Transcript Governance for Sustainable Development: As if it Mattered?

Energy Savings: A Checklist for Communities
Sustainability Planning: Linking to
Practical Applications
Basic Information and Initial
Decisions
Is there support within your community for energy saving
investments, and how is this support being articulated?
Are you aware of how much can be achieved through planning for
energy savings? For further information try:
• http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/publications/fbi/m92-201-2000/overview.cfm?attr=28
Have you examined case studies and best practices to get a feel
for what can be done? Try case studies and best practices at:
• http://sustainableinfrastructure.crcresearch.org/ and
http://www.toronto.ca/bbp/projects/index.htm
Have you undertaken an energy audit of your facilities? Natural
Resources Canada provides information on these at:
• http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/publications/fbi/m92-201-2000/overview.cfm?attr=28
Basic Information and Initial
Decisions Continued
Do you intend to undertake energy-savings investments in-house or
are you going to contract out? For alternatives refer to:
•http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/communities-government/buildings/federal/publications/financing- optionscontents.cfm?attr=28
If you are considering the use of private sector financing to fund
energy savings, have you considered Energy Performance
Contracting as an option? For a description of the technique try:
•http://www.toronto.ca/bbp/services.htm
Are your plans for energy savings linked to a broader sustainability
plan? If so, where do energy savings fit into that plan? Examples of
sustainability planning can be found at:
•http://sustainableinfrastructure.crcresearch.org/
Implementation
Do you have a list of reputable energy-savings suppliers? If not,
try
• http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/energystar/index.html for products,
• http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/infosource/pdfs/M27-01-150E-1.pdf for technologies, and
• http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/communities-government/buildings/federal/qualifiedbidders/index.cfm?attr=28, and http://www.toronto.ca/bbp/firms/index.htm for energy
management firms.
If you are going to use Energy Performance Contracting, do you
have access to tendering documents such as those used to solicit
Request for Proposals, and to enter into Contracts? If not, try:
• http://www.toronto.ca/bbp/registry.htm, and
• http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/publications/fbi/pdf/2701473E.pdf.
Do you require hints on how to manage energy performance
contracts. To find help, try using the innovators listed at:
http://www.communitycasestudies.crcresearch.org/contact_dir
Implementation Continued
For energy saving, are you aware that employee and tenant
awareness programs may be just as important as investment in
equipment?
Has consideration been given to green building standards in the
planning and construction of new buildings? Standards and concepts
can be found at:
•http://www.worldgbc.org/
Additional Resources
For further information and resources on energy saving
investments try the comprehensive resources section at:
• http://sustainableinfrastructure.crcresearch.org/resources.html