Transcript Sustainability Rating System

Tim Psomas
Chairman of the Board, ISI
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
Outline
 Goals for the Rating System
 Background
 Details of the Rating System
 Becoming a Sustainability Professional
 Project Recognition
 Participating in ISI
 Q&A
Background
 Founding partners support sustainability as a key belief:
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APWA – Center for Sustainability
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ASCE – Committee for Sustainability
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ACEC – Green Scorecard
 Each explored a rating system for non-habitable
structures
 Came to agree that a shared effort would succeed:
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Leveraging a broader membership
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Creating a standard model for infrastructure
Creating the envisionTM System
 Inventoried the market (900+ rating systems)
 Consultants experienced with FIDIC and CEEQUAL
developed basic framework
 Founder Partners developed goals, core concepts, gap
identification, refinement of approaches, products
 Collaborated with federal agencies
Creating . . . (cont’d)
 4+ Month Public Comment period thru November 18:
 Many responses and suggestions
 Concluded agreement with Harvard’s Zofnass Program
for Sustainable Infrastructure:
 Merged rating tools
 Organized education, accreditation and project
recognition programs
 Launched revised system January 16, 2012
Goals for envisionTM
 Become recognized as The Model for Sustainable
Achievement based on user acceptance and application;
accommodate sector-specific approaches
 Guide practitioners, owners & stakeholders in the framing
of infrastructure solutions and performance goals
 Sustainability must be affordable
 Public nature of infrastructure projects requires support
of policy makers, communities and stakeholders – guide
behavioral improvements in project conceptualizing while
confirming technical competence
 Keep it simple, practical, adaptable and usable
Features of envisionTM
 Applies to planning, design, construction & operation
 Establishes metrics for evaluating sustainability
 Creates methodology to balance project features to
enhance sustainable performance
 Creates record of sustainability decisions
 Project Recognition based on overall project
achievement
Owner Benefits
 Demonstrates concern for the environment
 Promotes a common language for considering
levels of sustainability
 Applies to all non-habitable infrastructure:
 Can be used to assess projects, programs or whole
communities
 3rd Party not-for-profit rating system
 Multi-faceted; not single issue solution
Framework of envisionTM
 5 Sections, 60 Criteria:
 Reflect triple bottom line
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attributes & performance
Narrative guidance manual
A scoring module
A scoring summary
Report
envisionTM Scoring Allocation
809 total points
Climate and
Risk
15%
Quality of Life
22%
Natural World
25%
Leadership
15%
Resource
Allocation
23%
Input Portal
Project Sections and Criteria
QL1.1 Community Quality
of life
LD1.1 Effective
Leadership
QL1.2 Stimulate Sustainable LD1.2 Sustainability
Growth
Management
QL1.3 Local Skills
System
QL2.1 Public Health and
Safety
QL2.2 Noise and Vibration
QL2.3 Light Pollution
QL2.4 Mobility and Access
QL2.5 Alternative
Transportation
Modes
QL2.6 Site Accessibility
QL3.1 Historic and Cultural
QL3.2 Views, Local
Character
QL3.3 Public Space
QL0.0 Innovation
LD1.3 Collaboration
LD1.4 Stakeholder
Involvement
LD2.1 By-Product
Synergy
LD2.2 Integration
LD3.1 Long Term
Monitoring and
Maintenance
LD3.2 Regulatory/
Policy Conflicts
LD3.3 Extend Useful
Life
LD0.0 Innovation
RA1.1
Embodied Energy
NW1.1 Prime Habitat
RA1.2
Procurement
RA1.3
Recycling
NW1.2 Wetlands
Surface Water
RA1.4
Regional Materials
NW1.3 Prime Farmland CR2.1 Climate Threat
RA1.5
Divert Waste
RA1.6
Reduce Material
Export
NW1.4 Geologic
Hazards
CR2.2 Traps and
Vulnerabilities
NW1.5 Floodplains
RA1.7
Deconstruction
NW1.6 Steep Slopes
CR2.3 Long-term
Adaptability
RA2.1
Reduce Energy
Consumption
NW1.7 Greenfields
RA2.2
Renewable Energy
NW2.2 Pesticides
RA2.3
Monitor Energy
Systems
NW2.3 Water
Contamination
RA3.1
Water Availability
NW3.1 Biodiversity
RA3.2
Water
Consumption
NW3.2 Invasive Species
Monitor Water
Systems
NW3.4 Maintain Water
Functions
RA3.3
RA0.0 Innovation
NW2.1 Storm water
NW3.3 Disturbed Soils
NW0.0 Innovation
CR1.1 Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
CR1.2 Air Pollutants
CR2.4 Short-term
Hazards
CR2.5 Heat Islands
CR0.0 Innovation
Guidance Manual
Scoring Module
envision Project Assessment
TM
ISI Accreditation
Benefits of Being an ISI PV
Becoming an ISI PV
Becoming an ISI PV
ISI
Member
Non
member
Gov’t
Employees
Application & Training
Fee
$350
$450
$150
Exam Fee
$200
$200
$0
ISI PV
Project Recognition
Participating in ISI
 Charter Members:
 Early investors in ISI; committee leadership, discounts
 Sustaining Members:
 Early annual funders; committee involvement, discounts
 Public Sector Members (Owners):
 Free membership; committee involvement, discounts
Further information
Website: www.sustainableinfrastructure.org
Tim Psomas, Chairman, ISI:
[email protected]
William J. Bertera, Exec Director, ISI:
[email protected]