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Sustainable Communities Toolkit

Bring smart growth home with the Canada Green Building Council’s Sustainable Communities Toolkit. 
Originally developed in 2006 with support from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities as the Green Building Toolkit, this updated resource reflects the evolution from green buildings … to green communities. 
The aim is to equip owners of public sector buildings with the information they need [...]

Canada.com Featured Contributor: Discussing the Dirt on Rural Transportation Infrastructure

Efficient rural transportation infrastructure is crucial for the economic and social development of any country.
As a Featured Contributor to canada.com’s ‘The Real Agenda’ initiative – an online project featuring ideas and issues Canadians feel should be raised during this national election – my second submission seeks to raise awareness of the importance of rural transportation infrastructure.
A sexy topic, [...]

How to Kill Your Community …

… with cul-de-sacs.  For the love of infrastructure, I strongly encourage everyone to advocate for attractive, strategic design and development in your community.

Energy Efficient Rural Homes for Cold Climates

In Alaska, two prototype homes are being tested that are supposed to reduce energy bills as well as cost less to construct, reports Kyle Hopkins of the Anchorage Daily News.
One prototype is octagonal.  With no hallways, this home is easier to heat, using as little as 150 gallons of oil a year.  Existing homes can use up [...]

Farmers Fight for Rail Line

As other countries – China and Russia, most notably - race to build rail lines to develop and diversify their economies and link emerging regions, Canada is busy decommissioning vital rail infrastructure across the nation.
This in and of itself isn’t too surprising.  Since the economic liberalization of the rail industry across North America years ago, companies have worked [...]

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