Light Rail Transit Facilities Design Course

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Sustainable Practices 05.12.2010

Neil McFarlane

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What is Sustainability?

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Focus areas

• Reduce and reuse materials• Renewable energy sources• Stormwater treatment• Green landscaping• Reducing emissions

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Recycled content and material reuse

• Recycled tires to insulate sound walls

• Reuse of concrete and asphalt as road and trackway base material

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Salvage materials

Building demolitionRepurposed for:• Public art• Paving materials• Planters, benches• Bollards

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Renewable energy

• Solar-powered Renewable energy public art

• Solar water heating• South Terminus

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Stormwater management

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Green landscaping

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Future areas of exploration

• Energy• Water• Materials• Habitat• Expand bike connectivity

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Wayside energy storage

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Smart track engineering

• Low cost• Humped tracks• Efficient turning radii

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Pervious paving

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Grass tracks

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Design for durability

• High traffic• Low maintenance• Long operational life

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Bike access and connections

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Provide habitat opportunities

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Questions?