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Reintegrate nature into Britannias urban lan

scape, in order to deepen connection to plac

to each other

Promote Britannia as an exemplarary educat

space or people o all ages

Showcase ecological design and urban ecolo

living

Vision

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Establish Britannia as1. a centre or

ecological learning and living

Integrate multiple elements o2. ood

systems into Britannia, rom educationa

opportunities to production, processing

and market spaces

Utilize rainwater harvesting, cisterns, and3.

stormwater management techniques

to collect, store, and treat water on site

Supplement energy4. requirements with

solar photovoltaics and energy rom waImprove5. pedestrian circulation and prov

nodes or socializing

Foster support or each ecological unct6.

by providing multiple elements (redund

Assure provided elements perorm mult7.

unctions (stacking)

Goals

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New Inormation Centre1.

Natural Playground2.

Garden and Agricultural Spa3.

Community Food Centre4.

High School Addition5.

Solar Aquatic Centre6.Natural Pool7.

Eco Housing8.

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Landscaping

Rootop Bird Habitat

Pollinator Garden

Natural Playground

Natural Swimming Pool

Ethnobotanical Garden

Naturalized Spaces

Rootop Bird Habitat1.

Pollinator Garden2.

Natural Playground3.

Natural Swimming4.

Pool

Ethnobotanical5.

Garden

Legend

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Elementary School Vegetable Patch

Bake Oven

Herb and Showcase Garden

Orchard

Community Gardens

Chicken Coop

Edible Landscaping

Community Food Centre

Espalier Orchard

Window Farm

FarmersMarket Space

High School Agricultural Space

Window Farm1.

Elementary School Vegetable Patch2.

Farmers Market Space3.

Community Gardens4.

Community Food Centre5.Herb and Showcase Garden6.

Bake Oven7.

High School Agricultural Space8.

Edible Landscaping9.

Chicken Coop10.

Espalier Orchard11.

Orchard12.

Food Systems

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Rain Water Collection

Cisterns

Permeable Articial Tur

Permeable Pathway

Solar Aquatics

Rain Garden

Legend

Water Systems

Rootop Rainwater Harvesting - 8.03 million 1.

Rain Gardens & Bioswales2.

Cisterns - 4 month rainall3.

Solar Aquatics - Up to 600 people4.

All-weather tur - 4 micro soccer elds5.

Spaced Grass Paving6.

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Solar Hot Water

Composting

Biodiesel

Legend

Energy & Waste Systems

Solar Photovoltaics - 1.14 MW (105 househol1.

Solar Hot Water2.

Composting3.

Biodiesel - 200 L capacity4.

Solar PV

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Pedestrian Pathway

Bike Pathway

Node

Legend

Circulation

Britannia Commons1.

City View Corner2.

Britannia Knoll3.

Butterfy Park4.

Market Square5.

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Build a new showcase Inormation Cen1.

Transorm surace parking into multi-us2.

space

Capture and store rainwater3.

Improve aades, entrances, landscapin4.

paving

Begin high school agricultural space on5.north side o library

Capture solar energy6.

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Establish a Green Ribbon through Brita1.

Create Year-Round Sports Fields2.

Create ood education inrastructure in3.

Britannia

Create a waste management system in4.

BritanniaBuild additional high school space, incl5.

art alley

Heat exchange between pool and rink6.

Resurace rest o Napier with semi to7.

permeable suraces

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Build Eco Housing on remainde1.

parking lot

Natural Pool2.