A Sustainable Future for Treasure Island

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A Sustainable Future for Treasure Island

• Commission on the Environment
• November 28, 2006

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TI Sustainability Plan

• Vision and guiding principles
• Focus areas
• Strategies and targets
• Key delivery partners
• Implementation plan
• Design guidelines

A Sustainable Future for Treasure Island
TICD
Exhibit K Sustainability Plan / October 2006
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Incorporating Sustainability into Treasure
Island A Triple Bottom Line Approach

• Environmental Stewardship
• Designed to preserve natural resources and reduce
  environmental impacts.
• Social Benefits
• A vibrant, compact, livable community with a
  strong sense of place and housing choices for
  different income levels.
• Economic Vitality
• Stimulates job growth and new small businesses.
• Employs resource efficient strategies that will
  reduce basic household expenditures.

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Vision and Guiding Principles
Global Responsibility embraces its
interconnectivity with the global community
effects on other communities and
ecologies Integrated Design / Lasting Beauty
beautiful, intelligent, anticipatory, adaptable
designs enduring asset for future
generations measured in centuries, not
decades Public Participation /
Transparency process that is transparent,
participatory and fully informed by the social,
economic and environmental value of every
action select the alternative that best
promotes human and ecological health

• Community Development
• diverse group of people working together
  equity in access to facilities, services and
  environmental quality foster human potential
  and self-reliance
• Thriving Ecosystems
• interdependent with that of the San Francisco
  Bay... reestablishing biodiversity and
  indigenous species greater understanding of
  our role within the natural world
• Healthy Neighborhoods
• development that privileges bikeability and
  walkability preserves open space, fosters
  local organic agriculture dense, mixed-use
  development adjacent to transit centers
• Affordable Solutions
• partnership between public and private
  investment affordable, contributes to the
  economy of the City mixed income community
  that promotes social justice

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Unique Aspects of Process

• Multi-stakeholder approach
• Vision and guiding principles led by the City
• Integration of other key plans (land use,
  infrastructure, transportation, housing, etc.)
• Acknowledgement of TICD responsibilities and key
  delivery partners
• Best practices underpinned by economic analysis

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Unique Aspects of Plan

• Cascading approach
• At a glance table
• Visual representation of resource flows
• Key Performance Indicators
• Unique method to evaluate progress
• Flexibility to incorporate future innovation
• Alignment with other frameworks

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Focus Areas

• Site Design and Land Use
• Landscape and Biodiversity
• Transportation
• Energy
• Water and Wastewater
• Materials
• Health Safety and Security
• Community and Society
• Economic Development

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Sustainability At a Glance p. 12 through 15
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Site Design and Land Use

• Innovative and Sustainable Urban Design

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Site Design and Land Use
A Compact, Walkable Community
90-100 homes per acre 56 open space less
infrastructure
p35 radii image
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Site Design and Land Use
Responsive to Microclimate
solar orientation wind protection
p27 solar orientation
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Landscape and Biodiversity
Restoring ecosystems and protecting biodiversity
creation of open space regionally appropriate
landscaping IPM
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Transportation
A model for clean, efficient mobility systems
15 minute walk to transit hub mode shift to
ferries bike friendly incentives
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Energy
Designed to minimize demand
energy efficient buildings centralized heating
and cooling title 24 exceeded by 20
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Proposed Energy Supply
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Energy
Reliance on clean, renewable sources of power
100 renewable grid source supply maximize
on-site renewables export energy during peak
hours
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Reduced Carbon Footprint
Reduced emissions from energy and transportation
60 reduction of CO2 emissions from baseline
conditions
TI Existing 7,740 lbs / year / resident
TI 2018 3,030 lbs / year / resident
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Water and Wastewater
Living within the water budget
Reduce potable water consumption by 20 Treat
stormwater 100 wastewater on-site Maximize
use of gray water
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Solid Waste
Eliminating the concept of waste
composting on-island 100 diversion by 2020
minimize generation maximize reuse
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Materials
Reducing Embodied Energy and Toxicity of Materials
adaptive reuse local procurement recycled
renewable materials
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Health, Safety and Security
Safeguarding health and minimizing risks
remediation of contamination climate change,
flooding, seismic risks emergency support
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Community and Society
A strong, self-sufficient, diverse community
recreation arts education transparency
community services
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Economic Development and Viability
A financially self-sufficient community
economically viable redevelopment
30 affordable housing job opportunities for
residents no net impact on citys general fund
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Sustainability Reference

• Masterplan
• Committed to LEED ND gold certification(good
  faith efforts to achieve platinum level)
• Supports the intent of the Urban Environmental
  Accords
• Buildings
• Treasure Island green building specifications
• Applies to all new buildings (first in city)
• Condition of approval for building permits
• Derived from LEED NC Standards
• Developed with SF Environment

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Green Building Specifications

• For Residential, Commercial, and Hotel Buildings
• Energy efficiency (20 better than Title 24)
• Renewable energy (5 of peak energy demand)
• Indoor environmental quality (low emissions and
  toxicity)
• Daylight and views (75 of spaces)
• Natural ventilation (residential buildings and
  hotel)
• Water efficiency (20 reduction potable water
  use)
• Materials (recycled 10, regional 20,
  preference for renewables and certified
  wood)
• Ozone depleting substances (eliminated)
• Lighting (low energy, high efficiency, light
  pollution reduction)

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Implementation Plan

• Assessing Sustainability Performance

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Zero impact Regenerative state
No awareness or attention
Focus on use Demand reduction Resource efficiency
and reduction of impacts
Systems thinking Integration and continual
improvement, feedback loops
Focus on source or supply Use of renewables or
continual renewal
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Sustainability Dashboard
2006 2013 2018 2028
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Eco Footprint Factors
Household Type and Power Source
Transportation Choices

Geography and Weather Patterns

• Consumption Choices

Lifestyle Decisions

Minimal eco-footprint for development