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Adaptation to Climate Change
Preparing Port Cities for the Consequences of Climate Change
Making resilience and carbon neutrality a priority in the design and operation of City Port installations with the use of the latest technologies in emissions reduction and CO2 capture/storage.
How can port city installations be developed to achieve greater resilience and carbon neutrality while integrating bioclimatic architectural principles?
The Vancouver Convention Centre, completed in 2009, stands as a model of sustainable design for city port installations. Designed by LMN Architects in collaboration with MCM Architects, the centre features a massive ‘living roof’ that hosts local wildlife, seawater-based heating and cooling systems, rooftop solar panels, and native plantings covering almost six acres. These features contribute to the building’s energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact, earning it double LEED Platinum certification in 2010 and 2017. This innovative approach demonstrates how port city installations can achieve greater resilience and carbon neutrality while integrating bioclimatic architectural principles.
This good practice also includes objective 10.1 (Improving and maintaining water quality in the port basins) of the AIVP’s 2030 Agenda.
The Vancouver Convention Centre, completed in 2009, is a cornerstone of the urban ecology strategy for the city’s waterfront, created to address the aim of becoming “the world’s greenest city” by 2020. It is set in 14 acres of land in the former industrial port sector, and 8 feet above the water.
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