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~~~ <br />Waste <br />^ Muiimize wastes during construction. ~ <br />^ Facilitate trash sorting and recycling for waste generated by tenants. ~ ' <br />^ Require restaurants and sellers of food to compost food waste. <br />Water <br />^ The development employs strategies that in aggregate use 30% less water than the water <br />use baseline calculated for the buildings after meeting the Energy Policy Act of 1992 <br />fixture performance requirements. For .example: Use water-efficient faucets and <br />toilets (and avoid those that automatically flush) <br />^ Implement starmwater controls and collection. systems to retain water onsite for <br />irrigation and other reuse. <br />^ Investigate' any potential effects on drinking water wells; mitigate potential <br />problems before they occur. <br />^ Landscape with native or non-invasive drought tolerant plants. . <br />^ Require construction of permeable parking surfaces to allow for groundwater <br />infiltration, unless onsite collection and storage of rainwater requires otherwise. <br />Ener <br />^ All buildings to be 30% more energy efficient than minimum NC State Bldg. <br />Code requirements. <br />^ Use geothermal HVAC technology. <br />^ Consider the use of photovoltaics and solar water heating. <br />^ Orient residential units to take advantage of solar heating and daylighting. <br />^ Build all buildings with solar shaded overhangs shading windows from summer <br />sun. <br />^ Minimize nighttime light pollution. <br />-, <br />Paga 2 of 2 <br />