Zibi, which means ‘river’ in the Algonquin Anishinaabe language, is a waterfront area located next to downtown Ottawa and its neighbouring city of Gatineau, overlooking both the Ottawa River and Chaudière Falls.
Redeveloped from industrial brownfield land once dominated by a paper mill, the 37-acre site will include commercial and retail properties, condominium developments, a hotel, waterfront parks and open spaces and a network of pedestrian and cycling paths.
Over three million square feet of development is planned on a site that covers two river islands between Ottawa and Gatineau and land in Gatineau. Developers Theia Partners and Dream Unlimited, working with Bioregional, have used the 10 principles of the One Planet Living framework to help guide sustainability and eco-friendly planning for Zibi. A sustainability action plan based on the principles was endorsed in May 2015. The first residents moved in at the end of 2018.
Land and nature
On track to remediate 100% of the land to benefit local wildlife
Travel and transport
10% of parking spaces have electric vehicle charging points - later phases are aiming for 20%
Zero carbon energy
On track to achieve its zero-carbon ambitions
One Planet Living is our vision of a world where we can live happily within the Earth’s resources, and a straightforward framework to achieve this
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An Advisory Council on Integrity was set up by the Algonquin-Anishinabe, to ensure the integrity and appropriateness of the Zibi development on issues of First Nations culture, heritage and socio-economics.
Zibi has recently announced the launch of its new district energy network. Our Comms Officer Keenia Dyer-Williams catches up with One Planet Living® Manager Ben Gill to discover what a district energy network is, and why Zibi’s is so significant
Veronik Samson is the ‘One Planet Ambassador’ at Zibi, a mixed-use One Planet Community in Ottawa, Canada. She explains how she’s engaging the community to help make sure this ambitious development achieves its sustainability vision
As construction continues at Zibi, a One Planet Community in Ottawa, we had a chat with Adam Cochrane who shares what it's been like to work on a site that's placed One Planet Living at the heart of all it does
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