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Land Use and Transportation

Land Use and Transportation. NASTO 2010 Going Green Kathleen Penney CH2M HILL. FHWA Sustainability Criteria and Tools. Similar to LEED rating system Self-evaluation tool Geographically diverse in application Meaningful Simple. Sustainability .

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Land Use and Transportation

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  1. Land Use and Transportation NASTO 2010 Going Green Kathleen Penney CH2M HILL

  2. FHWA Sustainability Criteria and Tools • Similar to LEED rating system • Self-evaluation tool • Geographically diverse in application • Meaningful • Simple

  3. Sustainability • Sustainability is a system characteristic that reflects its capacity to support natural laws and human values • Natural laws: substances should not be extracted from the earth faster than they can be generated, waste products should not be added to the earth faster than they can be decomposed • Human Values: Quality of life for all and management of resources

  4. Basic principles • Ecology • Economy • Equity

  5. Performance Metric • GreenLITES • Greenroads • STARS • I-LAST • LEED-ND • CEEQUAL • Greenpave

  6. Sustainability Includes • CSS • Livability • Complete Streets • Great Streets

  7. Sustainability Goals • Reduce raw materials use • Reduce fossil energy use • Reduce water use • Reduce air emissions • Reduce wastewater • Reduce sediment and solid waste • Optimize habitat and land use • Improve human health and safety • Improve access and mobility • Improve transportation choices • Improve economic prosperity • Improve business practice • Increase lifecycle savings • Increase lifecycle service • Increase awareness • Increase aesthetics • Create new information • Create energy

  8. Categories of criteria • Basic elements • Energy and Water • Access and Equity • Materials and Resources • Construction Activitites • Pavement Technologies

  9. Peer Exchanges • There is a desire for a self-evaluation tool • Constituents want sustainability • States want something quantifiable

  10. Parallel Efforts • ASCE/ACEC/APWA Performance Measurement System • Needs to be consistent • Incorporate the same goals and values

  11. Sustainable Projects • Not every project should achieve the highest levels of sustainability (platinum level) • The highest level should be very difficult to achieve • It may cost more • Broader buy-in

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