what is "model" sustainability? univercity's journey toward sustainability today -...
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Dale Mikkelsen, Director of Development, SFU Community Trust Simon Fraser University (SFU) created its Community Trust to develop a model community on about 65 hectares of land surrounding SFU’s Burnaby campus in British Columbia. That ‘sustainable community on the mountain’ became UniverCity, the award-winning, mixed-use, transit-oriented district with a diverse range of housing choices, shops, services, and amenities. And the UniverCity Childcare Centre is expected to be the first building in Canada to meet the Living Building Challenge, the most ambitious rating system in North America for environmentally sustainable architectural design. A model for practical and affordable sustainability, UniverCity also generates endowment wealth to support teaching and research at SFU. As the Director of Development for SFU Community Trust, Dale Mikkelsen is charged with raising the bar of sustainable community planning to ensure UniverCity remains on the leading edge of energy efficiency, material conservation, healthy environments and community building. Mikkelsen brings a wealth of experience to the UniverCity project having been the lead project planner for the City of Vancouver’s 2010 Athlete Village, the City of Vancouver’s Green Building Planner, and a Board Member for the International Living Future Institute.TRANSCRIPT
what is “model” sustainability? UNIVERCITY’S JOURNEY TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY TODAY
dale mikkelsen, director development, sfu community trust
PLANNING PLAN ALLOWS FOR 4,536 RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON 65 HECTARES IN TWO NEIGHBOURHOODS
PHASES 1 AND 2 ARE NOW COMPLETE – PHASE 3 UNDER CONSTRUCTION
PHASE 4 CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY
OUR RESIDENTS CURRENTLY HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 3,700 RESIDENTS – 36% ARE AFFILIATED WITH SFU
LARGE NUMBER OF FAMILIES – 30% OF HOUSEHOLDS INCLUDE CHILDREN
GOALS: THE FOUR Es TWO GOALS – BUILD A MODEL COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT SFU TEACHING AND RESEARCH
GUIDED BY FOUR Es – ENVIRONMENT, EQUITY, ECONOMY, AND EDUCATION
INITIATIVES: ENVIRONMENT FIRST GREEN ZONING BYLAW IN NORTH AMERICA
LEADING-EDGE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PROJECT
INITIATIVES: ENVIRONMENT CANADA’S FIRST COMPREHENSIVE GREEN BUILDING ZONING BYLAW 30% BETTER THAN BC CODE FOR CORRIDOR HOMES ENERGUIDE 77 FOR NON-CORRIDOR HOMES
GREEN BUILDING BONUS FOR 45% BETTER THAN BC CODE OR ENERGUIDE 80
SOLUTIONS:
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY UTILITY INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP MODELS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DELIVERY
CORIX ENERGY SERVICES
• Corix plays critical role in providing full range of energy services to the utility
– From initial concept to ongoing operations
• Corix builds, owns and operates the energy infrastructure
• Corix provides billing, complete customer care services and system maintenance
• Corix will also make capital investment in infrastructure, directly contributing to community development
• 70 years of experience in providing cost-effective, safe and efficient utility infrastructure
SOLUTIONS:
SHORT TERM – high efficiency condensing facility
Required Start-up Capacity - Natural gas fired boilers - Size of the system – 5 MW
SOLUTIONS:
LONG TERM – biomass (construction wood waste)
Combined Full Capacity - Central Biomass Energy plant for the Campus and UniverCity of 12.5 MW - High Efficiency combustion and gasification - 30+ MW total combined capacity
INITIATIVES: ENVIRONMENT AWARD-WINNING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES
INITIATIVES: EQUITY A DIVERSITY OF HOUSING TYPES FOR A DIVERSE POPULATION
OPTIONS TO BUY OR RENT
INITIATIVES: EQUITY FLEXIBLE DESIGNS TO IMPROVE AFFORDABILITY
INNOVATIVE OWNERSHIP OPTIONS FOR FACULTY AND STAFF
INITIATIVES: ECONOMY UNIVERCITY WAS PLANNED TO PROVIDE A RANGE OF AMENITIES WITHIN
WALKING DISTANCE, SMALLER, INDEPENDENT MERCHANTS ENCOURAGED
INITIATIVES: EDUCATION CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SFU RESEARCH AND UNIVERCITY INITIATIVES
SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL GROWTH, IMPROVES COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY OF EDUCATION USING TWO PROJECTS – AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND A CHILDCARE
CENTRE TO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL MANDATES
the Team
architect
Hughes Condon Marler Architects
Structure
Fast + Epp
mechanical
Cobalt Engineering
electrical
MMM Group
Landscape
Space2Place
contractor
Ledcor
UniverCity childcare facility
“This project brings together the renowned
Reggio Emilia childcare model with a building
that promises to raise the bar to a new level of
environmental stewardship.
The UniverCity Childcare project will be
housed in a building that will be one of the first
in Canada to meet the “Living Building
Challenge® ” In order to meet this challenge
the building will be energy independent, water
independent, free of toxic materials and
completely local in its composition.
Last but certainly not least, it is designed to be
an aesthetic joy to all who live and work in it.”
www.univercitychildcare.ca
the Vision
UniverCity childcare facility
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Living Building Challenge
Version 1.3
No credits, just prerequisites:
Imagine buildings that are built to operate as
elegantly and efficiently as a flower. Imagine a
building that is informed by the eco-region’s
characteristics and that generates all of its own
energy with renewable resources, that captures and
treats all of its water on site that uses resources
efficiently, and for maximum beauty.
UniverCity childcare facility
UniverCity childcare facility
the Building
Main Floor
Program
Designed for 50 children
aged 3 to 5 + 9 Staff
Also includes a research &
observation room
Area
Site Area: 2,009m2
Floor area: 530m2 (5700ft2)
Outdoor play area: 410m2
(14400ft2)
Cost
Construction cost: $3.2 M
Solar Thermal Panels:
$118,000 NIC
Parking: none
UniverCity childcare facility
Landscape + Playground
SITE
prerequisite 1 Responsible Site Selection achievable
prerequisite 2 Limits to Growth achievable
prerequisite 3 Habitat Exchange achievable
ENERGY
prerequisite 4 Net Zero Energy achievable
MATERIALS
prerequisite 5 Materials Red List achievable
prerequisite 6 Construction Carbon Footprint achievable
prerequisite 7 Responsible Industry achievable
prerequisite 8 Appropriate Materials/Services Radius achievable
prerequisite 9 Leadership in Construction Waste achievable
WATER
prerequisite 10 Net Zero Water achievable
prerequisite 11 Sustainable Water Discharge achievable
INDOOR QUALITY
prerequisite 12 A Civilized Work Environment achievable
prerequisite 13 Healthy Air - Source Control achievable
prerequisite 14 Healthy Air - Ventilation achievable
BEAUTY & INSPIRATION
prerequisite 15 Beauty and Spirit achievable
prerequisite 16 Inspiration and Education achievable
Living Building Challenge
UniverCity childcare facility
UniverCity childcare facility
UniverCity childcare facility
UniverCity childcare facility
PLANNING DESIGNING THE LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD
PHASE 5
UniverCity childcare facility
UniverCity childcare facility
UniverCity childcare facility
CONCLUSION AIMING TO BE A REPLICABLE MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF SIMON FRASER UNIVERCITY