building sustainability with design proposed action plan 2014-15
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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
Sustainability & Housing affordability
Sustainability & Communities Collaboration
with development
Sustainability, Communities Collaboration
& Efficiency
When we meet prospective clients‘Building Sustainability with Design’ Series
Info Session
(To interest potential clients)
Communities and builders
Light into situation
a. Situational Study
b. Finding the ‘niche’
Equipping the client
(To implement sustainability principles)
Info SessionInterest the prospective client
1. Fiscal impact and design: ‘It is more than dollars and cents’
2. Social issues and design: When design influence our relationships 2
hours
4. Infrastructures & Services: Intentional design to create sustainability
3. Conservation: More than the open space
+1 hour
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
Communities need to know: What is their present situation?
&
a) Situational Study : Know where the community stands now!
• Can they
improve with
development
densities?
• More revenues?
• Less capital and
operation costs?
b) Finding the ‘Niche’“But I manage depopulation!’’
Communities need to know: What is their World ‘Niche’?
Find for the client how to• Get higher revenues• Decrease the capital and operational costs of
infrastructure and services • Attract knowledge workers and affluent retirees
• 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…)
Equipping the Builders/Developers & CommunitiesSeminar Session
‘Building Sustainable Communities with Design’ Instructor Daniel Savard RPP
Main roles played by partners
Programs
Input on Housing affordability
Logistics & Resources for presentations
Communities Feedback
Efficiency Feedback
Potential projects now …Info Session Light into
situationEquipping the client
Bertrand Bouctouche Doaktown
Edmundston
Moncton
New Maryland Done Quispamsis
St-André Woodstock
Move forward with implementation: Train practitioners / partnersImplement through pilot projects
Understand the link between fiscal impact (and revenues) and densities
Determine what the community can do and found its ‘niche’
Can all be done at the same time
In summary for Communities...
You, to be informed Your feedback
Your confirmation
What do we need?