Green Options » Simon Fraser University http://greenoptions.com/tag/simon-fraser-university Posts tagged 'Simon Fraser University' Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:39:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Learning from UniverCity http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/03/04/learning-from-univercity/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/03/04/learning-from-univercity/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:39:10 +0000 Kristin Dispenza http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/03/04/learning-from-univercity/ univercity-unsharp.jpg‘UniverCity‘ might sound like an imaginary place, a conceptual model confined to the framework of academia. It is, however, the name of a very real community located in Burnaby, British Columbia. UniverCity came into being through a 1995 agreement between Simon Fraser University and the Province of British Columbia, in which forested land owned by the university was exchanged for the right to build new housing near the University campus. The 820 acres transferred from the University to the City of Burnaby became part of the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area.

UniverCity recently received the 2008 National Planning Excellence Award for Innovation in Green Community Planning from the American Planning Association (APA). Utilizing mixed-use planning principles, the finished project will consist of several neighborhoods, each with its own town square, as well as its own school, community and childcare center, and parks. Once completed, UniverCity is expected to house 10,000 people on 200 acres.

Read more of this story »

]]> http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/03/04/learning-from-univercity/feed/