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Development Rating, Pilots
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A voluntary certification procedure for coastal landowners and managers
Downloadable PDF: NEW - Coastal Development Rating System Pilot Released
Blank Green Shores Rating Template
Green Shores Poster (PDF)
Pilot Tests of Rating System
Dick Murphy Park, Green Shores Rating Pilot, Campbell River (Pat Harrison)
For details about the above project see Dick Murphy Park on Tyee Spit, Campbell River, B.C. Phase 1 Beach Restoration, 2004
South East False Creek Olympic Village
Essencia Rating Pilot, Colwood
NanooseFirst Nations, Shore Restoration and Protection Project (Chatwin Engineering)
The Green Shores voluntary certification procedure for coastal developers, contractors and landowners is designed to encourage sustainable use of coastal ecosystems through planning and design that recognizes the ecological features and functions of coastal systems. The certification system is based on the Green Shores principles and the Green Building rating model. This tool is intended for use by designers, builders and owners to guide Green Shores design and assess design performance.
GREEN SHORES certification provides an incentive for coastal landowners or land managers to minimize impacts of planned developments or restore coastal ecosystem function near existing developments.
We are have created an independent rating tool for shore developments and proposed conservation or restoration activities. Properties that exceed minimum criteria are designated as "GREEN SHORES CERTIFIED". We are currently recruiting pilot projects to test the certification process, introduce the rating credits to the professional and development community and further refine it through discussion.
How to Achieve Green Shores Credits
November 26, 2008 Workshop
Brian Emmett: Green Shores Workshop Introduction
John Readshaw: Siting Credits 1, 2
John Harper: Coastal Process Credits 3, 8
Jim Brennan, J.A. Brennan Associates, Shore Habitat Credits 1,2,6
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