The Race is Really the Prize: Ecodistrict Planning and Aggregated Action

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The Race is Really the Prize:Ecodistrict Planning and Aggregated Action [ECO_BP16]

Christine Mondor, AIA, Principal, evolveEAAurora Sharrard, PhD.Executive Director, Green Building AllianceZaheen HussainSustainability Director, Borough of MillvaleJustin MillerPlanner, Pittsburgh Dept. of City Planning

21 April 2016

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Pittsburgh has a history of innovative leadership in green building and is now helping to define the national conversation on sustainability planning. An ecodistrict describes a neighborhood or community whose plan considers both the physical assets of a community as well as the community’s resource flows, such as food, energy, and water. This session will present the emerging trends that are defining ecodistricts and urban planning and how the concept is being implemented nationally and regionally.

CourseDescription

LearningObjectives

1. Distinguish between various frameworks for addressing community sustainability and apply them in part or whole

2. Identify the various physical systems and resource flows, the “hardware” that can be measured in ecodistrict planning

3. Identify the importance of the “software” of community capacity and how the design process can activate as well as engage a community

4. Identify different types of ecodistrict metrics, processes, and outcomes through regional and national examples.

At the end of the this course, participants will be able to:

SAMPLE SLIDE

ECODISTRICTSCHRISTINE MONDOR ECODISTRICT INTRODUCTION

RESILIENCY GROSVENOR REPORT

the ability of a city to avoid or bounce back from an adverse event

comes from the interplay of vulnerability and adaptive capacity

governanceinstitutions

technical capacityplanning systemsfunding structures

climateenvironment

resourcesinfrastructurecommunity

http://www.grosvenor.com/research/research/2014/resilient%20cities%20research%20report/

RESILIENCY

the capacity to learn and adjust responses to changing external drivers and internal processes, and continue developing within the current system (Folke et al)

within SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM (SES)//

RESILIENCY ADAPTABILITY

the capacity to learn and adjust responses to changing external drivers and internal processes, and continue developing within the current system (Folke et al)


RESILIENCY ADAPTABILITY

the capacity to create a fundamentally new system when ecological, economic, or social structures make the existing system untenable (Folke et al)


RESILIENCY TRANSFORMABILITY

the capacity to create a fundamentally new system when ecological, economic, or social structures make the existing system untenable (Folke et al)


RESILIENCY TRANSFORMABILITY

COMMUNITY PROGRAMSITE PROGRAMINFRASTRUCTURE

RELATIONALPROXEMICDEMOGRAPHICCONDITIONALSIMULTANEITYTEMPORAL/PROCESSCONTINGENT


STABILIZECONSOLIDATE RESOURCES

GROWECONOMIC SECURITY

DIVERSIFYINCREASE RESILIENCY

SUSTAINMAINTAIN VIBRANCY



STABILIZECONSOLIDATE RESOURCES

GROWECONOMIC SECURITY

DIVERSIFYINCREASE RESILIENCY

SUSTAINMAINTAIN VIBRANCY


Ecodistrict planning quantifies system performance, assigns value to ecological processes and promotes social equity in scalar economies.

energy & existing buildingsemerging trendsevolve environment :: architecture


PLACE PERFORMANCE POLICY PROJECTS





















ECODISTRICT FRAMEWORKS

ECODISTRICTSZAHEEN HUSSAINMILLVALE PIVOT ECODISTRICT

AIA Build PittsburghApril 21, 2016

The EcoDistricts Process and Galvanizing a Community into Action

Context

The Flood of 2004

Millvale

Introducing EcoDistricts

Millvale is a self reliant urban solar village

Millvale is part of a just watershed system known for productive and pleasurable landscapes

Millvale is a foodie paradise for everyone and is known for hyper local production

Pivot 2.0

Millvale is a clean air community where people can breathe easy indoors and out

Millvale is a place where people of all ages have the freedom to move safely

Millvale is a place of self determination where Millvalians are able to participate and shape their future

ECODISTRICTSJUSTIN MILLERUPTOWN/OAKLAND ECOINNOVATION DISTRICT

WHAT IS AN ECOINNOVATIONDISTRICT plan?A community plan focused on equitable growth, economic development, and sustainability.

Centered around Uptown/West Oakland, this EcoInnovation District plan will be created WITH and FOR THE COMMUNITY. This includes ensuring that improvements in Uptown/West Oakland reinforce the work already underway in neighboring communities.

FIRST THINGS FIRST…

The UPTOWN / WEST OAKLAND area today is:

> 204 acres> about 1,000 residents

(not including students)

> 81 businesses

• This map summarizes proposals from other plans that address uptown.• while uptown is included in these plans, it is not the focus.• this is an opportunity to specifically address the challenges

facing uptown and its residents and businesses.

OUR PROCESS:

This is how much of the area is currently vacant.

For years, property was acquired, buildings were demolished and lots used for this.

“all of this demolition is destroying the community”

In response, the city created the interim planning overlay district (ipod) which prohibits the demolition of buildings AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SURFACE PARKING LOTS in the community.

So what about open space? Is there enough to meet the needs of all residents?

Simply put, no. There are larger parksnearby but very few in the community.

not just open space but landscapes that help to solve regular issues like flooding. Since there are steep hillsides, we should design to better manage stormwater.

HERE ARE the impacts. This is from astorm just TWO months ago.

But despite these challenges, the area has so much going for it, including historic buildings…

…A committed group of active residents organizing for positive and inclusive change…

…AND significant NEIGHBORHOOD assets.Here are just a few.

THANK YOU!

ECODISTRICTSAURORA SHARRARDDOWNTOWN AND OAKLAND 2030 DISTRICT

AIA BuildPittsburgh

Dr. Aurora SharrardGreen Building Alliance

April 2, 2016

Learning Communities: Leveraging the Power of Performance & Place to Benefit Planet & People

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Pittsburgh Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 2008 BY SECTOR

PITTSBURGH CLIMATE INITIATIVE

New building &major renovation Targets


2030 CHALLENGE

2010 - 2014

EXISTING BUILDING TARGETS

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Energy, Water, and Transportation Emissions Reduction

Energy, Water, and Transportation Emissions Reduction

2030 CHALLENGE

2010 - 2014

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100% of the .85Copyright © 2015, Green Building Alliance

Pittsburgh 2030 District Commitments:

95,000,000 ft2

935 properties

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Pittsburgh 2030 District Commitments:

67,612,584 ft2

435 properties

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• 435 Properties, 67.6 million square feet• 85 Property Partners• 34 Community Partners• 10 Resource Partners• 15 Property Partner Meetings & Events (2015)

– 945 participants– 385 unique individuals

• 30+ presentations a year for Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH'S 2030 DISTRICT



EARTH HOUR, MARCH 28, 2015


EARTH HOUR, MARCH 28, 2015


2014 PROGRESS REPORT

13 DISTRICTS INTERNATIONALLY




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Pittsburgh 2030 District: 2014 Downtown Water Performance

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CITY AND COUNTY PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

WHY 2030 DISTRICTS WORK


WHY 2030 DISTRICTS WORK


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FUNDERS & SPONSORS

Program Sponsors:


SNAPSHOT OF COMMITMENTS


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UPTOWN ECOINNOVATION DISTRICT

DISTRICT ENERGY

September & October 201520,740 responses

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Downtown Trips by Mode

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• Aging infrastructure• Flooding

INFRASTRUCTUREPOLLUTION

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@Go_GBA #PGH2030

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The Race is Really the Prize: Ecodistrict Planning and Aggregated Action