SLIDE 1 BROWNFIELDS & SUSTAINABILITY: Innovative Approaches Gaining Ground in the U.S. June 14, 2016
Margaret Renas, P.E., LEED AP
SLIDE 2 Founded in 1998 to work at the nexus of environmental sustainability and economic development. Our staff: Multidisciplinary team 16 FTE including urban planners, civil engineers, economists, scientists, architects, LEED APs, GIS. What we do:
- Develop innovative programs and market-
driven solutions
- Build sustainable markets
- Convene diverse stakeholders
- Inform better policy
ABOUT DELTA INSTITUTE
Learn more at delta-institute.org.
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THEORY OF CHANGE
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WHERE WE WORK
Chicago Metro Region Illinois State Programs Lake County, IN Toledo, OH Lansing, MI Detroit, MI
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DELTA’S 3 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
SLIDE 6 DELTA’S 3 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
- 1. Disrupt the Energy Status Quo
SLIDE 7 DELTA’S 3 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
- 1. Disrupt the Energy Status Quo
- 2. Transform Waste from a Liability to an Asset
SLIDE 8 DELTA’S 3 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
- 1. Disrupt the Energy Status Quo
- 2. Transform Waste from a Liability to an Asset
- 3. Catalyze Ecosystem Stewardship
SLIDE 9 TODAY’S PRESENTATION….
1) Deconstruction 2) Phytoremediation 3) Green Infrastructure 4) Asset Mapping 5) U.S. Focus on Community-Based Brownfield Redevelopment
- Reasons why and results
- Technical assistance interventions
- Assessing sites for ease of redevelopment
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DECONS DECONSTR TRUCTION UCTION: The process of dismantling buildings in a way that allows for reuse of building materials. REUS REUSE: To give material a second life without being shredded, chipped, grinded, melted, or smelted.
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VACANT BUILDING = HIDDEN ASSETS
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HIDDEN ASSETS = HIDDEN VALUES
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HIDDEN VALUES = VALUE-ADDED PROCESSING
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ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
SLIDE 16 ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
- Reduced toxic dust from brownfield site
SLIDE 17 ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
- Reduced toxic dust from brownfield site
- Reduced heavy metal leaching into soil
SLIDE 18 ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
- Reduced toxic dust from brownfield site
- Reduced heavy metal leaching into soil
- Reduced waste to landfills
SLIDE 19 ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
- Reduced toxic dust from brownfield site
- Reduced heavy metal leaching into soil
- Reduced waste to landfills
- Reduced consumption of virgin material
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ECONOMIC BENEFITS
SLIDE 21 ECONOMIC BENEFITS
- Labor from removing structures – Jobs!
SLIDE 22 ECONOMIC BENEFITS
- Labor from removing structures – Jobs!
- Reclaimed lumber for resale
SLIDE 23 ECONOMIC BENEFITS
- Labor from removing structures – Jobs!
- Reclaimed lumber for resale
- Resale of flooring, woodwork, lighting, plumbing,
and fixtures at lower cost.
SLIDE 24 ECONOMIC BENEFITS
- Labor from removing structures – Jobs!
- Reclaimed lumber for resale
- Resale of flooring, woodwork, lighting, plumbing,
and fixtures at lower cost
- Sale of value-added products
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SLIDE 26 LARGE-SCALE PILOTS
- Detroit, Michigan
- Gary, Indiana
SLIDE 27 DECONSTRUCTION IN THE U.S.
Chicago Metro Region Detroit, MI Gary, IN Cleveland, OH Baltimore, MD Philadelphia, PA
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2. PHYTOREMEDIATION
SLIDE 29 PHY PHYTOREMEDIA TOREMEDIATION TION: The direct use of living green plants for in situ (in-place or
- n-site) risk reduction for contaminated
soil, sludges, sediments, and groundwater through removal, degradation or containment of the contaminant.
SLIDE 30 OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYTO
When site reuse is not obvious/timing of cleanup is not urgent, use phyto….. – To develop local markets in weak-market communities – As an interim land management strategy
- Reduce blight
- Reduce wind erosion
- Reduce run-off of contaminated stormwater
- Some site cleanup
SLIDE 31 ELKHART, INDIANA – DEVELOP LOCAL MARKET FOR HARVESTING URBAN WOOD
Need: Local
importing 20 million wood panels/yr. Goal: Establish local source of wood, on a locally-managed network of former industrial brownfields & marginal farmland sites.
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WHERE TO PLANT? BROWNFIELD SITES
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WHAT TO PLANT? HYBRID POPLAR TREES
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SLIDE 35 PARTNERS
– Industry: Genesis Products Inc. – Government : City of Elkhart, IN – Non-Profit: Delta Institute – Non-Profit: Faith Mission
BENEFITS
– Economic Benefits – Environmental Benefits: prevents soil erosion, removes contaminants, sequesters carbon.
