Equitable + Sustainable Infrastructure Participant: VACANCY + OPPERTUNITIES

ISI/ZPH Conference Proceedings Posters and Networking Session Nov. 18, 2021 from 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

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ISI/ZPH Conference Proceedings: Accepted Submissions The Zofnass Program (ZPH, http://research.gsd.harvard.edu/zofnass/) and the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI: http://www.sustainableinfrastructure.org/) invited students and professionas to submit a board or media to the ISI/ZPH Conference Poster and Networking Session, to be held on November 18, 2021, 1:35 - 2:45 pm (EST). The call for boards looks for projects, ideas, and research on all types of sustainable and equitable infrastructure. The boards should explore the topic of the conference in taking a 360-view of what it means to design, build, and implement infrastructure systems that deliver merit, climate action, and provide equitable services to communities.

Special thanks to all participants and the Zofnass Program Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory Board (SIAB).

Each entry completed includes a questionnaire based on the checklist of the Envision rating system. The answers to the questionnaire help to give a measure on the sustainability performance of the project. The submissions have been reviewed by ZPH and ISI for acceptance into the poster session on their quality and sustainability merit. The best poster award has been selected by a Sustainability Expert Panel composed by members of the ZPH Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory Board. The best poster will be announced in the conference during the Closing Remarks.

The interactive Poster and Networking session is an opportunity to engage with poster presenters and conference attendees using the Remo platform. The poster session features innovative sustainable infrastructure ideas and projects. Join and support the submissions accepted to the conference.

The ‘SIAB’ Sustainability Expert Panel, (pp. 4-5) Envision-based questionnaire responses in summary, (pp. 6 -7) Accepted Submissions, (pp. 9 - 61)

Conference planning and coordination: Lindsey Geiger, Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, geiger@ sustainableinfrastructure.org Judith Rodríguez, Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure, Harvard GSD, jirodrig@gsd.harvard.edu

Baseco Children’s Playhouse From Trash to Fish: A Sustainable Infrastructure Framework for Marine Debris Problem HEAL + : A regenerative design and implementation framework for localizing SDG in Covai Park-And-Thrive Redefining Relationships During the Project Pursuit Phase - Teaming Frameworks and the Role of Agencies Resilient Hub Smartphone Community for an Urban Noise Monitor tool The Table that Makes the City VACANCY & OPPORTUNITIES ZONE ZERO DELRAY

John Williams,Chairman and CEO, Impact Infrastructure, Inc. and Board Chair, Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure

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The ‘SIAB’ Sustainability Expert Panel The ZPH SIAB, Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory Board, represents an an innovative collaboration between the academia and the private sector. since the beginning of the Zofnass Program. The SIAB expert members have provided invaluable support to the Zofnass Program and have come together in the Sustainability Expert Panel to review and select the submissions.

Marty Janowitz MES, ENV SP Vice President of Sustainable Development (Retired), Stantec As Stantec’s Vice President, Sustainable Development (10+ years), Marty was responsible for guiding Stantec to become a cutting-edge innovator and exemplary model of sustainability. Over twenty-five years he played a prominent role in the emergence of sustainable infrastructure within integrated urban systems, optimized for lifecycle triple bottom line benefits. He has written, presented and participated widely in policy-forward events and initiatives.

In addition to being an early contributor to Envision and member of the SIAB, Marty serves as a member of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Board of Directors, Envision Review Board (technical supervisory), and as an authorized Envision Verifier and Trainer. As a hands-on practitioner, he was senior advisor on the first two Canadian Envision verified projects and for more than a dozen Envision-related designs, reviews, and verifications.

Marty was selected as a founding member of Canada’s Clean 50 - outstanding contributors to sustainable development and clean capitalism.

Karen Lutz Corporate Sustainability Director, TRC Ms. Lutz has 30 years’ experience in environmental and sustainability consulting in both the public and private sector. Areas of expertise include ESG/sustainability advising, facilitation of strategy development, and reporting/communications.

Utilizing a variety of standards and benchmarking tools, she assists clients in in developing measurable solutions that bridge economic, social and environmental goals.

As TRC’s Sustainability Director, Karen also leads her company’s corporate sustainability program. Her responsibilities include integration of sustainability into TRC’s business systems, internal and external communications and reporting, and advancement of market facing services, including sustainable infrastructure, clean energy, and sustainability/ESG advisory services.

