Innovative B.C. development takes another green site!

By WorkCabin.ca Staff

Dockside Green, already a groundbreaking green residential and commercial development in Victoria, British Columbia, has achieved another first in Canada: It's now treating 100 per cent of its sewage on-site and is using an integrated approach to water treatment and conservation to reuse treated water for flushing toilets, irrigation and the creation of natural water features including a series of natural creeks and ponds that flow the length of the entire community.

The initiative will save 265 million litres of water and result in lower water bills for residents. How's that possible? Well, they will using less water and will be exempt from paying municipal sewage charges.

“By turning waste into a resource we are showing what is possible in any neighbourhood. The benefit to the environment is substantial as are the savings for residents and businesses. We are offering a progressive place for people to live and work and are leading the way for other developers to follow,” says Tamara Vrooman, CEO of Vancity Credit Union, owner and partner of Dockside Green with Windmill West, in a release.

Dockside Green has been winning acclaim for its leadership in creating a sustainable community. The project has received special recognition from the Canadian Home Builders’ Association through their CARE 2008 awards for outdoor environmental excellence, with the sewage treatment system and water conservation being key factors.

Dockside Green is a multi-million dollar mixed-use habourfront development that will feature residential, retail, office and light industrial uses. When finished over the next decade, the development will be home to about 2,500 people in three neighbourhoods. The first residents have already moved in.

The project is the first master-planned development to target LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification, the highest rating in the world at the Platinum level in the category of new construction.

The Canada Green Building Council has hailed the project as one of the most innovative green community developments in North America. The site is a former 15-acre brownfield on the city's inner harbour.

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Posted by Engineering Colleges on 01/12 at 07:00 AM

It’s a nice thought to be green. Also new thought to create green beside dock.

Posted by Sell House Fast on 03/24 at 07:26 AM

While there have been eco-residential and eco-industrial developments in the past, none, to our knowledge have incorporated such a wide range of uses as Dockside Green.

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