Environmental Best Practice Database

The Partners in Project Green Pearson Eco-Business Zone features a wide-array of progressive companies that have realized that where there is an environmental issue, there is an economic opportunity.

Partners in Project Green has an ongoing mandate to collect and share environmental best practices being deployed within the Pearson Eco-Business Zone.

Please search the live database to learn more about what companies are doing to improve their financial and environmental performance. To see the case studies, select using the drop-down boxes below.

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“Hilton Garden Inn – Toronto Airport, Toronto’s first LEED hotel”

In spring of 2009, Hilton Garden Inn opened a 15-story, 224-room Hotel that gave special attention to energy efficiency, water savings and environmental health.

Approach Highlights

► Sustainable site selection and development density.

► Water efficiency.

► Recycling all paper, aluminum, plastics and glass.

► Construction waste management.

► Use of regional materials.

► Low-emitting material usage.

► Controllability of systems (e.g. thermal comfort and daylight usage).

Results

► Toronto’s first LEED certified hotel.

► Improved occupant comfort and indoor air quality.