Dockside Green Sustainability Report 2008-2
The CAN $500 million project, called Dockside Green, is about 35 percent complete and still has another 7 years to go. But its signature residential phase, known as Synergy, was completed late last year and is the highest-scoring Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified project in the world according to VanBelleghem, achieving “platinum” for its sustainable design. The development includes on-site renewable energy and wastewater treatment; energy-saving features like Energy Star appliances, heat recovery ventilators, and double-glazed windows; rooftop gardens; and a series of man-made ponds across the former brownfield site that have attracted ducks and otters. .... One of Dockside Green’s most impressive green features is its on-site biomass heat generation plant, which currently provides heat and hot water to Synergy and eventually will provide it to all 26 planned buildings in the development. The CAN $7 million plant relies on gasification technology from Vancouver-based Nexterra Systems to convert biomass into a clean burning synthetic gas, or syngas, which is used to generate heat. The plant is fueled by 1.1 tons of locally sourced wood waste per hour at peak capacity, cranking out 7.7 million Btus every 60 minutes. Largely thanks to this renewable energy, Dockside Green is to be a carbon neutral development. The biomass plant will provide about 75 percent of its energy needs and the remaining 25 percent (for electrical power) will be made carbon neutral through the purchase of green power certificates. (Dockside Green: Setting a New Standard for Green Building, by Justin Moresco, www.renewableenergyworld.com Doc from http://docksidegreen.com
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