The Integrative process supports high-performance, cost-effective project outcomes through an early analysis of the interrelationships among systems.
Before design begins, an integrated design team must conduct a comprehensive site assessment of existing physical, biological, and cultural conditions that will inform planning and design.
Projects that are designed to conserve water, maximize the use of precipitation, and protect water quality encourage strategies and technologies that restore and mimic natural systems.
Proper soil management as a design element and construction priority can serve as the foundation for robust vegetation, filtering pollutants and help prevent excess runoff, erosion, sedimentation, and flooding.
The demolition, selection, procurement, and use of materials in site design and construction present considerable opportunities to decrease the amount of materials sent to landfills, to preserve natural resources, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to support the use of sustainable building products.
Outdoor opportunities for physical activity, restorative and aesthetic experiences, and social interaction are promoted. Projects are encouraged to address social equity in their design and development choices.
Sustainable construction encourages projects to protect air quality through low-emitting equipment, strive for a net-zero waste site, ensure healthy vegetation through soil restoration strategies, and protect receiving waters from polluted runoff and sedimentation
O+M promotes maintenance strategies that maximize the site’s long-term potential in providing ecosystem services. Strategies include reducing material disposal, ensuring long-term health of soil and vegetation, reducing pollution, conserving energy, and encouraging the use of renewable energy.
SITES requires careful planning and the protection of existing, functioning natural features that are unique, critical, sensitive, or threatened, such as farmlands, floodplains, wetlands, and wildlife habitats.
The Integrative process supports high-performance, cost-effective project outcomes through an early analysis of the interrelationships among systems.
Before design begins, an integrated design team must conduct a comprehensive site assessment of existing physical, biological, and cultural conditions that will inform planning and design.
Projects that are designed to conserve water, maximize the use of precipitation, and protect water quality encourage strategies and technologies that restore and mimic natural systems.
Proper soil management as a design element and construction priority can serve as the foundation for robust vegetation, filtering pollutants and help prevent excess runoff, erosion, sedimentation, and flooding.
The demolition, selection, procurement, and use of materials in site design and construction present considerable opportunities to decrease the amount of materials sent to landfills, to preserve natural resources, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to support the use of sustainable building products.
Outdoor opportunities for physical activity, restorative and aesthetic experiences, and social interaction are promoted. Projects are encouraged to address social equity in their design and development choices.
Sustainable construction encourages projects to protect air quality through low-emitting equipment, strive for a net-zero waste site, ensure healthy vegetation through soil restoration strategies, and protect receiving waters from polluted runoff and sedimentation
O+M promotes maintenance strategies that maximize the site’s long-term potential in providing ecosystem services. Strategies include reducing material disposal, ensuring long-term health of soil and vegetation, reducing pollution, conserving energy, and encouraging the use of renewable energy.
SITES requires careful planning and the protection of existing, functioning natural features that are unique, critical, sensitive, or threatened, such as farmlands, floodplains, wetlands, and wildlife habitats.