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This document discusses changing development patterns in the Southeast United States. It notes that Americans are moving from the Northeast and Midwest to the South and West. The document outlines tools like LEED for Neighborhood Development and EarthCraft Communities that can guide more sustainable development. It also discusses obstacles to sustainable development like costs, policies, and conventional practices. The document advocates for low-hanging fruit like community gardens and calls for policies to allow smaller lots, denser development, and mixed uses. It envisions communities that are walkable with access to parks, schools, and places to interact.
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- 1. Changing Development Patterns in the Southeast
- 3. What are we changing? What tools can we use? What are the obstacles? What is implementable? What is next ….?
- 4. We live in unique times…
- 5. What happened to human scale? What happened to human scale?
- 6. What happened to the rural character? What happened to the rural character?
- 9. Its hard being popular… Americans are leaving the Northeast and the A i l i th N th t d th Midwest in favor of the South and the West. (PEW Research Center, January 29, 2009.) (PEW Research Center January 29 2009 ) Coastal GA increased in population by 62% Coastal GA increased in population by 62% (approximately 215,600 people) between 1970 and 2000. and 2000 (Center for quality growth and regional development at the Georgia institute of Technology)
- 11. Loss of Character and vernacular design? Increased cost of services subsidizing sprawl. cost of services subsidizing Obesity Ob it Nature deficit disorder Nt d fi it di d Dirty air Hazardous Water Urban Heat Island - It is hot enough already!
- 12. Cost of Services 1.4 Cost of different land uses per $1 Tax Revenue $1 1.2 12 Generated 1 0.8 08 Residential $1.34 0.6 0.4 04 Commercial $0.24 0.2 0 Residential Commercial Agriculture/ Agriculture/Open Space $0.30 Open Space
- 14. Development Patterns and Energy Use p gy TRANSPORTATION 27% INDUSTRY BUILDINGS 25% 48% Source: U.S. Energy Consumption. Energy gy p gy Information Administration Statistics (Architecture 2030)
- 15. Development Patterns and Energy Use Transportation Use 250 Household Use 200 125 150 Million BTU 35 87 per Year 100 26 50 101 101 71 56 0 Suburban Avg Suburban Green Urban Avg Urban Green (226 MBTU) (156 MBTU) (136 MBTU) (82 MBTU) Household Type ©2001 ‐ 2008 Jonathan Rose Companies LLC
- 16. What tools do we have? Existing Buildings g g New Construction National, Regional & Local Residential, Commercial , & Community
- 17. On the community scale scale… Audubon International Signature Program Audubon International Signature Program LEED for Neighborhood Development LEED for Neighborhood Development EarthCraft Communities EarthCraft Communities
- 18. 1. You can’t have smart growth with dumb buildings. 2. Communities should be mixed use and provide multiple transit options options. 3. There are appropriate forms of development for rural, suburban & urban locations.
- 20. From Rural to Urban and everything in between! • Americans are all over the map in their views about their ideal community type: 30% say they y yp y y would most like to live in a small town, 25% in a suburb, 23% in a city and 21% in a rural area. • By a ratio of more than three‐to‐one, Americans prefer living where the pace of life is slow, not fast. A similarly lopsided majority prefer a place fast A similarly lopsided majority prefer a place where neighbors know each other well to one where neighbors don't generally know each g g y other's business.
- 21. Process 1. Initial tracking worksheet 1 Initial tracking worksheet 2. Integrated design charrette 3. Worksheet & documentation with site visits 4. Certification received after completion of 4 Certification received after completion of worksheet and successful site visits 5. Program assistance ends after all community g y infrastructure is completed & lots are controlled by ECH builders. Certification can be removed! C ifi i b d!
- 25. Call out the local Call out the local GA Manual for Stormwater –most stringent in stormwater requirements Local DNR Habitat Protection Plan Guidelines Local Regional Plan Analysis Tree Protection Plans and Programs from local extension offices Governmental Education Governmental Education Community Education Clean Marina Program
- 26. Criteria ECC LEED ND SMART LOCATION & LINKAGE SITE SELECTION ‐Regional Plan Coordination ‐brownfield development ‐Infill ‐floodplain avoidance, ‐Jobs & Housing Balance Jobs & Housing Balance ‐jobs & schools proximity jb& h l i it WATER MANAGEMENT NEIGHBORHOOD & PATTERN DESIGN ‐Pre & Post Construction BMPs ‐street network ‐Water Conservation ‐access to public spaces access to public spaces PLANNING AND DESIGN ‐affordable housing ‐Pedestrian & Bicycle Accomodations ‐diversity of housing ‐Affordability ‐accessibility accessibility ‐Connectivityy ‐Greenspace ‐community outreach PRESERVATION LANDSCAPE GREEN CONSTRUCTION & TECHNOLOGY ‐Native & Organic Landscaping ‐LEED Certified buildings ‐Riparian Buffers Ri i B ff ‐adaptive reuse, solar orientation GREEN BUILDING ‐district heating / cooling ‐100% Green buildings ‐waste‐water management COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ‐Government Education
- 36. A new way The old way
- 39. Places to Live
- 41. What are the obstacles? What are the obstacles? Costs Policies Conventional Practices
- 42. Implementable ‘low hanging fruit’ Community Gardens Sidewalks! Local Plant Pallet Bike racks Environmental Education Integrated Design Recycling P R li Program Greenspace G Tree Transplanting Water Conservation Home Owner Association
- 43. Policies to Overcome • Parking Requirements • Street widths Street widths • Built to lines • Lot Sizes •Setback requirements •Density y •Utility easements
- 44. Conventional Practices to Overcome Integrated Design Stakeholder engagement Stakeholder engagement Extensive site analysis HOA/CCRs / Gardening Clothes drying Turf requirements Mass Grading Automobile dominance
- 46. “To envision takes talent, to , implement takes genius.”
- 47. Places to Get Around Places to Get Around
- 51. Where does a tomato come from?
- 53. Christina L. Corley Southface Energy Institute Southface Energy Institute ccorley@southface.org