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Flats Climate Action Program

Cut Costs. Cut Carbon.

Space Matching in the False Creek Flats

Vancouver Economic Commission invites you to join a group of False Creek Flats businesses that are cutting costs by cutting carbon

 
As part of Vancouver’s Greenest City Action Plan, the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) is supporting the shift to a greener, more innovative and more economically sustainable future for the False Creek Flats. Businesses operating in the Flats will be key partners in leading this shift.

The VEC is inviting businesses in the Flats to participate in the Climate Smart program: helping businesses to improve their energy, water and waste footprints while reducing associated costs. The Climate Smart program consists of small group training sessions, expert one-on-one advising, and customized reporting and analysis on emissions and cost savings.For more information on the specifics of the program, visit www.climatesmartbusiness.com/flats.

This partnership between Climate Smart and the Vancouver Economic Commission will also contribute to

  • Developing a Flats Fund for supporting innovative green business in the area
  • Identifying opportunities to demonstrate local clean technologies
  • Outlining possible policy directions for helping businesses transition to more sustainable business models
  • Educating fellow industrial business owners on the opportunities associated with “going green”
Climate Smart 2015 Vancouver Economic Commission Cut Carbon. Cut Costs. Climate Smart and The Vancouver Economic Commission are helping businesses in the False Creek flats reduce GHG. BC Hydro is a funding partner in the Flats Climate Action Program

Program Summary

Climate Smart is a comprehensive professional development and training program

The False Creek Flats Climate Action Program is a partnership between the Vancouver Economic Commission and Climate Smart aimed at helping Flats businesses reduce their carbon emissions while simultaneously cutting down on waste and associated costs.

Climate Smart is a comprehensive professional development and training program that is delivered over the course of three interactive half-day training sessions. During these sessions, participants are provided with access to a top-rated, web-based GHG management application and will receive one-on-one advising.

Climate Smart Overview and Benefits

Inner city industrial areas are home to a large concentration of aging industrial buildings, large heating and cooling systems for food processing and distribution, as well as large building footprints and flat roofs. As highly visible and energy-hungry areas, they are ripe for energy retrofit projects that feature emerging clean technologies, innovative financing models, and distributed renewable energy systems.Business operations in the Flats are responsible for approximately 60,000 tons of GHG emissions, and we would love to help reduce this number.

Benefits

  • Accurate, actionable data to inform cost savings
  • Brand lift and competitive advantage
  • Climate leadership & employee engagement
  • Competency development
  • Easy-to-use online GHG management tool
  • Access to growing network of Climate Smart businesses
  • Assistance navigating and accessing utility incentives and rebates
  • Connect with other False Creek Flats initiatives

Dates for the Winter Cohort

  • Session 1: Tuesday, November 28th: 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Session 2: Tuesday, January 23rd: 8:30am to 12:30pm
  • Session 3: Tuesday, February 20th: 8:30am to 12:30pm

 

Where

Vancouver Economic Commission, Boardroom
#1500 – 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver

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Case Studies: Read about successful Climate Smart graduates

Aggressive Tube Bending: Industrial
View the Case Study
Purdys: Food Processing + Distribution
View the Case Study
Pacific Blue Cross: Life Sciences
View the Case Study
Penfolds Roofing and Solar: False Creek Flats, Fleet Conversion
View the Case Study
Recycling Alternative: False Creek Flats
View the Case Study
Met Fine Printers: False Creek Flats, Brand Lift
View the Case Study
Frogbox: Fuel Savings, Scholarship/Sponsorship
View the Case Study
   

Testimonials

The businesses listed below are Climate Smart certified and have offered to be references and are happy to share their experience.

Bernhard Rubbelt
False Creek Collision
Owner
bernhard@falsecreekcollision.com



FalseCreekCollision
Peter Diesing
Aggressive Tube Bending
General Manager
peter@aggressivetube.com
 AggressiveTubBending Jonathan Meads
Concert Properties
Project Manager
jmeads@concertproperties.com
ConcertProperties
Morten Schroder
Van Houtte Coffee Services
VP Operations
mschroder@vanhoutte.com
 VanHoute Andrew Knowles
STEMCELL Technologies
VP, Supply Chain Operations
andrew.knowles@stemcell.com
 STEMCELLTechnologies Chris Helgason
Gourmet Baker
Engineering & Maintenance Mgr
chelgason@gourmetbaker.com
GourmetBaker
 Guy Dean
Albion Fisheries
VP Import/Export
gdean@albion.bc.ca
Albion Herman Poon
T&T Supermarket
Manager
hermanpoon@tntsupermarket.com
 TandT Natasha Stolyar
Alpha Aviation Inc
Airport Admin and Customer Service
Natasha.Stolyar@alpha-aviation.ca
 Alpha

Climate Smart Certified Businesses

12 False Creek Flats companies certified to date

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