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…
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Summer 2019 Newsletter
Designing for Sustainability You’d never know by looking at the first stormwater pond in Blatchford that under the surface lies a system that dramatically changes how this community will get its energy. Under this pond, lies a geoexchange field with 570 boreholes that will harness the energy below the earth’s surface. In order to understand why…
Winter 2018 Newsletter
Buying in Blatchford With walkways outside your front door, a linear park, easy access to downtown and architecturally-crafted green homes, we know there is excitement building to be a part of this kind of urban lifestyle in Edmonton. We are currently in the process of selling the first twelve parcels of land in the community…
Blatchford Fall 2018 Newsletter
Buying in Blatchford The chance for Edmontonians to call Blatchford home is getting closer every day! The Blatchford Redevelopment Office is currently in the process of selling the first six parcels of land in the community to home builders that share the vision for high-quality, architecturally-designed, energy-efficient buildings. These first six parcels currently being sold…
Blatchford Summer 2018 Newsletter
Blatchford’s builder selection process reached another milestone this summer, as the next stage of the builder selection process started on July 9, 2018. Over the next two months, participating builders will work on proposals that outline their commitment to sustainable and innovative design, and describe how their planned projects will contribute to an exceptional quality of…
Blatchford Spring 2018 Newsletter
Last year was another productive year of construction at Blatchford and we are gearing up for a busy 2018! The construction work in 2017 was focused on getting the site ready for homebuilders in the first phase of development on the west side of the community. Work included connecting Blatchford to existing utilities outside the site…