A STRATEGY FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT RESIDENTIAL LAND USE: CITY OF LETHBRIDGE CASE STUDY

The City of Lethbridge, Alberta, commissioned in 1982 a team of consultants to prepare a strategy for Energy Efficient Residential Land Use for the community. The consultants developed guidelines for both city subdivision planning and for construction of low energy housing. Neighbourhood and subdivision design and planning guidelines addressed site planning, transportation, public transit, street patterns and subdivision servicing requirements. Guidelines for energy efficient residential construction practices were developed by computer modelling and cost evaluation of several conservation construction practices. Benefit-cost analysis of various energy conservation strategies was conducted in order to arrive at the best conservation parameters for the Lethbridge area climate.