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Resource Asset management Asset management

Ensuring continuation of asset management once consultant services are complete

You’ve decided that you want to pursue an asset management project with the help of a consultant. Read this tip sheet if you want to: Learn how to actively engage with the consultant to ensure that the outcomes meet your needs Better understand how your asset management deliverable is being…

November 30, 2020

Resource Asset management Asset management

Asset management concepts

Below is a list of key asset management concepts. Asset management: A formalized and integrated approach to planning and budgeting for municipal infrastructure needs, which considers a wide variety of data from across an organization with the long-term vision of the community in mind. Asset i…

December 2, 2020

Resource Municipal and community buildings Municipal and community buildings

Guide: Taking your indoor ice rink to net zero

A practical guide to get you started on your own net zero retrofit plan and to help you develop an actionable roadmap to net zero ice rinks.

October 17, 2022

Resource Asset management Asset management

Guide: Getting started with asset management in your municipality

Looking to take your first step with asset management but don't know where to start? The Building Blocks of Asset Management guide was created to support communities in the early stages of establishing asset management practices. This step-by-step guide is geared toward those who are just…

November 23, 2018

Resource

Annual Report: Green Municipal Fund 2023-2024

A neighbourhood in Markham, Ontario, will be the first net-zero community in Canada to connect all of its houses to a geothermal energy system, a major step toward achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. It’s just one of many innovative projects supported by GMF as we empower Canadian municipalities …

September 6, 2024

General Content

GMF funding FAQs

Updated funding from FCM’s Green Municipal Fund  What is happening? FCM’s Green Municipal Fund has redesigned its longstanding funding offer better to support Canadian municipalities in delivering high-impact sustainability projects. The refreshed offer is designed to help deliver high-i…

August 3, 2022

General Content

Waste

More information on the waste category of the 2024 Sustainable Communities Awards.

March 22, 2024

Resource Sustainable affordable housing Sustainable affordable housing

Building a better future: CABN’s net-zero affordable housing pilot

This article is part of a series called Transforming communities with Sustainable Affordable Housing. The series demonstrates how energy-efficient, community-centered housing can foster resilience and well-being. Discover practical solutions for affordable, climate-friendly homes that improve …

November 6, 2024