Bausteine - Referate - Jana Milosovicova - Urban Design English

scores to locations where a new plan would
have a positive effect on fresh air movement
and lower scores as the movement of fresh air
decreases.
Energy
there are no negative effects and a bad score
corresponding to the increase in any problems.
The Assessment Matrix addresses traffic noise,
giving a higher score if there are no negative
effects and a lower score if traffic noise turns
into a major disturbance.
LEED-ND offers two energy credits, one for
providing on-site energy generation for at least
five percent of the project’s electrical and/or
thermal load, and the other for providing the
same amount of energy using renewable sources
such as solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric
and biomass. The Assessment Matrix only considers
renewable energy, providing good scores
to plan areas that are suitable for renewable
energy and poor scores to locations where
renewable energy options are limited or not
possible.
Recycling
LEED-ND also offers credits for recycling and
reusing during the construction process and
the final use. This includes one credit for the
use of recycled content in asphalt and concrete
infrastructure such as roads or parking areas
and another for recycling or salvaging at least 50
percent of construction waste. The credit that
focuses on the end user is given for including
a hazardous waste drop-off site, a recycling or
reuse station and a compost station or locating
in a city that offers those services.
7. Pollution
LEED-ND and the Assessment Matrix consider
pollution problems, although they focus
on different types of issues. LEED-ND offers a
light pollution credit to encourage dark night
skies, which can be met by lighting areas not
exceeding 50 to 80 percent of the ASHRAE
standards (an independent certifying organization).
The Assessment Matrix also considers light
along with other types of pollutants such as
odors or poor air, providing a good score when
Iv. Conclusions
Through this analysis, it is clear that there are
indeed universal goals of sustainable neighborhoods.
Yet there are some issues are different,
mostly problems unique to the U.S. However,
the
Universal Goals
Considering LEED-ND and the Assessment Matrix
were developed separately, the amount of
overlap between both systems is notable. One
area of overlap is related to “Good Urbanism”
– based on location, transportation and mixedland
use. Good Urbanism criteria include:
• an urban location on previously developed land;
• good transit proximity and connections that go to
common destinations;
• a bicycle network that goes to common destinations;
• a variety of common destinations: daily needs, cultural,
social, recreational;
• density and walkable places enjoyable to users.
The other main area is the “Protection of Nature,”
which considers the impact of human
development on the natural environment. Protection
of Nature criteria include:
• the absorption of rainwater into the ground;
• the protection of water bodies, habitat, flora and
fauna;
• microclimate air quality and temperature;
• green buildings that reduce resource use (during
construction and operation);
• renewable energy.
Together, these goals begin to form the basis
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