To help achieve Blatchford’s goal to be a carbon-neutral community that uses renewable energy, a District Energy Sharing System will provide environmentally-friendly heating, cooling and hot water to homes and buildings. But how are we making this happen? By tapping into a renewable energy source that is all around us – or below us, to…
Category: Environment
Fall 2019 Newsletter
Homes for Sale The community just keeps growing! Mutti Homes has announced they will be building more new townhomes in Blatchford. Their next development, Modern Farmhouse9, features 2 or 3 bedroom layouts, contemporary design and customizable floor plans. Encore Master Builder, Ocheller by RedBrick and Carbon Busters also have select townhomes remaining, so contact our builders today to find…
Blatchford’s Energy Centre One – Designing a building for sustainability.
With residential construction underway, Blatchford is on its way to becoming the home of Edmonton’s first sustainable community. A big part of the neighbourhood being green is the use of an environmentally-friendly District Energy Sharing System, which is a highly-efficient centralized system that provides the energy for heating, cooling (air conditioning) and hot water to…
Blatchford’s building partner sourced sustainable solutions
Blatchford is aiming to be a community that uses 100% renewable energy, is carbon neutral, and that makes easy for residents to live green. The completion of the first geoexchange field and Energy Centre as part of the community District Energy Sharing System (DESS), which provides environmentally-friendly heating, cooling and hot water to buildings in…
Blatchford builds one of Canada’s largest geoexchange fields.
Blatchford’s exciting vision is to be a carbon neutral neighbourhood that is powered entirely by renewable energy. So, how do we get there and where do we start? Building a truly sustainable development like Blatchford means taking an ambitious, creative and innovative approach to energy use in the community. An important step in the journey…
Building A Sustainable Community
Building one of the world’s largest sustainable communities doesn’t happen without a clear vision and commitment. Blatchford is being built from the ground up as a model for a green, renewable, carbon neutral community. Blatchford’s Energy Strategy focuses on energy conservation, energy efficiency – driven by a centralized District Energy Sharing System (DESS), and the…