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Challenges, Realities and Potential Futures
CEQA and Climate Change
Zero Emission Development
© Copyright UrbanGreen 2008 All Rights Reserved
Presented by: Jim Heid, FounderUrbanGreen, San Francisco
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A project in which all energy demand is met independent of the grid.
Is this realistic in the immediate future ….??
U.S. and UK Government documents
Defining ZED
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Sustainable Energy Trendline
Business-As-Usual Trendline
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Transportation Efficiency
Res. BldgEfficiency
Commercial BldgEfficiency
Comparison of Energy Usage by Component Source: Econergy and UrbanGreen. October 2006.
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An integrated series of real estate development strategies and collective public initiatives that will lower emissions over BAU scenarios.
UrbanGreen
Low Emission Development
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UrbanGreen
The Carbon/ Market Conundrum
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Scale of Actions Actions
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Buildin
gsT
ransportation
1 2 3 4 5
Aggregated emission reduction, all 5 scenarios = 31,250 tCO2e
The Carbon/ Market Conundrum
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uildings
Transportati
on
1 2 3 4 5
Aggregated emission reduction, all 5 scenarios = 34,950 tCO2e
The Carbon/ Market Conundrum
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Neighborhood PreferenceU.S. Homebuyer Survey 2007
5%
12%
8%
19%
5%
50%
SuburbanNeighborhood
MPC
TND
TraditionalDowntown
Urban Core
Nature PreserveCommunity
Neighborhood PreferenceU.S. Homebuyer Survey 2007
5%
12%
8%
19%
5%
50%
SuburbanNeighborhood
MPC
TND
TraditionalDowntown
Urban Core
Nature PreserveCommunity
5%
12%
8%
19%
5%
50%
SuburbanNeighborhood
MPC
TND
TraditionalDowntown
Urban Core
Nature PreserveCommunity
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The Carbon/ Market Conundrum
Locational Options
+ Infrastructure+ Closer to jobs- Infrastructure- Schools
1: Urban Infill
2: Suburban Densificiation+ Better Neighborhoods+ Transit potential− Land Assembly− NIMBY’s
3: Greenfield+ Large Land Holdings+ Ability to Create Infrastructure− Transportation Impacts− Capital Investment
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The UrbanGreen Thesis
Greenfield Leading Edge
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So what matters?
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Placemaking
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Green Building
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Soft Infrastructure
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Green Development
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Site + Context
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Diversity
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CEQA and Climate Change
The UrbanGreen Thesis
Greenfield Leading Edge
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Urban Starting Edge
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The Wild Card
Suburban Ad Hoc
~650,000 units
Infill/ Densification
~250,000 units
Planned Communities
~200,000 units
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Driving the Wild Card
LED Urban Community LED Planned Community
Site and Context
Placemaking
Diversity
Soft Infrastructure
Green Building
Green Building
Green Development
Soft Infrastructure
Green Development
Site and Context
Placemaking
Diversity
EASIEST
HARDEST
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The single most important long term, strategy to LED is to improve the caliber, quality and ‘cost’ of urban education, parks and open space.
Period.
Closing Thought
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To Learn More
‘Converging Constructs’
Urban Land Green, 2007
Developing Sustainable Planned Communities, Urban Land Institute 2007
‘Green Reflections’
Urban Land Magazine, July 2004
‘Developing Greenfields without Sprawl’ January 2004
Principles and Practices of Sustainable Communities
April 14 | 15 2008 Phoenix, AZ
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