Sustainable Site Selection

Aspects of the Sustainability of a Project

Transportation

Site Selection

Site Design and Management

Stormwater Management
Most Sustainable Sites:

Reduce Transportation Demand

Restore Degraded or Contaminated Areas

Minimize Impacts of Light Pollution

Manage Stormwater to Protect Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems

Transportation Strategies

Locate near mass transit

Limit Parking Encourage Carpooling

Promote Alternative‐fuel Vehicles

Offer Incentives

Support Alternative Transportation

Odd even strategy

Site Selection ‐Strategies

Increase Density - The total square footage of all buildings within a particular area

Choose Redevelopment

Brown field – Previously used or developed land contaminated with hazardous waste/pollution

Grey field - Economically obsolescent – under utilized

Protect Habitat – Exterior and interior quality

Site Design and Management ‐Strategies

Build Small

Minimize Hardscape

Minimize Water Usage

Use Reflective Material

Develop a Sustainable Management Plan

Storm water Management

Minimize Impervious Areas

Control Storm-water

Harvest Rainwater