LEED NC Sustainable Sites

Terms, ConceptsReferenced Stds

Sustainable Sites Credits

SSP1: SS Prerequisite 1Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

Referenced Standards

• EPA: Environmental Protection Agency

• Local Erosion & Sedimentation Control Standards

• ESC Plan: Erosion & Sedimentation Control

ESC & EPAESC

• Erosion and Sedimentation Control (ESC) Plan

SS Prerequisite 1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

Requirement: ESC Plan shall conform to the erosion and sedimentation

requirements of

• 2003 EPA Construction General Permit (CGP)

• OR local erosion and sedimentation control standards and codes

ESC & EPAESC

• E___ S___ C___

SS Prerequisite 1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

Requirement: ESC Plan shall conform to the erosion and sedimentation

requirements of

• 2___ E___ P___ A___ Construction General Permit (CGP)

• OR local e___ and s___ c___ standards and codes

CGPCGP

• Construction General Permit

SS Prerequisite 1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

• Requirement: ESC Plan shall conform to the erosion and sedimentation

requirements of

• 2003 EPA Construction General Permit

• as defined by FEMA

CGPCGP

• C___ G___ P___

SS Prerequisite 1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

• Requirement: ESC Plan shall conform to the erosion and sedimentation

requirements of

• 2003 EPA C___ G___ P___

• as defined by FEMA

NPDESNPDES

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

SS Prerequisite 1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

• Requirement: (CGP) outlines provisions necessary to comply with…

• Phase I and Phase II of the NPDES, National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System program

NPDESNPDES

N___ P___ D___ E___ S___

SS Prerequisite 1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

• Requirement: C__ outlines provisions necessary to comply with…

• P___ I and P___ II of the NPDES

Referenced Standards

• USDA: US Department of Agriculture

• Def: Prime Agricultural Land

• FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Def: 100-Year Flood

• US CFR: Code of Federal Regulations (40)CFR

• Def: Wetlands

SS1: SS Credit 1Site Selection

FEMAFEMA

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

SS Credit 1: Site Selection

• Requirement: Do not develop previously undeveloped land whose

elevation is lower than 5 feet above the elevation of the

100-year flood

• as defined by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

FEMAFEMA

• F___ E___M___ A___

___ Credit ___ : ___

• Requirement: Do not develop previously undeveloped land whose

elevation is lower than ___ feet above the elevation of the

___-year flood

• as defined by ___

7CFR657.57CFR657.5

United States Code of Federal Regulations

Title 7, Vol. 6, Parts 400 to 699, Section 657.5

SS Credit 1: Site

• Requirement: Do not develop

prime farmland as defined by…

• 7CFR657.5

7CFR657.57CFR657.5

U___ S___ C___ of F___ R___

Title 7, Vol. 6, Parts 400 to 699, Section ___

SS Credit 1: Site Selection

• Requirement: Do not develop

___ ___ defined by…

• 7CFR657.5

CWACWA

Clean Water Act

SS Credit 1: Site Selection

• Requirement: Do not develop

Previously undeveloped land within 50 feet of a water body (seas, lakes,

rivers, streams and tributaries which support or could support fish,

recreation or industrial use), consistent with the terminology of the

• Clean Water Act

CWACWA

C___ W___ A___

SS Credit 1: Site Selection

• Requirement: Do not develop

___ ___ land within ___ feet of a water body (seas, lakes, rivers, streams

and tributaries which support or could support fish, recreation or

industrial use), consistent with the terminology of the

• C___ W___ A___

SS Credit 3: 1 PointBrownfield Redevelopment

Terms (www.astm.org)

Federal laws referenced by ASTM Phase I and Phase II Environmental

Assessment definitions, www.astm.org

• CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act (Superfund)

• RCRA: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (aka Solid Waste

Disposal Act), as amended ("RCRA"), 42 U.S.C 6901

SS Credit 3: 1 PointBrownfield Redevelopment

Terms (www.astm.org)

