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22 Sep, 2008 |
PO13_PortCoquitlam_sustainability A portion of Port Coquitlam's Development Checklist. The evaluation is based on numerical weighted score. / City of Port Coquitlam. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
B03_WhiteRockBuilding White Rock LEED Gold Operations Building. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
PO13_ integrated_sustainable_thinking Integrated sustainable thinking about urban design: green infrastructure, movement, social infrastructure and cost. The intertwining and interrelationship of these objectives is captured well in Development Checklists. / University of British Columbia, James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Livable Environments, 2005. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
PO06_ExteriorDesignSuites Sketch shows preferred exterior design of secondary suites. / City of New Westminster. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
Diverse Zoning Strategies for Diverse Communities Approaches that can be combined for infusing a Zoning Bylaw with climate action strategies include: |
22 Sep, 2008 |
QS1_quickstarts Medium and Large can be home to the biggest reductions in BC's emissions. / LiveSmart BC. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
Climate Action Zoning Zoning bylaws define how specific areas of land can be used. For example, land can be zoned for residential, commercial, industrial or recreational. Zoning bylaws can also specify the nature of these uses in more detail (eg. multi-family residential, mixed residential) and regulate characteristics such as lot size, placement, density and height of structures. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
PO06_ExteriorDesignSuites Sketch shows preferred exterior design of secondary suites. / City of New Westminster. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
PO06_TransportationDesign Preferred design for pedestrian crossing of a driveway with low volume is to raise the driveway crossing up and over the pedestrian crossing, and texture the surface of the crossing. This warns visu |
22 Sep, 2008 |
PO06_SolarSketch DP guidelines are an opportunity to strongly encourage energy efficiency in new development by mindfully designing landscaping and buildings to allow light to penetrate living spaces in winter, and protect spaces from hot sunlight in the summer. / Holland Barrs for District of Saanich, 2007. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
G03_CorporateEmissionsCharts03 Corporate emissions charts. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
G03_CorporateEmissionsCharts02 Corporate Emissions Charts. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
G03_CorporateEmissionsCharts01 Corporate Emissions Charts. |
22 Sep, 2008 | Building Location |
22 Sep, 2008 |
C12_CommunityEmissionsCharts03 Community Emissions Charts. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
C12_CommunityEmissionsCharts02 Community Emissions Charts. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
C12_CommunityEmissionsCharts01 Community Emissions Charts. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
Building Location Characteristics Local governments could integrate location characteristics when evaluating the GHG intensity of their buildings. LEED Green Building Rating System for New Construction and Major Renovations (LEED-Canada-NC) Guidelines provide credits related to public transportation access, hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles, and parking capacity. |
22 Sep, 2008 |
Building Location and GHG Impact Commuting by office workers accounts for 30% more energy use than a building uses for meeting its energy needs (e.g. heating, cooling, lighting, etc.) This may well exceed the energy savings realized by a green building. [1] |
22 Sep, 2008 |
C04_KoosCorner A condo complex of six homes built in the former Koo's auto shop, Koo's Corner incorporates solar water-heating panels on the roof, reclaimed materials on the inside and a heat recovery ventilation system. / Canadian Architect. |