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SUCCESS of GREEN BUILDING
The construction market accounts for 13.4% of the U.S. GDP.Source: Department of Commerce (2008). Annual Value of Construction Put in Place.
The value of green building construction is projected to increase to $60 billion by 2010.Source: McGraw-Hill Construction (2008). Key Trends in the European and U.S. Construction Marketplace: SmartMarket Report.
Since 2000, USGBC’s membershipphas more than quadrupled.Source: U.S. Green Building Council, 2009
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SW1 Presentation on Sustainable Sites Initiative The Sustainable Sites initiative is an effort to quantitatively describe the attributes of a sustainable site so that designers/ engineers can measure their success (or failure) in achieving the goals to maintain orimprove the predevelopment ecological integrity of a site. The Sustainable Sites Initiative currently addresses design issues associated with soils, hydrology, vegetation, material selection and human health. The initiative is designing specific measurable benchmarks associated with site selection; soils preservation, restoration, reuse and carbon sequestration; balancing the hydrologic cycle to reduce erosion and water use, provide flood mitigation, improve water quality, and recharge groundwater; using vegetation to provide specific benefits associated with heat reduction, air and water quality improvement, human health benefits, and habitat enhancement; materials selection to minimize embodied energy, toxins, and the waste stream; and using sites generally to decrease human health risks and promote human mental and physical health. Dr. Windhager's presentation will describe the Sustainable Sites Initiative and the efforts underway to implement the program and provide examples of potential metrics which may quantitatively describe a sustainable site, and how these metrics can be used to inform the design of a site.. As currently envisioned, implementation will create voluntary, market-based incentives to aid in climate protection, increase biodiversity, reduce pollution and other types of resource stewardship. Ultimately, the standards developed through Sustainable Sites will be integrated with existing voluntary building rating and credit systems. Ideally, these design concepts would become components of the LEED green building certification process. Steve Windhager, 1/24/2009
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Jefferson Green
Genzyme Center Oregon Health & Science Center
6 CO2 + 6 H2O → C6H12O6 + 6 O2
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GREEN DOES NOT EQUAL SUSTAINABLE
25 to 50% of electricity used by US cities is consumed by
i i l t d
LINKING LANDSCAPES TO SUSTAINABILITY…
municipal water and wastewater treatment.Waterand Energy Technology Team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2007)
Water shortages & drought i i US
© 2009 Sustainable Sites Initiative
increasing across US.NASA Earth Observatory (2008)
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LINKING LANDSCAPES TO SUSTAINABILITY…
30% to 65% of water used daily by a family of four is for landscape irrigation.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “ Outdoor Water Use in the United States”, 2007
Combine sewer overflows result in sewage and large volumes of storm water containing pathogens, solids debris and toxic pollutants solids, debris and toxic pollutants being discharged into surface water.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “ Report to Congress on Impacts and Control of Combines Sewer Overflows and Sanitary Sewer Overflows”, 2004
78 million households in the U.S. use home and garden pesticides.
LINKING LANDSCAPES TO SUSTAINABILITY…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2004. Pesticides Industry Sales and Usage: 2000 and 2001 Market Estimates. EPA-733-R-04-001
Soils that are compacted during site preparation and construction lose the ability to absorb storm water and supply plant roots with air and water plant roots with air and water
Breland and Hansen, 1996
Source: James Urban
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LINKING LANDSCAPES TO SUSTAINABILITY…
Disposing of organic materials in Texas landfills costs more than $150 million a year and consumes more than 15 year and consumes more than 15 million cubic yards of space.
TCEQ Yardwise - Green Guide to Yard Care
Yard and landscape trimmings contribute approximately 32 million tons to the municipal waste stream, representing over 13 percent of total municipal waste in the U.S.
U.S. EPA, "Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2005
Scientists estimate that strategicallyplanting vegetation reduces cooling
LINKING LANDSCAPES TO SUSTAINABILITY…
energy consumption by up to 25%.
U.S. EPA – Heat Island Effect
A study of street trees in New York City found that the climate moderating benefits provided by trees resulted in annual energy savings of $27.8
illi $47 63 million, or $47.63 per tree.
Peper, P.J., McPherson, E.G., Simpson, J.R. et al., "New York City, New York: Municipal Forest Resource Analysis," Technical Report, USDA Forest Service Center for Urban Forest Research, Pacific Southwest Research Station (2007).
