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CVC Ecosystem Offsetting Guidelines
Scott Sampson  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Vancouver’s Green Infrastructure Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program
Sheri DeBoer,  Julie McManus  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Climate Considerations for Management of Natural Features
Kata Bavrlic,  Yvette Roy  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Assessing the Feasibility of Communal Green Stormwater Infrastructure on Private Property
Shannon Malloy  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Part II: Level of Service, Valuation, and Life-Cycle Costing for Natural Assets: Approaches and Examples from CVC-led Projects
Tatiana Koveshnikova  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Fish and Wildlife Passage at Bridges and Culverts: Existing Conditions and Priorities for Mitigation
Erika Nardone  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Sustainable Technologies Applied at the Residential Level – Rain Ready Ottawa: The City’s Residential Rainwater Management Program for Private Property
Simon Greenland-Smith  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Part I: Natural Asset Inventory and Condition Assessment: From Street Trees and Parks to Woodlands and Wetlands
Tatiana Koveshnikova,  Scott Sampson,  Lauren Moretto  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Overview of the Ecological Land Classification System: Baseline Data for Understanding, Assessing, and Protecting Natural Heritage
Dawn Renfrew  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Engineering Vegetated Roof Systems to Optimize Stormwater Management
Karen Liu,  James Weldon  2022   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Building the One-Stop Shop for LID Guidance in Ontario (FREE)
D. Young  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
BioretentionDetention chambersGreen roofsHydrodynamic separatorsPermeable pavementRainwater harvestingSalt managementSoakaways, infiltration trenches and chambersSoil cellsStormwater management pondsStormwater tree trenchesStructural soilsSwales and ditchesThermal mitigation

Students for Stormwater: An Aggregated Approach to School Rain Garden Implementation (FREE)
A. Slaght  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
Integrating Green Infrastructure in Constrained Urban Sites (FREE)
S. Vangjeli  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
Under Our Feet and On the Horizon: A Two Decade Review Erosion Hazard Assessment in Ontario (FREE)
R. Phillips  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
Tree Pit Systems for Sustainable Stormwater Management (FREE)
P. Iorio  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
Strategies for Developing Green Infrastructure Operation & Maintenance Capacity in City of Toronto (FREE)
K. Hausmanis,  R. Fan  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan Implementation: Showcasing LID Retrofits (FREE)
T. Shakeel,  A. Veglio,  S. Malloy  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
The Fate of Non‐conventional Stormwater Pollutants in Bioretention Systems (FREE)
J. Drake,  E. Passeport  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
Coastal Erosion Challenges and Solutions: Lessons Learned from Case Studies (FREE)
P. Warburton,  C. Benosky,  M. Donahue  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
Building the Business Case for Widespread Green Stormwater Infrastructure (FREE)
P. James,  K. Menken  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Building Business Case for Municipal Natural Assets (FREE)
T. Koveshnikova,  L. Moretto,  A. Tariq  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
Operationalizing LID: Performance Result from the City of London (FREE)
B. Trenouth  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
How Bad Is Bad: A Novel Approach to Evaluating Geohazard Risks along Watercourses (FREE)
D. Friesen,  H. Amirault  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
System-wide SWM: Improved Stormwater Management at Lower Capital and Operating Cost (FREE)
B. Longstaff,  D. Bambic,  T. Patterson  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Counting co-benefits: first STEPs (FREE)
K. Menken,  S. Auger,  Y. David,  M. Sawka  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Operationalizing the Drainage Act: Lessons Learned in Greenfield Application and Operations
P. James,  S. Malloy,  P. Bryan-Pulham  2020   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

An introduction to Visual OTTHYMO (VO)
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Using the Drainage Act to implement green infrastructure on private property in urban areas to meet the stormwater management criteria
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How Well Can Heat Pumps Work For You? ASHP and GAHP
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Rain City Strategy: An Innovative Rainwater Management Plan for the City of Vancouver
2020   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

An overview of the National / International Green Infrastructure Certification Program
J. Michels  2020   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
BioretentionConstruction sediment control pondsEducation and outreachErosion and sediment controlGroundwaterHealthy soilsLow impact developmentMulti-LID sitesNutrient managementPermeable pavementPlanning and developmentRainwater harvestingSoakaways, infiltration trenches and chambersStormwater management pondsSwales and ditchesWater resources engineering