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Ashley Metius ENV SP Senior Environmental Specialist, NV5 Ms. Metius is an Environmental Specialist with 14 years of professional experience including ten years of progressive experience in municipal planning in New York City government, Department of Environmental Protection. She is experienced in the environmental permitting process on federal, state, and local levels. She is very familiar with state and federal wetland and stormwater regulations.

Throughout her career she has managed large, complex projects and fosters collaboration among multidisciplinary team members. More recently she is serving as the lead ENV SP (Envision Sustainability Professional) in the NYC NV5 office in which there are four NYC capital projects actively pursuing Envision verification.

Deepa Sathiaram LEED Fellow, IGBC Fellow USGBC & WELL Faculty Executive Director, En3 Sustainability Solutions Deepa is a leading international sustainability, HVAC and wellness design professional. Deepa has been named as one of “India’s Top 15 Nature’s Keepers” for actively spearheading India’s green movement in the last 20 years. She has also been recognized and featured as one of the “Top 5 Women in Sustainability in the World” by USGBC+.

Deepa is the Founder & Executive Director of En3, India’s largest specialized sustainability and wellness consulting firm currently working on 500 million square feet of buildings world-wide.

Deepa is a USGBC LEED Fellow (2013), IGBC Fellow and an international recognized USGBC and WELL Faculty. She is the recipient of several awards including USGBC Leadership award (2018), IWBI Leadership Award (2019) and WELL Community Award (2020).

She serves on several technical committees for USGBC, ASHRAE, ICC, IAS and IGBC. She is also a Past President of ASHRAE South India Chapter and Past National Environment Chair of Young Indians arm of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Jim Sparber, P.E. Vice President, Engineering for Greenprint Partners Jim is the Vice President, Engineering for Greenprint Partners (WBE, B-Corp), a green infrastructure project development and consulting firm that delivers equitable, community-driven, multibenefit stormwater solutions. Jim draws on 25 years of experience in the planning, design and construction of municipal infrastructure to lead Greenprint Partners’ engineering and construction management work. As a consulting engineer, Jim has managed multi-million dollar projects ranging from stormwater collection and management system design, and roadway reconstruction, to water supply and distribution and sanitary sewer collection systems. Jim is a registered professional engineer in the states of Illinois and Michigan and holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Valparaiso University and a MS in Environmental Management from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Envision-based questionnaire responses in summary Baseco Children’s Playhouse Results 4: Baseco Children's Playhouse

Resilience Emissions

Wel lbeing 1 0.8 0.6

Ecology

From Trash to Fish: Sustainable Infrastructure Results 1: From TrashAto Fish: A Sustainable Infrastructure Framework for Marine Debris Problem Framework for Marine Debris Problem

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Emissions

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Each submission completed an Envision-based questionnaire. All the responses are included below in the summary figures by subcategory, and detailed in the following sections of this ISI/ZPH Conference Proceedings: Accepted Posters. While the questionnaire responses indicate the potential sustainability strengths of the projects, the zero/none responses may be due to non-applicable criteria.

Ecology

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Planni ng

Siting

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Resilience

Community Collaboration

Emissions

Economy Materials Energy

Ecology

Planni ng Economy

Siting

Resilience

Community Collaboration

Emissions

Wel lbeing 0.5 0.4

Ecology

Collaboration

0.1

Planni ng

Conservation

Economy

Siting

Materials Energy

Resilience

Mobility

0.2

Collaboration

0.1 0

Planni ng Economy

Planni ng

Conservation

Economy

Siting

Emissions

0.8 0.6

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Siting

Materials

Water

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Resilience

Community Collaboration

Wel lbeing 0.4

Mobility

0.3

Emissions

Community

0.2

Collaboration

0.1

Ecology

0 Planni ng

Conservation

Economy Materials Energy

Collaboration

Conservation

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Water

Community

0.2

Ecology

Mobility

0.2

Siting

Mobility

Energy

0.4

Ecology

Makes the City

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Energy

Wel lbeing 1

Wel lbeing 0.8 0.6

Emissions

Materials

Water

Materials Energy

Resilience

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0.3

Water

Community

0.3

Ecology

Mobility

0.2

Materials

Water

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Conservation

Mobility

Conservation

Water

Collaboration

Emissions

Wel lbeing 0.5

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Siting

Community

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Ecology

Resilience

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Water

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Wel lbeing 1

Mobility

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Materials

Results 2: Resilient Hub Resilient Hub

Mobility

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Energy

0.1

Ecology

Emissions

Wel lbeing 1

Park-And-Thrive Results 3: Park-And-Thrive

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Redefining Relationships During the Project ResultsPursuit 6: Redefining During the Project Phase -Relationships Teaming Frameworks and the Pursuit Phase Teaming Frameworks and the Role of Agencies Role- of Agencies