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Minneapolis showed savings of $6.8 million in energy costs and $9.1 million in stormwater treatment and
LINKING LANDSCAPES TO SUSTAINABILITY…
million in stormwater treatment and increased property values by $7.1 million as a result of street trees.McPherson 2006
Return On Investment from urban forests:
•New York, NY: $5.60/$1 spentF C lli CO $2 18/$1 •Fort Collins, CO: $2.18/$1 spent
•Glendale, AZ: $2.41/$1 spent•Charlotte, NC: $3.25/$1 spent
Peper et al 2007
L I t D l t (LID)
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Low Impact Development (LID) approaches to stormwater results in improved water quality as well as capital cost reduction between 15 and 80 percent.Environmental Protection Agency, “Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices,” EPA 841-F-07-006 (2007), http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/lid/costs07/
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Beyond cost reductions, these
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communities also experienced “real and significant” benefits, including aesthetic amenities, improved quality of life, improved habitat, and enhanced property values.
Environmental Protection Agency “Reducing Stormwater Costs throughEnvironmental Protection Agency, Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices,” EPA 841-F-07-006 (2007), http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/lid/costs07/
http://www.americainbloom.org/
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WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY?Maintaining and
enhancing ecosystem
services
Profitable, competitive
and enduring businesses
Healthy individuals
participating in stable institutions
Sustainable development meets the needs of the presentwithout compromising the ability of future generations to meettheir own needs. Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, 1987
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ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Benefits natural systems provide that support our lives and are often considered “free” and not a part of conventional accounting methods.
$16 - $54 trillion per/yr.Twice the Global GNPCostanza et al. 1997
http://www.visitingdc.com/new-york/central-park-picture.asp
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http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/index.html
• Regulate global and local climate
• Detoxify and cleanse air, soil and water
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
• Regulate water supply
• Control erosion and retain sediment
• Provide refuge and nursery habitat/ pollination services
• Decompose, treat, and re-use waste
d h h l h d ll b b f• Provide human health and well-being benefits
• Provide food and non-food products
• Provide cultural, educational and aesthetic values
• Mitigate potential hazards
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SUSTAINABILITY?
Increasing Population
Expanding “Greenfield” Development
Need for regenerative l d landscapes
Wall Street Journal June 15 2009
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Source: New Scientist
Source: New Scientist
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Carbon Pools and Flows
Plants550 Pg
Atmosphere750 Pg
Fossil Fuel5000 Pg
5.5
105 102
110
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Soil1500 Pg
5000 Pg105 102
Source Brady and Weil 1996
Oceans36000 Pg
Pg = petagrams = 1015 grams = 1 billion tonnes
Plants0 Pg
Atmosphere+4.5 Pg
Fossil Fuel-5.5 Pg
Soil-2.5 Pg
Source Brady and Weil 1996
Oceans+3.5 Pg
(Pg = petagrams = 1015 grams = 1 billion tonnes)
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Source Tilman, Hill and Lehman. Science (2006)Photo: Cedar Creek LTER Site
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= 240 metric tons CO2
EMBODIED CARBON NEUTRALITY?
