sustainable principles for land development
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Sustainable Principles for Land Development is a discussion of an array of approaches available to incorporate sustainability in site related issues. An ecological perspective approach that encompasses the impact of our current practices on air, water, and soil quality.TRANSCRIPT
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Sustainable Principles for Land Development
Sustainable design isn’t about doing something neat, it’s about doing something right.
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Today, we will discuss
• Green Goals
• Ecosystems & Ecosystem Services and Products
• Air Quality
• Soil Quality
• Water Quality
• And a smattering of best management practices
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Sustainable DevelopmentA Definition
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Green GoalsEnvironmental
GreenhouseGasEmissions
WaterQuantity
WaterQuality
AirQuality
BiodiversityNaturalResources
Energy
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Green GoalsSocial
Cultural
CommunityHealth
Equity
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Green GoalsEconomic
Cost Savings
Cost Neutral
Cost Additive
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Best Management Practices (aka BMPs)Two Types
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Best Management Practices (aka BMPs)Over 200 BMPs for Land Development
• Social Goals
• Stormwater Quantity &Quality/Non-Infiltration
• Stormwater Quality/Non-Infiltration
• Stormwater Quantity &Quality/Infiltration
• Conveying Stormwater
• Restoration
• Transportation
• Landscapes
• Water Use
• Source Control
• Erosion Prevention-SourceControl
• Non-Stormwater Requirementsfor the 1200C Permit
• Erosion Prevention & SedimentControl - Runoff Control
• Erosion Prevention
• Sediment Control
• Materials
• Siting Considerations
• Construction Management
• Operations & Maintenance
• Urban Food
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Generic BMP Example
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Drink Local Organic Beer
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Steps to a Sustainable Development
Operations &Maintenance
Construction
Design
MasterPlanning
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Non-structural BMPsIntegrated Design Teams
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Parts of an Ecosystem
Copied from http://www.fws.gov/invasives/volunteersTrainingModule/invasives/plants.html
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Ecosystem Products & Services
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Air
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Non-structural BMPsShade south facing walls
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Non-structural BMPsShade air conditioners
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Non-structural BMPsChoose Good Materials
Courtesy of Willamette Graystone
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Non-structural BMPsSalvage Materials
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Non-structural BMPsRecycle Construction Materials
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Non-structural BMPsReduce lawns
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Structural BMPsNative Plants
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Structural BMPsNative Plants
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Soil
Image taken from the NRCSUrban Soils Primer
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Soil
Image from Soil QualityInformation Sheet, U.S.
Department of Agriculture
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Non-structural BMPsLimit Compaction
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Non-structural BMPsRestore Soil
From EPA Acid Rain Student Site
from Soils for Salmon website
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The Hydrologic CycleA Definition
The continuous movement of water through everything.
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The Water Balance ModelWater Quantity Before
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The Water Balance ModelWater Quantity After
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Impervious SurfacesA Watershed Perspective
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The Water Balance ModelWater Quality Before
Some sediment
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The Water Balance ModelWater Quality After
Sediment (air particulates)Feces
Other debris
Sediment/turbidityHydrocarbonsHeavy metals
Other chemicals
Sediment/turbidityfertilizerspesticidesherbicides
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Non-structural BMPsSave a Tree
Courtesy of Fortis Construction
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Non-structural BMPsReduce impervious surfaces
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Non-structural BMPsLimit Disturbance
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Non-structural BMPsConservation Development
“The Primrose” in Texas Hill Country
Oleson Woods Apartmentsin Tigard, OR
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Structural BMPsOverland Flow/Daylighting
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Impervious SurfacesA Watershed Perspective
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Structural BMPsInfiltration and Water Quality
Water quality benefits of infiltration techniques from the “National Pollutant Removal Performance Database for Stormwater TreatmentPractices” Center for Watershed Protection, June 2000
Pollutant InfiltrationSW Wet-
land Wet Pond Filtering WQ Swale Dry Pond
Total Phosphorus 70 49 51 59 34 19
Soluble Phosphorus 85 35 66 3 38 -6
Total Nitrogen 51 30 33 38 84 25
Nitrate 82 67 43 -14 31 4
Copper N/A 40 57 49 51 26
Zinc 99 44 66 88 71 26
Total SuspendedSolids
95 76 80 86 81 47
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Structural BMPsPervious surfaces, types
Courtesy of Fortis Construction
Courtesy of MGH Associates
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Structural BMPsPervious surfaces, myth or reality?
• Look ma! No runoff!
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Structural BMPsPervious surfaces, benefits
Courtesy of Cahill Associates
POROUS ASPHALT IN 1- 2” LIFT
UNCOMPACTED SUBGRADE
NON-WOVEN PROPYLENE GEOTEXTILE
9” 3/8”–
5/8” WASHED CRUSHED AGGREGATE
3”
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Green Girl Motto“Sustainable design isn’t about doing something neat, it’s about doing something right.”
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Structural BMPsVeg infil facilities
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Structural BMPsUnderground infiltration facilities
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Non-structural BMPsSource Control
RELATIONSHIP OF FISHACTIVITY TO TURBIDITY
TIME (LOG 10)
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Structural BMPsSource Control in Construction
Photo excerpted from “BMPs forStormwater Discharges Associatedwith Construction Activities”, DEQ,Feb 2006
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Structural BMPsSource Control in Construction
Photos and study and text excerpted from “BMPs for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activities”, DEQ, Feb 2006
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Non-structural BMPsSource Control Post Construction
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Non-Structural BMPsHave fun
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Incentives & Certifications
• Portland’s Clean River Rewards
• BETC
• Salmon Safe
• Cascadia GBC Living BuildingChallenge
• Earth Advantage SustainableCommunities
• USGBC LEED
• HBA Build-It Green
• ASLA Sustainable Sites (future)
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Thank You!
Sustainable design isn’t about doing something neat, it’s about doing something right.