Winston Morton, CEO of Fredericton-based Climative, a maker of AI-powered low-carbon plans for buildings, has been recognized as one of Canada's Clean50 for 2025.

Morton has also been named one of Canada's Clean16, distinguishing him as the top leader in the Technology & Telecom category for his contributions to sustainability and the clean economy.

The Clean50 Awards, curated by Delta Management Group, are presented annually to honour individuals who have made significant impacts in promoting the clean economy in Canada.

“Time is of the essence, and we are proud to be at the forefront of creating innovative digital solutions that accelerate the decarbonization of buildings," said Morton in a statement. 

Founded in 2014 as Simptek, Climative has an AI-powered platform that performs rapid, remote energy assessments of homes at scale. The platform has assessed over 5 million homes in 682 cities, uncovering a potential 55 megatonnes of CO2 savings, the company said.

"On a mission to revolutionize home energy efficiency, Winston and his team are disrupting how home energy assessments are performed and how homeowners access resources to perform energy efficiency retrofits," Delta Management Group CEO Gavin Pitchford said.  

"The status quo – performing home energy assessments on-site – would take 142 years to retrofit buildings to net-zero – time we don't have." 

Morton will join 144 past and incoming Clean50 honourees at the Clean50 Summit 14.0 in Toronto on October 10.