Green Infrastructure Green Infrastructure Be a Sustainable Partner in Your Community Presented by: Lew Durland, PE, LEED® AP BD+C Hunt Engineers Architects & Land Surveyors PC Hunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, P .C. Board Advisor, U.S. Green Building Council, New York Upstate Chapter durlandl@hunt‐eas.com
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Green InfrastructureGreen Infrastructure
Be a Sustainable Partner in Your Communityy
Presented by:Lew Durland, PE, LEED® AP BD+C
Hunt Engineers Architects & Land Surveyors PCHunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, P.C.Board Advisor, U.S. Green Building Council, New York Upstate Chapter
durlandl@hunt‐eas.com
Energy
Water
Community Connectivity
Water: Reducing Use & Protecting Quality g Q y
Earth's WaterEarth s Water
Oceans (97%)
Avail for Human Consumption (< 1%)p
Other: polar ice, etc (~ 2%)
Stormwater RunoffStormwater Runoff
Rain & snowmelt on roads, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, … pollutants into a storm sewersp
Flood protection Stormwater runoff protectionp Replenishes groundwater Habitat for birds and other pollinators
Photo by Chris Kitchen
Cornell Plantations Nevin Welcome CenterLEED Gold
Rain Gardens
Janet Marineli, Landscape for Life Workbook, (U.S. Botanical Garden and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas at Austin and based on the principles of The Sustainable Sites Initiative, 2013), 44.
Replenishes groundwater Habitat for birds and other pollinators
LEED Silver (pending)
Rain Barrels
Rain Barrel construction and installation info:http://www.hws.edu/fli/projects green.aspxhttp://www.hws.edu/fli/projects_green.aspx
West Hill, Town of Ithaca, NY• 500 sf roof: 1/8” - 1/4” rainfall fills 55 gal barrel.• 37.3 inches avg. rainfall Ithaca Eagle Veterinary Clinic
San Antonio, TX
Energy InfrastructureInfrastructure
Avon CSD 50 kW Solar PV
Cornell University CCHP Plant
Energy InfrastructureInfrastructure
Beverly J. Martin Elementary School - IthacaIce Thermal Energy Storage
Community ConnectivityConnectivity
Alternative School for Math and Science - CorningLEED Silver (pending)
Lehman Alternative Community School - Ithaca NY CHPS Verified
Thank You!
Questions?
Lewis H. Durland, PE, LEED AP BD+CHunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, P.C. hunt‐eas.comUSGBC New York Upstate Chapter, Board Advisor greenupstateny.orgd l dl@hdurlandl@hunt‐eas.com607.358.1075