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

Permeable Pavers in Driveways

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.