Community efficiency financing
Energy
Successful solar hot water pilot leads to major program expansion
Halifax Regional Municipality, NS, offered direct financing to homeowners to install solar-powered water heating systems, lowering energy bills, water consumption and GHGs.
Community Efficiency Financing
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Land Use
Community efficiency financing
Innovative municipal financing removes barriers to energy-efficiency upgrades for homeowners
Local energy generation
Case study: Building sustainable communities with district energy
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Transportation
Small municipality faces its challenges head-on
The urban-rural Town of Minto developed an integrated sustainable community plan to help it meet the challenges of slow population growth and a shortage of jobs.
Community efficiency financing
Energy
Residential energy programs overcome barriers to financing retrofits in Toronto
Toronto's Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) and High-Rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program (Hi-RIS) provide low-interest, long-term loans to finance energy and water efficiency retrofits for private residential buildings.
Community Efficiency Financing
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Case study: 2016 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards — Neighbourhood Development Project
When the Village of Marwayne was faced with a failing water system in a faltering downtown, it repaired its aging infrastructure and took a giant leap forward in terms of community renewal. Now Center Street is a draw for crowds and a boon for business. Supported by FCM's Green Municipal Fund.
Case study: County of Lambton Integrated Community Sustainability Plan
The County of Lambton developed an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) to identify its environmental, social and economic goals, and determine the ways in which it will achieve them.
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