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SITE ASSESSMENT
CEE 424Sustainable Construction Methods
Group #11
Step-By-Step Guidance:
Step 1. Prepare For Assessment
Identify the team that will perform the assessment.
Engage local experts and specialists for matters beyond the teams area of
expertise
Intent
To assess site conditions before
design to evaluate sustainable
options and inform related decisions about site design.
Using various data sources, site visits, and experts, survey and inventory the existing site conditions and surroundings with credit requirements in mind, and compile
them for the site assessment. Consider the following:
Documenting important site and ecological features for the design team
Consulting local experts for information that may not be readily available
Prepare a site plan that includes information gathered during the inventory, and
the effect site features will have on the project design.
Combine information gathered with the visual layout so that relationships can
be readily seen and a site assessment can be performed.
Highlight the most important site features that may influence future design
Required
Documentation
Site survey or assessment
plan or map
Site assessment worksheet or equivalent narrative
Topography
Hydrology
Climate
Vegetation
Soils
Human Use
Must include which site features were evaluated, what was discovered, and how these findings influenced the project
design
Requirements
Topography
Contour mapping, unique topographic features, slope stability risks
Hydrology
Flood hazard areas, delineated wetlands, lakes, streams, shorelines, rainwater collection and reuse opportunities, TR-55
initial water storage capacity of the site (or local equivalent for projects outside the U.S.)
Climate
Solar exposure, heat island effect potential, seasonal sun angles, prevailing winds, monthly precipitation and temp. ranges
Vegetation
Primary vegetation types, greenfield area, significant tree mapping, threatened or endangered species, unique habitat, invasive plant species
Soils
Natural Resources Conservation Service soils delineating, U.S. Department of Agriculture prime farmland, healthy soils,
previous development, disturbed soils
Human Use
Views, adjacent transportation infrastructure, adjacent properties, construction materials with existing recycle or reuse potential
Applies to...
New Construction (1 point)
Core and Shell (1 point)
Related Credits
Integrative Process Credit
SS Rainwater Management
Schools (1 point)
Retail (1 point)
Healthcare (1 point)