Director Message

Sustainability can be defined as meeting our current energy needs while ensuring that the needs of our future generations can also be met.  CMHA is dedicated to the ideals of sustainability. Our dedication is evidenced in these web pages. Here you can learn about CMHA’s $33.6 million Energy Performance Contract (EPC) through which we significantly reduced our natural gas, water, and electric consumption by installing more energy efficient equipment in our high-rise and family homes. You can also learn about our recycling initiative, Clean With Green program, and energy efficient laundry facilities.

Our Energy Conservation Group, which was created to implement and monitor the EPC, has evolved into the Sustainability Group. We are charged with continuously seeking out strategies to move CMHA toward becoming a truly sustainable organization.   

We clearly recognize that our success is tied to perhaps the most challenging aspect of our work, the winning of hearts and minds. We will only succeed if our employees, residents, and suppliers each view sustainability as their responsibility … their legacy to reduce the environmental footprint that they leave behind.