The Globe and Mail

Two condo complexes that officials say broke "every rule in the book" of city building and planning are being touted as the new, green face of Vancouver's eco-density project. The buildings were part of a citywide media tour yesterday, as senior Vancouver planners introduced the city's eco-density program at ground level. City officials were lauded for allowing builders to violate standard rules in favour of unconventional use of land for more energy-efficient and less wasteful buildings. In an eco-dense city, planners say, citizens will live closer together on less land, drive fewer cars, consume fewer resources and produce less waste. One example of eco-density is on West 10th Avenue, where the modern four-storey complex called ROAR_one rises over the busy shopping area much like any traditional block of condos.