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Collaboration

Siting

Materials

Wel lbeing 0.4

Community

Planni ng

Energy

Resilience

Resilience

Mobility

Conservation

Economy Water

Wel lbeing 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0

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VACANCY & OPPORTUNITIES Infrastructure type: Landscape (i.e. green infrastructure, nature-based) Stage: Ideas or conceptual stage Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati is located near the state line of Ohio and Kentucky and is bordered to the south by the Ohio River.The Mill Creek Watershed runs through the center of the city and has a large barrier dam at the outlet to the river. The city has a lack of tree cover, large amounts of impervious surfaces and a large number of vacant lots in a plethora of areas. This location provides an opportunity to create a more sustainable environment and introduce methods to reinvigorate the communities within. Planting trees and other plants in areas with little shade reduces heat island effect and erosion of soils in certain locations. More trees also mean less CO2 pollution and have been studied to improve healthy living, both physically and mentally, to those within viewing vicinity of green spaces. The current vacant lots supply potential spaces for introducing green infrastructure improving Cincinnati’s economic and environmental conditions creating better connections between areas and surrounding districts and producing a more sustainable urban fabric for the city of Cincinnati. With the vast number of vacant lots, the city could take on a regenerative project with these spaces.

Opportunities could include making the lots public green spaces, local vegetable gardens, small forest plantings, and other green initiatives to help cool the city and offer clean spaces for residents.

Emilee Poehner (Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA), University of Cincinnati); Maddi Nuss (MLA, University of Cincinnati); Nathan Delong (MLA, University of Cincinnati); Gauri Patil (MLA, University of Cincinnati);

VACANCY + OPPORTUNITIES Cincinnati is located near the state line of Ohio and Kentucky and is bordered to the south by the Ohio River.

The Mill Creek Watershed runs through the center of the city and has a large barrier dam at the outlet to the river. The city has a lack of tree cover, large amounts of impervious surfaces and a large number of vacant lots in a plethora of areas. This location provides an opportunity to create a more sustainable environment and introduce methods to reinvigorate the communities within. Planting trees and other plants in areas with little shade reduces heat island effect and erosion of soils in certain locations. More trees also mean less CO2 pollution and have been studied to improve healthy living, both physically and mentally, to those within viewing vicinity of green spaces. The current vacant lots supply potential spaces for introducing green infrastructure improving Cincinnati’s economic and environmental conditions creating better connections between areas and surrounding districts and producing a more sustainable urban fabric for the city of Cincinnati. With the vast number of vacant lots, the city could take on a regenerative project with these spaces. Opportunities could include making the lots public green spaces, local vegetable gardens, small forest plantings, and other green initiatives to help cool the city and offer clean spaces for residents.

LAND 7043: SUSTAINABLE SITES II RECLAIMING THE URBAN LOT: RESPONSIVE LANDSCAPES TO ENHANCE LOCAL RESILENCY TEAM EMILEE POEHNER MADDI NUSS NATHAN DELONG GAURI PATIL SANG CHO FACULTY ADVISOR School of Planning | College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning | University of Cincinnati

FEMA + TREE COVER

FEMA AE ZONE:

SUBJECT TO 1% ANNUAL FLOOD RISK FLOOD INSURANCE IS REQUIRED

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

FEMA X ZONE:

MODERATE FLOOD RISK- PROTECTED BY LEVEE

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Multi-criterial decision based analysis

ACCEPTED BOARDS

HEAT ISLAND

SCHOOLS

HEAT 69 - 77 77- 81 81 - 84 84 - 89 89 - 107

TOTAL BUILDINGS

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DEMOGRAPHIC VULNERABILITY

VACANT LOTS

METHODOLOGY WEIGHTED OVERLAY ANAYLSIS OF 40% MINORITY POPULATION, 30% PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS IN LOW INCOME, 30% PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WITH LESS THAN A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. N

115,112 TOTAL BUILDINGS

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

SCHOOL BUILDINGS 47,916

VACANT LOTS 129

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Envision-based questionnaire responses VACANCY & OPPORTUNITIES

Results 8: VACANCY & OPPORTUNITIES

Resilience Emissions

Wel lbeing 1 0.8 0.6

Mobility Community

0.4

Ecology

Collaboration

0.2 0

Materials

Water Energy

Overall performance by Envision subcategory

Wellbeign • The project improves the net quality of life of all communities affected by the project and mitigate negative impacts to communities.