Urban Communal Stormwater Systems on Private Property
P. James,  A. Bhatti  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Beating the Green Infrastructure Cost Crunch
K. Vander Linden  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Grading, Drainage and Green Infrastructure
J. Hill  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Use of the Drainage Act for Greenfield Development
K. Vander Linden  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Stormwater and LID Field Monitoring Lessons Learned
J. Wiedrick,  S. Wilson  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Introduction to Construction Site Turbidity Monitoring
L. Rocha  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Risk and Return on Investment Tool for Flood Mitigation
S. Saini  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Insights from Researchers: Enhancing Runoff Reduction using LID
S. Spraakman  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Highway Stormwater Runoff Quality: Investigation of Improved Operational, Predictive and Treatment Approaches for Winter Maintenance
B. Trenouth  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Winter De-icing Operations in Urban Watersheds: Development of a Temperature-Index Based Water Quantity Model
B. Trenouth  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring: a How-To Guide
L. Murison,  J. Siwierski  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Old Dog, New Tricks: Using the Drainage Act to get Low Impact Development into the Ground
B. Trenouth,  S. Malloy  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Making Low Impact Development Inspection and Maintenance (I&M) Cheaper and Easier by Design
D. Young  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Low Impact Development Performance in New Build Residential
J. Wiedrick  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

An Introduction to the Low Impact Development Treatment Train Tool
S. Auger,  S. Saini,  Y. David  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Soil Risk Assessment Tool
J. Thompson  2015   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Maintaining Stormwater Management Facilities: A How-To Guide
L. Rocha  2016   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Lessons Learned in Low Impact Development Construction
K. Vander Linden  2016   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Isolating In Water and Near Water Works
M. Parish,  E. Bearss  2016   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Steps for Designing Communal Low Impact Development Stormwater Retrofits (FREE)
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program  2021   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System Operation and Maintenance (FREE)
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Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System Commissioning (FREE)
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Introduction to the Low Impact Treatment Train Tool – Video
Credit Valley Conservation,  Lake Simcoe Region Conservation,  Toronto and Region Conservation  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Best Practices for LID Implementation – Video
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation,  Credit Valley Conservation,  Toronto and Region Conservation  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Percolation Test-Measurement and Recording Procedures – Video
Toronto and Region Conservation,  Credit Valley Conservation,  Lake Simcoe Region Conservation  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

How to Install Shallow and Deep Monitoring Wells – Video
Toronto and Region Conservation,  Credit Valley Conservation,  Lake Simcoe Region Conservation  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

How to Set up and Use a Guelph Permeameter – Video
Toronto and Region Conservation,  Credit Valley Conservation,  Lake Simcoe Region Conservation  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Inspection and Maintenance Best Practices for Permeable Pavements – Video
Toronto and Region Conservation,  Lake Simcoe Region Conservation,  Credit Valley Conservation  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

LID Treatment Train Tool Video Tutorial – Using impervious: pervious ratio guidance for sizing LIDs
Toronto and Region Conservation,  Credit Valley Conservation,  Lake Simcoe Region Conservation  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Integrating Low Impact Development into Stormwater Asset Management Programs (FREE)
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Risk and Return on Investment Tool for Flood Mitigation (demonstration video)
Credit Valley Conservation,  Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts
BioretentionClimate change resilienceConstructed wetlandsConventional stormwater managementGreen roofsGroundwaterLow impact developmentPermeable pavementPlanning and developmentRainwater harvestingSoakaways, infiltration trenches and chambersStormwater management pondsSwales and ditchesWater resources engineeringWatershed planning

Piecing it Together: Monitoring LID to Inform Performance (FREE)
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program  2019   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

L’introduction au contrôle de l’érosion et des sédiments
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program  2016   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Design Infiltration Rate for LID (FREE)
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Building Forward: Preparing for Low Impact Development Construction (FREE)
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program  2018   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Introduction to Erosion Sediment Control
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program  2015   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Polymers for Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program  2014   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Design of Infiltration Practices: Low Impact Development Technical Training
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program  2014   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts

Introduction to Low Impact Development
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program  2014   |   Presentations, Videos & Webcasts