What’s Being Built
A Sustainability Showcase
In May 2010, Evergreen Brick Works will open its doors as Canada’s first large-scale, environmental community centre featuring:
- a native plant nursery and garden centre
- youth “green job” employment training programs
- children’s school programs and summer camps
- a one of a kind children’s nature play area
- hands-on geology and heritage exhibits
- interactive green design exhibits and interpretive programs
- food gardens, farmers’ markets, and a year-round Marché featuring local and small-scale producers
Our model facility will demonstrate cutting-edge green design features that both inspire and equip visitors to make changes in their own homes and businesses. We are working toward the highest goals:
Carbon Neutral for Heating and Cooling
- high-efficiency buildings
- operable windows, solar chimneys and waste-heat harvesting
- a solar cogeneration system for power, heating and cooling
Net-Water Neutral
- reducing stormwater runoff
- 15 cisterns collecting more than 4 million litres of water from our roofs each year
- rainwater captured to irrigate gardens, service washrooms and supply the cooling tower
- wildlife-friendly stormwater management
Zero Waste to Landfill
- on-site composting
- 100% diversion of recyclable materials
- 95% diversion of site-development debris from landfill
- developing closed-loop supply chains
Sustainable Transportation
- a dedicated shuttle bus and TTC service to the site
- on-site car sharing, carpooling, plug-in stations for hybrids
- ample bicycle parking, on-site bike clinics and repairs
- better trail connections and signage for pedestrians and cyclists
The Project
The next phase in the evolution of the Brick Works »
About Evergreen
Learn more about Evergreen and its programs. »
Partners
Who’s involved in the project? »
Why Evergreen Brick Works?
Find out how this initiative fits with Evergreen’s mission. »
