The Shoppes @ Greene Rocks

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The Shoppes _at_ Greene Rocks

• LEED Certified Green
• 5 Restaurants, Bed Breakfast, 54 Specialty
  Shoppes

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The Design Project

1. Plan a town shopping center on a piece of land,
   while respecting sensitive areas, historic,
   cultural, or environmentally significant areas.
2. Describe best management practices used.
3. Calculate runoff and building costs.

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The Shoppes _at_ Greene Rocks

• Restaurants
• Boutiques
• Bed n Breakfast
• Luxurious Vegetative Landscaping

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Historic Site

• Building was once a stone mill.
• Now serves as a visitors center
• Nature trails and tours
• Bike Paths to town center
• Golf Cart shuttles to town center
• Parking Lot at historic site

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Best Management Practices

• Constructed wetlands southeast corner of the
  developed center
• -Hydric soils on the land will be used to
  construct wetland at the southeast corner of the
  developed center. Wetland will be in size.
• Wetland will reduce non point source pollution,
  and constitute our surface water storage.
• Water efficient landscaping using plant species
  that are drought resistant, native, non invasive
  and adaptive.
• http//www.metrocouncil.org/environment/Watershed/
  BMP/CH3_RPPImpParking.pdf

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Back to Nature Constructed Wetlands for
Low-Cost Wastewater Treatment and Nature
Conservation

• Constructed wetlands are marshes built to treat
  contaminated water and manage stormwater runoff.
  They have four key components
• Soil and drainage materials (such as pipes and
  gravel)
• Water
• Plants (both above and below the water)
• Micro-organisms
• Constructed wetlands purify the water that flows
  through them. Compared to conventional treatment
  methods, they tend to be simple, inexpensive, and
  environmentally friendly.

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Sustainable Drainage

• Constructed Wetlands
• Dismantled Local Materials stone walls

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Scattered Rain Gardens

• 28-55 gallon rain barrels at the end of each
  building disguised as rain gardens will hold
  1,540 gallons of rain.

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BMP Continued

• Solar Panels 60 less energy
• Passive solar energy
• Active solar energy
• Photovoltaic techniques

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Solar Panels

• Commercial solar power systems are growing
  rapidly in popularity as corporate boards are
  realizing their attractive financial benefits. In
  addition to the current 3.50/watt PUC rebate on
  systems over 30 kilowatts, commercial entities
  can benefit from a 7.5 state tax credit, a 10
  federal tax credit, and can depreciate the
  remaining value on a 5 year accelerated schedule.

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BMP - continued

• Conservation Planning
• Gather information on biodiversity
• Assess extent to which biodiversity is
  represented
• Identify additional areas for biodiverse
  protection

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BMP continued

• Smart Growth
• Create walkable neighborhoods
• Mixed land use
• Encourage walkability
• Compact building
• Erosion control
• Riparian Buffer protect water quality by
  reducing forestry related outputs, shade,
  streambed stability

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Walkable Area for Relaxation and Health
Pervious paths for walking and biking
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Maintain the Riparian Buffer
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Best Management Practices

• Using local and regional materials means that our
  materials will be transported from no more than
  500 miles from our center.
• We will use recycled building materials
• Our shops will incorporate natural ventilation,
  which means that when the windows are open, our
  heating or cooling systems will automatically
  shut off and air will be circulated with fans
  throughout the shops.
• Infiltration Islands in parking lot

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Best Management Practices During the Construction
Process

• Construction sequencing to minimize erosion of
  materials, we will disturb parts of the site at a
  time and manage runoff separately for each part.
  These areas will be stabilized with either gravel
  or vegetation (sodding)
• Land Grading utilized to control surface runoff
  and soil erosion

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Best Management Practices during the construction
process

• Dust will be controlled by sprinkling
• Geotextiles will reduce erosion on site
• Riprap large stone layer to protect soil from
  erosion
• Temporary slope drains will be constructed to
  direct runoff without causing erosion

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Use of Geotextiles
Geotextile material used with riprap allows water
movement while preventing movement of soil
particles.
Geotextile material provides separation, which
preserves the integrity and extends the life of
the road surface layer.
Geotextile material under the roadbed reinforces
soft soil and preserves the road embankment.
Composite geotextile material allows water flow
within the plane of the material, rather than
across it, such as behind a retaining wall.
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Health and Productivity

• Low VOC (volatile organic compounds paints,
  glues and adhesives that do emit many chemicals
  into the air)

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Eco-Friendly Community

• Energy Efficiency
•      Energy-efficient lighting.
•      Energy-efficient heating and/or cooling
  systems.
•      Energy-efficient laundry.
•      We produce our electricity using solar
  panels, wind or
• water.
•      Energy efficient windows.
•      We lower the temperature of heating when not
  in
• use.                               
•      Installed insulation
•      We use timer control where applicable.
•      We use built in power saving
  devices.                               

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Eco-Friendly

• Water
•    Linen and towel re-use program.
•    Water-efficient laundry.
•    Low-flow showerheads.
•    Faucet aerators.
•    We use biodegradable detergent for
• laundry.
•    We use biodegradable detergent for
• dishwasher.

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Project Specifications

• Total built structures 107,500 square feet
• Total vegetative landscape 1.2 million square
  feet
• Pervious surfaces (parking lot and pavement)
  128,000 square feet
• Green Roofs
• Intensive 15,000 square feet
• Extensive 92,500 square feet

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Project Specifications

• Total Runoff 33,525 cubic feet per hour.
• Constructed Wetlands For Storm Water Management
• Estimated Project Costs82,387,650