1. Dan Slone
McGuireWoods LLP
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804.775.1041
dslone@mcguirewoods.com
World Green
Building Council

2. Green Plan and
Code Language
Dammit Jim, I’m a planner
not a green coder!

3. REMOVE
IMPEDIMENTS

4. School Size and
Configuration

5. Utilities

6. EDUCATE AND
DELIVER
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
CONSEQUENCES

7. Connections

10. Home Owner
Associations

11. INTEGRATE
SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMICS TO
STIMULATE NEW
APPROACHES

12. Parks

13. UNDERSTAND YOUR
AUTHORITY

14. Building Code
-authority
-preemption
-practicality

15. UNDERSTAND YOUR
GUIDING PRINCIPLES

16.  Original Green
 Passive Survivability
 Living Building/Living
Communities
 One Planet Living

17. COMMUNICATE
SIMPLY, BUT SUSPECT
ALL “SIMPLE”
SOLUTIONS

18. PLANS

22. Sustainable Agriculture

25. The Triple Bottom Line-
Sustainable Community
Revitalization
prosperity
people
planet

26. Master Plan Process
 A vision, not a plan –
developer as integrator
 Creating the Noisette
brand
 Role of developer as
planner/zoning/
community organizer/
economic development/
educator
 Establishing the self-
worth of the community

27. Master Plan Elements
Schools as centers
of the community.

28. Master Plan Elements
Noisette Preserve
 Urban Park
 Wetland Bank
 Stormwater
Management
 Eco Tourism
 Research and
Classroom Resource
 Recreation Facility

29. Sustainable Design Principles

30. Sustainable Design Principles
OVERLAY ZONES
• conservation
• historic district
• pedestrian
• transportation
• watershed and storm
• parking
• school
• parks
• energy performance
• commercial standards
• residential standards
• landscaping

31. Conclusions
Stop Selling “Sustainability” and
Start Selling the Benefits:
 Durability
 Health
 Efficiency
 Comfort
We do not inherit the earth from
our ancestors, we borrow the
earth from our children.

32. CODES

33. Storm Water

37. Elements in a Green Code
 Pedestrian oriented elements for all codes
 Public Side:
 Sustainable parks, right of way, street trees
 Sustainable utilities
 Green infrastructure
 Green roof
 Green wall
 Micro grid
 Distributed elements
 Sustainable buildings
 Sustainable operations

38. Elements in a Green Code
 Restoration
 Location of uses and density
 Transportation
 Private Side
 Lighting
 Trees and plants
 Roofs
 Water storage
 Water reuse
 Demolition
 Restoration

39. Elements in a Green Code
(Private Side)
 Transportation
 Biophelic design
 Parking lots
 Buildings
 Orientation
 Materials
 reusability
 Cultural resources
 Transportation
 Energy

40. GOING FROM GENERAL TO SPECIFIC
 Arlington, Virginia
 Washington, DC
 Seattle, Washington
 Atlanta, Georgia
 Portland, Oregon
 Taos, New Mexico
 Sunnyvale, CA
 Austin, Texas

41. RESOURCES
 AIA’s Local Leaders in Sustainability
 SmartCode Modules
 Environmental
 Natural Drainage
 Lighting
 Sustainability Tables
 Light Imprint Storm Drainage
 Sustainable Urbanism
 Materials from EPA’s Green Building Code
Barrier Workshop