Interesting incentive for building owners to install geothermal systems at their facilities.

The province announced a new geothermal program to reduce greenhouse gases. Commercial building owners are eligible to receive up to 10 per cent of the value of their installed systems. Building owners who install district geothermal service systems are eligible to up to $150,000. More information inside nimonik.

An interesting survey done by our friends at Canlii shows that they are the most consulted legislative source in Canada. Next up after free sources is commercial ones. Though the survey was geared towards lawyers, it shows that libraries are less and less consulted as people move online.

Gary Vaynerchuk from http://www.winelibrary.com is a very passionate man indeed. I wanted to share this presentation with you as I think it is very true and rather inspiring. If you like wine, be sure to visit his site.

Canadian Environmental Regulations are getting stricter and broader by the day. We are here to help, but some companies are taking very proactive action (see this article from the Harvard Business Review). The first step to moving beyond compliance, is to understand the laws and regulations affecting your business – and even more importantly, staying on top of changes. Without that knowledge, how can you move beyond compliance? 

Though the article mentioned above applies mainly to the United States, it is very valid here in Canada. By proactively reducing your greenhouse gas emissions (Notice with respect to reporting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) for 2008), waste generation (Reg 347 in Ontario) and use of dangerous goods (Federal TDG Regulations, National Fire Code) – you expose your operations to less risk and lower management costs. If you are serious about your green image and environmental performance it is clear that understanding regulations is the bedrock of any sustainability initiative.

We will be launching a private beta of NIMONIK 2 in the next couple weeks. We are looking for people to try out our system and give us some feedback. If you are interested, drop us an email trial @ nimonik dot ca

If you try the private beta, we will offer you a free basic plan 3 month subscription to the full system when it is launched.