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Case Study Land Use Land Use

Case Study: How Parkland County has uncovered the value of natural infrastructure

While natural assets such as wetlands are known to provide both tangible and intangible benefits for communities, their value can be hard to put a number on. The Alberta municipality of Parkland County has been experiencing both extreme weather events and degradation of natural infrastructure, and they wanted to evaluate the costs and benefits of maintaining and restoring wetlands and other ecosystems.

January 26, 2023

Resource Land Use Land Use

Learning Journey: Brownfields Redevelopment in your community

Are you interested in learning more about brownfields? Are you starting a brownfield initiative or program, and want to know more about key actions that your municipality can take to encourage the redevelopment of brownfield sites? You’ve come to the right place. This web page is designed to sup…

June 13, 2023

Case Study Energy Energy

Case study: Building serves as showcase for green development

Centre for Sustainable Development: A Green Demonstration Building The City of Montreal and Équiterre, an agency that promotes environmental and social responsibility, designed and built the first Quebec building to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum c…

December 18, 2018

Case Study Energy Energy

Case study: Saint John explores options for district energy system

Feasibility Study for a Green Thermal Utility (GTU) District Heating and Cooling Loop in Downtown Saint John The City of Saint John studied the feasibility of a district energy system to serve buildings in the downtown area. These systems distribute thermal energy from a central facility to …

December 14, 2018