Resources

 Sustainable City

• The Natural Step Canada

• Find a Recycling Centre Near You
• Recycling Council of Alberta

• Eco Shopping & Green Resources
• ecollo - your daily eco

• Recycling in Calgary

•  Built Green^TM Canada

• Calgary Sustainable Busines Directory - REAP

•  Canada Green Building Council
  •  GreenUP - Canada’s Building Performance Program

•  Sustainable Calgary

•  Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN)-
  • Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE)
    • ecoENERGY Retrofit Program
    • EnerGuide
    • Energy Star
  • EQuilibrium™ Communities Initiative
    • Information

•  Plan It Calgary
  • imagineCALGARY is the blueprint helping Calgarians create a sustainable future
    and exceptional quality of life for generations to come.

•  David Suzuki Foundation

•  The Calgary Eco-footprint Project

•  One Simple Act -It’s easy to be environmentally friendly. In fact, it’s simple.

• Energy Performance in Commercial Construction

• Alberta Ecotrust Foundation -Building Community for a Healthy Environment 
  • 2008 Annual Report - Weathering the Storm - Success in Demanding Times
  • 2010 Environmental Stewards (YES) Grants

•  Designing Our Future Citys Now - Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability (ICLEI World Congress 2009)

 Rebate Information for Calgary Home Owners

 Green Business Connections & Services

• CMHC Mortgage premium - Buying an energy-efficient home or making energy-saving renovations can offer big savingsrebate

• Green Calgary Association - Environmental Education, Products and Services

• Provincial Rebates - Climate Change Central - All Albertans who take possession of a new EnerGuide labelled single-family or multi-family row home (excluding stacked multi-family construction) on or after January 1, 2009 are eligible for one of the following rebates.

• EnerVision - EnerGuide Service Provider - The EnerGuide Rating Service is an initiative designed by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) that serves to help new-home buyers and builders make energy efficient upgrades to their home plans.

•  EnerGuide Rating - Natural Resources Canada - How does the Rating System work?

•  City of Calgary - offers a rebate of $50 per low-flow toilet.

 Upcoming Conferences

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