ecologicaldesign
Some Favourite Links
Ecological Design Institute (Sim Van der Ryn)
Canada Green Building Council for informtion on LEED
Corporate Knights Magazine Current Issue :
Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada including interview with CEO of citizen ranked #2.
2010 report on Business Corporate Responsibility Rankings of the S&P/TSX 60
Home Energy Ontario has information on home energy audits and rebate porgram
Natural Resources Canada information on Grants and Rebates
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) partnered to produce a compelling video that documents the business case for designing sustainable buildings. Abbreviated version is 18 minutes.
Photographer Ed Burtynsky uses his artistic genius to explore the relationship we have with our environment, most especially industry's impact on the natural world. His latest work explores the lifecycle of oil . As expected, it is powerful. See for yourself on his website Edwardburtynsky.com
Natural Resources Canada Office of Energy Efficiency Newsletter for Commerial & Institutional Organizations Headlines June 2010:
- The Green Municipal FundTM (GMF) of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has just released 25 new case studies in a readable, on-line fact-sheet format. The case studies include an overview of the project, the approach taken and the lessons learned.
- Monitoring and targeting technology for energy management
Natural Resources Canada Energy Star Purchasing Guide This guide is designed to help your organization buy and promote energy efficient products while working within your own purchasing framework and rules.
Blue Wilderness Management Group provides a wide variety of environmental consulting services, including: LEED Project Management, Sustainable Planning, Green Building Consulting, Ecolodge Development, Ecotourism and Park Policy.
The Goal Focused Way The Goal Focused Way provides a complete negotiation and communications system that can be used for all kinds of negotiating. It uses the strategic thinking of Sun Tzu (Art Of War), the collaborative bargaining tools of Fisher and Uri (Getting to Yes ), and applied concepts from the science of human psychology. All of it is tied together in a neat and tidy package using tools developed by Allan Revich.
Some Good Reads
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