Resources

Keep up-to-date on this section as Partners in Project Green gathers all of the information you require to green your bottom line, develop new business opportunities, and address everyday operational challenges in a green and cost-effective manner.

Tools available to businesses include:

  • Financial Assistance Database - a searchable database of financial assistance programs that can assist your company in implementing eco-business opportunities.
  • Best Practices Database - an inventory of environmental projects being undertaken by businesses in the Pearson Eco-Business Zone.
  • Green Business Directory - a database of companies offering green products and services for companies in the Pearson Eco-Business Zone and beyond.
  • Online Tools - a collection of online tools to assist your company in identifying cost reduction and new eco-business opportunities.
  • Eco-Business Resources - background information on eco-business zones and practices nationally and globally.
  • Eco-Business & Your Sector - learn what eco-business opportunities are available for your company's sector.
  • Eco-Business Collaboration in Action - see how local businesses are turning eco-business opportunities into profits.

To access training videos, marketing materials and employee education materials, please register your business and access the members only section of the Partners in Project Green website.
 

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“Moving off the grid at Lange Transportation”

Lange’s investment in retrofitting its 30-year-old facility is paying back generously in the form of slim utility bills and protection against increasing energy costs.

Approach Highlights

► Installed a geothermal heating and cooling system to replace a forced-air natural gas system.

► Installed motion detectors to control bathroom and kitchen lights.

► Installed solar tubes in the building’s roof to diffuse natural light throughout the office.

Results

► Lighting retrofit saw instant energy savings of 35 per cent.

► Eliminated the company’s $60,000 natural gas bill entirely.

► Carbon emissions are expected to be reduced by 158,000 tonnes over the 20 year lifespan of the geothermal system.