Five ways we’re reducing Mulock Park’s environmental footprint

“Root it in diverse histories and look forward” is a community priority for the park. We are creating a park that will honour the past AND serve Newmarket and the surrounding area for generations to come which is why we’ve considered environmental impact at every stage of design.

Here are five ways we’re reducing the ecological footprint of the park:

  1. Geothermal heating and cooling at the Mulock House, Greenhouse Conservatory, and Artist Studio using a geothermal wellfield. This is estimated to save 500+ tonnes of CO2 by 2050.

  1. A solar shade on the Mulock Drive parking lot will provide 50 kilowatt generating capacity – equivalent to all the lighting and domestic plugs in the Mulock House and buildings.

  1. Replacing windows, doors and improving the insulation of the historic Mulock House, cutting energy use by more than half! Saving 600+ tonnes of CO2 by 2050.

  1. Using permeable pavement and rain gardens to replenish groundwater. This means rain will go back into the earth instead of being lost in storm drains. more than 6000 square feet (565 square metres) rain gardens are provided, fully 1% of site area.

  1. Encouraging active transportation with over 2 kilometres of new multi-use trails and connections to the Mulock Drive Multi-Use Path, Yonge Street bike lanes, Ray Twinney Recreation Complex, York Region Transit, and Viva routes.

Plus when the park opens, we will be teaching about ecological cycles of growth and decay through the Natural Discovery Playscape which will be a unique, non-traditional play feature using wood salvaged from the site.

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