Past Projects

Sustainable Building

Utilizing more sustainable building design and construction materials is vital. The EAC has direct experience in doing just that. When renovating our offices, we put our ideas and principles into action. We used modern technologies and salvaged materials for as sustainable an outcome as possible. For more information on how we did this, read EAC’s Fern Lane green building encyclopedia (2015-2016).  

Stormwater Infrastructure & Management 

From 2010–2013, the EAC worked to increase the adaptation capacity of municipalities, developers, builders and homeowners to make improved decisions for managing stormwater in order to reduce the risk of infrastructure damage and the negative impact to water quality caused by extreme weather events. Part of that work involved educating the public about stormwater, which we did through videos and blog content. You can read articles and watch videos created as part of this past project at managingstormwater.blogspot.com.

EAC has also explored the viability of green roofs and rain gardens and their many benefits in Halifax. Green roofs, rain gardens and bioswales are just a few examples of stormwater infrastructure that can help to absorb rainfall and make our roads and buildings more resilient, especially as the city builds new infrastructure and redevelops old corridors and communities. For more information, read EAC’s manual on green roofs (June 2009) or check out EAC’s stormwater management techniques workbook. 

Waste Management 

Population growth combined with a development boom equals more waste. The EAC has developed policy recommendations for reducing, reusing, and recycling that waste. Those recommendations can be found in EAC’s discussion paper about solid waste regulation in Nova Scotia (August 2014). We’ve also created helpful tips for the construction industry in EAC’s toolkit on how to grapple with construction and demolition waste (March 2010). Still, need more? Check out Divert Nova Scotia.