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STREET LIGHTS
GCT Credit 15: Infrastructure Energy Efficiency
Intent: Reduce air, water and land pollution from energy
consumption
Requirements: Design or purchase any traffic lights, street
lights, water and wastewater pumps, and treatment systems
that are included as part of the project to achieve a 15%
annual energy reduction beyond an estimated baseline
energy use for this infrastructure. If any traffic lights are
installed as part of the project, use LED technology.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Anchorage, Alaska
Raleigh, North Carolina
Austin, Texas
Toronto, Ontario
New York, New York
“The most energy-efficient and
highest quality option of standard
street lights (in terms of light control,
distribution and color rendition) is the
Metal Halide Cutoff. Pulse-start
metal halide lamps provide even
greater energy-efficiency compared
to standard metal halide.” -- New
York State Energy Research and
Development Authority
LIGHT POLLUTION
Option 1 – Develop on-site energy generation system(s) with
peak electrical generating capacity of at least 5% of the
project’s specified electrical service load.
Option 2 – Develop on-site energy generation system(s) with
capacity of at least 5% of the project’s annual electrical and
thermal energy consumption, as established through an
accepted building energy performance simulation tool.
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
GCT Credit 13: On-Site Renewable Energy Sources
Intent: Encourage on-site renewable energy self-supply in order to
reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with fossil fuel
energy use.
Requirements:
Option 1 – Design and incorporate the use of shared on-site non-
polluting renewable energy generation technologies such as solar, wind,
geothermal, small scale/micro hydroelectric, and biomass with peak
electrical generating capacity of at least 5% of the project’s specified
electrical service load.
Option 2 - Design and incorporate the use of shared on-site non-
polluting renewable energy generation technologies such as solar, wind,
geothermal, small scale/micro hydroelectric, and biomass with peak
electrical generating capacity of at least 5% of the project’s annual
electrical and thermal energy consumption, as established through an
accepted building energy performance simulation tool.
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY: SOLAR
Solar America Initiative:
•$200,000 federal funding for creating solar
infrastructure plus technical assistance
•25 Solar America cities, including Ann Arbor and
Pittsburgh
Solar “shingles”
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY:
SOLAR
Rabtherm pipes
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
GCT Credit 19: Comprehensive Waste Management
Intent: Reduce the waste hauled to and disposed of in landfills. Promote proper disposal
of office and household hazardous waste streams.
Requirements: Meet at least two of the following three requirements and publicize the
availability and benefits of the drop-off point(s), station(s), or services:
Pilot Programs
In Seattle, the Food Waste for Apartments and Condominiums
Test Project is now in the second phase of the trial with 35
additional complexes. Buildings are provided with two large
compost bins, smaller bins for individual units.
Minneapolis is providing compost bins for residents in the 900-
home Linden Hills neighborhood. City is interest because
garbage is more expensive to get rid of than organic materials.
AGENDA
Design Guidelines follow-up
Master plan approval schedule