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South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia

South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia. Matthew Ramsay Emily Czaplinski ENVR 3750. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia. Context. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia. Context. Residential development 80 acres 5000 residential units.

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South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia

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  1. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Matthew Ramsay Emily Czaplinski ENVR 3750

  2. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Context

  3. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Context • Residential development • 80 acres • 5000 residential units

  4. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Background • Brownfield site • Industrial uses since the 1800s • Industries began leaving the site in the 1960s • Remediation of the soil estimated to cost $15-25 million • 1970 – city of Vancouver re-zones the site for housing and parks • 1990 – ‘Clouds of Change’ • Called for a re-development of SEFC • Sustainable community • Now a designated LEED platinum neighbourhood site • All buildings must meet or exceed LEED silver designation • Create ‘a neighbourhood which is integrated with its urban context while protecting and enhancing the social and economic health of its community as well as the health of local and global ecosystems’ • (Marshall, 2003)

  5. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Background

  6. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Background

  7. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Olympic Village • A portion of South East False Creek was designated as the Olympic Village for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver • Facilitated rapid development for that portion of the site • The remaining area of SEFC is expected to be completed by 2018

  8. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Green Features • Solar optimization • Buildings on site oriented to maximize solar gains • Greenspace • 26 acres dedicated to park spaces • Wetland • Roof gardens • Community food gardens • ‘Habitat Compensation Island’ • Park and pathway along the length of the seawall edge

  9. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Habitat Compensation Island • Built from recycled construction materials from the site • Wildlife habitat for birds, plants and marine species • Planted 200 native tree, flower and grass species • Inter-tidal habitat for marine species • Not open to human access

  10. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Green Features • Mixed-Use • Childcare facilities, elementary school, grocery store, restaurants, pharmacy, etc… • 250 affordable housing units • 100 housing units for middle income families • Sustainable transportation • Access to public transportation • Promotion of walkability • Network of bike paths • Waste Management • On-site sewage treatment program • Recycling & composting initiatives • Recycling of construction materials • Man-made island constructed of rock and gravel taken from the construction of the Olympic Village

  11. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Green Features

  12. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Green Features

  13. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Sustainable Architecture • Rain screen wall system • Enhance thermal protections • Prevents leaks • 30-70% more efficient than traditional buildings • Creekside Community Recreation Centre • LEED Platinum • Green roof • Solar power • Rainwater collection for greywater systems • Resource conservation • Eco-wool carpeting • Dual-flush toilets • Energy star appliances • Paints and varnishes which do not contain VOCs • Sustainable flooring types • Net-Zero building

  14. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Sustainable Architecture

  15. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Green Features • ‘Neighbourhood Energy Utility’ system • Uses heat from the sewage system to heat air and water for buildings • Reduces carbon emissions by 60%

  16. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Costs & Constraints • Olympic Village total cost close to $1 billion • Rest of the community still unfinished • Cost recovery program • Development paying for itself through long-term savings • Eliminates need for external funding • Local activists wanted area to be converted to park space or affordable housing • Extremely high cost of site reclamation and remediation made these options impossible • Resulted in increased designation of park space in the community

  17. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia Overall Benefits • Environmental benefits • Reduced energy consumption • Less waste • Reclamation of a contaminated site • Social benefits • Increased community connection to environment • Park and community spaces • Increased community capital • Economic benefits • Desirable place to live • Cost savings due to reduced energy / water / resource consumption • Strong local economy • Housing and business integration

  18. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia How could the community go greener? Most interesting fact? Questions?

  19. South East False Creek Vancouver, British-Columbia References

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