Legacy Communities – A Green Tier Charter
(Updated 2010-4-27)
DRAFT 2010-04-27_Legacy Communities Green Tier Charter
Program Resource Links:
Community Services:
Enhanced recycling and solid waste collection:
http://epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/waste/downloads/energy.pdf
Transit Operations:
www.wisconsinrta.org
Roadway lighting and traffic signal efficiency:
Scotopic vs. Photopic Photometrics:
http://www.ruudled.net/education/photopicvsscotopic.php
Products and Engineering assistance:
Sewer and Water delivery:
Community Operations:
Lean Design and Space Management:
Building Operations:
Energy Star Rating for Buildings:
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=evaluate_performance.bus_portfoliomanager
Fleet Vehicles:
http://fueleconomy.gov/m/
Emissions Conversion Constants:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/coefficients.html
Sustainable Procurement:
Consider recommendations in USGBC-LEED EBOM Credits MR 1-5:
http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=5545
Urban Forestry:
City Green Program
http://www.americanforests.org/productsandpubs/citygreen/
WI_DNR Urban Forestry Grants
http://www.dnr.wi.gov/forestry/UF/grants/
Forest Industry Directories
http://www.woodindustry.forest.wisc.edu
Small Dry Kiln
http://dnr.wi.gov/forestry/Publications/#usesof
Wood Residue Brokers List
http://forest.wisc.edu/extension/Publications/103.pdf
Stumpage prices
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/nr/nr046.pdf
Community Development and Land Use:
Review and modernize zoning:
Land division and site lighting codes and standards:
Model Land Division Ordinance:
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/science/landuse/tools/implement.htm
Model Site Lighting Ordinance:
http://www.darksky.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=58880
Compact, mixed-use, transit served, “traditional” neighborhood development:
Model TND Ordinance:
http://urpl.wisc.edu/people/ohm/tndord.pdf
US Green Building Council – LEED for Neighborhood Development:
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=148
“Pre-package” Preferred Development:
Identifying and targeting Brownfields:
Identifying “Sparcity Patterns”:
Real estate “Repurposing” and Infill:
Stormwater and CO2e emissions impacts of planned developments:
Walkable School District planning with school board cooperation:
Public / Private Partnerships:
Prepare a listing of private entities within the municipalities:
Develop a Framework for Collaboration:
Initiate a forum to discuss efficiency and sustainability measurers jointly:
www.partnershipsforsustainability.org
