Lloyd crossing sustainable urban development

Lloyd crossing sustainable urban development

This project focuses on the urban ecosystem which provides low environmental impact and high economic potential. This strategy can benefit not only for property owners and the community, but also for the environment. As for the project`s vision and goals, the project aims to build a self- efficiency and self-supply communities.

1.     reduce environmental impact to predevelopment level

2.     restore pre-development habitat metrics

3.     live within the site`s rainfall budget

4.     live within the site`s solar budget

5.     achieve carbon balance

6.     preserve urban density

According to figure, the proportion of residential will increase dramatically with lodging and office/ retail.

Habitat

The habitat and tree cover strategies are combined into the development of green streets, pedestrian streets and bioswales creating an integrated urban streetscape. These implements would provide increase 25-30% overall canopy coverage and high vegetative structural diversity. Two acres of mixed conifer forest are provided within the districts. The connectivity between forest patch and Sullvan`s gulch is improved and provided. Moreover, ecosystem around Sullivan`s Gulch and Willamette River is improved.

Water

The water strategy focuses on the district – wide storm water system, rainwater harvesting and the development of a block water treatment system for no drinking water uses. It is predicted that there is 62% reduction of potable water consumption through above infrastructure update, which will result in 89 % saving in water-related utility cost.