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.
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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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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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Community efficiency financing
Energy
Direct financing program for homeowners delivers solar-powered water heating systems in Halifax
Homeowners in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), NS, can take advantage of municipal financing through the Solar City program to install solar-powered water heating systems, lower their energy bills, and reduce water consumption.
Community Efficiency Financing
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Community efficiency financing
Energy
Learn how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency retrofit programs
Retrofitting residential buildings are key to reducing municipal GHG emissions yet projects often face challenges. See how a toolkit based on feedback from several Ontario communities can help local governments meet their reduction targets.
Community Efficiency Financing
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Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Case study: Raising the bar on community housing retrofits
CityHousing Hamilton transforms a failing tower into a building with state-of-the-art performance in energy, health, comfort and accessibility.
Sustainable Affordable Housing
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Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Case study: Energy retrofit delivers multiple benefits
Energy-efficiency retrofits by The Atmospheric Fund improve quality of life for 1,500 Toronto Community Housing residents.
Sustainable Affordable Housing
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Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Case study: Consultation and innovation improves performance
CCOC’s Beaver Barracks provides 254 units of affordable housing and incorporates innovative sustainability features and technologies.
Sustainable Affordable Housing
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Municipal fleet electrification
Transportation
Case study: Building an electric vehicle charging network in the Kootenays, BC
Find out how the municipalities in the Kootenay region worked together to create a network of EV charging stations in rural communities.
Sustainable affordable housing
Energy | Housing
Case study: Brownfield redevelopment incorporates affordable housing
An abandoned industrial facility in Toronto is transformed into a vibrant, sustainable community hub that includes 26 units of affordable housing.
Sustainable Affordable Housing
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Water
Mississauga road low-impact development stormwater pilot project
The Region of Peel put in place the Mississauga Road Project – a first for this type of green infrastructure approach to stormwater management in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
Municipal fleet electrification
Transportation
Regional Electric Car-Sharing System: The SAUVér Project
Ten Quebec municipalities are adding electric cars to their fleets, which will also be shared with the community. This innovative program will also develop a “green route”.
Water
Case study: Manitoba town leads innovation in northern communities
In 2016, the growing Town of Neepawa had pushed its lagoon system to the brink. The community decided to upgrade its wastewater system while taking future growth and sustainable development into consideration.
Energy
BC community centre supports families and children
The city of Maple Ridge, BC completed a GMF-funded study to determine the technical and financial feasibility of implementing energy efficiency guidelines for the centre.
Waste
Case study: Quebec community serves as a model zero-waste example
A GMF-funded pilot project in a densely-populated Montreal, QC, neighbourhood is expected to increase waste diversion by 30 to 50 per cent, and provide a replicable example to other communities.
CCRI
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Energy
Improving health and comfort for residents in the GTA
The City of Hamilton will help develop lessons learned and best practices for future scale-up efforts, and will add a multi-unit residential complex to the initiative.
Transportation
Case study: Nova Scotia's longest paved bike path in Cape Breton
A new bike path in Cape Breton, NS, not only connects key communities with the university, it takes vehicles off the road, lowers GHGs and stimulates the local economy. Learn more.
Water
Case study: Okotoks proves natural stormwater management works
Okotoks, AB, is the 2018 winner in the water category of FCM’s Sustainable Communities Awards. See how natural stormwater systems benefit their community.
Case study: Small BC community gets big benefits from asset management
Starting from scratch, this small community adopted asset management practices that increase the village's sustainability and resilience.
Local energy generation
Energy
Case study: Switch to biomass cuts costs and GHG emissions in Yellowknife
The City of Yellowknife's Biomass District Energy System is the 2018 winner in the energy category of FCM's Sustainable Communities Awards.
Transportation
Case study: Kingston gets more youth riding public transit
The City of Kingston's Transit High School Bus Pass Project is the 2018 co-winner of the transportation category of FCM's Sustainable Communities Awards.
Land Use
Community-minded brownfield plan gives new life to Port Coquitlam site
Innovative natural techniques, such as reconditioning soil and using plants to absorb contaminants, transformed a former sanitary lagoon. Learn how.
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