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SITE DESIGN GUIDELINES <br />GREEN BUILDING PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABILITY <br />"Green" or "sustainable" schools use key resources such as energy, water, <br />materials and land more efficiently than buildings that just meet standard <br />building codes. Natural light, and better air quality are benefits of these <br />practices and contribute to a significantly healthier, more comfortable and <br />productive learning environment for staff and students. <br />1. A wholistic Low Impact Development (LID) approach to design should <br />be employed for each new, or rehabilitated facility at the onset of the <br />conceptual design phase of the project. <br />2. Consider the USGBC's (United States Green Building Council) certification <br />level of at least LEED Silver (Leadership in Energy and Envirommnetal Design) <br />for all new school facilities, and rehabilitation /restoration efforts. <br />3. Consider multi -floor schools, avoidance of natural features on the site, and <br />best management practices for stormwater treatment and detention. <br />\L <br />PAGE 01 Attachment number 1 SITE DESIGN <br />F -10 <br />Page 191 <br />Cisterns catch rainwater from roofs and store it for use in toilets, vehicle wash areas, and <br />landscape irrigation. The image above shows how cisterns can be incorporated as a design <br />element as well as a functional feature. <br />Above: Interpretive signage at a school's stormwater <br />management area. <br />Above: Stormwater management is designed as a land- <br />scape feature at the school's front entrance. <br />Above: A stormwater management pond doubles as an <br />outdoor classroom. <br />