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CONTINUING EFFORTS
SLIDE 37 MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN – INTERIM LAND MANAGEMENT
Need: To reduce blight, create wind breaks, manage stormwater & spur reinvestment Goal: Meet needs by planting poplars
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WHERE TO PLANT? BROWNFIELD SITES
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BENEFITS – CONTAMINANT REDUCTION
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THE PROBLEM – FROM THIS…
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…..TO THIS G.I. AS PART OF THE SOLUTION
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TOOLKIT FEATURES
SLIDE 45 TOOLKIT FEATURES
- 1. Decision support trees, basic information on
green infrastructure
SLIDE 46 TOOLKIT FEATURES
- 1. Decision support trees, basic information on
green infrastructure
- 2. Templates, plan sets, cross sections, and
material specifications
SLIDE 47 TOOLKIT FEATURES
- 1. Decision support trees, basic information on
green infrastructure
- 2. Templates, plan sets, cross sections, and
material specifications
- 3. Estimation tools for installation and
maintenance costs
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SLIDE 54 FOR ENGINEERS
Excerpt from Rain Garden section
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FOR MUNICIPAL MANAGERS
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DOWNLOAD THE TOOLKIT & OPEN SOURCE CAD FILES: www.bit.ly/greeninfrastructuretools
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ONGOING EFFORTS: PILOTING
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BROWNFIELDS AND VACANT LAND STRATEGIC PLANNING
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SLIDE 61 ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES
– Activities:
- Analyze brownfield properties
- Identify areas suitable for conservation
- Choose decon locations
- Calculate potential cost savings from abandonment of
infrastructure/services
- Oversee aggregation of land
– Outcomes:
- Prioritizing of properties for decon / aggregation of land
- Achieve cost savings
- Divestiture to conservation organizations
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BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT
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THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
SLIDE 65 THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
- Environmental Justice / Resource Constrained
SLIDE 66 THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
- Environmental Justice / Resource Constrained
- Alternate Viewpoint Wants/Needs to be Made
SLIDE 67 THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
- Environmental Justice / Resource Constrained
- Alternate Viewpoint Wants/Needs to be Made
- Community Widely Impacted
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- Environmental Justice / Resource Constrained
RESULTS / BENEFITS
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- Alternate Viewpoint Wants/Needs to be Made
RESULTS / BENEFITS
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- Community Widely Impacted
RESULTS / BENEFITS
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IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY PAIN POINTS AND AREAS FOR INTERVENTION
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STAKEHOLDERS SHARE THEIR CHALLENGES AND NEEDS
SLIDE 73 JOURNEY ANALYSIS
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DEFINING DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES
- 1. BF Program Goal Development
- 2. Site Identification
- 3. Site Data Collection and Analysis
- 4. Goals + Analysis = Site Prioritization
- 5. Site Reuse Determination
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- Decision Making Toolkit – Assess Readiness,
Identify Program Goals
- Site Identification and Data Collection
- Site Ease of Redevelopment Analysis
- Site Reuse Toolkit
- Site Selection / Prioritization
AREAS FOR INTERVENTION
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ASSESSING SITES FOR EASE OF REDEVELOPMENT
SLIDE 76 Vacant industrial lot
- 3.2 Acres
- For sale, Privately owned
- 2-story, 87,000 (est.) sq. ft. building, FAR=1.22
- Contamination still suggested
- Enrolled in Illinois Site Remediation Program
- “No Further Remediation” (NFR) Letter (2006)
- In Tax Increment Financing District (TIF)
- Below average crime
Marketability Score: 56.5 “Easiest to Market”
Industrial or Commercial
Site Summaries
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- Low scores and/or areas that score low can identify areas to
strengthen within your community or your brownfields program.
- Can select from questions to simplify the scoring or create a
customized scoring.
- Can alter point distributions to reflect context in your community.
- Low scores and/or influence areas that score low =
areas to strengthen or adjust within the community
- r its brownfields program.
- High scores and/or areas that score high = strengths
without the community or program that can be leveraged and built upon.
Interpreting the scores
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Using scores/assessments to prioritize sites
SLIDE 79 TOOL CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT – LOOKING FOR PARTNERS!
- Low scores and/or areas that score low can identify areas to
strengthen within your community or your brownfields program.
- Can select from questions to simplify the scoring or create a
customized scoring.
- Can alter point distributions to reflect context in your community.
- Electronic Version in Public Domain/Open Source
- Alter point distributions to reflect context in individual
community.
- Ability to create brief electronic site summaries of
- pportunities and challenges that drive site scores
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- Low scores and/or areas that score low can identify areas to
strengthen within your community or your brownfields program.
- Can select from questions to simplify the scoring or create a
customized scoring.
- Can alter point distributions to reflect context in your community.
- Crowdsourcing hints for users on where to find
data
- Ability to save progress, edit the data and re-
score – iterative process!
- Prefills for questions with global answers.
TOOL CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT – LOOKING FOR PARTNERS!
SLIDE 81 CONTACT US
Marga gare ret t Renas, as, PE, PE, LEED ED AP AP Project Manager mrenas@delta-institute.org Ph 312 651 - 4335
De Delta I a Ins nstitut ute e Hea Headqua quarter ers 35 E Wacker Drive Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60601 Ph 312 554 0900 www.delta-institute.org
