What must your erosion control plan adhere to? - Answer: Erosion control plans must adhere to
the 2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards, whichever is more stringent).
What is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment? - Answer: A Phase I Environmental Site
Assessment is a report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing
environmental contamination liabilities.
How is a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment more in depth? - Answer: A Phase II
Environmental Site Assessment is a further investigation that collects original samples of soil,
groundwater, or building materials to analyze.
What are the types of sensitive sites to avoid building on? - Answer: - Prime farmland
- Flood plain
- Endangered species habitat
- Land with 50' of wetlands
- Land within 100' of a water body
Who defines prime farmland? - Answer: Prime farmland is defined by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
What is the building requirement for projects in places without legally adopted flood hazard
maps? - Answer: Areas without legally adopted flood hazard maps cannot build on a floodplain
subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
What is development footprint? - Answer: Development footprint is the total land area of a
project site covered by buildings, streets, parking areas, and other typically impermeable
surfaces constructed as part of the project.
,What are the requirements for surrounding density? - Answer: Locate on a site whose
surrounding existing density within a 1/4 mile radius of the project boundary meets either the
'separate residential and non-residential densities' or 'combined density' values.
What are the minimum surrounding density requirements? - Answer: 0.5 non-residential
density (FAR) or 7 residential density (DU/acre)
or
22,000 sf/acre of buildable land combined density
What are the requirements for diverse uses? - Answer: Construct or renovate a building or a
space within a building such that the building's main entrance is within a 1/2 mile walking
distance of the main entrance of 4 to 7 (1 point) or 8+ (2 points existing and publicly available
diverse uses.
What are the five use categories for diverse uses? - Answer: 1. Food retail
2. Community-serving retail
3. Services
4. Civic and community
5. Community anchor uses
What are the distances for Access to Quality Transit? - Answer: 1/4 mile walking distance of
existing or planned bus, streetcar, or ride share stops, or within a 1/2 mile walking distance of
existing or planned bus rapid transit stops, light or heavy rail stations, commuter rail stations, or
ferry terminals.
Where is Access to Quality Transit measured from? - Answer: Access to Quality Transit is
measured from a functional entry. This represents a building opening designed to be used by
,pedestrians and open during regular business hours. It does not include any door exclusively
designated as an emergency exit, or a garage door not designed as a pedestrian entrance.
How many bike racks are required for a commercial building? - Answer: - Short-term storage for
at least 2.5% of all peak visitors (no fewer than 4 spaces per building)
- Long-term storage for 5% of all regular building occupants (no fewer than 4 spaces per
building)
How many bike racks are required for a residential project? - Answer: - Short-term storage for at
least 2.5% of all peak visitors (no fewer than 4 spaces per building)
- Long-term storage for 30% of all regular building occupants
How many shower and changing facilities are required for a commercial project? - Answer: At
least one shower and changing facility if required for the first 100 FTE and one additional for
every 150 regular building occupants is required thereafter.
How do you calculate an FTE? - Answer: - An 8-hour occupant has an FTE value of 1.0
- A part-time occupant has an FTE value based on work hours per day divided by 8
How many preferred parking spaces are required for green vehicles? - Answer: 5% of the total
vehicle parking capacity of the site should be dedicated to preferred parking for green vehicles.
How many EVSE stations must be installed for green vehicles? - Answer: 2% of all parking spaces
should be EVSE stations (preferred parking spaces may not be counted).
How is preferred parking defined? - Answer: Preferred parking is defined as the parking spots
closest to the main entrance of a building (exclusive of spaces designate for handicapped
persons). For employee parking, it refers to the spots that are closest to the entrance used by
employees.
, For previously developed or graded sites, how much habitat needs to be restored? - Answer:
30% (including the building footprint) of all portions of the site needs to be restored.
What is an example of a monoculture planting, which would not help with restoring/protecting
habitat? - Answer: Turf grass
What areas can be excluded from the vegetation and soil requirements to restore/protect
habitat? - Answer: Vegetated landscape areas that are constructed to accommodate rainwater
infiltration can be excluded from the areas required to restore.
For school projects, what areas can be excluded from soil restoration criteria to restore/protect
habitat? - Answer: Athletic fields
What amount of financial support can be provided to restore/protect habitat? - Answer: $0.40 /
sf
What are the distance limitations when providing financial support to protect/restore habitat? -
Answer: Financial support must be provided to a nationally or locally recognized land trust or
conservation organization within the same EPA Level III ecoregion or the project's state. For U.S.
projects, the land trust may be accredited by the Land Trust Alliance.
What should be included in a sustainable landscape plan? - Answer: - List of all plant species,
noting whether or not they are native/adapted
- Info about invasive species and pests those plants may harbor
- Best maintenance practices for the chosen plants
- Site maps showing boundaries for the protected habitat areas
What are the IESNA lighting zones? - Answer: LZ0 - Wilderness
the 2003 EPA Construction General Permit (or local standards, whichever is more stringent).