• The project protects and enhances community health and safety during operation.

Water • The project preserves water resources by assessing and reducing the negative net impact on fresh water availability, quantity, and quality at a watershed scale to positively impact the region’s water resources.

• The project reduces overall operational water consumption by encouraging the use of greywater, recycled water, and stormwater to meet water needs.

Economy

Siting

Our project is helping enhance quality of life by addressing pollution related health problems, air quality issues and heat island related issues by creating new opportunities in vacant lots around the area.

Energy • The project reduces operational energy consumption by conserving energy by reducing overall operational energy consumption throughout the project life.

Planni ng

Conservation

Quality of Life

VACANCY & OPPORTUNITIES

Mobility • None / not applicable Community • The project preserves or enhances the physical, natural, and/or community character of the project site and its surroundings.

• The project helps enhance public space by improving amenities and publicly accessible spaces to enhance community livability.

Collaboration • The project provides effective leadership and commitment to achieve project sustainability goals.

Natural World By reclaiming brownfields and vacant lots around the city and waterbodies of Cincinnati, we can provide and enhance the natural ecosystem of native plants and species.

Siting • The project preserves sites of high ecological value by avoiding placing the project and temporary works on a site that has been identified as being of high ecological value.

• The project protects, buffers, enhances, and restores wetlands, shorelines, and waterbodies by providing natural buffer zones, vegetation, and soil-protection zones.

• The project preserves and conserves undeveloped land by locating projects on previously developed land.

Planning • None / not applicable

Leadership Our project could help create an innovative green identity to the city of Cincinnati, while providing new attractive entertainment spaces that can bring jobs and enhanced work productivity to the city.

Resource Allocation

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By providing tree coverage and implementing sustainable designs we can help mitigate excess stormwater in the city.

Economy • The project stimulates and supports economic prosperity and sustainable development by including job growth, capacity building, productivity, business attractiveness, and livability • The project develops local skills and capabilities by expand the knowledge, skills, and capacity of the community workforce to improve their ability to grow and develop.

Materials • The project supports and develops sustainable procurement policies and programs to source materials and equipment from manufacturers and suppliers that implement sustainable practices.

Converting the vacant lots to green spaces we will help reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gas emissions, while providing Climate & cleaning air within the city.

Resilience By developing these lands within the floodplain we can help minimize the spread of the flood zone and help address the concerns of families in low income areas who are faced with high flood insurances.

Emissions • The project reduces net embodied carbon by reducing the impacts of material extraction, refinement/manufacture, and transport over the project life.

Conservation • The project reclaims and remediates brownfields by locate projects on sites classified as brownfields.

• The project manage stormwater by minimizing the impact of development on stormwater runoff quantity, rate, and quality.

• The project reduces non-point-source pollution by reducing the quantity, toxicity, bioavailability, and persistence of pesticides and fertilizers., • The project preserves water resources by preventing pollutants from contaminating surface water and groundwater and monitoring impacts during construction and operations.

Ecology • The project preserves and improves the functionality of terrestrial (land) habitats.

• The project maintains and restores the ecosystem functions of streams, wetlands, waterbodies, and their riparian areas.

• The project maintains and preserves floodplain functions by limiting development and impacts of development in the floodplain.

• The project uses appropriate noninvasive species, and controls or eliminates existing invasive species.

• The project protects soil health by preserving the composition, structure and function of site soils.

• The project reduces greenhouse gas emissions during the operation of the project, reducing project contribution to climate change.

• The project reduces emissions of air pollutants: particulate matter (including dust), ground-level ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, lead, and volatile organic compounds.

Resilience • The project assesses climate change vulnerability by developing a comprehensive climate change vulnerability assessment., • The project supports increased project and community resilience through the establishment of clear objectives and goals.

• The project maximizes resilience by increasing resilience, life-cycle system performance, and the ability to withstand hazards by maximizing durability.

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