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d o c k S i d e S y n e r g y a t d o c k S i d e g r e e n Dockside Green, a development of 1.3 million square feet of mixed residential, office, retail and industrial space, is one of the first projects to achieve LEED Neighborhood Development (ND) Platinum certification. The first phase was Synergy, a 95-unit residential building. It was completed in 2008 and is serving as a testing ground for innovative products, construction methods and technologies used in the rest of Dockside Green, especially Balance, a residential development that was completed in 2009. Sitewide Strategies The master plan of the Dockside Green community uses site-wide strategies including a biomass gasification plant completed in 2009 and a wastewater treatment facility completed in 2008. The biomass gasification plant converts locally sourced wood waste into a clean burning synthetic gas (syngas), which is used to produce heat and hot water. Clean wood waste (made up of local trimmings, land clearing, and waste from construction/industrial uses) is supplemented by wood from forestry projects in the northern part of Vancouver Island, to supply all of the fuel for the biomass plant. The biomass gasification system (see sidebar) makes the development carbon neutral on a net Opposite Synergy is the first phase of Dockside Green, the largest development of city land in Victoria, British Columbia’s history. When complete, Dockside Green will total 26 buildings constructed over 10 years. Synergy includes four detached buildings: a nine-story and a six-story residential tower with commercial units on the ground floor, and a two-story and four-story residential building with townhouses. annual basis without the purchase of green power certificates. This is made possible by selling heat to a neighboring building (outside of the Dockside development). This sale of heat is equal to the electrical profile of the current buildings at Dockside, but each project did purchase green power certificates from the local utility for LEED purposes. Dockside’s on-site tertiary (final stage) wastewater treatment will save more than 50 million gallons of water annually when the development is fully built out (Synergy alone is calculated to save more than 2 million gallons of water annually based on LEED water calculations). One-hundred percent of all sewage will be treated onsite at the wastewater treatment facility. Also, water is reused for toilet flushing, green roof irrigation and to replenish the greenway. A series of waterways in Dockside’s central greenway assist in on-site stormwater storage while the greenway itself provides public amenity space. Other sustainable features for Dockside Green include rooftop Fa l l 2 0 1 1 HigH gardens; a car co-op with Smart Cars; and, additional energy-saving features, including ENERGY STAR appliances, heat recovery ventilations units, low-e doubleglazed windows and exterior blinds B u i l d i n g at a g l a n c e name dockside synergy at dockside green location Two kilometers from downtown Victoria, British Columbia owner VanCity Credit union Principal use multi-unit residential employees/occupants 170 (95 units) occupancy 100% gross square Footage 178,498 distinctions/Awards leed for neighbourhood development Platinum Certification, 2009 leed® Platinum Certification, Canada green Building Council, 2008 Top Ten green Projects – American institute of Architects/ Committee on the environment, 2009 Total Cost $24 million Cost Per square Foot $132 substantial Completion/occupancy January 2008 PerForming Buildings 43

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of High Performing Buildings - Fall 2011

High Performing Buildings - Fall 2011
Commentary
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Manitoba Hydro Place
Maplewood Police and Court Building
Omega Center for Sustainable Living
Dockside Synergy at Dockside Green
Golden Hill Office Center
Letters to the Editor
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High Performing Buildings - Fall 2011