Eco in the City

By Tara Benwell on June 12th, 2008

As the environment continues to show its wear and tear, “eco-community” will likely become a household name. Yesterday CNN featured a sneak peak at some of the up and coming regions racing to become the world’s first zero emissions zone. At the front of the race is Dockside Green in Canada’s own Victoria, BC, which has already opened its first phase of residential suites. A quick look at the plans and one will see that the builders of Dockside Green are going much further than energy efficient light bulbs and energy saver washers. They also guarantee residents 100% fresh air inside the buildings and are committed to reusing at least 90% of their construction waste. Go Victoria!

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http://www.thegreenrocket.com NikkiJade

An admirable project indeed. My only concern is the price of the condos, which are pretty sky high. I was able to attend some of the early lectures preceding Dockside Green’s development, and one of the goals was to create subsidized housing units as a part of the community so that the eco-element could integrate the holistic notion of socio-economic status as well. However, from what I’ve understood more recently, this doesn’t seem to be happening, leaving the community potentially lacking in diversity…
http://www.tarabenwell.bravejournal.com Tara

Yes, I imagine any type of eco-community, at least for now, will be targeted to the upper class. I’m impressed that there was a goal to create subsidized housing in Dockside Green. Disappointing that they aren’t going forward with that, but not surprising.