The VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre has received further recognition for its environmental performance and design excellence. World Architecture News (WAN) recently announced that VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Center has been named the Most Sustainable Building of the Year for 2014. This is a remarkable accomplishment when considering the scale of competition in this category. The building is LEED-NC-Platinum certified, and it is also the first in Canada to apply for the Living Building Challenge.