Parkway House
One of the most sustainable new developments in Canada.
Parkway House provides high-quality, low-carbon urban densification in the right place, with excellent transit links and superb outdoor natural amenities. The ambitions in its action plan are comprehensive, with robust KPIs across all 10 principles.
As part of the One Planet Living Fund portfolio, Windmill Development Group aims to make One Planet Living a standard and consistent way of delivering sustainable communities.
A 2.5-acre site in the Lincoln Heights neighbourhood of Ottawa.
Parkway House is located on the southern bank of the Ottawa River, some 10km west of downtown. The site is currently occupied by Parkway House Ottawa and District, a non-profit care facility providing long-term housing to adults with severe physical disabilities.
Windmill Development Group will redevelop and densify the site, providing 3 new residential towers, 7, 16 and 28 storeys, one of which will include a new home for Parkway House care facility. The project will deliver 555 homes, a mixture of studios, one, two and three-bedroom apartments.
Urban Equation, sustainability advisors on the project, will turn its focus from strategy to implementation, helping Windmill meet the commitments made in its One Planet Living action plan.
About Windmill Developments
Founded in 2003, Windmill is a visionary real estate company focused on creating happy, healthy communities within the resources of our planet. With a commitment to pursuing One Planet Living endorsement across its projects and an internal ‘impact standard’ to guide its work, Windmill continues to lead the way in sustainable development throughout Canada. It is the first business to achieve recognition as a One Planet Living Global Leader.
Windmill created Canada’s first One Planet Living masterplan at Zibi in Ottawa, and in 2021, it established the $100m One Planet Living Real Estate Fund, in partnership with Epic Investments. The Fund currently has 10 active projects across the Greater Toronto Area and downtown Ottawa, of which Parkway House is one.
The project team acknowledges the peoples and land of the Algonquin Anishinabe Nation. The project team honours all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.
"Sustainability is a journey that doesn’t end when the doors to a new building open. As we get deeper into the decade that will define the legacy we leave future generations, it’s now more important than ever that we find ways to collaborate and walk this journey together."
Urban Equation
Highlights from the action plan:
Zero carbon energy
Parkway House is designed to achieve LEED Platinum and is aligned with the Ottawa High Performance Design Standard Tier 2. It will be net-zero carbon with no combustion on site, excellent building fabric, geothermal energy supply and excellent water efficiency measures.
Culture and community
A Parkway House Community Benefits Plan is currently being developed. It includes a flexible hiring system to benefit equity seeking groups and social purpose enterprises. It will also include apprenticeship opportunities for equity-seeking groups. The project is targeting 20% of construction jobs being filled from equity-seeking groups.
Land and nature
Despite the high density, Parkway House will provide 25% nature friendly landscaping space, with best practice in native planting, bird-safe design, and non-toxic pest control.
Health and happiness
This redevelopment project helps to secure the long-term financial viability of the Parkway House non-profit care facility. It will provide new, modern accommodation and facilities for its residents.
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