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The Dogwoods

Squamish's first Zero-Emissions mixed use building

Location

Downtown Squamish

Home Type

Apartments | Multi-Use

Architect / Designer

Taizo Yamamoto

Status

In Permitting

Homes designed with the future in mind

The Dogwoods will be Zero-Emissions.

To do this, we build a highly energy efficient structure with extra insulation and high quality windows and doors. We then use all electric appliances and mechanical systems to avoid the use of gas. Through roof-top solar panels, the building will produce its own power generating enough to power the building on 100% renewable energy.

Beyond being a Zero-Emissions building, we area aiming to achieve three major goals: bring nature into the urban environment, create space for local entrepreneurs, and enhance the public realm.

The Dogwoods

Regenerative
Features

Choosing to live here is making an intentional choice for the better. ReGen Homes builds regenerative communities, that are part of a greater solution to living in closer harmony with nature in the urban environment. To this end, we’ve incorporated the following features to make these homes regenerative.

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Zero-Emissions

regen homes icons Rooftop Solar Panels

Rooftop Solar Panels

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All Electric Heating & Cooling

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Living Facade

regen homes icons Rainwater Collection Re use

Rainwater Collection & Re-use

regen homes icons EV Charger for Each Parking Stall

EV Charger for Each Parking Stall

regen homes icons Extra Thick Walls & Windows

Extra-Thick Walls & Windows

regen homes icons Fly Ash Concrete

Fly-Ash Concrete (25% lower carbon emissions)

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Easy-access bike parking

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Durable Building Materials

Architecture

To bring nature into the urban environment, the building will be wrapped in a living facade.

The balconies will overflow with vines and shrubs, and the terrace will be planted with Dogwood trees that lose their leaves in the winter letting sunlight through, passively heating the building.

Plants not only filter air and reduce urban heat gain, but also have beneficial effects on the people around them. Numerous studies have shown how urban trees and parks contribute significantly to inhabitants’ happiness and health.

Neighbourhood

A low impact lifestyle by design.

This mixed-use building provides the opportunity for hyper-local employment to the residences above. Living Downtown gives residents access to everything needed within a 15-minute walk, bike, or transit. This is the concept behind the term “15-minute city” where residential infrastructure is built in such a way that all residents are able to meet most of their needs within a short walk, bike or transit ride from their homes, thus alleviating the need to drive for common daily activities. The bike lockers were also strategically located into the building to make it easy to access, further encouraging bike use.

Local Amenities

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