UPDATE: Blatchford Named Best New Community In addition to winning Best New Community at the 2023 CHBA National Awards of Housing Excellence in February, Blatchford also won the title of Best New Community at the 2023 CHBA-Edmonton Region Awards of Excellence in Housing. The Best New Community award recognizes a development for its innovative concepts…
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Blatchford construction season is underway!
The Blatchford 2017 construction season kicked off this week, with crews mobilizing on site to begin installation of the underground utilities that will service the first residential stage. The work planned for the first part of 2017 includes installation of storm, sanitary and water servicing as well as piping for the district energy sharing system….
Blatchford exceeds recycling targets for building removals
The Blatchford development has once again exceeded the recycling target set for building removal at the site. In order to maximize the community’s sustainability goals at every stage of development, the City of Edmonton set a target to divert 80 per cent of building materials from the landfill. In the second stage of building deconstruction,…
City Council approves District Energy Sharing System for Blatchford
The Blatchford project took a significant step forward on December 8, 2016, in the plan to create one of the world’s largest sustainable communities. Edmonton City Council has approved the framework for a Renewable Energy Utility for the community as well as $19.4 million to fund the initial stages of the system. The Renewable Energy Utility is based on a District…
City releases plans for first residential phase in Blatchford
The City of Edmonton has released the detailed plan and new renderings for the first residential stage and section of park in Blatchford. The completion of the stage one plan is another significant milestone in the land development process, and takes the City of Edmonton one step closer to building one of the world’s largest…
Blatchford utility construction underway
July 8, 2016 Starting July 11, 2016, the City of Edmonton will begin the installation of select portions of the storm and sanitary service connections at Blatchford in preparation for the first stage of development. “Much about the Blatchford vision is ambitious, but perhaps the most ambitious element is the community’s energy goals. While City…