Sustainable Sites 4.3 - Alternative Transportation - Low Emitting and Fuel Efficient Vehicles
January 21, 2008 – 1:03amLow Emitting & Fuel Efficient Vehicles
Intention:
- Reduce Pollution from auto use
- Reduce land development from auto use
Implementation:
- Option 1:
- provide low emission cars (yes, provide cars to people), with preferred parking (0.03 FTE)
- Option 2:
- provide preferred parking for low emission cars (0.05 total parking spaces)
- Option 3:
- prodive charging station and refuel stations for low emission cars (0.03 total parking spaces)
- low emission car = ZEV (zero emisson vehicle) = minimum energy star of 40.
- preferred parking EXCLUDES handicap spaces
Codes/Standards Applied:
- none
Extra Credit:
- One SS4 extra credit point allowed by creating a ‘comprehensive transportation management plan.
Submittal Phase:
- design
Links from Reference Guide:
- American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
- California Certified Vehicles List
- Electric Auto Association
- Electric Drive Transportation Association
- Fuel Economy Web Site
- Union of Concerned Scientists Clean Vehicle Program
Other Sustainable Sites Credits
- SS P1 - Construction Activity Pollution Prevention (prerequisite)
- SS 1 - Site Selection
- SS 2 - Development Density & Community Connectivity
- SS 3 - Brownfield Redevelopment
- SS 4.1 - Alternative Transportation - Public Transportation Access
- SS 4.2 - Alternative Transportation -Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms
- SS 4.3 - Alternative Transportation - Low Emission & Fuel Efficient Vehicles
- SS 4.4 - Alternative Transportation - Parking Capacity
- SS 5.1 - Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat
- SS 5.2 - Site Development - Maximize Open Space
- SS 6.1 - Stormwater Design - Quantity Control
- SS 6.2 - Stormwater Design - Quality Control
- SS 7.1 - Heat Island Effect - Non-Roof
- SS 7.2 - Heat Island Effect - Roof
- SS 8 - Light Pollution Reduction
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3 Responses to “Sustainable Sites 4.3 - Alternative Transportation - Low Emitting and Fuel Efficient Vehicles”
I FOUND ONE QUESTION
THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE GUIDE IS A:
A. COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE DOCUMENTING MATERIALS’ LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS
B. PUBLICATION OF THE EPA’S LIST OF APPROVED PRODUCTS
C. DOCUMENT OF FEDERAL GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES
D. ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND OUTFLOW
MAYBE YOU GIVE ME THE CORRECT ANSWER?
By DESMAND on Mar 21, 2008
Desmand:
Here is an except from a description of the Environmental Resource Guide (ERG):
“The ERG gives architects and others in the building industry a basis for comparing the environmental impact of building materials, products and systems. It provides a consistent format for assessing the environmental impacts of building materials from their original extraction and manufacture to their final disposal or reuse. The ERG was launched by the AIA in 1992 with funding from the EPA to create a simplified methodology for assessing the environmental impact of building materials, and as a vehicle for disseminating that information to the building community at large. The AIA Press has brought in Wiley as a publishing partner to improve its content, format, packaging and marketing.”
This being said, I would go with A - anybody else have a thought?
By intheleed on Mar 21, 2008
Isn’t it supposed to be a GREEN SCORE of 40 instead of Energy Star? or are they the same thing?
“For the purposes of this credit, low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles are defined as vehicles that are either classified as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) by the California Air Resources Board or have achieved a minimum green score of 40 on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) anual vehicle rating guide.”
By AW Pang on Aug 12, 2008