© 2012 Sustainable Sites Initiative™ SITES: Quick Overview Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 3 drafts released since 2007 2 public comment periods.

© 2012 Sustainable Sites Initiative™

SITES: Quick Overview

Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks• 3 drafts released since 2007• 2 public comment periods • The Case for Sustainable Landscapes• 2009 report downloaded approx. 40K times

Pilot Program (current)• June 2010 – June 2012• 150+ projects field testing 2009 report• 3 Certified pilot projects to date• 10 others submitted documentation• More to come…

Reference Guide (current)• Incorporating feedback from pilot program• Staff &Technical Advisors Revising Credits• Developing new content

SITES Pilot Program (June 2010-June 2012)

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SITES Pilot Program – Project Types


SITES Pilot Program – Existing Conditions


SITES Pilot Program – Project Size

SITES Pilot Program – Certified Projects

NOVUS HEADQUARTERS CAMPUS

St. Charles, Missouri9.68 acres / 421,731 square feetCommercial

The Novus Headquarters Camus enhancement plan preserves and enhances natural habitats, focuses on improving vegetation, hydrology of the site and creates an active and healthy environment employees can be proud of and inspired to interact in.

Novus International Inc. | SWT Design | Landesign LLC| University of Missouri | Cowell Engineering | Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. | Show Me Rain Gardens | St. Louis ZOO | National Wildlife Federation | Missouri Botanical Garden | Whitmire Wildflower Garden | Horticulture Co-op of Metro St. Louis | Missouri Prairie Foundation | Great Rivers Greenway | Eastern Missouri Bee Keepers Association


WOODLAND DISCOVERY PLAYGROUND at Shelby Farms Park

Memphis, Tennessee4.25 acres / 185,130 square feetOpen Space / Park

Woodland Discovery Playground is a new kind of play space and a precedent for sustainable park design that promotes the idea of discovery and education, and cultivates healthy children’s development in an outdoor environment.

James Corner Field Operations | Shelby Farms Park Conservancy | Flintco | JPA Inc. | Pickering, Inc. | Pine & Swallow Environmental | Dr. Allan E. Houston | Chris Crosby | Hall, Blake & Associates, Inc.



Schrickel, Rollins and Associates | The University of Texas at Arlington

THE GREEN AT COLLEGE PARKat UT Arlington

Arlington, Texas2.6 acres / 112,820 square feetEducational / Institutional

The new greenspace at UT Arlington redesigns a brownfield site, turning a past drainage problem into a major site feature and amenity.



Form Partnerships & Collaborations

Pilot Program

Guidelines & Benchmarks Reference Guide

Open Enrollment


SITES Project Timeline (2005 – 2013)

Measure site sustainability within the context of ecosystem services

Performance-based benchmarks

250 point scale

4 levels of Pilot certification Prerequisites plus:

= 100 points (40%) = 125 points

(50%) = 150 points

(60%) = 200 points

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SITES Rating System overview

© 2012 Sustainable Sites Initiative™ SITES: Quick Overview Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 3 drafts released since 2007 2 public comment periods.

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