Climate Change and Sustainable Development

At CIMA+ we believe that engineering exists to improve and enhance the lives around us. Sustainable solutions inspired by engineering to help meet the many challenges of today and tomorrow. Because when you engineer for people, you also engineer for a better world.

We understand that our activities bear significant economic, social, and environmental impacts. CIMA+ is committed to becoming a leader in the development of innovative and sustainable projects that meet the needs of our business partners and contribute positively to local communities while minimizing environmental impacts. In order to meet this commitment, a Centre of Excellence in Sustainability has been created and provides leadership, best practices, research, support, and training for sustainable development to all employees.

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We recommend mitigation and adaptation strategies and INSPIRE our clients to take strong action to design resilient infrastructure with a lower impact on the environment. We SUPPORT our clients in implementing future-focused solutions in our global fight against climate change.

With a people-centred approach, we are committed to supporting our clients’ transition to a low-carbon economy, [1] while contributing to the SDGs by providing sustainable and responsible engineering without compromising quality and systems thinking solutioning.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

In order to move towards a future that fosters sustainable development and climate resiliency, it is essential for organizations and businesses to implement bold and achievable target measures within their roadmaps to carbon neutrality in alignment with the federal government’s ambitious goal setting of reaching net-zero by the year 2050, with significant progress made by 2030.

We can help you better understand and reduce the environmental impacts of your activities, with mitigation and adaptation measures. The services below contribute to increasing your project’s climate resiliency:

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories and management by means of an action plan
Development of a carbon neutrality strategy
Life cycle analyses (LCA)
Climate risk and vulnerability assessments (CRiVA)
Climate lens assessments
Climate change resiliency and adaptation plans
Grant application support

Sustainable Design and Environmental Certifications

Our team focuses on gaining a better understanding of the impact of projects on society and the environment at large, while striving for proactive decision-making in order to optimize infrastructure asset performance. Crucial decisions are made at the design stage, including the selection of materials, features, technologies, manufacturing processes, and potential suppliers to name a few. These decisions can affect up to 80% of a project’s impacts on the environment and society and are critical within sustainable and responsible engineering (SRE) practices and human-centric design principles.

We support you in your analysis and decision-making from the beginning of the project’s lifecycle to help you reduce adverse effects, while optimizing construction, maintenance, and operation costs.

The benefits of pursuing environmental certifications for your project:

Adoption of industry best practices
Third-party verification
Powerful communication and marketing tool
Frame of reference to help stakeholders in the decision-making process
System for setting environmental goals

Our sustainability team is well versed in pursuing such environmental certifications, with some of our in-house experience consisting of:

Integrated design processes (IDP)
ENVISION
Green building rating systems (LEED, Zero Carbon Building, WELL, Passive House)
Whole building life cycle analyses (LCA)
Energy simulations
Grant application support

Assessment of GHG emissions from the transportation sector in the MRC Les Moulins and development of a GHG reduction strategy in planning tools.

Earth and Environment

September 19, 2023

Assessment of GHG emissions from the transportation sector in the MRC Les Moulins and development of a GHG reduction strategy in planning tools.

Through the powers conferred to them by the Act respecting land use planning and development (LAU), MRCs have significant powers in terms of regional transportation planning. With regard to...