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GIS-Based Suitability Analysis for a LEED-Neighborhood Development

GIS-Based Suitability Analysis for a LEED-Neighborhood Development. Former United States Army Installation at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Jason Torres, GISP jzt135@psu.edu Advisor – Timothy Murtha, PhD Capstone Proposal – GEOG 596A May 8, 2013. U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

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GIS-Based Suitability Analysis for a LEED-Neighborhood Development

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  1. GIS-Based Suitability Analysis for a LEED-Neighborhood Development Former United States Army Installation at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey Jason Torres, GISP jzt135@psu.edu Advisor – Timothy Murtha, PhD Capstone Proposal – GEOG 596A May 8, 2013

  2. U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) • Non-profit organization • Main Goal – “Changing the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated” (USGBC) • Main Program – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design • Voluntary Program for green building • LEED Rating Systems • New Construction • Existing Buildings Operation and Maintenance • Commercial Interiors • Schools • Homes • Neighborhood Development • Core Principles • Sustainable Sites • Water Efficiency • Energy & Atmosphere • Materials & Resources • Indoor Environmental Quality

  3. LEED-Neighborhood DevelopmentLEED-ND • “LEED for Neighborhood Development integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building into the first national system for neighborhood design” (USGBC) created with the Congress for the New Urbanism, USGBC and the National Resource Defense Council. • Rating System based on Credits • Smart location & Linkage – 27 credits • Neighborhood Pattern & Design – 44 credits • Green Infrastructure & Building – 29 credits • Innovation in Design/Operations 6 credits • Credits are awarded if they pass the prerequisites for each category which could lead to being awarded LEED-ND Certification • Certified – 40 to 49 credits • Silver 50 to 59 credits • Gold 60 to 79 credits • Platinum – 80+ credits

  4. LEED-ND Scorecard

  5. LEED-ND in the United States and Canada

  6. LEED-ND in China

  7. Study Area – Fort Monmouth, NJ

  8. Fort Monmouth - Background • U.S. Army installation, established in 1925 and operated until 2011. • Significant contributions to communications, science and technology • First Weather Satellite • First Large Scale Mobile Computer • Handheld Radar • Morse Code Readout Machine • Night Vision • Defibrillator Pacemaker • Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005 (BRAC 2005) closed the Fort in September 2011. • Exodus of over 5,000 residents, military personnel, civilians and contractors working on 1,126 acres of property.

  9. Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) • Created by Gov. Chris Christie to help in the transfer of the federally owned property from the Dept of Defense to the State of New Jersey • GOALS: • Promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, economic development, and the public welfare; • Conserve natural resources; and • Advance the general prosperity and economic welfare of the people in the affected communities and throughout the state. • Investors – A wide variety of interests looking to cut up and redevelop the land • Rebuild Local economy.

  10. Suitability Analysis Using GIS • GIS Analysis of LEED-ND Scorecard • Smart Location & Linkage • Neighborhood Pattern and Design • “GeoDesign is a set of techniques and enabling technologies for planning built and natural environments in an integrated process, including project conceptualization, analysis, design specification, stakeholder participation and collaboration, design creation, simulation, and evaluation (among other stages).(Wikipedia, 2013)”

  11. SLLp5 – Floodplain Avoidance (Required) GIS Analysis – I will do a basic visual analysis to review this prerequisite. • Required Layers • Installation Boundaries • Water Bodies • FEMA Flood Maps (online WMSE Service)

  12. NPDc6 – Street Network (2 Credits) GIS Analysis – I will use the intersect tool to create points at all road intersections to calculate the total number of intersections. • Required Layers • Installation Boundaries • Street Network

  13. NPDc15 – Neighborhood Schools (1 credit) GIS Analysis – I will run a buffer analysis to identify schools within the buffer zone. • Required Layers • Installation Boundaries • Schools (Public & Private)

  14. Data Acquisition Three Main Sources of GIS Data • New Jersey Geographic Information Network https://njgin.state.nj.us/ • Monmouth County, GIS Office http://www.visitmonmouth.com/ • Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority http://www.fortmonmouthredevelopment.com/

  15. Expectations/Potential Issues • Technical Issues • Basic understand of LEED-ND • Does LEED-ND apply in my study area • Data Issues • Does the data meet the needs of the project • Are there any issues with the data layers • Final Map would try to identify area where a LEED-ND development can be established.

  16. Timeline I’ll be submitting an article to the Journal of American Planning Association

  17. Any Questions?THANK YOU! Jason Torres, GISP jzt135@psu.edu

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