Dan Slone
McGuireWoods LLP
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804.775.1041
dslone@mcguirewoods.com
World Green
Building Council

Green Plan and
Code Language
Dammit Jim, I’m a planner
not a green coder!

REMOVE
IMPEDIMENTS

School Size and
Configuration

Utilities

EDUCATE AND
DELIVER
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
CONSEQUENCES

Connections

Home Owner
Associations

INTEGRATE
SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMICS TO
STIMULATE NEW
APPROACHES

Parks

UNDERSTAND YOUR
AUTHORITY

Building Code
-authority
-preemption
-practicality

UNDERSTAND YOUR
GUIDING PRINCIPLES

 Original Green
 Passive Survivability
 Living Building/Living
Communities
 One Planet Living

COMMUNICATE
SIMPLY, BUT SUSPECT
ALL “SIMPLE”
SOLUTIONS

PLANS

Sustainable Agriculture

The Triple Bottom Line-
Sustainable Community
Revitalization
prosperity
people
planet

Master Plan Process
 A vision, not a plan –
developer as integrator
 Creating the Noisette
brand
 Role of developer as
planner/zoning/
community organizer/
economic development/
educator
 Establishing the self-
worth of the community

Master Plan Elements
Schools as centers
of the community.

Master Plan Elements
Noisette Preserve
 Urban Park
 Wetland Bank
 Stormwater
Management
 Eco Tourism
 Research and
Classroom Resource
 Recreation Facility

Sustainable Design Principles

Sustainable Design Principles
OVERLAY ZONES
• conservation
• historic district
• pedestrian
• transportation
• watershed and storm
• parking
• school
• parks
• energy performance
• commercial standards
• residential standards
• landscaping

Conclusions
Stop Selling “Sustainability” and
Start Selling the Benefits:
 Durability
 Health
 Efficiency
 Comfort
We do not inherit the earth from
our ancestors, we borrow the
earth from our children.

CODES

Storm Water

Elements in a Green Code
 Pedestrian oriented elements for all codes
 Public Side:
 Sustainable parks, right of way, street trees
 Sustainable utilities
 Green infrastructure
 Green roof
 Green wall
 Micro grid
 Distributed elements
 Sustainable buildings
 Sustainable operations

Elements in a Green Code
 Restoration
 Location of uses and density
 Transportation
 Private Side
 Lighting
 Trees and plants
 Roofs
 Water storage
 Water reuse
 Demolition
 Restoration

Elements in a Green Code
(Private Side)
 Transportation
 Biophelic design
 Parking lots
 Buildings
 Orientation
 Materials
 reusability
 Cultural resources
 Transportation
 Energy

GOING FROM GENERAL TO SPECIFIC
 Arlington, Virginia
 Washington, DC
 Seattle, Washington
 Atlanta, Georgia
 Portland, Oregon
 Taos, New Mexico
 Sunnyvale, CA
 Austin, Texas

RESOURCES
 AIA’s Local Leaders in Sustainability
 SmartCode Modules
 Environmental
 Natural Drainage
 Lighting
 Sustainability Tables
 Light Imprint Storm Drainage
 Sustainable Urbanism
 Materials from EPA’s Green Building Code
Barrier Workshop