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Windmill Development Group ("Windmill") is a visionary company dedicated to transforming traditional development practices by using a triple bottom line approach to our projects. This ensures that strong ecological, social and financial returns are achieved in all of our projects. Everything that we do is conceived, designed and constructed to protect and enhance the local community and its ecosystems. This is done by incorporating innovations in land use, water, air, energy, design, waste management and smart building technologies.

Changing the Paradigm
We believe that developers have a responsibility to be positive agents of change, and are committed to changing the current development paradigm. We are doing this is a variety of ways. We strive to be the driving force behind the creation of a landmark portfolio of "green" real estate that demonstrates competitive advantage over the traditional real estate model for the long-term. This provides people with positive and achievable examples of how development can, and should, be happening.

Building the Movement
We also are deeply committed to building the green development movement. Windmill team members spend a great deal of time hosting training seminars and workshops, being active on various boards and committee's, and actively contributing to their local communities. Windmill aims to have all of our projects be positive reflections of the needs, ethic, and nature of the communities in which they are located. We are leaving a green legacy for future generations.

   Buildings have a tremendous impact on our lives and the environment. The average North American citizen spends 80 to 90% of their lives in buildings. Buildings use 1/3rd of our total energy, 2/3rd of our electricity, and are responsible for 16% of our freshwater withdrawals. They produce 30% of greenhouse gas emissions and generate 136 million tons of construction and demolition waste in the U.S. each year (EBN News May 2001). An estimated 3 billion tons of raw materials are used annually to construct buildings worldwide (Natural Capitalism, Hawkin and Lovins).