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Building Sustainability with Design Proposed Action Plan 2014-15

Building Sustainability with Design Proposed Action Plan 2014-15. Prepared & presented by Daniel Savard Department of Environment & Local Government. Work in partnership 2014-15. We must reach the main partners’ objectives with this Action Plan.

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Building Sustainability with Design Proposed Action Plan 2014-15

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  1. Building Sustainabilitywith Design • Proposed Action Plan 2014-15 • Prepared & presented by Daniel Savard • Department of Environment & Local Government

  2. Work in partnership 2014-15 We must reach the main partners’ objectives with this Action Plan Sustainability & Communities Collaboration with development Sustainability, Communities Collaboration & Efficiency Sustainability & Housing affordability

  3. When we meet prospective clients‘Building Sustainability with Design’ Series Info Session (To interest potential clients) Light into situation • Situational Study • Finding the ‘niche’ Equipping the client (To implement sustainability principles) Communities and builders

  4. Info SessionInterest the prospective client • Fiscal impact and design: ‘It is more than dollars and cents’ • Social issues and design: When design influence ourrelationships 2 hours +1 hour • Conservation: More than the open space • Infrastructures & Services: Intentional design to createsustainability

  5. a) Situational StudyFocus on Smart Growth and New Urbanism principles • Higher density & Mixed land use • Mixed housing and affordability • Preservation of open space • Community and Stakeholders collaboration & Communitiesneed to know: Whatistheirpresent situation?

  6. a) Situational Study : Know where the community stands now! • Can they improve with development densities? • More revenues? • Less capital and operation costs?

  7. b) Finding the ‘Niche’“But I manage depopulation!’’ • Find for the client how to • Gethigher revenues • Decrease the capital and operationalcosts of infrastructure and services • Attractknowledgeworkers and affluent retirees Communitiesneed to know: Whatistheir World ‘Niche’?

  8. Equipping the Builders/Developers & Communities Seminar Session ‘Building SustainableCommunitieswithDesign’ Instructor Daniel Savard RPP • 1 ½ day (12.5 hours) • 500+ slides • Module 1 – Issues and context • Module 2 – Description of SCD • Why and what • Options and Design • Components • Examples • Module 3 – Adaptation to NB context • 2 workshops • Relevant for all people and professionals involve in subdivision and development (i.e. Developers, bankers, real estate agents, engineers, planners, surveyors, landscape architects, councilors and Mayors, public works staff, etc…)

  9. Main rolesplayed by partners

  10. Potential projects now …

  11. In summary for Communities... • Understand the linkbetween fiscal impact (and revenues) and densities • Determinewhat the communitycan do and foundits ‘niche’ • Move forwardwithimplementation: • Train practitioners / partners • Implementthrough pilot projects Can all bedoneat the same time

  12. What do we need? • You, to beinformed • Your feedback • Your confirmation

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