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Sustainability pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Green Redevelopment Under
Way in Toronto
A $1 billion redevelopment of
Canada’s oldest public housing project
may well be the largest environmentally
friendly construction project anywhere,
according to a Feb. 25, 2006, article in
Toronto’s Globe and Mail. Toronto’s
Regent Park publicly funded housing will
be replaced with suites made of sustainable materials that will feature highly
energy-efficient appliances, low-consump-tion water taps, low-glare windows and
advanced recycling capabilities. The entire
new development will include a district
energy system that will provide heating
and cooling using geothermal piping,
solar panels and a cogeneration turbine
plus some conventional systems.
More than 1,000 residents of 418
housing units have been temporarily relocated as the first phase of the project
began in February. The entire redevelopment project, expected to take 12 to 15
years, will nearly double the population of
Regent Park over the next decade – from
7,500 to about 12,000. The Toronto
Community Housing Corp. (TCHC) hopes
to reduce energy consumption by 75 percent through the combination of building
features and the district energy system.
Funding for the project is expected to
come from private developers, not yet
identified, who will build the townhouse,
mid-rise and high-rise residences. Additional
funding is expected to come from the city,
provincial and federal governments as well
as TCHC equity contributions and loans.
New Property Loss
Prevention Catalog
Business property insurer FM Global
has issued its 2006 Property Loss
Prevention Resource Catalog containing
information to help facility, plant and risk
managers prevent fires, equipment breakdown and damaging effects of Mother
Nature. The full-color catalog offers a wide
range of FM Global publications, learning
kits, videos, CD-ROMs and training courses to help organizations manage property-related threats, prevent facility damage
and minimize business interruption. The
materials also cover construction and
