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Chapter 3-12 an Overview Chapter 3: Location and Transportation Chapter 4 : Sustainable Sites Chapter 5 : Water Efficiency Chapter 6 : Energy & Atmosphere Chapter 7 : Materials & Resources Chapter 8 : Indoor Environmental Quality Chapter 9 : Integrative Process Chapter 10 : Bonus Categories Chapter 11 : More about USGBC & LEED Chapter 12 : Value for Sustainable: Cost Vs Benefit © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Chapter -3 Location and Transportation
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Disclaimer LEED® and USGBC® are registered trademarks of the U.S. Green Building Council. The author is not affiliated to USGBC or GBCI. The information provided in the presentation are compiled by the author and is not endorsed by USGBC or GBCI © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Learning Objectives Sensitive land protection High priority site Surrounding density and diverse uses Access to quality transit Bicycle facilities Reduced parking footprint Green Vehicles LEED for Neighborhood Development Location © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Location & Transportation overview Location of site Transportation from and to site Objective Reduce the environmental impact associated with site selection Reduce the environmental impact associated with transportation Increase physical activity and Promote healthy lifestyle. © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Sensitive Land Protection

Strategies & Implementation

Avoid development of Environmentally sensitive sites Do not develop hardscape on A farm land Land close to water bodies- atleast 100’ away Flood prone area. (Floodplain subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year) ie the probability of flooding in the site should be less than 1% 4. Land identified for endangered species. Endangered Species: Population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

5. Land close to wetland-at least 50’away Wetland: A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with moisture either permanently or seasonally. © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Select Previously Developed Site Previously developed sites are altered by paving, construction, and/or land use that would typically have required regulatory permit. Development of previously developed sites preserve, undeveloped Greenfield sites, farmlands and environmentally sensitive sites © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Locate the project in infill site of an existing historic district
Infill development involves developments with in urban area Historic district is a group of buildings, structures, objects, and sites that have been designated or determined to be eligible as historically and architecturally significant. © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Redevelop Brownfield Site
Brownfield: Contaminated Site, Requires remediation for development Site declared as Brownfield by Government Agencies, Local voluntary cleanup programs or Environmental Site Assessment © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Locate the Project in a Priority Designation
Priority designations are the sites whose development is encouraged or supported by Government © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Locate the project in a historic district Historic district is a group of buildings, structures, objects, and sites that have been designated or determined to be eligible as historically and architecturally significant. © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Significance Infill site/Brownfield Site or priority designations will have existing infrastructure and hence reduces the load on infrastructure requirement Development of these sites preserves undeveloped Greenfield sites. © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Surrounding Density & Diverse uses

Intent To promote development in areas with existing infrastructure. To promote walkability and transportation efficiency Reduce vehicle distance traveled. Improve public health by encouraging daily physical activity. © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

High Dense Development LEED encourages high dense developments Density of a building is the ratio between total building floor area or dwelling units on a parcel of land and the buildable land area Points allotted based on density of project and surroundings within ¼ mile © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Diverse Uses LEED encourages developments with access to diverse uses Points allotted based on number of diverse use spaces within ½ mile walking distance from project entrance Spaces include super market, grocery, restaurants laundry, place of worship, offices, banks, housing, parks etc © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Significance High dense development reduces the building footprint , hence preserves greenfield sites and open spaces Access to diverse spaces uses reduce vehicle distance traveled and associated environmental impact Access to diverse use also increases physical activity of occupants and promotes occupants well being © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Access to quality transit

Intent To encourage development with transportation facilities Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, and other environmental and public health harms associated with motor vehicle use. © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Environmental Impact of transportation Transportation- Major Contributor of air pollution Hydro Carbons +S+ air(O2 and N2)= CO+CO2+NOx+SOx Poisonous smog Acid Rain Green House Gas © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Rapid transit with in ½ mile walking distance Existing/ planed & funded train/metro station, bus rapid transit stops within ½ mile of pedestrian access © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Terminologies Ride share is a transit service in which individuals travel together in a passenger car or small van that seats at least four people. It can include human-powered conveyances, which must accommodate at least two people. It must include an enclosed passenger seating area, fixed route service, fixed fare structure, regular operation, and the ability to pick up multiple riders. Streetcar is a transit service with small, individual rail cars. Spacing between stations is uniformly short and ranges from every block to ¼ mile, and operating speeds are primarily 10–30 mph (15–50 kmph). Streetcar routes typically extend 2–5 miles (3-8 kilometers). Bus rapid transit is an enhanced bus system that operates on exclusive bus lanes or other transit rights-of-way. The system is designed to combine the flexibility of buses with the efficiency of rail. © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Reduced Parking footprint

Intent To minimize the environmental impact associated with parking facilities, including automobile dependence, land consumption and rainwater runoff. © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Limit the number of parking to Local Zoning requirement If local zoning authority do not regulate parking, refer to Institute of Transportation Engineering Handbook Local Zoning Authority- Agency which regulates open space requirement, building height, parking requirement and safety requirements of building. In many cities, municipality act as Local Zoning authority © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Low Emitting & Fuel Efficient Vehicles Low emitting vehicles are vehicles that are classified as Zero Emission Vehicles by California air resource board. Fuel Efficient Vehicles are vehicles which have achieved a minimum green score of 45 on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) annual vehicle rating guide. © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Encourage Carpool, LE/FE Vehicles Provide Preferred parking or discounted parking for carpool/Low Emitting and Fuel Efficient Vehicles. Preferred Parking: Parking close to building entrance Discounted Parking: Should be discounted atleast 20% Provide fueling stations for LE/FE Vehicles © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Smart Growth: Smart growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in compact walkable urban centers to avoid sprawl. Advocates compact, transit oriented, walkable, bicycle-friendly land use, including neighborhood schools, complete streets, and mixed-use development with a range of housing choices. © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

Summary Sensitive land protection High priority site Surrounding density and diverse uses Access to quality transit Bicycle facilities Reduced parking footprint Green Vehicles LEED for Neighborhood Development Location The over all objective of this category is to reduce environmental impact associated with site selection and transportation © 2014 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved.

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