1. NYSDOT GreenLITES. “Green. Leadership. In. Transportation
NYSDOT GreenLITES “Green Leadership In Transportation Environmental Sustainability”  
Modified from original by Mark Arner, PE, C&S Engr.

2. What is “GreenLITES? The NYSDOT version of “LEED”
It is a transportation environmental sustainability rating program.
“Sustainability” is commonly understood to describe any human use of resources that does not exhaust those resources.

3. Goals for GreenLITES
Preserve or enhance the historic, scenic, and aesthetic project setting and characteristics.
Encourage public involvement in the transportation planning process.
Integrate smart growth and other sound land-use practices. 3

4. Goals for GreenLITES
Encourage new and innovative approaches to sustainable design, and how we operate and maintain our facilities.
Protect and enhance the environment.
Conserve energy and natural resources.
It is a self-certification program. 4

5. NYSDOT began GreenLITES certification by evaluating projects with Plans, Specifications & Estimates (PS&E) submitted after September 25, 2008. 5

6. GreenLITES certification categories are:. 1) Sustainable Sites
GreenLITES certification categories are: 1) Sustainable Sites 2) Water Quality 3) Materials and Resources 4) Energy and Atmosphere 5) Innovation/Unlisted 6

7. 1) Sustainable Sites (S)
This category focuses on the “setting” of projects, specifically:
Alignment Selection
Context Sensitive Solutions
Land Use/Community Planning
Protect, Enhance or restore wildlife habitat
Protect, Plant, or Mitigate for removal of trees and plant communities 7

8. 2) Water Quality (W)
This category seeks to protect the State’s water bodies by improving water quality and reducing stormwater runoff. Subcategories are:
Stormwater management (volume and quality).
Reduce runoff and associated pollutants by treating stormwater runoff through Best Management Practices (BMPs) 8

9. 3) Materials and Resources (M)
Encourage reducing waste by reusing and recycling materials in beneficial ways, such as:
Reuse of Materials
Recycled Content
Locally Provided Material
Bioengineering Techniques
Hazardous Material Minimization 9

10. 4) Energy and Atmosphere (E)
For understanding climate change impacts, looking at:
Improving Traffic Flow
Reduce Electrical Consumption
Reduce Petroleum Consumption
Improve Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Noise Abatement
Stray Light Reduction 10

11. 5) Innovation/Unlisted (I)
Gives credit to designs that significantly build upon GreenLITES categories and objectives or incorporate significant innovations. 11

12. Certified: This certification highlights a project design that has incorporated a number of sustainable choices.
Silver: Silver certification highlights a project design that has incorporated a higher number of sustainable choices.
Gold: Gold certification highlights a project design that has incorporated a substantial number of sustainable choices.
Evergreen: Evergreen certification highlights a project design that has incorporated the highest number of sustainable choices. 12

13. % of NYSDOT Residencies/
Name
Point
Range
Approximate
% of NYSDOT Residencies/
Bridge Crews
Non-certified
0-14
< 33%
< -0.5σ
33%
Certified
15-29
33 – 67%
-0.5σ – 0.5σ
34%
Silver
30-44
67 – 90%
0.5σ – 1.5σ
23%
Gold
45-59
90 – 98%
1.5σ – 2.5σ 8%
Evergreen
60 & Up
> 98%
> 2.5σ 2% 13

14. Implementation Currently only an internal tool for the NYSDOT
Initially, all projects with plan sheets will be GreenLITES rated
NYSDOT has encouraged consultants to incorporate sustainability into design but this usually comes after scoping 14

15. Implementation Initial meeting to determine project sustainable goals
Formal rating completed in between ADP and PSE submission
Scoring: Examples of points awarded -
Final determination after construction “scorecard” is completed 15

16. Scorecard and Design Document 16

18. Reused concrete panels
Created step pools to dissipate energy

20. Questions? 20