Sustainable CitiesSustainable Cities

By Emily RossBy Emily Ross

The Sustainable City

By Emily Ross

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The old cityThe old city

Designed for cars Urban Sprawl

Long commuting time Rush hour traffic

Inefficient water usage one flush = 4 gallons!

Poor public transportation Lighting, heating and cooling

Designed for cars Urban Sprawl

Long commuting time Rush hour traffic

Inefficient water usage one flush = 4 gallons!

Poor public transportation Lighting, heating and cooling

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How can we greenifygreenify our cities?

How can we greenifygreenify our cities?

Extend public transportation Encourage biking and walking Driving taxes Update plumbing/ purchase

efficient appliances BREEAM & USGBC Vertical farming

Extend public transportation Encourage biking and walking Driving taxes Update plumbing/ purchase

efficient appliances BREEAM & USGBC Vertical farming

Public TransportationPublic Transportation

BRT Allows for fast transport Relatively cheap Flexible routes

DC metro extensions Purple line Silver line

Zipcars

BRT Allows for fast transport Relatively cheap Flexible routes

DC metro extensions Purple line Silver line

Zipcars

Driving TaxesDriving Taxes

London Between 7:00 and 18:30 you are

charged to enter city Increased public transit usage Decreased congestion

U.S. cities are considering congestion tax

London Between 7:00 and 18:30 you are

charged to enter city Increased public transit usage Decreased congestion

U.S. cities are considering congestion tax

Pedestrians & BikersPedestrians & Bikers

Streets are friendlier with fewer cars

SmartBike DC Allows you to rent bikes in 10

locations Yearly subscription Return bike to any station after 3

hours

Streets are friendlier with fewer cars

SmartBike DC Allows you to rent bikes in 10

locations Yearly subscription Return bike to any station after 3

hours

Building ImprovementBuilding Improvement

Update lighting to fluorescent/LED Low flow toilets

~1.6 gallons per flush Waterless urinals

Saves ~20,000 gallons per year Low flow shower heads

<2.5 gallons per minute

Update lighting to fluorescent/LED Low flow toilets

~1.6 gallons per flush Waterless urinals

Saves ~20,000 gallons per year Low flow shower heads

<2.5 gallons per minute

BREEAM & USGBCBREEAM & USGBC

U.S. green building council Established in 1993 LEED certification Score is based on 69 pt scale

BRE environmental assessment method Established in 1990 by the UK Provides a measure for sustainability Assesses 7 criteria and gives a score of pass,

good, very good, excellent or outstanding

U.S. green building council Established in 1993 LEED certification Score is based on 69 pt scale

BRE environmental assessment method Established in 1990 by the UK Provides a measure for sustainability Assesses 7 criteria and gives a score of pass,

good, very good, excellent or outstanding

Vertical farmingVertical farming

Can occur all indoors Aeroponics, hydroponics, and drip

irrigation Wastewater could be used for

irrigation Harvests occur year-round Crop waste can be burned for

energy or converted to biofuel

Can occur all indoors Aeroponics, hydroponics, and drip

irrigation Wastewater could be used for

irrigation Harvests occur year-round Crop waste can be burned for

energy or converted to biofuel

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are needed to see this picture.

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What can we do?What can we do?

Educate our peers Use public transportation

Bike or walk when possible Carpool if not available

Update our water works and appliances

Buy produce that is locally grown Support our sustainable building

initiatives on campus

Educate our peers Use public transportation

Bike or walk when possible Carpool if not available

Update our water works and appliances

Buy produce that is locally grown Support our sustainable building

initiatives on campus

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<http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/1633071,CST-NWS-ride22.article> Dell, Kristina. "Bike-Sharing Gets Smart." Time International (Canada Edition) 171.25 (2008): 91-93. Business Source

Alumni Edition. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Despommier, Dickson. "The RISE of VERTICAL FARMS." Scientific American 301.5 (2009): 80-87. Academic Search

Alumni Edition. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Hays, Scott. "Every drop counts. (cover story)." Reeves Journal: Plumbing, Heating, Cooling 78.6 (1998): 22. Business

Source Alumni Edition. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Herro, Alana. "More Cars or More Transportation Alternatives: What Will the World Choose?." World Watch 21.2

(2008): 7. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Horwitz-Bennett, Barbara. "Integrating Ceilings and Lighting." Buildings 104.1 (2010): 28. Business Source Complete.

EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. Shulman, Matthew. "High-Tech, Easy Ways to Conserve." U.S. News& World Report 142.20 (2007): 44-45. Web. 2 Mar

2010. "Driving More Efficiently." Fuel Economy. Web. 28 Feb 2010.

<http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/driveHabits.shtml>. "What LEED is." U.S. Green Building Counsel. Web. 2 Mar 2010.

<http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1988>. "How does a composting toilet work?." Dollars & Sense 235 (2001): 31. Business Source Complete. EBSCO. Web. 2

Mar. 2010. "What is BREEAM?." breeam. 2009. BRE Global Ltd, Web. 2 Mar 2010. <http://www.breeam.org/page.jsp?id=66>. "Campus Infrastructure & Operations." Campus Sustainability. Web. 2 Mar 2010.

http://www.sustainability.umd.edu/content/campus/green_buildings.php "Learn About Us." National BRT Website. Web. 9 Mar 2010. <http://www.nbrti.org/learn.html>. "Dulles Metrorail is coming, next stop Tysons." Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. Apr 2008. Web. 9 Mar 2010.

<http://www.dullesmetro.com/pdfs/Dulles-Fact-Sheet.pdf>. "Metro preparing for more people to shift to transit if gasoline prices continue to skyrocket." WMATA. 22 May 2008.

Web. 9 Mar 2010. <http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=2101>. "Program Information." SmartBike DC. Web. <https://www.smartbikedc.com/smartbike_locations.asp>. "Home Improvement." Energy Star. Web. 9 Mar 2010. <http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home.index>. "New York City Moves to Congestion Tax." The Newspaper. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar 2010.

<http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/17/1715.asp>. "Green Benefits." Zipcar. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar 2010. <http://www.zipcar.com/is-it/greenbenefits>.