SS 1-4

Question 1

What does SS stand for?

Answer 1

Sustainable Sites

Question 2

What is the SS prerequisite?

Answer 2

Erosion and sedimentation control.

Question 3

What is the intent of the SS prerequisite?

Answer 3

Reduce negative impacts on water and air quality.

Question 4

What documents define best management practices?

Answer 4

EPA Storm Water Management for Construction Activities, EPA Document No. EPA-832/R-92-005,(September 1992) Storm Water Management for Construction Activities, Chapter 3, OR local Erosion and Sedimentation Control codes.

Question 5

An erosion and sedimentation control plan must meet what objectives?

Answer 5

Prevent loss of soil during construction. Prevent sedimentation of storm sewer or receiving streams. Prevent polluting the air with dust and particulate matter.

Question 6

What are strategies that might be incorporated into a site erosion and sedimentation control plan?

Answer 6

Seeding; mulching; earth dikes; silt fencing; sediment traps; sediment basins.

Question 7

What is SS Credit 1 called?

Answer 7

Site Selection

Question 8

What is the intent of the Site Selection Credit?

Answer 8

Avoid development of inappropriate sites and reduce the environmental impact.

Question 9

What are some strategies to consider to minimize site disruption?

Answer 9

Stacking the building program, tuck-under parking, share facilities with neighbors.

Question 10

How many points are available for Site Selection?

Answer 10

One

Question 11

What are some characteristics of sites inappropriate for sustainable development?

Answer 11

Prime farmland; elevation lower than five feet above the 100-year flood; habitat for threatened or endangered species; within 100 feet of a wetland; previously public parkland.

Question 12

What is SS Credit 2 called?

Answer 12

Development Density

Question 13

What is the intent of the Development Density Credit?

Answer 13

Channel development to urban areas with existing infrastructures.

Question 14

How many points are available for Development Density

Answer 14

One

Question 15

What minimum site density determines that a site will qualify as Development Density?

Answer 15

60,000 SF per acre (roughly equivalent to 2-story downtown development)

Question 16

What is SS Credit 3 called?

Answer 16

Brownfield Redevelopment

Question 17

What is the intent of the Brownfield Redevelopment Credit?

Answer 17

Rehabilitate damaged sites where environmental development is complicated by environmental contamination, reducing pressure on undeveloped land.

Question 18

How many points are available for Brownfield Redevelopment?

Answer 18

One

Question 19

What is required for Brownfield Redevelopment Credit?

Answer 19

Develop on a site documented as contaminated by means of an ASTM E1903-97 phase II Environmental Site Assessment) OR on a site classified as a Brownfield and effectively provide remediation.

Question 20

What agencies can classify a site as a Brownfield?

Answer 20

A local, state or federal regulatory agency.

Question 21

What determines Brownfield redevelopment procedures?

Answer 21

EPA’s Sustainable Redevelopment of Brownfield’s Program

Question 22

What submittals are needed to attain credit for Brownfield Redevelopment?

Answer 22

Letter from local regulatory agency or EPA confirming Brownfield site classification; documentation that remediation has been performed.

Question 23

What is SS Credit 4 called?

Answer 23

Alternative Transportation

Question 24

What is the intent of the Alternative Transportation Credit?

Answer 24

Reduce pollution and land development impacts from automobile use.

Question 25

How many points are available for Alternative Transportation?

Answer 25

Four

Question 26

What is required for Alternative Transportation Credit 4.1?

Answer 26

Locate building within 1/2 mile from commuter rail, light rail, or subway station OR 1/4 mile from two or more bus lines.

Question 27

What is required for Alternative Transportation Credit 4.2?

Answer 27

Provide secure bicycle storage and changing/shower facilities (within 200 yards of the Building) for cyclists, for 5% or more of regular building occupants

Question 28

What is required for Alternative Transportation Credit 4.3?

Answer 28

Provide alternative fuel vehicles for 3% of building occupants AND preferred parking for these vehicles, OR install alternative- fuel refueling stations for 3% of the total vehicle parking capacity of the site.

Question 29

What determines the maximum number of parking spaces allowed under Alternative Transportation Credit 4.4

Answer 29

No more than the MINIMUM local zoning requirements, AND provide preferred parking for carpools or vanpools capable of serving 5% of the building occupants.

Question 30

In rehabilitation projects, what parking requirements need to be followed to receive Alternative Transportation Credit 4.4?

Answer 30

Add no new parking for rehabilitation projects AND provide preferred parking for carpools or vanpools capable of serving 5% of the building occupants.