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Indicator: Infill Development
- Upstream Indicators
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Green Building Stock --- The number of green buildings in all categories are increasing: LEED Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum, and BuiltGreen Homes to the 3, 4, and 5 star level in King County. (view data graph)
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Median House Size of New Construction --- Median house size of new construction has increased over the past decade with consequence for climate change, resource consumption and housing affordability. (view data graph)
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- Downstream Indicators
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There are currently no published Downstream Indicators.
Sustainability Snapshot:
Re-development on the existing development is Infill development. The re-development that involves cleaning up and of an open land to make it free from any harmful and toxic waste that would make the development environment friendly is Brownfield development. Popularity of such developments has increased in the last decade due to several reasons like scarcity of open land in urban centers,depletion of natural resources, deforestation, long commute time etc. Infill development curbs sprawl and increases options for development in Urban centers. Infill and Brownfield developments promote integrated transportation and land-use model which is a comprehensive approach towards sustainable development. A study by U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in San Deigo, CA shows VMT savings of 15-52% on an infill site over a greenfield site. Apart from pollution control, infill and brownfield developments are resource efficient and environment friendly. Re-development of some Brownfield sites maybe cost prohibitive in terms of the effort and resources employed for clearing and reusing it. The long term benefits are a deciding factor in such cases.
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