* new programs

ecoMobility Service

EnviroCentre is pleased to present the new ecoMobility Service. Designed to reduce the number of Single Occupancy Vehicles arriving at workplaces, the service helps employers and employees save money, encourages higher productivity and promotes better health and wellbeing. Employers are provided with tools to encourage better commuting options including:

• Survey to determine the commuting needs of your workplace
• Commuting Options Report specific to your workplace
• Working with your ‘champion’ to keep your interests a priority
• Implementing programs chosen by your employees
• Keeping everyone up to date on progress and success
• Access to our website for monitoring and motivational tools
• Coordinating workshops specific to your priorities and needs
• Enhanced image in the business community

For more information please see our website www.ecomobility.ca or our brochure (.pdf).
Or contact Layne Turner at (613) 580-2582 or layne.turner@ottawa.ca

Greening Ottawa Non-Profit Organizations

EnviroCentre has joined forces with The Natural Step to help 25 non-profit organizations based in Ottawa benefit from Sustainability Capacity Building workshops. Modest honoraria are available to organizations with limited budgets to compensate for the staff time involved. Where applicable, EnviroCentre will also provide free energy-efficiency audits of up to 10 non-profit office spaces or buildings. Get more details on how your non-profit could benefit from this free pilot and register by email.

Lunch and Learn Workshops

Weekdays at noon in December, January, February at various community centres across Ottawa. Call 613-580-2582-8 for latest schedule. Learn how to save energy and money at home and on the road and get a free lunch! Bring the kids.

Supported by Ontario’s Community Conservation Initiative and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Solar Hot Water

EnviroCentre is pleased to partner with Sustainable Ottawa and its Solar H2Ottawa program to install 250 solar domestic hot water (DHW) systems in and near Ottawa over the next few years. The ecoEnergy retrofit program delivered by EnviroCentre already provides a rebate of $1,000 from the Governments of Ontario and Canada, and if you join Sustainable Ottawa, you could be eligible for an additional $1,200 rebate. That would pay for almost half of the cost of a standard system. 

Check out the Solar H2Ottawa website for details on the geographic scope and the Enerworks and Apricus solar DHW systems it uses. Three local installers have been identified by Sustainable Ottawa but you can use any CanSIA certified installer. Joining the Sustainable Ottawa Community Energy Co-op costs only $40 to get started and you will get a $25 discount on your ecoEnergy audit with EnviroCentre.