Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00011, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Wootton, Brent (Sir Sandford Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : Climate change is recognized internationally as a global concern and one that is growing. Municipalities have a_x000D_
responsibility to mitigate climate change and plan infrastructure with careful consideration to it. GM BluePlan_x000D_
Engineering (GMBP) is an engineering/consulting firm that specializes in asset management and infrastructure_x000D_
planning services for municipalities. The primary objective of this research project is to develop a tool that_x000D_
GMBP will use to assist municipalities in making environmentally conscious decisions and reduce carbon_x000D_
footprints for planned infrastructure construction projects. The developed tool will enable municipalities to_x000D_
accurately determine greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the construction and rehabilitation of linear_x000D_
infrastructure assets (roads, watermains, sewers). The results of this research project will not only provide_x000D_
GMBP with a unique service offering, it will allow municipalities to incorporate GHG emissions into their_x000D_
infrastructure planning decision making., program purpose french : Climate change is recognized internationally as a global concern and one that is growing. Municipalities have a_x000D_
responsibility to mitigate climate change and plan infrastructure with careful consideration to it. GM BluePlan_x000D_
Engineering (GMBP) is an engineering/consulting firm that specializes in asset management and infrastructure_x000D_
planning services for municipalities. The primary objective of this research project is to develop a tool that_x000D_
GMBP will use to assist municipalities in making environmentally conscious decisions and reduce carbon_x000D_
footprints for planned infrastructure construction projects. The developed tool will enable municipalities to_x000D_
accurately determine greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the construction and rehabilitation of linear_x000D_
infrastructure assets (roads, watermains, sewers). The results of this research project will not only provide_x000D_
GMBP with a unique service offering, it will allow municipalities to incorporate GHG emissions into their_x000D_
infrastructure planning decision making., agreement title english : Development of an Advanced Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Measurement Tool for Municipal Infrastructure, agreement title french : Development of an Advanced Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Measurement Tool for Municipal Infrastructure, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada