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Sustainability

We deliver high-performing infrastructure solutions for public assets, ensuring they meet owner and regulatory expectations, mitigate climate impact, and extend asset life, delivering safe, reliable, long-term value for the communities that depend on them.

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Driving Sustainability Through Systems

GIP embeds environmental responsibility into how we plan and deliver work. Across every division, our systems, standards, and materials practices are designed to reduce impact, improve efficiency, and build infrastructure that holds up over time.

Environmental Practices

Smarter Connections, Lower Footprints

Sustainable Materials and Circularity

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Torbolton Pit, Ottawa, ON

Since 2013, GIP and its predecessors have been progressively rehabilitating the Torbolton Pit, a 60-hectare sand and gravel site near Ottawa, Ontario.

While the site remains actively operated, rehabilitation has been ongoing: constructing shorelines along the pond, planting native species such as Red Osier Dogwood and High Bush Cranberry to prevent erosion, and planting approximately 1,500 trees in 2013, 2016, 2017, and 2020.

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Port Lands Flood Protection

The Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection (PLFP) project is a precedent-setting undertaking to revitalize the mouth of the Don River in Toronto.

It transforms the existing river outlet into a healthier, more naturalized channel while simultaneously providing critical flood protection to 240 hectares of Toronto's eastern waterfront.

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Environmental Services

When a project involves dealing with contaminated soil, compromised water, or sites requiring remediation, our specialty teams have the expertise to manage and minimize the risks.

Remediation

GIP's remediation teams manage contaminated sites with the same rigour we bring to any major infrastructure project, assessing conditions, developing compliant solutions, and executing the work safely from start to finish.

Soil

From excess soil management on active construction sites to responsible reuse and disposal planning, we handle soil with a focus on regulatory compliance, environmental protection, and lifecycle efficiency.

Water

GIP manages water-related environmental requirements across drainage, erosion control, fish habitat protection, and stormwater, meeting the obligations of the Fisheries Act and related legislation on every applicable project.