Evelyn Lee at Inhabitat describes Dockside Green, the World’s First LEED Platinum Community.
Link: Inhabitat » Dockside Green: The World’s First LEED Platinum Community.
Situated in Victoria, British Columbia, Dockside Green is a burgeoning community that has set its sights on becoming the first LEED Platinum community in the world. Its initial phase of development was recently completed, earning it an incredible 63 out of 70 points and qualifying it for LEED Platinum for New Construction. This is no small undertaking, especially considering the 95 new condo homes, townhomes, and commercial spaces that comprise the planned community. The usual sustainable suspects can be found throughout the property including Biomass gasification (the use of wood-waste to create all heat energy and hot water), improved insulation and high performance glazing, energy-efficient fixtures, on-site waste water treatment plant, green roofs and a naturalized creek.
Dockside Green is situated in the heart of downtown Victoria, British Columbia, on 15 sprawling acres of harbor-front industrial land. The community was made possible thanks to the vision of Windmill West, a development partnership focused on green urban environments, along with the financing of Vancity, Canada’s largest credit union.
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