Urban Design – ElementsLab

Urban Greening & Urban Densification: A Dashboard

by rkellettUrban Design March 20, 2023April 4, 2023Comments are Disabled

Urban Greening vs. Urban Densification: A Dashboard This interactive data visualization platform reports on future urban forest scenarios for effects on shading, cooling, and livability of neighbourhoods. The project investigates where and how much trees can contribute to urban greening, tree shading, building energy, and livability. Project Profile SponsorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) elementslab …

Future Scenarios for Municipal Climate Action: A Dashboard

by rkellettUrban Design July 28, 2022October 6, 2022Comments are Disabled

Future Scenarios for Municipal Climate Action: A Dashboard This interactive data visualization platform reports on modelling of future what-if scenarios in three cities for changes to urban form and building energy. Scenarios address both climate action and urban livability to inform long range urban planning. Project Profile SponsorMitacs AccelerateEsri CanadaPacific Institute for Climate Solutions elementslab …

A Typological Approach to Future Urban Form Scenarios

by rkellettUrban Design June 6, 2022September 7, 2022Comments are Disabled

Typological Approach to Future Urban Form Scenarios This project pilots an iterative, rules-based typological approach to urban form simulation and measurement to rehearse contemplated long range urban planning policy options. Project Profile SponsorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Engage elementslab TeamRonald KellettCynthia GirlingAgatha CzekajloSandra PugaAssistance in visualization creation: Samantha Miller with previous contributions from:Ruby …

Community Solutions: Victoria

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022July 5, 2022Comments are Disabled

Community Solutions: Victoria elementslab developed and measured three ‘what-if’ urban form experiments for an area of Victoria, BC from 2020 to 2040 to test alternative energy and emissions reducing policy, code and behavioural interventions. Project Profile SponsorPacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) elementslab Team Ronald KellettCynthia GirlingCamila CuriYilang Karen KangJuchan KimYuhao Bean LuNicholas MartinoAlex Scott Collaborating ResearchersMark …

Community Solutions: Prince George

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022July 5, 2022Comments are Disabled

Community Solutions: Prince George elementslab developed and measured three‘what-if’ urban form experiments for an area of Prince George, BC from 2020 to 2050 to test alternative energy and emissions reducing policy, code and behavioural interventions. Project Profile SponsorPacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) elementslab Team: Ronald KellettCynthia GirlingCamila CuriYilang Karen KangJuchan KimYuhao Bean LuNicholas MartinoAlex …

Urban Greening & Urban Densification

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022April 4, 2023Comments are Disabled

Urban Greening & Urban Densification A cross-disciplinary team develops and measures future ‘what-if’ scenarios for the urban forest in a densifying neighbourhood regarding urban greening, GHG emissions and livability. Project Profile SponsorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) elementslab TeamCynthia Girling (PI)Agatha CzekajloJeri SzetoNoora HijraSamantha MillerRonald KelletIlona Le Carre (Visiting International Research Student) and formerlyEmma GosselinTaelynn …

Neighbourhood Types as Planning Tool

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022July 11, 2022Comments are Disabled

Neighbourhood Types as Planning Tool Partnering with the City of Vancouver, elementslab developed and tested a machine-learning approach to future neighbourhood planning by identifying & measuring existing and future neighbourhood types. Project Profile SponsorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) elementslab TeamRonald KellettCynthia GirlingRuby BernardYuhao Bean LuNicholas Martino City of Vancouver CollaboratorsChristopher ErdmanKari DowCommunity Planning Division …

elementsdb:An Urban Design Catalogue

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022July 5, 2022Comments are Disabled

elementsdb: An Urban Design Catalogue elementsdb is a web-based catalogue of urban design examples, images, models and data developed to facilitate and inform urban planning and design teaching, applied research and practice. Project Profile SponsorCanada Foundation for InnovationBritish Columbia Knowledge Development FundLandscape Architecture Canada FoundationThe City of VancouverPacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS)UBC Teaching and …

Linking Indicators of Liveability with GHG Reductions

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022July 5, 2022One Comment

Linking Indicators of Liveability with GHG Reductions elementslab developed and tested a methodology for linking indicators of liveability with strategies for neighborhood scale GHG reductions to inform future local government land use planning policy. Project Profile SponsorSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) PartnerBC Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing elementslab TeamRonald KellettCynthia GirlingCamila CuriYilang Karen …

Community Energy and Emissions Solutions

by rkellettUrban Design May 3, 2022July 5, 2022Comments are Disabled

Community Energy and Emissions Solutions elementslab researchers iterate and measure series of ‘what-if’ urban form experiments from 2020 to 2050 that test alternative energy and emissions reducing policy, code and behavioural interventions. Project Profile SponsorPacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) elementslab TeamRonald KellettCynthia GirlingCamila CuriYilang Karen KangJuchan KimYuhao Bean LuAlex Scott and previouslyJon SalterChristina BolloBrendan …