SUSTAINABLE URBAN LANDSCAPES
The Brentwood Design Charrette
ECOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE  
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A comparison of alternative and conventional infrastructure costs on a 6.6 acre site in Surrey,BC. 
Infrastructure Cost Conventional Alternative
boulevarde landscaping 
storm sewer 
water mains 
water tie-in connections 
lot grading/swales 
boulevarde tree planting
$30,000 
$205,820 
$113,705 
$18,177 
$24,450 
$20,000 
$48,987 
N/A 
$191,627 
$58,521 
$24,420 
$35,598 
Total Infrastructure Costs 
entire site
$964,354 
$1,093,340 
Total Per Dwelling Unit Cost
$23,520 
  $4,408