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Publications

Final Report: Local Improvement Charges for Commercial and Industrial Buildings in Ontario. 2016.

o       Sustainable Alternatives Consulting Inc. is partner in this project in Association with Sustainable Buildings Canada. Sonja Persram, BSc., MBA, LEED® AP is project manager of the initiative, and author of: the Final Report, the PACE Analysis and the Qualitative Analysis of this project’s Ontario LIC Market Research.

Regulatory Barriers to Three EQuilibrium Projects

o       Report and Research Highlight, lead author. Co-author David Eisenberg; with Peter Kettenbeil. For Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2012.

 

Textbook Chapter: Integrative Design Process

o       Chapter 3: Integrative Design Process co-author in Enhancing Building Performance. Eds. Shauna Mallory-Hill, Wolfgang F.E. Preiser and Christopher G. Watson. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., March 2012.

Property Assessed Payments for Energy Retrofits (PAPER) and Local Improvement Charges

o        Strategic Recommendations for an Optimal Paper Program for the David Suzuki Foundation. See also .

o        Property Assessed Payments for Energy Retrofits and Other Financing Options for the David Suzuki Foundation. See also press release.

o        Property Assessed Payments for Energy Retrofits: Recommendations for Regulatory Change and Optimal Program Features for the David Suzuki Foundation. See also press release.

Code, Regulatory and Systemic Barriers

o        Code, Regulatory and Systemic Barriers Affecting Living Building Projects, co-author with David Eisenberg (lead) of DCAT, for Cascadia Region Green Building Council. See also press release and Greg Kats' review.

Policy & Market Research

o        Marketing Green Buildings to Owners of Leased Properties, lead author, with co-authors Mark Lucuik of Morrison Hershfield & Nils Larsson of iiSBE, for Canada Green Building Council. Also available in French: Le marketing des bâtiments durables auprès des propriétaires d’immeubles locatifs

o        Marketing Green Buildings to Tenants of Leased Properties, lead author, with co-authors Nils Larsson & Mark Lucuik, Canada Green Building Council. Also available in French: Le marketing des bâtiments durables auprès des locataires d’immeubles locatifs

o        Case Studies for article by Yudelson Associates published in International Council of Shopping Centers, Volume 14, Number 2, 2007

o        USA segment of International Sustainable Building Policy Initiatives, a study for Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation whose project lead was Nils Larsson, iiSBE Executive Director. Policies for database & country summary.

o        Green Buildings - A Strategic Analysis of the North American Markets 287 pages, published by Frost & Sullivan, August 2006, Price $6,000 US

Articles

 

Toronto Star (Canada's largest circulation daily newspaper):

 

Contributing editor and Green Syndicated Columnist for www.iGreenBuild.com

 

Book Reviews  

Presentation Highlights

 

GreenBuild, Challenging the 'UnSystem': Solutions for Addressing Building Code, Regulatory and Systemic Barriers, 2009

South Africa Center for the Built Environment, Virtual Conference: Green Buildings in Canada, 2009

Green Building Festival, Regulating to Allow Green Liens for Retrofits, 2009

Ning-xia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Delegation to Toronto, Genuine Progress Indicator, 2004

 

 

Green Building Associations

Canada Green Building Council

International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment

U.S. Green Building Council

World Green Building Council

  

Other Resources

Clinton Climate Initiative

Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies (CERES)

David Suzuki Foundation

Environmental Defence

Pembina Institute

Natural Resources Defense Council

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Green Economics

Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement

Development Center for Appropriate Technology

UNEP Sustainable Buildings Construction Initiative

Powell Center for Construction & Environment

The Natural Step Canada

Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

  

Books & other Publications

 

Jerry Yudelson

         Choosing Green: The Homebuyer's Guide to Good Green Homes

         Green Building A to Z

         The Green Building Revolution        

Marketing Green Building Services: Strategies for Success

Brian Milani

Designing the Green Economy

Building Materials in a Green Economy: Community-based Strategies for Dematerialization,

    PhD Dissertation, 2005         

 

 

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