Water-ConservingDesign
Water-ConservingDesign
Water-Conserving
Design
We give water careful attention in the development of our 7-Gen Communities.
Some choices are obvious and simple: water-saving showers, low-flow toilets, water-efficient laundry units. Some low-tech innovations can also help conserve water usage. For example, aerating the stream from a shower creates fuller jets while using only a fraction of the water. We model options for everyday water usage to optimize efficiency.
As with other principles, we have a palette of options. The typical urban habit of hard-landscaping watercourses tends to accelerate runoff from rainfall events. Where it fits — restoration of watercourses, allowing for more infiltration and less rapid runoff has benefits for wildlife and greater potential for enjoyable parklike spaces for walking, cycling, and enjoying nature.
See the principle of Water-Conserving Design in action through our EVE Park and West 5 development projects.
We will continue to leverage the latest science and technology to expand our conservation options.
Principles for Sustainable Communities
Distributed energy systems powered by renewable energy sources can supply communities and feed energy back to a centralized grid to meet peak needs.
The use and efficiency of one of our most precious resources, water, is given careful attention in our 7-Gen Communities.
Our innovative approach to reducing embodied carbon is a key aspect of building sustainable communities.
Designing sustainable transportation options to reduce the carbon footprint of communities.
Innovations such as carousel parking within sustainable communities allows for the use of park-like green spaces where parking lots once dominated.
Building sustainable communities using renewable energy sources and green building methods for low operational carbon impacts.
We aim to restore disturbed land, creating new urban assets with minimal disruption of foodland and natural habitats.
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