Protecting the Environment

Exterior of Bain Apartments housing co-operative showing a garden and a play structure
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Waste is expensive and bad for the planet. Make choices that will sustain the natural world and your co-op’s future.

This world is the only one we have. Investing in sustainability will save your co-op money and protect future generations too.

Check out ideas from the Agency, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada and others that will help reduce your co-op’s footprint. Investments that pay returns to the environment could also pay returns to your co-op.

Resources

Sustainable Affordable Housing Resources

Model Environmental Sustainability Policy

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Information Sheet - Energy Audits

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Green Building Products and Materials

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Information Sheet: Heat Pumps

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Regional Energy Coaches Pilot Program

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The average co-op with an approved capital replacement plan tucks away more than $3,600 per unit in reserves each year--triple the 2007 amount. Does their future hold better windows? New kitchens? Savings mean more choices.