For Municipalities

• Customized Outreach & Incentive Programs
  • Collaboration and Development
  • Communication Planning
  • Web and Print Material Design
  • Administration
  • Frontline Client Services
  • Stakeholder Engagement and Consultations
  • Incentive Distribution
  • Results Tracking - greenhouse gas and energy use reductions

Find out what other communities are doing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Please contact us, if you have a story you'd like to add to this page or an outreach/ incentive program idea we can help you implement.

For Realtors

Workshops

Please request our workshops: Making the Sale - The Added Value of Home Energy Efficiency.

With rising energy costs, leading edge players in the residential building industry are realizing that energy efficient designs and products result in lower expenses over the lifetime of a home. Discover the benefits of energy efficiency, such as increased comfort, affordability and resale value. In this workshop, you will:

• Learn about energy efficiency rating systems and incentives
• Identify and explain energy efficiency designs and products
• Explain how clients can access federal, provincial and utility incentive and rebate programs to reduce the cost of improving home energy efficiency and increase payback timeframes.

Contact Paula Steele, City Green Director of Communications, for more information (250 381 9995 x.107).

Continuing Studies

Take a self-guided course through UBC Sauder School of Business - Getting to Green: Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Housing CPD 126 Webinar and on-line course, designed in partnership with City Green Solutions.

Participate in Pilot Programs

Find out more about the Time of Sale Home Energy Labeling Pilot Project currently running for Home Sellers in Oak Bay and Salt Spring Island.

To access a collection of the Time of Sale Homeowner Kits for your clients, please contact Jim Bennett (250 412 0338) of the Victoria Real Estate Board.

Download City Green's Time of Sale program brochures for Oak Bay and Salt Spring Island. To order brochures by mail, contact Glenys Verhulst, ecoENERGY Communications, at 250 381 9995 x110.