Federal laws referenced by ASTM Phase I and Phase II Environmental

Assessment definitions, www.astm.org

• CERCLA: C___ E___ R___, C___ and L___ Act (Superfund)

• RCRA: R___ C___ and R___ Act (aka S___ W___ D___ Act), as

amended ("RCRA"), 42 U.S.C 6901

SS Credit 3: 1 PointBrownfield Redevelopment

Referenced Standards

• ASTM: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment

• EPA: Environmental Protection Agency

• Def: Brownfield

• Local, State, Fed Agencies

• Def: Brownfield

SS Credit 4: 1 PointAlternative Transport

Referenced Standards

• ZEV Zero Emission Vehicles Definition

• California Air Resources Board Zero Emittance Vehicles Definition

• ACEEE American Council for Energy Efficient Economy

• Annual Vehicle Rating Guide

SS Credit 4: 1 PointAlternative Transport

Referenced Standards

• ZEV Z___ E___ V___ Definition

• California Air Resources Board Zero Emittance Vehicles Definition

• ACEEE A___ C___ for E___ E___ E___

• Annual Vehicle Rating Guide

SS Credit 6: 1 PointStormwater Design

SS Credit 6: 1 PointStormwater Design

Referenced Standards

• EPA Guideline specifying management for sources of non-point

pollution in coastal waters

• TARP Technology Acceptance Reciprocity Partnership,

Washington State Dept. of Ecology

Terms

• BMPs Best Management Practices

• TSS Total Suspended Solids

SS Credit 6: 1 PointStormwater Design

Referenced Standards

• EPA Guideline specifying management for sources of n___-p___

pollution in c___ w___

• TARP T___ Acceptance Reciprocity Partnership, Washington

State Dept. of Ecology

Terms

• BMPs B___ M___ Practices

• TSS Total S___ S___

SS Credit 7: 1 PointHeat Island Effect: Roof

SS Credit 7: 1 PointHeat Island Effect: Roof

Referenced Standards

• ASTM E1980-01 Calculating Solar Reflectance Index

• ASTM E408-71 Total Normal Emittance

• ASTM E903-96 Solar Absorptance, Reflectance,

Transmittance

• ASTM E1918-97 Solar Reflectance of Horizontal Surfaces

• ASTM C1371-04 Emittance of Materials

• ASTM C1549-04 Solar Reflectance Near Ambient

Temperature

SS Credit 7: 1 PointHeat Island Effect: Roof

Referenced Standards

• ASTM E1980-01 Calculating S___ R___ I___

• ASTM E408-71 Total Normal E___

• ASTM E903-96 Solar A___, R___, T___

• ASTM E1918-97 Solar R___ of H___ Surfaces

• ASTM C1371-04 E___ of Materials

• ASTM C1549-04 Solar R___ Near Ambient Temperature

SS Credit 8: 1 PointLight Pollution Reduction

Referenced Standards

• ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004:

• Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential –

Exterior Lighting Section 9

• IESNA RP-33

• IESNA Recommended Practice; Lighting for Exterior

Environments (RP-33-99)

• Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) of North America

(IESNA)

• Lighting Zones: LZ1-Dark thru LZ4-High

SS Credit 8: 1 PointLight Pollution Reduction

Referenced Standards

What standards are referenced by SS Credit 8?

• A___/I___ 90.1-2004:

• E___ S___ for B___ Except Low-Rise Residential – Exterior

Lighting Section 9

• I___ RP-33

• I___ Recommended Practice;

Lighting for E___ E___ (RP-33-99)

• I___ E___ S___ (IES) of North America (IESNA)

• L___ Z___: LZ1-D___ thru LZ4-H___

SS Credit 8: 1 PointLight Pollution Reduction

LEED NC Sustainable Sites

Terms, ConceptsReferenced Stds

Sustainable Sites Credits