Tool
Climate Adaptation
Climate Adaptation
Factsheet: Why equity matters in municipal climate adaptation
Discover how your local government can build equity into its climate resilience activities. Read this factsheet for key definitions and helpful resources.
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Guide
Municipal buildings
Municipal buildings
Guide: Taking your indoor swimming pool to net zero
A guide with key measures and lessons learned to help you build a plan for net-zero indoor swimming pools.
Guide
Municipal buildings
Municipal buildings
Guides: Equity and non-energy benefits of community building retrofits
Explore the equity and other non-energy benefits of retrofitting community buildings.
Tool
Trees
Trees
Factsheet: Urban forest planning
Read up on why developing an urban forest plan is important for the long-term success of trees in your community.
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Case Study
Municipal fleet electrification
Transportation
Municipal fleet electrification
Transportation
Case study: Updating municipal vehicles to lower emissions—and costs
The City of North Battleford, SK's analysis of its municipal fleet revealed opportunities for cost savings and progress towards net-zero, focusing on fleet optimization and electric vehicle feasibility.
Case Study
Land Use
Land Use
Case study: From brownfield to renewable energy site in one B.C. community
In collaboration with the Federal Gas Tax Fund, the District of Summerland B.C. embarked on a sustainable energy initiative, converting a brownfield site into a solar and storage facility.
Case Study
Land Use
Land Use
Case study: Two natural solutions to manage stormwater runoff
The City of Brampton, ON launched an initiative, introducing a school rain garden and roadside bioretention cells. This project aims to enhance stormwater management and boost environmental resilience.
Case Study
Home energy and resilience upgrades
Energy | Housing
Home energy and resilience upgrades
Energy | Housing
Case Study: An innovative path toward net-zero homes
Discover how Better Homes Ottawa leveraged a private-sector partnership to finance home energy-efficiency retrofits.
Case Study
Energy
Energy
Case study: Replacing oil furnaces with electric heat pumps in rural B.C.
In partnership with Ecotrust Canada, the Heiltsuk First Nation completed a pilot project to install high-efficiency ductless heat pumps in 37 homes.
Case Study
Local energy generation
Energy
Local energy generation
Energy
Case study: A novel approach to geothermal energy systems in Canada
Engineers found they could switch to an open-loop geothermal system, which can be more energy-efficient and cost-effective than a closed-loop system.
Guide
Asset management
Asset management
Learning journey: Climate resilience and asset management
Discover how your community can combine its climate action and asset management approaches, with our learning journey. Watch a video and read our easy-to-understand factsheets and guide.
Tool
Asset management
Asset management
Tool: Starting the conversation about asset management
Share our ready-to-use, customizable presentation with your municipal council to raise awareness of asset management and its value to your community. Download it today.
Case Study
Home energy and resilience upgrades
Energy | Housing
Home energy and resilience upgrades
Energy | Housing
Case Study: Making Alberta homes more energy efficient
Find out how a group of Alberta municipalities teamed up to access Community Efficiency Financing and retrofit homes across multiple communities.
Webinar recording
Municipal buildings
Energy | Housing
Municipal buildings
Energy | Housing
Webinar recording: How to get a project started, tips for small francophone communities
If you’re a small francophone municipality looking to develop sustainability projects and access funding, watch this webinar to learn how others overcame common challenges.
