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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