Module 03 Sustainable Sites

Question 1

4 Key issues that help define how location affect project are:

Answer 1

Transportation
Site selection
Site Design & Management
Stormwater management

Question 2

Smart Growth Approach

Answer 2

Seeks to:
Protect undeveloped land
Reuse/restore previously developed sites
Reduce automobile use or promote alternative transportation
Develop efficient stormwater management
Reduce heat island effect
Provide stewardship of nature and the site’s surroundings
Reduce light pollution or minimize light trespass from the building and site

Question 3

Types of Smart Location & Linkage

Answer 3

Smart Growth
Protect Habitat
Redevelop Brownfield Sites
Use Infill Development
Develop in Dense Areas

Question 4

Brownfield

Answer 4

Previously used or redeveloped land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution

Question 5

Infill Development

Answer 5

A previously developed site, one that was previously built on, has been graded, or contained a parking lot, roadway, or other structure

Question 6

Bioswale

Answer 6

A stormwater control feature that uses a combination of a engineered basin, soils, and veg to slow and detain stormwater, increase groundwater recharge, and reduce peak stormwater runoff

Question 7

Dry Ponds

Answer 7

Excavated areas that detain storm water and slow runoff but dry between rain events. Wet ponds serve a similar function but are designed to hold water all the time

Question 8

Floodplain

Answer 8

Land that’s likely to be flooded by a storm of a given size

Question 9

Rain Garden

Answer 9

A stormwater management feature consisting of an excavated depression and veg that collects and filters runoff and reduce peak discharge rates

Question 10

Heat Island Effect

Answer 10

Heat islands are temperature differences between developed and undeveloped areas. heat island effect is created when developed areas have higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas.

Question 11

strategies to reducing heat islands:

Answer 11

Minimizing the development footprint

Undercover / underground parking

Using hardscape materials with high reflectance

Covering roofs with high SRI material

Installing green roofs

Providing shade from trees, structures covered by solar panels, or architectural
devices with high SRI material

Using open - grid paving

Question 12

Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)

Answer 12

(also called albedo) measures a surface materials ability to reflect sunlight on a scale of 0 to 1, with black paint having a solar reflectance of 0, and white
paint having a solar reflectance of 1

Question 13

Emissivity

Answer 13

Measures how much heat or infrared radiation a material is able to shed back into the atmosphere

Question 14

Best Strategy to reduce the heat island effect

Answer 14

is to minimize the development footprint

Question 15

Floor Area Ratio (FAR)

Answer 15

is the ratio of the total floor area of the buildings on a certain location to the size of the land of that location, or the limit imposed on such a ratio

FAR = the total building square footage (building area) divided by the site size square footage (site area).

Question 16

Site Management

Answer 16

Prevent Light Pollution
Building Exterior Exterior Management
Snow and Ice Removal
Landscaping
Integrated Pest Management

Question 17

Ways to Prevent Light Pollution

Answer 17

Lighting Design
Computer Models
Lighting Controls
Light Fixtures and Placement