Sample Project Results

Below are some recent examples of our work available on the web, courtesy of our clients. (Please ensure you have the latest version of Adobe Reader)

Energy Demand-side Management

Large Industrial Energy-Efficiency Program Design & Delivery Support for Efficiency New Brunswick, 2007-2010

Energy Sector Research Report (issues, trends, emerging technologies, and current and best practices) for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Green Municipal Funds (GMF) program, 2008

Summary of Electricity Conservation Programs & Initiatives in Ontario from 2005-2007, Excluding OPA Funded Programs and Ontario Government Buildings with Seeline Group for the Ontario Power Authority (OPA), 2008

Overview and Analysis of Ontario Provincial and Federal Electricity Conservation and Efficiency Initiatives with Seeline Group for the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and the Ontario Conservation Bureau, 2007

BC Hydro 2007 Conservation Potential Review with a diverse team of 30 consultants (Applied Energy Group, Cullbridge Marketing and Communications, DL Overholt Management, Enersys Analytics, Envision Sustainability Tools, Ghoulem Research, Habart and Associates Consulting, Intellergy Corporation, Lutzenhiser Associates, SAR Engineering, Sheltair Group, and Willis Energy Services) for BC Hydro, 2007

Green Building Energy Scenarios for 2030 with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories (LBL) and Energía, Tecnología y Educación (ENTE) for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), 2007

Renewable & Distributed Energy

Geothermal Opportunities in Inactive Underground Mines in Canada with FVB Energy for the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), 2006, summarized in the article Mining Heat in Canadian Consulting Engineer magazine, May 2010 (pp. 18-23)

Basis of Payment and Level of Incentives for ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat Program with Jose Gonzalez for Natural Resource Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency (NRCan OEE), 2008

Canadian Small Wind Energy Website Design & Development with The Green Web Host and Energy Matters LLC for the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), 2005

Economic Instruments for Long-term Reductions in Energy-based Carbon Emissions: Case Study on Renewable Grid-Power Electricity for the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE), 2004

Water

Model Sewer Use Bylaw Development Report and Guidance Document for the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), 2005-2009

Water Sector Research Report (issues, trends, emerging technologies, and current and best practices) for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Green Municipal Funds (GMF) program, 2008

Cost-Benefit Analysis for Cleaner Source Water with Dr. Steven Renzetti for the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), 2007

Analysis of Economic Instruments for Water Conservation with Dr. Steven Renzetti for the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), 2005

Review of Existing Municipal Wastewater Effluent Regulatory Structures in Canada for the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), 2005

Waste Management

National Packaging Workshop for the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), 2008

National Workshop, Analysis of the Free-Rider Issue and Product Evaluation Tool User Guidance for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), 2006-2008

Inventory Update of Canadian Extended Producer Responsibility and Stewardship Programs for Environment Canada, 2006

Climate Change

Building Nigeria’s National Response to Climate Change with CUSO-VSO for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), 2007-2011

Capacity Building, Leadership and Action (CBLA): Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Southern African Industry with AMEC for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), 2002-2005

Integrated Solutions

Inventory and Assessment of Sustainable Community Best Practice Guides for the Canadian Housing Sector (Executive Summary / Research Highlight) with Cooperative Research and Policy Services (CORPS) and L’Office de l’Éclectisme Urbain et Fonctionnel (OEUF) for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), 2009

Transportation and Sustainable Community Planning Sector Research Reports (issues, trends, emerging technologies, and current and best practices) for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Green Municipal Funds (GMF) program, 2008

Life-cycle Environmental Impacts of the Canadian Residential Sector (see PDF link) with Athena Sustainable Materials Institute and Jane Thompson Architect for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2007

Freight and Marine Transportation Sustainable Development Strategy Summary Workshop Reports for Transport Canada, 2006