Fostering Industrial Symbiosis in Nova Scotia Guide - 2010
This guide is intended to present the concept of industrial symbiosis (IS) and demonstrate how implementing IS in a systematic manner across Nova Scotia may bring the province closer to achieving its economic, environmental, and social goals.
In this guide you will find:
This guide was prepared Jonathan Hudson, a Master of Resource and Environmental Management student in the School for Resource and Environmental Studies at Dalhousie University. Jon completed this guide during the winter/spring 2010 following an internship with the Eco-Efficiency Centre in summer 2010.
The prevalence of discussions on water scarcity in Canada has been steadily increasing. As the number of dry wells increases and droughts become more frequent, widespread, and longer in duration, the signs of water scarcity are likely to become more commonplace. Water is an integral resource for businesses and indispensable to a product/service supply chain. The industrial systems within which companies typically operate are often linear and “down the drain” in nature. Inefficient water use, dated infrastructure and a lack of water management strategies are often characteristics of operations. If one were to draw a boundary around an industrial park and study its water inputs, uses, and disposal, recommendations can be made on how to use this resource as efficiently as possible.
The guide discusses the future of industry and industrial parks and their relationship to water. After demonstrating the economical and environmental benefits from conservation practices, the guide then outlines the various best management practices available to reduce a company's/industrial park's water foorprint.
A Question of Balance - Green is the New Black - 2009
This self-audit workbook has been designed to provide tourism operators with helpful information and a method for conducting their own sustainability audit. Revisions for the second edition of this workbook originally prepared in 1995, resulted from a partnership between Dalhousie University's Eco-Efficiency Centre, Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture & Heritage & the Tourism Industry Association.
Energy Calculators for SMEs - 2009
This collection of calculators allows small and medium-sized businesses (including tourism operators) to more easily track their energy usage. Topics include energy cost comparisons, insulation savings, setback thermostat savings, savings resulting from energy efficient lighting and more.
Energy Saving Opportunities at Lodging Businesses in Nova Scotia - 2008
In partnership with Conserve Nova Scotia, the Eco-Efficiency Centre has created this workbook to focus on improving energy efficiency within lodging businesses. The workbook includes a number of spreadsheets that will help you determine possible savings in energy and dollars. Each spreadsheet can be accessed by positioning your cursor over it and double clicking. Make the changes corresponding to your business and close the sheet. You will need to save the workbook on your computer to save these changes.
The Eco-Efficiency Centre, in partnership with the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour, and Environment Canada, has produced the “Pollution Prevention Workbook for Business in Nova Scotia”. This workbook has been designed to introduce small and medium-sized businesses to pollution prevention and assist them in making pollution prevention part of their day-to-day decision making - in effect, to help companies realize that pollution prevention efforts simply make "good business sense"!
Topics address a variety of issues including solid waste, energy use, chemical reduction and environmental awareness.