City of Richmond Honoured for Excellence and Innovation
12 September 2005
The City of Richmond has been honoured for its role in two innovative projects that set benchmarks for excellence in community planning and energy efficiency.
The recent lighting redesign of the Steveston branch of the Richmond Public Library resulted in a 74 per cent reduction in energy use at the Library. The project was led for the City by Kay Ferguson of Quantum Lighting Incorporated, who received the first annual Lighting Redesign Award presented by BC Hydro Power Smart and the BC Section of the Illuminating Society of North America.
The savings came from the introduction of more energy efficient fluorescent fixtures and lamps and automated light controls.
The City of Richmond is BC’s first certified Power Smart municipality. Through energy efficient measures, the City has accumulated $500,000 in annual energy savings since 1997 and has committed to a further 15 per cent reduction from 2002 levels over the next four years.
Meanwhile, the London Landing project in Richmond recently received a 2004 Brownie Award for the Canadian Urban Institute. The Brownie Awards honour leadership, innovation and environmental sustainability in brownfields design across Canada. London Landing was honoured for its “imaginative reworking” of former industrial properties to create a mixed use development that complements its historical setting and provides new public amenities. In a presentation to Council, Developer Dana Westermark saluted the City of Richmond for its support in providing the land use approvals and other support necessary to bring the project to fruition.
