Green InfrastructureGreen Infrastructure

Be a Sustainable Partner in Your Communityy

Presented by:Lew Durland, PE, LEED® AP BD+C 

Hunt Engineers Architects & Land Surveyors PCHunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, P.C.Board Advisor, U.S. Green Building Council, New York Upstate Chapter

durlandl@hunt‐eas.com

Energy

Water

Community Connectivity

Water: Reducing Use & Protecting Quality g Q y

Earth's WaterEarth s Water

Oceans (97%)

Avail for Human Consumption (< 1%)p

Other: polar ice, etc (~ 2%)

Stormwater RunoffStormwater Runoff

Rain & snowmelt on roads, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, …   pollutants into a storm sewersp

Untreated discharge into lakes, streams, wetlands, reservoirs sedimentation algae blooms from excess nutrients bacteriological & Pathogenic hazards hazardous wastes hazardous wastes debris

BioswalesBioswales

Flood protection Stormwater runoff protectionp Replenishes groundwater Habitat for birds and other pollinators

Photo by Chris Kitchen

Cornell Plantations Nevin Welcome CenterLEED Gold

Rain Gardens

Janet Marineli, Landscape for Life Workbook, (U.S. Botanical Garden and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas at Austin and based on the principles of The Sustainable Sites Initiative, 2013), 44.

Flood protection Stormwater runoff protection Replenishes groundwater

Alternative School for Math & Science - Corning)

Replenishes groundwater Habitat for birds and other pollinators

LEED Silver (pending)

Rain Barrels

Rain Barrel construction and installation info:http://www.hws.edu/fli/projects green.aspxhttp://www.hws.edu/fli/projects_green.aspx

West Hill, Town of Ithaca, NY• 500 sf roof: 1/8” - 1/4” rainfall fills 55 gal barrel.• 37.3 inches avg. rainfall Ithaca Eagle Veterinary Clinic

San Antonio, TX

Energy InfrastructureInfrastructure

Avon CSD 50 kW Solar PV

Cornell University CCHP Plant

Energy InfrastructureInfrastructure

Beverly J. Martin Elementary School - IthacaIce Thermal Energy Storage

Community ConnectivityConnectivity

Alternative School for Math and Science - CorningLEED Silver (pending)

Lehman Alternative Community School - Ithaca NY CHPS Verified

Thank You!

Questions?

Lewis H. Durland, PE, LEED AP BD+CHunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, P.C.       hunt‐eas.comUSGBC New York Upstate Chapter, Board Advisor greenupstateny.orgd l dl@hdurlandl@hunt‐eas.com607.358.1075