Oceanside Eco-Condos - Dockside Green Victoria, BC (VIDEO)

The eco-friendly Dockside Greens in Victoria, BC, Canada promotes New Urbanism in its beautiful green condos by the sea. The harbour-front community sprawls 15 acres and offers residential, commercial and retail space.

“A model for holistic, closed-loop design, Dockside Green will function as a total environmental system in which form, structure, materials, mechanical and electrical systems will be interrelated and interdependent - a largely self-sufficient, sustainable community where waste from one area will provide fuel for another,” the site explains. “Here you will find a dynamic environment where residents, employees, neighbouring businesses and the broader community will interact in a healthy and safe environment, reclaimed from disuse and contamination.”

The Journal of Commerce said, “When completed, Dockside Green hopes to be the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum-certified community in the world.” The MACH-stat monitoring system will track the carbon footprint of the community as well as its energy, heat and water usage.

“Monitors can also be programmed for remote locations to allow absent owners to control their heat and energy use from anywhere in the world through a computer and the Internet.”

“The developers are hoping for a reduction of 55 per cent in energy consumption (the target is 15 gigawatt hours a year), zero greenhouse gas emissions and 60 per cent less water consumption,” the Journal reported.