An Urban Developer Goes for the Green

Peak Moment 36: Inspired by the book Natural Capital, developer Joe Van Belleghem transforms a toxic site into a green development that's totally backed by the city and community in Victoria, B.C. Conserves energy, water, heat, materials, and shares some with the neighbors.

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• green
• development
• victoria
• dockside
• developer
• mixed
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• water
• sewage
• treatment
• shelter
• apartment

[Normalman50]

One green developer won't solve the massive problem in Victoria. I got out of that city three years ago, as the guilt of having my waste being dumped into the marine environment made me feel guilty.

[peakmoment]

Any single project won't solve all the problems. Many projects and solutions and responses can move us in the right direction. We can hope that people will work on the ocean dumping issue there, and everywhere. The dying oceans need it.

[jogferjohn]

Victoria does NOT need more land-based sewage treatment plants, because our current, marine-based sewage treatment system, together with source controls, works very well.

Our current system benefits both our land and our marine environment, unlike a land-based system which will not make any positive difference to our marine environment but will create thousands of tons of sewage sludge and greenhouse gases.

For more information, go to arrest.ca and rstv.ca