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Sustainability

Sustainability

Sustainability is an economic, social, and environmental concept that involves meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

In This Section:

  • Sustainable Community Planning
    Our goal is to encourage neighbourhood design and land use planning approaches that reduce costs and environmental impacts, while maintaining community liveability.
  • Water and Housing
    Highlights of recent Canadian and international initiatives to promote efficient water use and conservation technologies.
  • The Sustainable Condo™
    Constructed in 2004, the Sustainable Condo™ is a full-size (1,000 square foot) that displays green building design, technologies and systems.
  • EQuilibrium™ Housing
    EQuilibrium™ Housing offers builders and developers across the country a unique opportunity to stand out as market leaders by building healthier homes and sustainable communities.
  • EQuilibrium™ Communities Initiative
    The EQuilibrium™ Communities Initiative will provide financial and technical assistance to sustainable community projects chosen through a national competition.
  • canühome
    The canühome is a full-size home that draws design inspiration from CMHC’s EQuilibrium™ and FlexHousing™ Initiatives.

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