Labs21 Phone Forum
April 23, 2004
Campus Planning—Stormwater Management
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Achieving a high performance laboratory building starts with site
planning. Building orientation, footprint, transportation, parking,
stormwater management, and landscape are all important concepts
to consider beyond the building box. These presentations focused
on the following topics:
Bill Wenk, Wenk & Associates
Recent droughts and environmental concerns have caused planning
and design professionals to challenge traditional patterns of development,
site development, campus planning, and landscape design to reduce
and mitigate environmental impacts. Current LEED® guidelines
address issues of water conservation and sustainable landscape design,
but only suggest ways to creatively integrate landscape and other
site systems.
This presentation considered several case studies that involve innovative
sustainable design concepts; managing stormwater as a community
amenity, replacing traditional drainage systems with surface systems
that promote pedestrian-friendly environments, and using plant communities
that create livable outdoor environments.
Anne Guillette, Low Impact Development Center
Low Impact Development (LID) is a comprehensive land development
approach and stormwater management strategy that uses hydrology
as the integrating framework for design in order to achieve a "high
performance" site for water and energy efficiency. LID manages
water—both rainfall and stormwater runoff—at its source
by directing stormwater toward small-scale, distributed controls
and uses impervious and permeable surfaces (buildings, parking lots,
roofs, open space) to manage, collect, reuse, and protect natural
resources. LID technologies alter the volume and rate of stormwater
runoff, filter pollutants, and increase groundwater recharge. The
devices are integrated with the infrastructure, architecture and
landscape in order to create a balanced, hydrologically functional
and sustainable site.
This presentation included examples of LID applications across the
country that illustrate how LID controls can be integrated into
new and existing sites. The presentation also discussed how to design
a "high performance" site that is integrated with the
building, and that minimizes site disturbance, and maximizes efficiency.
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