1. EcoDistrict
Performance
Areas
• Health
+
Well
Being
• Community
Iden6ty
• Access
+
Mobility
• Habitat
+
Ecosystem
Func6on
• Water
• Health
+
Well
Being
• Energy
• Materials
Management
• Water
• Equitable
Development
• Community
Iden6ty
Economic
Value
Resource
Efficiency
Community
Vitality
Habitat
Health

2. Habitat
Health
EcoDistrict
Categories
for
Habitat
Health:
• Habitat
and
Ecosystem
Func6on
• Water
• Health
and
Well
Being
Measures
key
indicators
of
ecosystems,
including
physical
and
chemical
characteris7cs
of
plants,
animals,
soil
and
water.

3. Habitat
Health
Increase
site
tree
cover
Trees
per
square
kilometer
Intent
Metric

4. Habitat
Health
Increase
site
tree
cover
Trees
per
square
kilometer
Intent
Metric
Decrease
amount
of
paved
surfaces
Percentage
of
permeable
surfaces

5. Habitat
Health
Increase
site
tree
cover
Trees
per
square
kilometer
Intent
Metric
Decrease
amount
of
paved
surfaces
Percentage
of
permeable
surfaces
Increase
surrounding
water
quality
Percentage
difference
from
healthy
threshold

6. Case
Study:
Tree
cover
&
Impervious
Surfaces
Habitat
Health
Overall
Habitat
Health:
Existing Conditions ResilienCity

7. Resource
Efficiency
EcoDistrict
Categories
for
Resource
Efficiency:
• Energy
• Materials
management
• Water
Measures
the
actual
and
predicted
consump7on
of
natural
resources
and
the
acquisi7on
of
materials.

8. Resource
Efficiency
Increase
LEED
cer6fica6ons
Intent
Metric
Percentage
of
LEED
cer6fied
buildings

9. Resource
Efficiency
Increase
LEED
cer6fica6ons
Decrease
electricity
demand
Intent
Metric
Percentage
of
LEED
cer6fied
buildings
kbtu/sf/year

10. Resource
Efficiency
Increase
LEED
cer6fica6ons
Decrease
electricity
demand
Increase
on-­‐site
energy
produc6on
Intent
Metric
Percentage
of
LEED
cer6fied
buildings
kbtu/sf/year
Percentage
of
energy
produced
on-­‐site

11. Case
Study:
On-­‐site
Renewable
Energy
Produc7on
Resource
Efficiency
§ 15%
Energy
Produc6on
On-­‐Site
§ Photovoltaic
Systems
§ Biogas
(u6lizing
organic
waste)
§ MicroCHP
systems
§ Passive
Ligh6ng
&
Cooling
§ Xeriscape
Currently
3
on-­‐site
solar
power
sta6ons
produce
0.005%
of
the
total
site
energy
Overall
Resource
Efficiency:
Existing Conditions ResilienCity

12. Economic
Value
EcoDistrict
Categories
for
Economic
Value:
• Equitable
Development
• Community
Iden6ty
Measures
the
local
labor
force,
businesses
and
income-­‐based
sta7s7cs.

13. Economic
Value
Increase
overall
employees
per
site
Intent
Metric
Employment
Rate

14. Economic
Value
Increase
overall
employees
per
site
Intent
Metric
Employment
Rate
Gross
rent
per
income
Increase
overall
housing
affordability

15. Economic
Value
Increase
overall
employees
per
site
Intent
Metric
Employment
Rate
Gross
rent
per
income
Overall
household
income
Increase
overall
housing
affordability
Increase
overall
household
income

16. Case
Study:
Housing
Affordability
(Gross
Rent
per
Median
Household
Income)
§ Es6ma6on
of
income
allo_ed
to
rent.
§ Affordable
housing
must
be
integrated
into
the
new
development.
§ Monitoring
changes
over
6me
is
essen6al
to
evaluate
performance.
Overall
Economic
Value:
Economic
Value
Existing Conditions ResilienCity

17. Community
Vitality
EcoDistrict
Categories
for
Community
Vitality:
• Health
+
Well
Being
• Community
Iden6ty
• Access
+
Mobility
Measures
the
health
and
available
assets
of
the
people
that
live
in
the
neighborhood

18. Community
Vitality
Increase
public
transit
use
Intent
Metric
Transit
stops/site

19. Community
Vitality
Increase
public
transit
use
Intent
Metric
Transit
stops/site
Increase
accessibility
to
green
spaces
Distance
to
green
spaces

20. Community
Vitality
Increase
public
transit
use
Intent
Metric
Transit
stops/site
Increase
accessibility
to
green
spaces
Distance
to
green
spaces
Increase
local
food
produc6on
Percentage
of
food
produced
on
site

21. Case
Study:
Transit
Stops
per
Site
Community
Vitality
Overall
Community
Vitality:
ResilienCity
incorporates
an
extension
of
the
MBTA
Green
Line
through
South
Boston,
and
closes
Congress
Street
to
cars
allowing
for
a
leisurely
pedestrian
pathway.
Existing Conditions ResilienCity

22. Resilient
Planning:
Reducing
Risks
from
Climate
Hazards

23. Resilient
Design
Tear
Sheets

24. Resilient
Planning
Increase
Building
Resilience
Intent
Metric
Prepare
coastal
proper6es
for
9’
storm
surge

25. Resilient
Planning
Increase
Building
Resilience
Intent
Metric
Prepare
coastal
proper6es
for
9’
storm
surge
Increase
Community
Resilience
Designate
places
of
refuge

26. Resilient
Planning
Increase
Building
Resilience
Intent
Metric
Prepare
coastal
proper6es
for
9’
storm
surge
Increase
Community
Resilience
Designate
places
of
refuge
Increase
Infrastructure
Resilience
Integrate
green
and
sod
infrastructure

27. Case
Study:
Vulnerability
to
Hurricane
Storm
Surge
Resilient
Planning
Existing Conditions ResilienCity
Site’s
vulnerability
to
3-­‐foot
storm
surge
at
high
6de
Overall
Resilient
Planning:
Natural
vegeta6on
provides
a
buffer
to
buildings
and
allows
water
to
infiltrate
soil