diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index ef210e841c6..54634e2ca6e 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ CUGRAPH_BUILD_DIR=${REPODIR}/python/build
 BUILD_DIRS="${LIBCUGRAPH_BUILD_DIR} ${CUGRAPH_BUILD_DIR}"
 
 # Set defaults for vars modified by flags to this script
-VERBOSE=""
+VERBOSE_FLAG=""
 BUILD_TYPE=Release
 INSTALL_TARGET=install
 BUILD_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNING=ON
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ fi
 
 # Process flags
 if hasArg -v; then
-    VERBOSE=1
+    VERBOSE_FLAG="-v"
 fi
 if hasArg -g; then
     BUILD_TYPE=Debug
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ if buildAll || hasArg libcugraph; then
           -DBUILD_STATIC_FAISS=${BUILD_STATIC_FAISS} \
           -DBUILD_CUGRAPH_MG_TESTS=${BUILD_CPP_MG_TESTS} \
           ${REPODIR}/cpp
-    make -j${PARALLEL_LEVEL} VERBOSE=${VERBOSE} ${INSTALL_TARGET}
+    cmake --build "${LIBCUGRAPH_BUILD_DIR}" -j${PARALLEL_LEVEL} --target ${INSTALL_TARGET} ${VERBOSE_FLAG}
 fi
 
 # Build and install the cugraph Python package
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ if buildAll || hasArg docs; then
             -DBUILD_STATIC_FAISS=${BUILD_STATIC_FAISS}
     fi
     cd ${LIBCUGRAPH_BUILD_DIR}
-    make -j${PARALLEL_LEVEL} VERBOSE=${VERBOSE} docs_cugraph
+    cmake --build "${LIBCUGRAPH_BUILD_DIR}" -j${PARALLEL_LEVEL} --target docs_cugraph ${VERBOSE_FLAG}
     cd ${REPODIR}/docs
     make html
 fi
diff --git a/ci/cpu/build.sh b/ci/cpu/build.sh
index 2c6dc899be2..d69448cda4e 100755
--- a/ci/cpu/build.sh
+++ b/ci/cpu/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2018-2020, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2021, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 #########################################
 # cuGraph CPU conda build script for CI #
 #########################################
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ fi
 export GPUCI_CONDA_RETRY_MAX=1
 export GPUCI_CONDA_RETRY_SLEEP=30
 
+# Use Ninja to build
+export CMAKE_GENERATOR="Ninja"
+
 ################################################################################
 # SETUP - Check environment
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/conda/recipes/libcugraph/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/libcugraph/meta.yaml
index cd83e5a9b7a..8f7495eab3c 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/libcugraph/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/libcugraph/meta.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ build:
     - CUDAHOSTCXX
     - PARALLEL_LEVEL
     - VERSION_SUFFIX
+    - CCACHE_DIR
+    - CCACHE_NOHASHDIR
+    - CCACHE_COMPILERCHECK
+    - CMAKE_GENERATOR
+    - CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER
+    - CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER
+    - CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_LAUNCHER
 
 requirements:
   build: