Cape Charles Sustainable Technologies Park, Virginia

In Cape Charles, Virginia, high unemployment and a faltering economy spurred local government officials and citizens to come together to create an eco-industrial development plan. The purpose of the plan was to reenergize the area's economy and preserve its rich natural and cultural assets. The result is the Port of Cape Charles Sustainable Technologies Industrial Park, an eco-industrial park fully leased in its first phase of building. The Park currently consists of a multi-tenant building designed with the flexibility to accommodate a range of light manufacturing firms.

The public-private management partnership provides a set of codes, covenants, and restrictions to encourage and reward both environmentally sound practices and involvement with the local communities. The Park, located between a golf course, downtown, and a Chesapeake Bay Natural Area Preserve, boasts a green building designed with help from the Rocky Mountain Institute for maximum resource efficiency, pollution prevention, and cost effectiveness. The building includes green design features, such as solar panels, maximum energy efficiency and skylights for natural daylighting of workspaces. The Park also houses a shared tenant and community space, and preserves 25 out of 50 acres for wetlands and wildlife.

For more information, please contact:

Greg Manter
Eastern Shore of Virginia Economic
Development Commission
Phone: (888) 200-1778
E-mail: manter@easternshore.org
Web: www.sustainablepark.com