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: Neighbourhood Planning
Honouring #YXD’s Past in Blatchford’s Future
Blatchford is being built on design principles that will not only keep us on track to achieving our vision, but which will also help us create a unique neighbourhood in Edmonton. One of these planning principles – history – means making sure the history of the site as Canada’s first municipally-run airfield (#YXD) is embodied…
Combining sustainability and urban design
When you look at sustainable communities around the world, each community is unique. They are designed using different technologies and with distinct streets and public spaces based on their individual attributes. But what will be consistent among them are the principles of sustainable community design. These are principles that been proven by experts across the…
Blatchford: Connecting to NAIT’s future
Students in NAIT’s Alternative Energy Technology program have a clear view of Blatchford. The program’s classroom and laboratory, located in the NAIT Centre for Sustainable Energy Technology, border the site where the new community will be built. It’s a fitting location for the centre given Blatchford’s goal to use sustainable sources of energy. “NAIT has…
Blatchford: Business as Unusual
As an Edmontonian, Councillor Bev Esslinger is excited about Blatchford. As the elected representative of the area where the community will be built, she is preparing for one of the most significant changes her ward has ever seen. Involving the communities near the site of this transformative development has been an important part of Councillor…
Blatchford: Connecting to Healthier Lifestyles
Moving a little more goes a long way when it comes to staying healthy. With research showing how an inactive lifestyle is related to everything from heart disease to cancer to mental health issues, Canadians need to get active. With such a strong link between physical activity and health, is there a way we can…