Higher Education Heat Pump
The Climate Action Microgrant helped NorQuest College install an air-source heat pump hot water heater, to replace their existing natural gas-fired hot water heater.
Making the Most out of their Water
An emulsions manufacturer implements a water recirculation project to reduce water and energy use.
Shining New Light on Fine Cheese
St-Albert Cheese Co-op Inc, a destination cheese manufacturing cooperative, conducts an LED retrofit project to reduce energy costs and improve employee experience.
Finding a Cleaner Way to Keep Cool
Co-op Régionale was founded in 1951 by merging five Ontario co-ops. Rooted in community, it embraced the seven cooperative principles and evolved into a key regional economic player.
Preventing Build-Up in Process Heat Exchangers
Rented and temporarily installed a water softener from a local company to test the viability of producing emulsion using soft water, with the final goal of preventing build-up in process heat exchangers.
Climate Change Means Businesses Need to Change
Royal Botanical Gardens have led the implementation of a wide variety of sustainability projects including LED lighting retrofits completed across multiple facilities, new EV charging stations, and upgrades to the HVAC system at their headquarters.
Benefiting from Doing the Right Thing
Hillfield Strathallan College has undertaken an array of sustainability projects, from students leading an application for Ontario’s microFIT Program to get solar panels installed on school property to updating the parking lot and internal lighting to LED systems.