What is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment? - Answer: A Phase I Environmental Site
Assessment is a report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing
environmental contamination liabilities.
How is a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment more in depth? - Answer: A Phase II
Environmental Site Assessment is a further investigation that collects original samples of soil,
groundwater, or building materials to analyze.
What are the types of sensitive sites to avoid building on? - Answer: - Prime farmland
- Flood plain
- Endangered species habitat
- Land with 50' of wetlands
- Land within 100' of a water body
Who defines prime farmland? - Answer: Prime farmland is defined by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
What is the building requirement for projects in places without legally adopted flood hazard
maps? - Answer: Areas without legally adopted flood hazard maps cannot build on a floodplain
subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
What is development footprint? - Answer: Development footprint is the total land area of a
project site covered by buildings, streets, parking areas, and other typically impermeable
surfaces constructed as part of the project.
,What are the requirements for surrounding density? - Answer: Locate on a site whose
surrounding existing density within a 1/4 mile radius of the project boundary meets either the
'separate residential and non-residential densities' or 'combined density' values.
What are the minimum surrounding density requirements? - Answer: 0.5 non-residential
density (FAR) or 7 residential density (DU/acre)
or
22,000 sf/acre of buildable land combined density
What are the requirements for diverse uses? - Answer: Construct or renovate a building or a
space within a building such that the building's main entrance is within a 1/2 mile walking
distance of the main entrance of 4 to 7 (1 point) or 8+ (2 points existing and publicly available
diverse uses.
What are the five use categories for diverse uses? - Answer: 1. Food retail
2. Community-serving retail
3. Services
4. Civic and community
5. Community anchor uses
What are the distances for Access to Quality Transit? - Answer: 1/4 mile walking distance of
existing or planned bus, streetcar, or ride share stops, or within a 1/2 mile walking distance of
existing or planned bus rapid transit stops, light or heavy rail stations, commuter rail stations, or
ferry terminals.
Where is Access to Quality Transit measured from? - Answer: Access to Quality Transit is
measured from a functional entry. This represents a building opening designed to be used by
,pedestrians and open during regular business hours. It does not include any door exclusively
designated as an emergency exit, or a garage door not designed as a pedestrian entrance.
How many bike racks are required for a commercial building? - Answer: - Short-term storage for
at least 2.5% of all peak visitors (no fewer than 4 spaces per building)
- Long-term storage for 5% of all regular building occupants (no fewer than 4 spaces per
building)
How many bike racks are required for a residential project? - Answer: - Short-term storage for at
least 2.5% of all peak visitors (no fewer than 4 spaces per building)
- Long-term storage for 30% of all regular building occupants
How many shower and changing facilities are required for a commercial project? - Answer: At
least one shower and changing facility if required for the first 100 FTE and one additional for
every 150 regular building occupants is required thereafter.
How do you calculate an FTE? - Answer: - An 8-hour occupant has an FTE value of 1.0
- A part-time occupant has an FTE value based on work hours per day divided by 8
How many preferred parking spaces are required for green vehicles? - Answer: 5% of the total
vehicle parking capacity of the site should be dedicated to preferred parking for green vehicles.
How many EVSE stations must be installed for green vehicles? - Answer: 2% of all parking spaces
should be EVSE stations (preferred parking spaces may not be counted).
How is preferred parking defined? - Answer: Preferred parking is defined as the parking spots
closest to the main entrance of a building (exclusive of spaces designate for handicapped
persons). For employee parking, it refers to the spots that are closest to the entrance used by
employees.
, For previously developed or graded sites, how much habitat needs to be restored? - Answer:
30% (including the building footprint) of all portions of the site needs to be restored.
What is an example of a monoculture planting, which would not help with restoring/protecting
habitat? - Answer: Turf grass
What areas can be excluded from the vegetation and soil requirements to restore/protect
habitat? - Answer: Vegetated landscape areas that are constructed to accommodate rainwater
infiltration can be excluded from the areas required to restore.
For school projects, what areas can be excluded from soil restoration criteria to restore/protect
habitat? - Answer: Athletic fields
What amount of financial support can be provided to restore/protect habitat? - Answer: $0.40 /
sf
What are the distance limitations when providing financial support to protect/restore habitat? -
Answer: Financial support must be provided to a nationally or locally recognized land trust or
conservation organization within the same EPA Level III ecoregion or the project's state. For U.S.
projects, the land trust may be accredited by the Land Trust Alliance.
What should be included in a sustainable landscape plan? - Answer: - List of all plant species,
noting whether or not they are native/adapted
- Info about invasive species and pests those plants may harbor
- Best maintenance practices for the chosen plants
- Site maps showing boundaries for the protected habitat areas
What are the IESNA lighting zones? - Answer: LZ0 - Wilderness
