Township of Langley will host second in ‘2007 Showcasing Green Infrastructure Innovation Series’
“The Township of Langley will showcase what can be accomplished with large-scale projects when Council, the community and staff are in alignment and embrace a ‘green culture’. Resource protection – for groundwater supply and fisheries habitat – is the driver for implementing green infrastructure,” states Brad Badelt.
UniverCity will host third in ‘2007 Showcasing Green Infrastructure Innovation Series’
“UniverCity will showcase the fruits of our partnership with the City of Burnaby – first, in developing a shared vision of what a ‘sustainable community’ on top of a mountain would look like; and then, in taking that vision from concept to reality,” states Chris Hartman. In 2000, translating high expectations for UniverCity into practical design guidelines meant revisiting accepted drainage engineering practice.
Vancouver Island Partnership Announces Schedule for ‘2007 Showcasing Innovation Series’
Experience shows that intra-region communication among local government practitioners is the exception rather than the rule.”Yet practitioners in local government do want to learn from those who are innovating, and they do want to visit projects that are precedent-setting,” adds John Finnie, Chair of the CAVI Leadership Team, “They just need a starting point and a push to get the ball rolling.”
Green Infrastructure Partnership Announces Greater Vancouver Schedule for ‘2007 Showcasing Innovation Series’
“The purpose of the Showcasing Innovation Series is to celebrate… and build on…the on-the-ground successes that are enhancing the ways communities are being developed and water is being managed. The goal is to promote networking, build regional capacity, and move ‘from awareness to action’ — through sharing of green infrastructure approaches, tools, experiences and lessons learned as an outcome of designing with nature,” stated Paul Ham.
Climate Change Adaptation: Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Township of Langley
In 2006, the Township adopted a Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan, making it one of the first municipalities in the Metro Vancouver region to do so. The Township hopes to assume a leadership role within the Partners for Climate Protection Program.
Inland Kenworth industrial site in the City of Nanaimo establishes ‘design with nature’ precedent
From a City of Nanaimo perspective, the Inland Kenworth industrial development is a milestone project because it represents the turning of the tide in the way land is being developed in the City. Furthermore, the raised expectations have changed the nature of consulting in Nanaimo by stimulating green infrastructure innovation.
Oliver Woods Community Centre is the first LEED Silver civic building in Nanaimo
The Oliver Woods Community Centre is the first public building to be designed and built to a LEED Silver standard in the City of Nanaimo.
Green Shores
The Green Shores project promotes more sustainable use of coastal ecosystems through planning and design that recognizes ecological features and functions. Green Shores promotes healthy coastal environments that provide both valuable habitat and goods and services of significant economic and social value to coastal communities.
Green Infrastructure Partnership Announces Greater Vancouver Schedule for
The Green Infrastructure Partnership is collaborating with the Greater Vancouver Regional District, two member municipalities (Delta and Langely Township)and UniverCity to present 'Showcasing Green Infrastructure Innovation In Greater Vancouver: The 2007 Series'. The purpose of the Showcasing Innovation Series is to celebrate… and build on…the on-the-ground successes that are enhancing the ways communities are being developed and water is being managed.
Hawthorne Community in Nanaimo – an example of a ‘Green Value’ development
The Hawthorne project is a 230 house suburban neighbourhood development in the City of Nanaimo. The project illustrates how a green value approach has been implemented. The Hawthorne project represents approximately half of the City’s annual new home production.