HOW CAN WE HOW CAN WE EFFECTIVELY BUILD EFFECTIVELY BUILD
GREEN?GREEN?
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A CATEGORY OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN A CATEGORY OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CONCERNED WITH THE PLANNING AND CONCERNED WITH THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF OUTDOOR SPACE. THIS CAN DESIGN OF OUTDOOR SPACE. THIS CAN INCLUDE ECOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND INCLUDE ECOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABILITY.ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABILITY.
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE
• • URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMSURBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS• GREEN ROOFS• GREEN ROOFS• CARBON CYCLE-REBALANCING• CARBON CYCLE-REBALANCING• WETLANDS RESTORATION• WETLANDS RESTORATION• PERMEABLE MATERIALS• PERMEABLE MATERIALS
SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY INCLUDES:INCLUDES:
INVESTING NOW FORINVESTING NOW FORFUTURE PAYOFFFUTURE PAYOFF
THE WAITING GAMETHE WAITING GAME
IMPROVE HABITATS FOR FAUNA AND IMPROVE HABITATS FOR FAUNA AND FLORA FLORA
IMPROVE RECREATIONAL FACILITIESIMPROVE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
PEOPLE LOVE TO BE BESIDE WATERPEOPLE LOVE TO BE BESIDE WATER
BUILDING CULVERTS IS EXPENSIVE AND BUILDING CULVERTS IS EXPENSIVE AND FLOODS CAUSE SEVERE FINANCIAL HARMFLOODS CAUSE SEVERE FINANCIAL HARM
SUSTAINABLE URBAN SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMSDRAINAGE SYSTEMS
(SUDS) (BMPS)(SUDS) (BMPS)
GREEN ROOFSGREEN ROOFS
REDUCE HEATING & COOLING COSTS REDUCE HEATING & COOLING COSTS
NATURAL SOUND BARRIERNATURAL SOUND BARRIER
INCREASE THE LIFE OF THE ROOFINCREASE THE LIFE OF THE ROOF
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CONDO ROOFCONDO ROOF
WETLANDS WETLANDS RESTORATIONRESTORATION
WETLAND RESTORATION IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL WETLAND RESTORATION IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL IN THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT, IMPROVE, AND IN THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT, IMPROVE, AND INCREASE WETLANDS. WETLANDS THAT HAVE INCREASE WETLANDS. WETLANDS THAT HAVE BEEN FILLED AND DRAINED RETAIN THEIR BEEN FILLED AND DRAINED RETAIN THEIR CHARACTERISTIC SOIL AND HYDROLOGY, CHARACTERISTIC SOIL AND HYDROLOGY, ALLOWING THEIR NATURAL FUNCTIONS TO BE ALLOWING THEIR NATURAL FUNCTIONS TO BE RECLAIMED. RESTORATION IS A COMPLEX RECLAIMED. RESTORATION IS A COMPLEX PROCESS THAT REQUIRES PLANNING, PROCESS THAT REQUIRES PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, IMPLEMENTATION,
WETLANDS WETLANDS RESTORATIONRESTORATION
MONITORING, AND MANAGEMENT. IT INVOLVES MONITORING, AND MANAGEMENT. IT INVOLVES RENEWING NATURAL AND HISTORICAL WETLANDS RENEWING NATURAL AND HISTORICAL WETLANDS THAT HAVE BEEN LOST OR DEGRADED AND THAT HAVE BEEN LOST OR DEGRADED AND RECLAIMING THEIR FUNCTIONS AND VALUES AS RECLAIMING THEIR FUNCTIONS AND VALUES AS VITAL ECOSYSTEMS. RESTORING OUR LOST AND VITAL ECOSYSTEMS. RESTORING OUR LOST AND DEGRADED WETLANDS TO THEIR NATURAL STATE DEGRADED WETLANDS TO THEIR NATURAL STATE IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THE HEALTH OF IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THE HEALTH OF AMERICA’S WATERSHED.AMERICA’S WATERSHED.
POROUS ASPHALT POROUS ASPHALT
PERMEABLE MATERIALSPERMEABLE MATERIALS
POROUS CONCRETEPOROUS CONCRETE
PERMEABLE MATERIALSPERMEABLE MATERIALS
PLASTIC GRID SYSTEMSPLASTIC GRID SYSTEMS
PERMEABLE MATERIALSPERMEABLE MATERIALS
BLOCK PAVERS BLOCK PAVERS
PERMEABLE MATERIALSPERMEABLE MATERIALS
Testimony of Daniel A. LashofTestimony of Daniel A. LashofScience Director, Climate CenterScience Director, Climate CenterNatural Resources Defense CouncilNatural Resources Defense Council
CARBON CYCLE-REBALANCINGCARBON CYCLE-REBALANCING
•MORE SEVERE HURRICANES AS OCEAN TEMPERATURES RISE
•MORE SEVERE DROUGHTS AND WILDFIRES, PARTICULARLY IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, AS MOUNTAIN SNOWPACKS DECLINE AND EVAPORATION RATES INCREASE
• COASTAL FLOODING AND INUNDATION AS MELTING MOUNTAIN GLACIERS AND POLAR ICE SHEETS RAISE SEA LEVELS
• ECOSYSTEM DESTRUCTION AND SPECIES EXTINCTIONS AS CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN
• ACIDIFICATION DESTROY POLAR BEAR HABITAT, SPREAD DISEASE AMONG HARLEQUIN FROGS, AND DISSOLVE CORAL REEFS.
CHANGING YOUR CHANGING YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINTCARBON FOOTPRINT
UPGRADE & UNPLUG UPGRADE & UNPLUG
TRAVEL LIGHTTRAVEL LIGHT
RECYCLERECYCLE
PAPER NOT PLASTICPAPER NOT PLASTIC
FIND OUT YOUR CARBON FIND OUT YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT (THE NATURE FOOTPRINT (THE NATURE CONSERVANCY.ORG)CONSERVANCY.ORG)
COOL ROOF PRODUCTS:COOL ROOF PRODUCTS: COVERING YOUR COVERING YOUR ROOF WITH A LIGHT-COLORED, ROOF WITH A LIGHT-COLORED, REFLECTIVE MATERIALREFLECTIVE MATERIAL
POTTED PLANTSPOTTED PLANTS
RAIN BARRELSRAIN BARRELS
SOLAR WATER HEATERSSOLAR WATER HEATERS
SOLAR PANELSSOLAR PANELS
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO NOW?NOW?
• • COOL ROOF PRODUCTSCOOL ROOF PRODUCTS• POTTED PLANTS• POTTED PLANTS• RAIN BARRELS• RAIN BARRELS• HOT GREENHOUSE• HOT GREENHOUSE• COOL GREENHOUSE • COOL GREENHOUSE • PERMEABLE MATERIALS• PERMEABLE MATERIALS• NATURAL WETLANDS • NATURAL WETLANDS PRESERVATION AREAPRESERVATION AREA
COVE CREEK GARDENSCOVE CREEK GARDENS
GREENSBORO, NCGREENSBORO, NC
THANK YOUTHANK YOUQUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?
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