Reports & Guides
| Sector | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | Demonstrating the Economic Benefits of Integrated, Green Infrastructure | This study examines how an integrated decision making approach for municipal infrastructure, especially when employing natural elements, can deliver tremendous social, economic and environmental be Federation of Canadian Municipalities Oct 2010 |
| Energy | Infrastructure | Solid Waste | Waste Water | Water | A Guide to Sustainable Asset Management for Canadian Municipalities | Practical steps that help quickly answer some fundamental questions – what do we have in the way of infrastructure assets, what are they worth, and what should we be budgeting this year and over Federation of Canadian Municipalities Oct 2010 |
| Energy | Infrastructure | Heating Our Communities | This module describes renewable heating technologies, and opportunities these present to local governments, including heat recovery, ground-, water- and air-source heat pumps (also known as geo-exc Community Energy Association Oct 2010 |
| Energy | Infrastructure | Solid Waste | Waste Water | Water | The Green Infrastructure Guide | Provides guidance on how local governments may, using legal and policy strategies, encourage or require more sustainable infrastructure designs. West Coast Environmental Law Dec 2008 |
| Community Buildings | Energy | Civic Buildings | Energy Efficiency and Buildings: A Resource for BC's Local Governments: Revised |
Fraser Basin Council & The Community Energy Association Oct 2010 |
| Energy | Infrastructure | Solid Waste | Waste Water | Water | Integrated Resource Management Study | The Province has released an independent report on integrated resource management that examines approaches for local governments across British Columbia to use solid and liquid waste to create energy, Ministry of Community Development Dec 2008 |
| Energy | Infrastructure | Innovative Energy Solutions for Sustainable Communities | Innovative energy solutions for sustainable communities in BC and the role of 'exergy' in building the case. BC Hydro Dec 2008 |
| Energy | Infrastructure | Solid Waste | Waste Water | Water | Adapting to Climate Change - Canada's First National Engineering Vulnerability Assessment of Public Infrastructure | Between October 2007 and April 2008 six case studies were completed as part of the Canada-wide assessment with Portage study added as an additional case study for a total of seven. Canadian Council of Professional Engineers Dec 2008 |
| Land Use | Protecting the Working Landscape of Agriculture | Includes suggestions for zoning bylaw and case studies of agriculture supportive zoning bylaws. West Coast Environmental Law |
| Infrastructure | Land Use | Small wind siting and zoning study: development of guidelines and a model zoning by-law for small wind turbines (under 300kW) | Report developed for the Canadian Wind Energy Association including model bylaw and guidelines for small wind turbines. Canadian Wind Energy Association. |
| Land Use | Creating Market and Non-Market Affordable Housing - Toolkit for BC Municipalities | A valuable, practical guideline on creating affordable housing, including discussion of zoning for secondary suites and increasing density. Smart Growth BC |
| Community Buildings | Civic Buildings | Jurisdiction Options for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Buildings | A 40 page discussion paper covering building regulation, land use, fiscal, and other tools, as well as options for implementation. Deborah Curran Jan 2010 |
| Land Use | Transportation Oriented Development Advocate | Contains links to case studies and resources on Transportation Oriented Development. |
| Land Use | Transportation | Transportation Demand Encyclopedia | Contains information about densities that need to be achieved in commercial, industrial, and residential zones to sustain transit service. Victoria Transportation Policy Institute |
| Community Buildings | Civic Buildings | Urban Landscapes | Site Design Manual for BC Communities. University of British Columbia |
| Land Use | Community Buildings | Civic Buildings | LEED Canada Green Building Rating System | Guide to the Canada Green Building Council's LEED rating standards. Canada Green Building Council |
| Infrastructure | Design Standards 2007 | Provides applicable standards for roads, stormwater systems, and other infrastructure for new subdivision developments in Campbell River. City of Campbell River Dec 2008 |
| Infrastructure | Stormwater Source Controls: Design Guidelines 2005 | This guide provides detailed design guidelines for various stormwater source control strategies. Greater Vancouver Regional District Dec 2008 |
| Transportation | Fleets | Car-Sharing: Where and How it Succeeds | This report outlines the characteristics of successful car sharing programs across North America. Transit Cooperative Research Program |
| Infrastructure | Stormwater Planning: A Guidebook for British Columbia | This guidebook provides an introduction to stormwater infrastructure planning, and detailed stormwater planning guidelines and recommendations. Government of British Columbia |
| Infrastructure | Solid Waste | Composting Council of Canada | The Composting Council of Canada is a national non-profit, member-driven organization with a charter to advocate and advance composting and compost usage. Composting Council of Canada |
| Energy | Squamish-Lilloet Regional District Energy Resilience Taskforce Report |
The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) Energy Resilience Task Force ("Task Force" or ERTF) |
| Fleets | Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Guide | This website is an easy-to-use tool to determine the cost-effectiveness of purchasing alternative fuel vehicles. |
| Strategy | Municipal Sustainable Bylaw Collection | Planning is a complex process in itself, but developing the policies and bylaws needed to support the plans can be an added challenge. |
