Case Studies

Read the article series to discover how communities across Vancouver Island are building partnerships, strengthening local economies and creating new opportunities through circular economy approaches in the construction sector.

With support from the municipality, workers in Port Alberni, BC, are evolving their skills and embracing the circular economy sector.

Read this case study to discover a practical framework that rural local governments can adopt to implement circular economy practices focused on construction and demolition waste materials.

Read the case study to discover how BC communities are transforming construction and demolition waste into jobs, local markets and economic growth through material exchanges and circular economy initiatives.

Discover the outstanding environmental initiatives that received FCM’s Sustainable Communities Awards in 2024.

Tannis and Mark live in a home that reflects both innovation and conviction—powered by the sun, nearly emission-free, and built for a climate-resilient future. Learn how support from Guelph Greener Homes made this possible.

Discover how a loan from Guelph Greener Homes helped Adam replaced his home's aging furnace and air conditioner with a new heat pump, lowering his monthly energy bills while improving the comfort in his home.

Hear from seven homeowners from across Canada who have completing home energy upgrade projects funded by the Community Efficiency Financing initiative.

How Edmonton’s Sundance Housing Co-operative eliminated the use of natural gas thanks to a deep energy retrofit and solar panel installs.

When single mother Kim Hodgkinson bought her drafty Colchester bungalow, high bills and poor heating made upgrades essential. Through the Cozy Colchester program, she installed a new heat pump and doors with no upfront costs. The process was simple, supportive, and affordable, improving comfort, air quality, and savings for her family.

When Zeynin Juma’s Calgary bungalow needed upgrades, she turned to solar power to offset rising energy use. After using the federal Greener Homes grant and loan, she expanded her system through Calgary’s Clean Energy Improvement Program. The upgrade cut costs, improved comfort, and fueled her indoor gardening joy.

Homeowners in Saanich, BC, are benefitting from CleanBC-supported home energy retrofit financing pilot, offering local homeowners a simple way to access up to $12,000 in zero-interest financing for eligible upgrades repaid gradually through the property tax bill.

That search for sustainable housing led Christina to Cozy Colchester, the Municipality of Colchester’s local Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program. The program provides low-interest loans for solar and energy efficiency upgrades. With no upfront costs and repayment spread over 10 to 15 years, the program is designed to make home energy improvements more accessible to rural homeowners.

Adam is one of more than 300 homeowners participating in Saskatoon’s Home Energy Loan Program (HELP), offering low-interest loans to support energy-efficiency and renewable-energy retrofits.

Alberta’s Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) has enabled 27 municipalities to deliver hundreds of home energy upgrades through local PACE programs since 2021.

A group of Elders from the Pitquhirnikkut llihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society in the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut is developing a new cultural campus to document, revitalize and mobilize traditional lnuinnait knowledge.

A network of four "sponge schools" in Quebec City will help students, teachers and parents adapt to climate change and prepare for its impacts by greening their school yards.