Post on 05-Jun-2018
Green Infrastructure Planning for
Master Planned Communities
•Our projects have supplied housing for over 60,000 Residents of HRM and have hosted over 1.2 Million Square Feet of Retail and Office Space.
DISCUSSION TOPICS
Current
Community Form
Tree Save and Parkland
Innovative Stormwater
Management
Smart Construction
Future
Low-Impact Development
Storm water
Community Energy Systems
The Parks Of West Bedford
Community Form
ActivePark
PassivePark
Retail
School
Retail
School / Community
Centre
CommunityCentre
Employment
- Multi-use Pathways and trails connecting Community Nodes
- 400m Radii – Walk-able Distance
- Future Park & Ride Facility
Walkable & Transit Oriented
Communities
THE PARKS OF WEST BEDFORDPre-Post Balancing of Stormwater Quality
and Quantity
Extended dry detention
Natural drainage corridors
Infiltration trenches & basins
Constructed wetlands
Grassed swales
Rain barrels
Green roofs
Bio-retention & rain gardens
Clayton DevelopmentsSmart Construction
Grubbing to Landscape Berms
Onsite Rock Crushing to Road
gravels
Green Infrastructure of the Future
• Asphalt/Conc/Paver Driveways
• Paved Parking with conical depressions
• Concrete Curb & Gutter
• Catch Basins connected to piped storm sewer and manholes
• End-Of-Pipe Detention (Wet-Pond, Extended Dry Detention)
• Permeable Pavers in driveways and parking Grassed Swales, Bio-swales in Road ROW
• Soak-away Manholes & Perforated Pipes• Regenrative Swales• Bio-retention basins, Infiltration Basins,
Constructed wetlands
Bio-swales & Infiltration Basins
Regenerative Storm Water Swales
Community Energy Systems
District Energy Systems
Micro-Hydro Systems
Photovoltaic with Net-Metering
Micro-Combined Heat and Power
Thank You
Resources
West Bedford Master Stormwater Management Plan
• Promote evapotranspiration from trees and natural ground cover
• Increased Green Space minimizes the disturbed acreage that will require fertilizer.
• Preserved natural green space promotes groundwater recharge and allows the preservation of native vegetation.
• Non-disturbance preserved natural drainage corridors on watercourses.
• Direction of roof leader discharge to vegetated areas rather than street.
• Rain Barrels provided to each resident for first flush storm water collection and lawn care irrigation.
• A restrictive covenant requiring homebuilders to place 8” of topsoil in front yards and 6” in rear yards.
• Jacques Whitford to give recommendation on topsoil chemistry to maximize phosphorus removal
• Home Owners guide to Best Management Practices on Low Impact lawn care maintenance
• WBHL in addition to street trees to require home owners on lots ≤ 40’ wide to plant one (1) shade tree in front yard. For lots ≥ 50’ wide two (2) shade trees must be planted.