carpenters Local 27 / Millwright Local 2309 / CCAT
This session explores how Canada’s construction and skilled trades sector can equip apprentices and journeyworkers with the skills, pathways, and supports.
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