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Sustainable affordable housing Sustainable affordable housing
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Factsheets: Sustainable Affordable Housing

Learn how to retrofit existing housing for energy-efficiency and plan new builds for higher performance.

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Community efficiency financing Community efficiency financing
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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.
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Community efficiency financing Community efficiency financing
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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.
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Sustainable affordable housing Sustainable affordable housing
energy | housing Energy | Housing

Webinar recording: Apply for GMF’s Sustainable Affordable Housing funding

Watch this joint webinar hosted by the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA to learn how to apply for FCM’s newest funding initiative – Sustainable Affordable Housing.

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Sustainable affordable housing Sustainable affordable housing
energy | 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.
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Sustainable affordable housing Sustainable affordable housing
energy | 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.
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Sustainable affordable housing Sustainable affordable housing
energy | 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.
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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation 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.
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Sustainable affordable housing Sustainable affordable housing
energy | 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.
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energy | housing Energy | Housing

Webinar recordings: Best practices in municipal sustainability

How are cities and communities of all sizes tackling their environmental challenges? Find out from our five-part webinar series on innovations and opportunities in municipal energy, waste, water, transportation and land use initiatives.

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Green development standards for growing communities

Is your community looking to create green development standards? Read our case study and access helpful resources.

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Report: Solid waste management in Canadian municipalities

Expanding responsibility for producers to include the post-consumer stage of their products is a key solution for financial and environmental sustainability in the waste sector.

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land use Land Use

Report: Sustainable land use practices in Canadian municipalities

A snapshot of emerging trends, key issues and best practices in sustainable land use.

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water Water

Report: Water management trends in Canadian municipalities

A snapshot of existing and emerging water management trends, best practices and opportunities for innovation.

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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).
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Municipal fleet electrification Municipal fleet electrification
transportation 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”.
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Tool for municipal clean energy program development: Use the Energy Poverty and Equity Explorer to reduce energy poverty and greenhouse gases

The Energy Poverty and Equity Explorer tool, developed by Canadian Urban Sustainability Practitioners (CUSP), offers municipalities access to relevant data so they can better understand energy poverty, and other equity and affordability challenges in their communities.

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land use Land Use

Guide: LiBRe best practices framework

The LiBRe program is structured around a best practices framework for becoming a municipal leader in brownfield renewal.

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