1. Sustainable Cities By Emily Ross The Sustainable City By Emily Ross www.zastavki.com/eng/ Cities/wallpaper-5128-2.htm

2. The old city  Designed for cars  Urban Sprawl  Long commuting time  Rush hour traffic  Inefficient water usage  one flush = 4 gallons!  Poor public transportation  Lighting, heating and cooling  Designed for cars  Urban Sprawl  Long commuting time  Rush hour traffic  Inefficient water usage  one flush = 4 gallons!  Poor public transportation  Lighting, heating and cooling http://www.archives.gov/press/press-kits/picturing-the-century-photos/images/old-timer-structural-worker.jpg

3. greenify How can we greenify our cities?  Extend public transportation  Encourage biking and walking  Driving taxes  Update plumbing/ purchase efficient appliances  BREEAM & USGBC  Vertical farming  Extend public transportation  Encourage biking and walking  Driving taxes  Update plumbing/ purchase efficient appliances  BREEAM & USGBC  Vertical farming

4. Public Transportation  BRT  Allows for fast transport  Relatively cheap  Flexible routes  DC metro extensions  Purple line  Silver line  Zipcars  BRT  Allows for fast transport  Relatively cheap  Flexible routes  DC metro extensions  Purple line  Silver line  Zipcars

5. Driving Taxes  London  Between 7:00 and 18:30 you are charged to enter city  Increased public transit usage  Decreased congestion  U.S. cities are considering congestion tax  London  Between 7:00 and 18:30 you are charged to enter city  Increased public transit usage  Decreased congestion  U.S. cities are considering congestion tax

6. Pedestrians & Bikers  Streets are friendlier with fewer cars  SmartBike DC  Allows you to rent bikes in 10 locations  Yearly subscription  Return bike to any station after 3 hours  Streets are friendlier with fewer cars  SmartBike DC  Allows you to rent bikes in 10 locations  Yearly subscription  Return bike to any station after 3 hours

7. Building Improvement  Update lighting to fluorescent/LED  Low flow toilets  ~1.6 gallons per flush  Waterless urinals  Saves ~20,000 gallons per year  Low flow shower heads  <2.5 gallons per minute  Update lighting to fluorescent/LED  Low flow toilets  ~1.6 gallons per flush  Waterless urinals  Saves ~20,000 gallons per year  Low flow shower heads  <2.5 gallons per minute

8. BREEAM & USGBC  U.S. green building council  Established in 1993  LEED certification  Score is based on 69 pt scale  BRE environmental assessment method  Established in 1990 by the UK  Provides a measure for sustainability  Assesses 7 criteria and gives a score of pass, good, very good, excellent or outstanding  U.S. green building council  Established in 1993  LEED certification  Score is based on 69 pt scale  BRE environmental assessment method  Established in 1990 by the UK  Provides a measure for sustainability  Assesses 7 criteria and gives a score of pass, good, very good, excellent or outstanding

9. Vertical farming  Can occur all indoors  Aeroponics, hydroponics, and drip irrigation  Wastewater could be used for irrigation  Harvests occur year-round  Crop waste can be burned for energy or converted to biofuel  Can occur all indoors  Aeroponics, hydroponics, and drip irrigation  Wastewater could be used for irrigation  Harvests occur year-round  Crop waste can be burned for energy or converted to biofuel http://www.cityfarmer.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hydroponic.jpg

10. What can we do?  Educate our peers  Use public transportation  Bike or walk when possible  Carpool if not available  Update our water works and appliances  Buy produce that is locally grown  Support our sustainable building initiatives on campus  Educate our peers  Use public transportation  Bike or walk when possible  Carpool if not available  Update our water works and appliances  Buy produce that is locally grown  Support our sustainable building initiatives on campus

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