Greenshores

VANCOUVER After several years of development and testing, the Green Shores program will be releasing a coastal development rating and certification system in 2010. The rating system is modelled after the highly successful Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDtm) Green Building rating system and encourages conservation and restoration of coastal landscapes.
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There is ongoing demand for examples of Green Shore design ideas - alternatives to hardened methods of shore protection - for a range of shore types and physical settings. To illustrate real life examples, Green Shores is providing an opportunity for design professionals to showcase shoreline projects that incorporate some or all of the Green Shore principles on the Green Shores website. Projects need not be eligible for Green Shores certification, but do need to demonstrate environmentally-sensitive design options. All proposals are subject to review and approval by the Green Shores Technical Working Group, prior to posting on the Green Shores website. Submitted projects may be requested for presentation at upcoming practitioner workshops. Workshop presentations will be posted here as well.
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The brand new Green Shores issue sheet on Climate Change, rising sea levels and the implications for coastal living is now posted on the Green Shores website.
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The Green Shores phrase and logo are now trademarked and the only Green Shores project is a certified one. Practitioners are welcome to spread the word about Green Shores and say that they are trying to use Green Shores approaches and adhere to the Green Shores principles. However the test of whether the attemp was successful will be up to the Green Shores Certification review panel. Hopefully the rating and certifcation program will be operational in 2010.
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada Pacific Region Habitat revises webpages Working Near Water, Tue May 11, 2010 Pacific Region's new Pacific Region Habitat webpages Working Near Water in BC and Yukon http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/habitat/index-eng.htm is now live and ready for use.
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John Harper of the Green Shores Technical Team was facilitating a volunteer team pilot testing the Green Shores Coastal Development Rating System when he discovered this rare herring spawn, the first in a very long time at this location. The spawn was a result of improved habitat and water quality in the area.
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First Coastal Development Rating System Pilot Project Assessment Complete (Dick Murphy Park soft shore protection and riparian restoration project by Pat Harrison)
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One important tool for change is our rating system, a market incentive program similar to LEED. This tool is intended for use by designers, builders and owners to guide GREEN SHORES design and assess design performance. After years of development and peer review the coastal development ratings document is out and we are looking for six pilot projects to test the credits on. Check out the ratings document at www.greenshores.ca under the Certification button on the home page.
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