ACTIONS FOR A CLIMATE POSITIVE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

EMISSIONS IMPACT HIERARCHY

PLAN, DESIGN AND BUILD FOR THE FUTURE BY:

  • Centering nature-based solutions
  • Building for climate resilience
  • Prioritizing adaptable & flexible land, infrastructure, & building uses
  • Protecting natural resources and sensitive habitats
  • Establishing and preserving plant & animal migration corridors

UTILIZE SMART REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING BY:

  • Emphasizing biodiverse, dense, multifunctional land use planning
  • Creating smart growth boundaries that:
    • Directs growth to infill, retrofits, and existing transit locations
    • Ensures current & future public & bimodal transit access
    • Prioritize walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods & centers

PRIORTIZE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDINGS, & MATERIALS BY:

  • Reusing & upgrading existing structures to zero operational emissions
  • Utilizing infill & densification to achieve both floor area growth and reuse
  • Planning for and maximizing material reuse & recovery
  • Considering both upfront & whole-life carbon emissions

MAXIMIZE BUILDING & MATERIAL EFFICIENCY & EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS BY:

  • Optimizing structural systems & material efficiency
  • Specifying low/zero emissions materials
  • Applying zero operating carbon emissions systems
  • Operating with zero emissions energy sources

IMPLEMENT CLEAN CONSTRUCTION SITES BY:

  • Prioritize low/zero emissions construction machinery & sites
  • Optimizing logistics & transportation to and from construction sites
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