Originally posted by
beach_bum
You are on the cutting edge my friend...that's why its so difficult to find stuff and there are not many standards out there for that reason.
Here's what I've ended-up with:
A maximum cap of 75 Points may be awarded under Part C.
1. Location Characteristics: Maximum of 10 Points
The project does not involve work in the 100-year floodplain (Zones A, FW and V on Flood Insurance Rate Maps published by FEMA). 7 points
The project does not involve work that will disturb previously undisturbed areas with slope gradients greater than or equal to 15 percent 3 points
Documentation: Copy of Flood Insurance Rate Map indicating the location of the project relative to the 100-year floodplain and/or a map showing contour lines indicating the percent of slope, with the percent slope calculation certified by an engineer. To calculate slope gradient, draw a straight line perpendicular to the contours of the slope, and measure its length, before converting it into feet using the scale on the map. In order to then calculate the percentage of the slope, take the elevation change in feet and divide it by the distance of the line you have drawn on the map, and multiply this figure by 100 to obtain the percentage value relative to the slope of the hill.
2. Land Disturbance Activities: Maximum of 10 Points
The project does not disturb previously undisturbed ground (i.e. utility lines being replaced in the same location versus being relocated, street reconstruction that does not include relocation or expansion of the improved area, etc.). 5 points
The project does not result in an increase in impervious cover. 5 points
Documentation: Engineer’s Certification of compliance on document stating project activities will take place in areas previously disturbed and/or stating the percentage of impervious cover before and after the project.
3. Systems Hardening: Maximum of 20 Points
Hardening efforts, such as installation of emergency generators or elevating critical facilities, are considered categorical efforts to achieve sustainability goals.
The project involves installation, repair or replacement of generators to provide emergency electrical service to utilities or public facilities. 10 points
The project involves hardening of infrastructure to remove it from the 100-year floodplain (Zones A, FW and V on Flood Insurance Rate Maps published by FEMA) or elevate it above the base flood elevation for the floodplain, and/or withstand sustained winds of 130 mph. 10 points
Documentation: Application project description and/or a copy of Flood Insurance Rate Map indicating the location of the project relative to the 100-year floodplain
4. Use of Post-Consumer (Recycled/Reused) Products: Maximum of 50 Points
For projects involving surface paving, including restoring surfaces associated with utilities located beneath the surface, only. No points may be awarded from the table below if surface paving is not involved.
If aggregate base or aggregate sub-base are used; they are at least 90% by volume recycled aggregate materials such as crushed portland cement concrete and asphalt concrete. 5 points
If asphalt base is used, it is a minimum 15% by volume recycled asphalt pavement. 5 points
If asphalt concrete pavement is used, it meets one of the following characteristics:
Contains a minimum 15% by volume recycled asphalt pavement, OR
Contains a minimum 75% by volume rubberized asphalt concrete from crumb rubber from scrap tires (crumb rubber modifier), OR
Contains a minimum of 5% (total weight) of pre-consumer or post-consumer asphalt roofing shingles.
5 points
If any Portland cement concrete pavement is used, it contains each of the following characteristics:
Contains recycled mineral admixtures (such as coal fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, rice hull ash, silica fume, or other pozzolanic industrial byproduct) to reduce by at least 25% the concrete mix’s typical Portland cement content, AND
Contains a minimum of 10% by volume reclaimed concrete material aggregate.
5 points
For projects involving utility infrastructure lines (water, wastewater, drainage) only.
No points may be awarded from the table below if utility line infrastructure is not involved.
If any aggregate base and aggregate sub-base is used, it is at least 90% by volume recycled aggregate materials such as crushed portland cement concrete and asphalt concrete. 5 points
If any asphalt based is used, it is a minimum 15% by volume recycled asphalt pavement. 5 points
If underground infrastructure lines are involved, the project uses trenchless technology rather than open-surface replacement.5 points
For surface utilities (i.e. drainage), excluding culverts under roads, water permeable surfaces are used (i.e. grassy swells). 5 points
Excluding culverts, if any asphalt concrete pavement is used, it meets one of the following characteristics:
Contains a minimum 15% by volume recycled asphalt pavement, OR
Contains a minimum 75% by volume rubberized asphalt concrete from crumb rubber from scrap tires (crumb rubber modifier), OR
Contains a minimum of 5% (total weight) of pre-consumer or post-consumer asphalt roofing shingles.
5 points
Any culverts, pipes or conduit used in the project meet one of the following characteristics:
Any Portland cement concrete used contains recycled mineral admixtures (such as coal fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, rice hull ash, silica fume, or other pozzolanic industrial byproduct) to reduce by at least 25% the concrete mix’s typical Portland cement content; OR
Any Steel, HDPE, PVC and copper pipe or conduit contains a minimum of 50% recycled/post-consumer content by volume.
5 points
Documentation: Engineer’s Certification that materials used in creating the project budget included with the application include materials meeting the characteristics listed.
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