<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Green Point Project Archives - Stewardship Centre for BC</title> <atom:link href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/tag/green-point-project/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/tag/green-point-project/</link> <description>Facilitators of informed stewardship decisions</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:47:10 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <item> <title>The Green Point Project, Cowichan Bay</title> <link>https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/the-green-point-project/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[SCBCCommunications]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 01:08:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[GS Case Studies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GSH Case Studies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Case Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CaseStudy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cowichan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cowichan Bay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green Point Project]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green Shores for Homes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GreenPointProject]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GreenShores]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GSH]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/?p=9042</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Green Shores for Homes Case Study in Cowichan Bay, BC.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/the-green-point-project/">The Green Point Project, Cowichan Bay</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca">Stewardship Centre for BC</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="9042" class="elementor elementor-9042" data-elementor-post-type="post"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43cb24d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="43cb24d" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f65c271" data-id="f65c271" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-67633ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="67633ba" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h1>Green Shores | Case Studies</h1> <h2><strong>The Green Point Project</strong>, Cowichan Bay, BC</h2> <p class="has-text-align-left"><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/21aa.png" alt="↪" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> <a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/green-shores-home/gs-programs/gssd/">Green Shores for Homes</a> project</p> </div> </div> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c882b2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="c882b2b" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-693db98" data-id="693db98" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-34a2fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="34a2fc2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="480" height="360" src="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_Before.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-9043" alt="" srcset="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_Before.jpg 480w, https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_Before-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-13fab46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="13fab46" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Before</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4df913d" data-id="4df913d" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-847a91c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="847a91c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <img decoding="async" width="591" height="443" src="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_After2021.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-10724" alt="" srcset="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_After2021.jpg 591w, https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_After2021-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px" /> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-62ae76d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="62ae76d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>After</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cc5e7ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="6cc5e7ec" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cbaf932" data-id="5cbaf932" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-65a7856f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="65a7856f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p></p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal;">Project Overview</span></h1> <p></p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-table"> <table class="has-fixed-layout"> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Location:</strong> Cowichan Bay, BC</td> <td><strong>Project area: </strong>2.5 ha</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Year completed:</strong> 2020</td> <td><strong>Awards:</strong> Triple certification: <br />Green Shores for Homes Orca Certification; Living Building Challenge Petal Certification (Place, Beauty, Water by the <a href="https://living-future.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Living Futures Institute</a>; and Passive House Certification (pending) from the Passive House Institute</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Shoreline length:</strong> 335 m</td> <td><strong>Shore type:</strong> Mixed bedrock and sediment</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Green Shores rating achieved:</strong> ORCA (Level 2)</td> <td><strong>Total points:</strong> 43</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </figure> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Site Description</h2> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_Site-Photos.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="899" height="668" class="wp-image-9045" src="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_Site-Photos.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_Site-Photos.jpg 899w, https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_Site-Photos-300x223.jpg 300w, https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_Site-Photos-768x571.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px" /></a></figure> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Green Shores for Homes project area is the ‘whole site’. The property is located adjacent to the Cowichan River estuary with its important habitat for migratory birds, spawning salmon and small amphibians. Shoreline is relatively sheltered from prevailing SE winds and is a combination of bedrock and small cobble. Upland area is a sensitive Garry Oak ecosystem within the Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification zone. Extensive Indigenous use of this site has been noted through onsite archaeological surveys.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <h2>Design Shematic</h2> <p></p> <p></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="900" height="607" class="wp-image-9046" src="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_Schematic.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_Schematic.jpg 900w, https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_Schematic-300x202.jpg 300w, https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GSH_CaseST_GreenPointPrjct_Schematic-768x518.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></figure> <p></p> <p></p> <h2> </h2> <h2>Project Team and Affiliated Organizations</h2> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <p>The Green Point Project Team was very multi-disciplinary with the following participants: Architects, Archaeologist, Biologist, Landscape Architect, Contractors and Engineers. Extensive consultation with local Indigenous peoples was also an important part of the project.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>The team also collaborated with the Cowichan Estuary Restoration Conservation Association (CERCA), and numerous national and international organizations/educational institutions such as UBC, BCIT, VIU, and Cornell University.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <div> <p></p> <p></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"> </h2> <h2>Project Objectives</h2> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <ol class="wp-block-list" type="1"> <li>Restore and maintain the foreshore function and ecology.</li> <li>Restore and re-wild the upland areas to protect the sensitive CDF ecosystem and the estuarine foreshore environment.</li> </ol> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Work Plan</h2> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Site assessments including evaluation of archaeological resources, local planning and development approvals; improvement of the septic system.</li> <li>Removal of the former principal residence according to requirements for the Living Building Challenge: reuse or recycle as much of the demolished building as possible, reduce the footprint of the new residence, and utilize natural materials that allow for zero energy input requirement (Passive Home). </li> <li>Restoration of the septic site area with native grasses, rewilding of vegetated areas around the home, installation of bird boxes and rainwater collection.</li> <li>Removal of invasive vegetation and re-wilding throughout the site is ongoing.</li> </ul> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Description of how the project meets Green Shores principles</h1> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">> Maintained/ Enhanced Habitat Function and Diversity</h2> <p></p> <p></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Shoreline habitat function maintained through retention of large woody debris.</li> <li>Riparian stability is maintained; conversion from invasives to native plants is in progress. Significant care must be taken to avoid excessive soil disturbance in riparian area due to presence of archaeological resources.</li> <li>Large overhanging trees were kept intact and provide input to the food chain of the shoreline.</li> <li>Deleterious materials such as washed up plastics, old rowboats and a satellite dish on the shoreline</li> </ul> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">> Preserved/Restored Shoreline Physical Processes</h2> <p></p> <p></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Large woody debris retained on the shoreline continues to protect the upper interface of the riparian; particularly during high tide levels. No active erosion is evident.</li> <li>Access to the beach is minimized with a small natural trail that was in place and has not been enlarged.</li> </ul> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">> Ecological Services Provided</h2> <p></p> <p></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Re-wilding process continues to protect the ecological characteristics of this rare CDF site which includes Garry Oak, camas, natural grasses and a very old Yew tree. </li> <li>Reduced impervious area through removal of paved driveway between the principal residence and the shoreline, will enhance infiltration of precipitation downward into groundwater.</li> <li>Newly installed septic system is <em>state of the art</em>, and ensures that no contaminants reach the shoreline.</li> </ul> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">> Shoreline Collaboration and Public Education</h2> <p></p> <p></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>The Green Point Project was an exemplary example of public information and education with numerous forms of outreach using Instagram, a project website, and onsite meetings and demonstration days for many agencies and groups including the Cowichan Bay Estuary Restoration Association (CERCA), educational institutions such as VIU, BCIT, UBC, Cornell and University of Washington, and other environmental certification organizations such as Passive House and Living Building Challenge.</li> </ul> <p></p> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-spacer" style="height: 20px;" aria-hidden="true"> </div> <p></p> <p></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">> Additional Notes</h2> <p></p> <p></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>This Green Shores for Homes project was for the full site and protection of the upland through numerous measures included: minimal site disturbance, an extensive landscape management plan, presence of cavity nesting bird boxes, and retention of sensitive ecosystem vegetation.</li> </ul> <h3 class="has-text-align-center"> </h3> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d676cc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="d676cc1" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3862ea" data-id="b3862ea" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7f562a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="7f562a3" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h2>Photo 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