| Fleets | E3 Fleet | This fleet review and rating program provides guidance, tools and a process framework to minimize fleet GHG emissions. |
| Infrastructure | Developing sustainability criteria for urban infrastructure systems | This study develops a framework for the sustainability assessment of urban infrastructure systems. Can. Journal of Civil Engineering |
| Infrastructure | Guidelines for Developing a Liquid Waste Management Plan | These guidelines will help municipalities determine what should be addressed in a Liquid Waste Management Plan. Ministry of Environment |
| Infrastructure | Guide to the Preparation of Regional Solid Waste Management Plans | This guide is intended to assist regional districts in preparing or amending Regional Solid Waste Management Plans. Ministry of Environment |
| Energy | Infrastructure | Policy and Governance Tools for Renewable Energy | This module presents policy options for local governments interested in encouraging the uptake of renewable energy in their communities, and describes broader provincial government policy goals around Community Energy Association Dec 2008 |
| Community Buildings | Transportation | Civic Buildings | Energizing solar hot water in British Columbia | Online guide providing information on SolarBC's solar hot water incentive program, solar hot water Registered Installation Contractor training program, and Solar Communities program. SolarBC |
| Community Buildings | Transportation | Civic Buildings | LiveSmart BC | This website explains LiveSmart BC's incentive programs for residences, businesses, and vehicle energy efficiency, as well as providing guides on how to save on fuel prices and reduce GHG emissions at LiveSmart BC |
| Strategy | Best Practices and Better Protocols: BC Ministry of the Environment | This report offers strategic guidance for a comprehensive community emissions inventory system based on a high level review of international best practices. BC Ministry of Environment, Community Energy and Emissions Inventory Working Group Nov 2008 |
| Strategy | Secondary Indicators for Community Inventory Interpretation | This report proposes a set of secondary indicators that can be used to measure progress, and identify opportunities, in local governments' climate action initiatives. BC Ministry of Environment, Community Energy and Emissions Inventory Working Group Nov 2008 |
| Strategy | Community Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory: User Needs Research | The purpose of this report is to provide an understanding of British Columbia's local government practice in support of energy and greenhouse gas emissions inventories along with their information nee BC Ministry of Environment, Community Energy and Emissions Inventory Working Group Nov 2008 |
| Strategy | Energy and Greenhouse Gas Inventories by Local Governments in B.C.: Implications for the CEEI Initiative | A review of energy and greenhouse gas inventory practices as conducted by local governments in BC in order to evaluate different inventory components. BC Ministry of Environment, Community Energy and Emissions Inventory Working Group Nov 2008 |
| Community Buildings | Civic Buildings | Local Government Green Building Programs | A review of green building programs in Vancouver and Victoria areas. Regional District of Nanaimo |
| Community Buildings | Land Use | Civic Buildings | BC Office of Housing and Construction Standards | The BC Office of Housing and Construction Standards website offers information on building standards and green best practices in BC. Province of British Columbia |
| Community Buildings | Land Use | Using Development Cost Charges to Encourage Smart Growth and High Performance Buildings | Examines ways local governments can use DCCs to encourage smart growth. West Coast Environmental Law |
| Infrastructure | Innovative Infrastructure Financing Mechanisms for Smart Growth | Explores numerous mechanisms to finance Smart Growth and sustainable infrastructure, with reference to a variety of jurisdictions in Canada and US. Smart Growth BC Dec 2008 |
| Community Buildings | Civic Buildings | Greening the BC Building Code | This website explains the new Building Code requirements to increase energy and water efficiency that came into effect in September 2008. BC Office of Housing and Construction Standards |
| Land Use | Development Cost Charges Best Practices Guide | A useful Provincial government handbook BC Government Dec 2008 |
| Community Buildings | Civic Buildings | CaGBC Green Building Database | Searchable database of LEED green building projects in Canada. Canada Green Building Council |
| Infrastructure | Recycling Council of BC Recyclepedia | Automatic guide showing how to recycle any product anywhere in BC. RCBC |
| Land Use | Local Government (Green Communities) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 | Green amendments to BC Local Government Act |
| Community Buildings | Civic Buildings | LEED Implementation Guide for Municipal Green Buildings | A guide to civic green buildings for GVRD municipalities.
GVRD Dec 2008 |
| Strategy | Climate Action Plan | This Climate Action Plan describes the Provincial Government's programs and policies to address climate change. BC Government |
| Community Buildings | Civic Buildings | Build to Zero – Research Report |
The latest Build to Zero report, Modelling High-Impact Local Government Measures to Reduce Energy Use and GHG Emissions for New and Existing Buildings in BC’s Lower Mainland, is now availab |
| Land Use | Settlement Pattern & Form with Service Costs Analysis | This report analyses differences in servicing costs between different types of settlement patterns.
Halifax Regional Municipality |
| Becoming Carbon Neutral Workshop - Agenda | ||
| Energy | Infrastructure | Land Use | Solid Waste | Waste Water | Water | Civic Buildings | Fleets | Becoming Carbon Neutral Workbook and Guidebook | Carbon Neutral Workbook[img_assist|nid=3065|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=132|height= The Province BC May 2011 |
