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Natural Resources Canada – Community Energy Systems L.1.2 Shops and services within walking distance of homes Mixed-use development provides shops, housing and services in close proximity to each other. • Proximity to shops reduces vehicle use. • Eyes on the street reduce policing requirements. • Building reuse curbs urban decline and urban sprawl. Urban forms that place a renewed emphasis on pedestrian- and transit-friendly neighbourhoods have become known as new urbanism. These self-contained neighbourhoods incorporate a mix of land uses and housing types, ranging from apartments to non-profit housing to single-family detached homes. Streets are designed to accommodate pedestrians, and services are located within easy walking distance of all residents. - Case study: Victoria, BC Shoal Point is an award winning high-density, mixed-use commercial and residential, energy efficient complex in Victoria’s city centre. It is considered to be one of the most environmentally advanced buildings in North America and is promoted as a showcase initiative by Natural Resources Canada's C-2000 program. • It consumes about 45 per cent of the purchased energy used compared to an equivalent built to Model National Energy Code for Buildings standards. • Much of the heat for the residential suites is provided by a ground source (or geothermal heat pumps). • It incorporates a portfolio of relatively low-tech features, responsible for much of its energy gains. • It revitalized a depressed economic area by using local building materials, bringing in wealthy residents (units sell from 280,000 dollars to 3,000,000 dollars), and employing local labour. • Shops and services near housing also reduce vehicle use. Source: BC Community Energy Association Committee. Shoal Point: Towards Sustainability in Victoria. BC Community Energy Association case study. http://www.energyaware.bc.ca/tk_c_shoalpoint1.htm Draft 4/11/2005 10
Natural Resources Canada – Community Energy Systems Shoal Point, BC -Additional resource For information on the C-2000 program refer to the web site Office of Energy Efficiency of Natural Resources Canada at www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca E-mail: buildingsgroup@nrcan.gc.ca or contact the Buildings Group, CANMET Energy Technology Centre, Natural Resources Canada, 13th Floor, 580 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E4, Canada, facsimile: (613) 996-9909 -Case study: Denver, Colorado, USA Cited as one of the best examples of mixed-use developed, 16 Market Square opened in 2001. It is within walking distance to the 16th Street Mall, Market Street Station and the city's central business district. It consists of ground-floor retail, 5 floors of office space, two floors of condominiums, 50 restaurants and several hotels. -Case study: Los Angeles, CA, USA Cited as one of the best examples of mixed-use development, South Village is a $247 million (US) public-private partnership development in downtown Los Angeles. The 7.2acre multi-block will be completed in four phases. The first phase is a conversion of the three gas company buildings into 251 rental lofts and 22,500 sq. ft. of retail space. The second phase will include five levels of loft apartments above a 50,000 sq. ft. supermarket and an additional 10,000 sq. ft. of retail space. The third phase, scheduled to begin in 2004, will consist of 152 loft apartments and 25,000 sq. ft. of retail space. The final phase will add 520 condos and 30,000 sq., ft. of retail space. Draft 4/11/2005 11
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