Case Study Water Case study: Brockville adds secondary and UV treatment to its wastewater treatment plant This is part of a series of case studies on wastewater projects funded by the FCM's Green Municipal Fund. Each case study provides technical information, project details and tips on best practices. Project overview The City of Brockville, ON, upgraded its wastewater treatment facility to… December 3, 2018
Case Study Water Case study: New Chatham-Kent wastewater treatment facility reduces E. coli This is part of a series of case studies on wastewater projects funded by the FCM's Green Municipal Fund. Each case study provides technical information, project details and tips on best practices. Project overview To improve treatment capacity and discharge quality, the Municipality of … December 2, 2018
Case Study Sustainable affordable housing Retrofits lead to healthier, more energy-efficient homes for community housing residents In 2012, Toronto Community Housing (TCH) set out to reduce the environmental impact of its housing portfolio and partnered with The Atmospheric Fund (TAF), a regional climate agency that invests in low-carbon solutions, to retrofit seven community housing buildings. Their goal was to reduce gre… September 15, 2020
Case Study Transportation 2015 FCM Sustainable Communities Award — Transportation Laurier Avenue Segregated Bike Lane Project Population: Project duration: Total project value: 900,000 July 2011–July 2013 $1.1 million Transcript Over 1.25 million bike trips have been counted on Laurier Avenue West since the … December 3, 2018
Case Study Water Case study: How Barrie’s new wastewater plant improves capacity and efficiency This is part of a series of case studies on wastewater projects funded by the FCM's Green Municipal Fund. Each case study provides technical information, project details and tips on best practices. Project overview The City of Barrie, ON, expanded its wastewater treatment plant to accomm… December 3, 2018
Resource Land Use Brownfield Roadmaps The Brownfield Roadmaps have been developed to help municipalities and their private-sector partners better understand how to redevelop brownfields in their communities. January 15, 2021
Case Study Water Case study: Understanding climate change impacts key to prioritizing drainage infrastructure projects in Vernon, BC The City of Vernon, BC, Drainage Infrastructure Prioritization Plan is the 2020 winner in the asset management category of FCM’s Sustainable Communities Awards. … December 8, 2020
Resource Land Use Tool: Sustainable Site Assessments You can use various techniques to find out whether a suspected brownfield site contains contaminated soil or groundwater. December 14, 2018
Case Study Land Use Soil-recycling study demonstrates clear benefits Remediating the hundreds of hectares of former industrial lands on Toronto's waterfront will improve environmental health and reduce urban sprawl. December 3, 2018
