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The OV is LEED platinum and I commented to my GF I would not want to live there until I've seen the costs associated with maintaining the various green initiatives.
The sewer powered heating system sounds awesome, until you realize it cost $30M, is located by Cambie bridge far from the OV site, and involves underground pipes for sewage and water. Can you imagine the bill if any of that fails? Does the condo have an alternative heat source if it does fail? Could I as a condo owner, with the majority of other condo owners, vote down the use of this system if it ever fails?
To me these initiatives are like awesome new gadgets. You pay a small fortune to be the first, and you get to pay a small fortune to deal with all the problems of being first.
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