40 000 ft2 building
Source: The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Mithun
40,000 ft2 buildingOn a brownfield
= 220 metric tons CO2
+ +
-20 tons
Source: The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center and Mithun
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= 205 metric tons CO2
+ +
-20 tons -15 tons
Source: The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center and Mithun
= 190 metric tons CO2
+ + +
-20 tons -15 tons -15 tons
Source: The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center and Mithun
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= -10 metric tons CO2
+ + + +
-20 tons -15 tons -200 tons-15 tons
Source: The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center and Mithun
= -15 metric tons CO2
+ + + + +
+240 tons -15 tons -5 tons-200 tons-15 tons-20 tons
Source: The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center and Mithun
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Source: New Scientist
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Landscapes provide more than carbon sequestration
• Improve air quality• Reduce local temperature• Clean, Reduce & Slow stormwater runoff• Improve water quality• Reduce energy consumptionIncreased property value• Increased property value
• Provide wildlife habitat
Restoring landscape landscape function is essential to
Sustainability
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VISION
All site related design construction, operations and maintenance practices link natural and built systems to achieve balanced environmental, social and economic outcomes to improve the quality of life and improve the quality of life and long term health of communities and the environment
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Free download at www.sustainablesites.org/report
POTENTIAL PROJECTS TYPES
• parks, trails, campgrounds• industrial and office parks • govt & medical complexes
• botanical gardens• university campuses• residential sites• govt. & medical complexes
• conservation easements• residential sites• streetscapes & plazas
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CURRENT FOCUS OF RESEARCH
HEALTH & HEALTH & WELL-BEINGVEGETATION
SOILS MATERIALS
HYDROLOGY
• 250 point scale
• 4 levels of certification
Rating SystemGuidelines & Performance
Benchmarks 2009
• 4 levels of certification
• 40% - One Star
• 50% - Two Stars
• 60% - Three Stars
• 80% - Four Stars
Multiple point levels for many credits
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• Site Selection
• Pre-Design Assessment
• Site Design – Water
CREDIT CATEGORIESGuidelines & Performance
Benchmarks 2009
Site Design Water
• Site Design – Soil & Vegetation
• Site Design – Materials
• Site Design – Human Health & Well Being
• Construction• Construction
• Operations and Maintenance
• Monitoring and Innovation
• Credit Intent
• Requirements
CREDIT LAYOUTGuidelines & Performance
Benchmarks 2009
• Requirements
• Submittal Documentation
• Potential Technologies
and Strategies
• Links to other Credits
• Resources
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Site Selection Guidelines & Performance Benchmarks 2009
Pre-Design Assessment Guidelines & Performance Benchmarks 2009
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Site Design - Water Guidelines & Performance Benchmarks 2009
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Site Design - Ecological Guidelines & Performance Benchmarks 2009
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Cayuga Medical Center
Tom Watson Photography
Site Design – Materials Selection Guidelines & Performance Benchmarks 2009
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Site Design – Human Health Guidelines & Performance Benchmarks 2009
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Cayuga Medical Center
Tom Watson Photography
Construction Guidelines & Performance Benchmarks 2009
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Cornell University Mann Library EntranceBefore Before
AfterAfter
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Operations & Maintenance Guidelines & Performance Benchmarks 2009
Monitoring & Innovation Guidelines & Performance Benchmarks 2009
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PARADIGM CHANGE
1. Conserve
2. Reuse
3. Balance
R t
1. Reduce
2. Renew
3. Offset
P d
1. Preserve
2. Protect
3. Restore
R t
Water Energy Habitat
1. Reduce
2. Reuse
3. Recycle
U l
Materials
= Regenerate = Produce = Regenerate = Upcycle
from CONSERVATION to REGENERATIONthrough PERFORMATIVE LANDSCAPES
PILOT PROGRAM PROJECT TYPES25% Open space - Park 20% Institutional/Educational15% Commercial 13% Residential9% Transportation /Streetscape8% Open space – Public Garden6% Government Complex 3% Mixed-use 1% Industrial
EXISTING LAND USE65% Greyfield 20% Greenfield 15% Brownfield
PROJECT SIZE25% Less than one acre 15% Brownfield 25% Less than one acre 26% 1-5 acres 40% 6-100 acres 8% 101-500 acres1% Greater than 500 acres
PROJECT LOCATIONSProjects in 34 U.S. States 3% of projects outside U.S. in Canada, Iceland and Spain
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CURRENT STATUS
• Preliminary Draft Standards and Guidelines released November 2007 (at www.sustainablesites.org)( g)
• Sustainable Sites Initiative Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks Draft 2008 released November 2008
• Final Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009 released November 5, 2009
• Pilot Projects to be selected in Spring 2010
Open Enrolment
PROJECT TIMELINE
Form Partnerships & Collaborations
Pilot Projects
Guidelines & Benchmarks
Reference Guide
Enrolment
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SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
American Society for Landscape ArchitectsThe Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center United States Botanic GardenTh M d F d tiThe Meadows FoundationLandscape StructuresU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyTexas Commission on Environmental QualityThe Horticultural Research InstituteU.S. Forest Service The Nature ConservancyAmerican Society of Civil EngineersAmerican Society of Civil EngineersGeneral Services AdministrationU.S. Green Building CouncilNational Recreation and Parks AssociationNational Association of County and City Health Officials
FOR MORE INFORMATION or TO GET INVOLVED:
www.sustainablesites.org