Together Each One of Us Can Make A Difference

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Together - Each One of Us Can Make A Difference

• Welcome to the
• Its easy being green.
• Landscape Seminar
• Seminar October 9, 2007

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LEED for Existing Buildingsas related to
Landscape

• Have in place over the performance period a
  low-impact site and green building exterior
  management plan that addresses the topics listed
  Below.
• One point is earned for each four items
  addressed.
• 1. Maintenance equipment
• 2. Plantings
• 3. Animal and vegetation pest control
• 4. Landscape waste
• 5. Irrigation management
• 6. Fertilizer use
• 7. Snow removal (where applicable)
• 8. Cleaning of building exterior
• 9. Paints and sealants used on building exterior
• 10. Other maintenance of the building exterior

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Submittals

• Provide a narrative overview of an organizational
  management plan for establishing/maintaining a
  low-impact site and building exterior plan that
  addresses and specifically highlights the actions
  from the list in the requirements that are being
  implemented
• Provide quarterly reports over performance period
  documenting that this management plan is being
  implemented on an ongoing basis.

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Potential Technologies Strategies

• Include green cleaning and maintenance practices
  and materials that minimize environmental impacts
  in the green building exterior management plan.
• Use mulching mowers to significantly reduce yard
  waste generation, fertilizer needs and water
  consumption through retention of organic matter.

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Potential Technologies Strategies

• Utilize integrated pest management (IPM), a safer
  and usually less costly option for effective pest
  management. An IPM program employs commonsense
  strategies to reduce sources of food, water and
  shelter for pests in buildings and on the
  grounds. IPM programs take advantage of effective
  pest management strategies and minimize the use
  of pesticides.

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Potential Technologies Strategies

• Also include green landscape management actions,
  such as using a greater variety of plants, using
  more native plants, reducing size of lawns,
  changing maintenance practices, reducing the use
  of power equipment, stormwater control, using
  fertilizer on an as-needed basis, composting
  waste, applying integrated pest management,
  creating wildlife habitat, avoiding/removing
  invasive plants, protecting natural areas and
  using plants to reduce heating and cooling needs.
  

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Storm Water Runoff Mitigation a Brief overview

• Have measures in place on the site that mitigate
  at least 25 of the annual stormwater falling on
  the site. (1 point)
• Have measures in place on the site that mitigate
  at least 50 of the annual stormwater falling on
  the site. (1 point)

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Point System

• Certified 3239 points
• Silver 4047 points
• Gold 4863 points
• Platinum 6485 points

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Landscape Points Available

• Up to 2 points for maintenance practices
• Up to 2 points for Irrigation water conservation
  measures.
• Up to 2 Storm Water Runoff Mitigation.