A DE Model for Canada: Globe and Mail Feature on Dockside Green

A Globe and Mail feature on Victoria's sustainable community "Dockside Green" and it's innovative use of waste material to slash building energy needs by 80%.=

“It’s not just the West Coast any more,” says Vancouver-based architect Robert Drew of Perkins + Will, who led a local group – including financier Vancity, a credit union, energy system maker Nexterra and utility manager Corix Group – that came together to build the world-leading community. “It was the birthplace. But it’s spread all across Canada. Developers are buying in because they see marketing opportunities.”

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Attached to the article is a poll on asking if you would pay a premium on your housing costs to off-set costs of a DE program? Wednesday evening clocked in at YES for 67% of respondants.