Volume 3 - Program & Project Ideas (PDF - 4.5 - Natural Life Network
Volume 3 - Program & Project Ideas (PDF - 4.5 - Natural Life Network
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<strong>Natural</strong> Resources Canada – Community Energy Systems<br />
• Alternative development standards, such as smaller roads and cost-efficient<br />
servicing, saved energy required for infrastructure construction, resulting in<br />
$8,500 per unit.<br />
• Alternative planning standards, such as reduced frontages and setbacks, saved<br />
energy required for developing and houses, resulting in cost savings of $8,500<br />
per unit.<br />
• The compact development made more efficient use of land and services by<br />
reducing land required for semi-detached homes by 48 per cent and land<br />
required for row housing units by 46 per cent.<br />
The project was chosen by the United Nations as a Global Best Practice for Improving<br />
the Living Environment.<br />
Source: ACT. 1994. Alternative Development Standards for Affordable Housing in Ottawa-<br />
Carleton: Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (PB0130).<br />
http://www.actprogram.com/english/projects/pdf/!rmoce.pdf For additional information, contact<br />
the City of Ottawa at info@city.ottawa.on.ca<br />
-Additional resources<br />
Region of Ottawa-Carleton. 1998. Alternative Development Standards Monitoring Report<br />
(Gloucester Pilot <strong>Project</strong> Final Report) Ottawa. Contact the City of Ottawa planning<br />
department.<br />
The Lake Erie Land Company is developing a 640-acre mixed-use community based on<br />
sustainability concepts. http://www.smartgrowth.bc.ca/index.cfm?group_ID=3472<br />
The James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments of the University of<br />
BC has produced many documents on its research on sustainable community planning:<br />
• Sustainable Urban Landscapes: The Surrey Design Charrette ISBN 0-88865-<br />
535-5 ($20.00);<br />
• Sustainable Urban Landscapes: The Brentwood Design Charrette ISBN 0-<br />
88865-646-7 ($20.00);<br />
• Sustainable Urban Landscapes: Site Design Manual for B.C. Communities<br />
ISBN 0-88865-654-8; Sustainable Urban Landscapes: Neighbourhood Pattern<br />
Typology (no ISBN number).<br />
View any of these documents on their web site at http://www.sustainablecommunities.agsci.ubc.ca/orderbody.html.<br />
Printed versions are mostly fee documents,<br />
and can be obtained at the above-mentioned prices by telephoning (604) 822 5148.<br />
L.2.2 Heat generated from asphalt<br />
Using reflective materials in pavement can reduce the urban heat island effect and reduce<br />
air conditioning costs.<br />
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