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Case Study Waste Waste

Case study: Côte-de-Beaupré Adopts an Integrated, Development Plan

Côte-de-Beaupré aims to be a healthy region To support long-term community planning, the Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality (MRC) has produced an integrated sustainability plan. The outcome of a major public consultation process, the plan is integrated, practical and inclusive. It …

December 4, 2018

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 Local energy generation Local energy generation

Case study: Vancouver Island community studies tidal power

Tidal Power Feasibility Study The City of Campbell River studied the feasibility of using tidal energy to generate electricity. It hoped to install a small demonstration turbine at the municipal pier. While currents were fast farther out in the Discovery Passage, the study found they were…

December 17, 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

Case Study Energy Energy

Case study: How low-carbon design helps cut greenhouse gas emissions in half

This article is part of a series called Six sustainability ideas that have gone mainstream in Canada. Each article explores an innovative sustainability idea that may have seemed radical a decade ago but is now considered a best practice. The series features inspiring ide…

December 14, 2018

Case Study Land Use Land Use

Case study: Edmonton develops a sustainable, carbon neutral live-work community

The City of Edmonton’s Blatchford project is the 2020 winner in the neighbourhoods category of FCM’s Sustainable Communities Awards. The initiative also received FCM's Inspire Award for the project that best demonstrates creativity and innovation, as decided by delegates at FCM's Sustainable Commun…

December 8, 2020