We are affectingchange, a female-owned Canadian green building consulting practice. We help architects and building owners across Canada create and certify their green buildings faster—without the headaches.

We’ve been a pioneering force in green building consulting, helping to create groundbreaking projects across the country.

Our projects include the first Ontario hospital with 100% fresh air ventilation, an award-winning five-star inn on the shores of Newfoundland, the first LEED Platinum house in the Greater Toronto Area, plus we empowered the TAF Towerwise retrofits with an award-winning competitive procurement process.

We not only help you make a space environmentally friendly, but also help you use design as a tool for empowerment.

With projects from across Canada and in the United States, we make a difference on projects that see more to green building consulting than just a plaque on the wall. Explore our green building consulting services to see how we can support your next project.

At the core, we believe that design decisions shape our built environment—and we need creative sparks that keep us going in a time of overwhelming change. Rather than assist you create design that focus on lessening harm, we help you craft buildings that uplift occupants and communities.

Daring to dream beyond the ordinary; we transcend ratings and standards. We use systems thinking and organizational change strategies to bring together stakeholders, find leverage points, assist organizations in self actualizing and forging a future that empowers us all.

We host design charrettes (brainstorming sessions) using a transformative integrative design process, informed by MIT’s Presencing Institute’s Theory U, using state-of-the-art digital technologies such as Miro, and Zoom.

Then we bolster communications between team members on our enabledchange™ online platform. This creates an online space where communication happens continuously within subsets of the team.

This is where deadlines are set, progress happens, and documentation is organized. We’re your partners in progress. You’ll pay for one license, and bring your collaborators in for free. Book a demo here:

We know that it is important to have diverse voices at the table, but are there diverse voices within your design team? We’re proudly female-owned. When you hire us you get a diverse perspective as a baseline. We know that this is one of our strengths.

Our strength lies in perspective: our Founder brings lived experience as a woman in midlife, navigating neurodiversity and chronic illness. This holistic view shapes every strategy we create.

If you’re looking for a more inclusive approach to green building, let’s talk. Book your free intro call here.

We have a track record of creating groundbreaking high-performance buildings and winning grants for our clients.

We are proud of helping a design team hit Step Code 3 at no additional cost for a complex building, and building in a high level of air filtration to deal with wildfire smoke. We are especially proud of landing grants for everything from upgrading HVAC systems and domestic hot water systems to procuring infrastructure in indigenous communities that would address food insecurity.

We have been in operation for over 15 years, and we are trusted by architects, developers, and nonprofits across Canada.

affectingchange is a proud member of the Toronto Hydro Cleantech Services Directory and is listed in the BOMA Enspire Service Provider Directory. These recognitions highlight our proven expertise in existing building green building consulting and our trusted role in advancing sustainable, high-performance deep retrofits on buildings across Canada.

Access our expertise in green building consulting and our unwavering commitment to your goals. Together, let’s shape spaces that not only meet your needs but radiate sustainability, sparking a movement. Book your free strategy call today.