Dan Slone

McGuireWoods LLP

901 East Cary Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219

804.775.1041

dslone@mcguirewoods.com

World Green Building Council

Green Plan and Code Language

Dammit Jim, I’m a planner not a green coder!

REMOVE

IMPEDIMENTS

School Size and Configuration

Utilities

EDUCATE AND DELIVER

RESPONSIBILITY FOR

CONSEQUENCES

Connections

Home Owner Associations

INTEGRATE SUSTAINABLE

ECONOMICS TO STIMULATE NEW APPROACHES

Parks

UNDERSTAND YOUR AUTHORITY

Building Code-authority

-preemption

-practicality

UNDERSTAND YOUR GUIDING

PRINCIPLES

Original GreenOriginal Green Passive SurvivabilityPassive Survivability Living Living

Building/Living Building/Living CommunitiesCommunities

One Planet LivingOne Planet Living

COMMUNICATE SIMPLY, BUT SUSPECT ALL

“SIMPLE” SOLUTIONS

PLANS

Sustainable Agriculture

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prosperityprosperity planetplanet

A vision, not a plan – A vision, not a plan – developer as integratordeveloper as integrator

Creating the Noisette Creating the Noisette brandbrand

Role of developer as Role of developer as planner/zoning/ planner/zoning/ community organizer/ community organizer/ economic economic development/ educatordevelopment/ educator

Establishing the self-Establishing the self-worth of the worth of the communitycommunity

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Schools as centers Schools as centers

of the community. of the community.

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Noisette PreserveNoisette Preserve Urban ParkUrban Park Wetland BankWetland Bank Stormwater Stormwater

ManagementManagement Eco TourismEco Tourism Research and Research and

Classroom ResourceClassroom Resource Recreation FacilityRecreation Facility

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• conservation

• historic district

• pedestrian

• transportation

• watershed and storm

• parking

• school

• parks

• energy performance

• commercial standards

• residential standards

• landscaping

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Stop Selling “Sustainability” and Stop Selling “Sustainability” and Start Selling the Start Selling the Benefits:Benefits:

DurabilityDurability HealthHealth EfficiencyEfficiency ComfortComfort

We do not inherit the earth from our We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow the earth ancestors, we borrow the earth from our children.from our children.

CODES

Storm Water

Elements in a Green CodeElements in a Green Code Pedestrian oriented elements for all codesPedestrian oriented elements for all codes Public Side:Public Side:

Sustainable parks, right of way, street treesSustainable parks, right of way, street trees Sustainable utilitiesSustainable utilities

Green infrastructureGreen infrastructure Green roofGreen roof Green wallGreen wall Micro gridMicro grid Distributed elementsDistributed elements

Sustainable buildingsSustainable buildings Sustainable operationsSustainable operations

Elements in a Green CodeElements in a Green Code RestorationRestoration Location of uses and densityLocation of uses and density TransportationTransportation

Private SidePrivate Side LightingLighting Trees and plantsTrees and plants RoofsRoofs Water storageWater storage Water reuseWater reuse DemolitionDemolition RestorationRestoration

Elements in a Green CodeElements in a Green Code(Private Side)(Private Side) TransportationTransportation Biophelic designBiophelic design Parking lotsParking lots BuildingsBuildings

OrientationOrientation MaterialsMaterials reusabilityreusability

Cultural resourcesCultural resources TransportationTransportation EnergyEnergy

GOING FROM GENERAL TO GOING FROM GENERAL TO SPECIFICSPECIFIC

Arlington, VirginiaArlington, Virginia Washington, DCWashington, DC Seattle, WashingtonSeattle, Washington Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia Portland, OregonPortland, Oregon Taos, New MexicoTaos, New Mexico Sunnyvale, CASunnyvale, CA Austin, TexasAustin, Texas

RESOURCESRESOURCES AIA’s Local Leaders in SustainabilityAIA’s Local Leaders in Sustainability SmartCode ModulesSmartCode Modules

EnvironmentalEnvironmental Natural DrainageNatural Drainage LightingLighting Sustainability TablesSustainability Tables Light Imprint Storm DrainageLight Imprint Storm Drainage Sustainable UrbanismSustainable Urbanism

Materials from EPA’s Green Building Materials from EPA’s Green Building Code Barrier WorkshopCode Barrier Workshop