Envision Sustainability in the Bay Area:

VTA’s BART Silicon Valley

APWA NorCal Conference

November 7, 2019

Envision and BART Silicon Valley

• VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Extension Project

• Overview of Envision Sustainability Framework

• Sustainability Highlights: Berryessa Station

• Envision Self Assessment Results: Berryessa Station

• Application to other infrastructure projects

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VTA’s BART Silicon Valley

Extension (SVBX)

Project Example:

VTA’s BART Silicon Valley ProgramPhase I Extension

• 10-mile extension

• 2 stations

• Construction essentially complete

• Anticipated opening: Late 2019

Phase II Extension

• 6-mile extension (5-mile tunnel)

• 4 stations

• Newhall Yard Maintenance Facility

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Benefits and Transit Connections

VTA’s BART Phase I

11 Grade Separations

Habitat

Restoration

Flood Control

Noise and Vibration Mitigation

New and Enhanced Roadways

Major Utilities

Relocated

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Transit Centers With BART Stations

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Phase I Redevelopment

Milpitas Station Area: October 2016 Milpitas Station Area: December 2018

The Milpitas Transit Specific Area

Plan allows for:

• 191,000+ sq. ft. of retail space

• 9,000+ sq. ft. of office

development

• 9,000+ housing units

• 7,000 units already entitled

Berryessa Station: November 2016 Berryessa Station: Today

The Berryessa Urban Village

Plan allows for:

• 4.2M sq. ft. of commercial

development (or 14,000 jobs)

• 5,100 housing units

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Overview of Envision

Sustainability Framework

THE ENVISION RATING SYSTEM®

Are we Building the project right?

ARE we building the RIGHT PROJECT?

ENVISION

• Envision is a sustainability framework

• Verification program with award levels (optional)

• Envision can be used

– ALL Infrastructure

– ALL phases of project

ENVISION

Fourth Ward Park | Envision Gold

ENERGYGeothermal

Hydroelectric

Nuclear

Coal

Natural Gas

Oil/Refinery

Wind

Solar

Biomass

WATERPotable water distribution

Capture/Storage

Water Reuse

Storm Water

Management

Flood Control

WASTESolid waste

Recycling

Hazardous Waste

Collection & Transfer

TRANSPORTAirports

Roads

Highways

Bikes

Pedestrians

Railways

Public Transit

Ports

Waterways

LANDSCAPEPublic Realm

Parks

Ecosystem Services

INFORMATIONTelecommunications

Internet

Phones

Satellites

Data Centers

Sensors

What Types Of Infrastructure Will EnvisionTM Rate?

Envision Components• Professional Credential

• Guidance Manual

• Self-Assessment Checklist

• Online Scoresheet

• Optional Verification and Award Program

64 Credits in 5 Categories

Purpose, Community, Wellbeing

Siting, Land & Water, Biodiversity

Materials, Energy, Water

Collaboration, Management, Planning

Emission, Resilience

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Levels of Achievement

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Improved Enhanced Superior Conserving Restorative

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QL1.1 IMPROVE COMMUNITY QUALITY OF LIFE

No Negative Impact

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Using Envision

Verification – Envision v3

Path A: Verification at or after 95% Design Completion

Created RegisteredIn

VerificationFirst Review

Second Review

AwardPost-

Construction Review

Complete

Path B: Verification after 95% Construction Completion

Created RegisteredIn

VerificationFirst Review

Post-Construction

ReviewAward Complete

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Sustainability Highlights:

Berryessa Station

• Creek Restoration

• Native plants in landscaping

• Variable speed escalators

• Solar Power

• EV Charging

• Recycled Water

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• Creek Restoration

• Upper Penitencia restored

from a degraded channel

to a braided channel with

floodplain, including native

habitat with a gravel

lenses for recharging

ground water.

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• Creek Restoration

• Native seed from the

same watershed was

propagated at a local

nursery and planted in the

Upper Penitencia

mitigation area, ensuring

the native genetic

diversity is preserved in

this watershed.

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• Water-wise Planting

• Landscape designers

selected water-wise species

including a varied range of

perennials which all bloom

in varied colors, plug

grasses for the bioretention

facilities, and street trees

both evergreen and

deciduous such as Black

Oak and Western Redbud.

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• Variable speed escalators

• The escalators inside the

station have two speed

settings. During its idle time

the speed is reduced to 1/3 to

minimize energy use. When

the sensor is triggered the

elevator speed increases to

its normal escalator speed.

This will save roughly

217kWh/yr.

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• Solar Power

• The parking structure

has a 152kW system

offsetting half of the

parking structures

lighting and elevators

during daytime

operations.

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• EV Car Charging Stations

• The parking structure has a 24

220volt electric car chargers.

These chargers have priority

parking on the first floor of the

garage. The chargers are

equipped with the –chargepoint+®

RFID card payment system.

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• Recycled Water

In October 2019 the

Berryessa Station

Campus irrigation mains

were converted to

recycled water when the

mainline became

available, saving 148,356

Gallons of potable water

annually.

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Envision Self-Assessment

Results: Berryessa Station

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Envision and Berryessa - Ratings

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QL1.1Improve

CommunityQuality of Life

QL1.2Enhance Public

Health &Safety

QL1.3Improve

ConstructionSafety

QL1.4MinimizeNoise &

Vibration

QL1.5Minimize Light

Pollution

QL1.6Minimize

ConstructionImpacts

QL2.1Improve

CommunityMobilityAccess

QL2.2EncourageSustainable

Transportation

QL2.3ImproveAccess &

Wayfinding

QL3.1Advance Equity& Social Justice

QL3.2Preserve

Historic &Cultural

Resources

QL3.3Enhance Views

& LocalCharacter

QL3.4Enhance Public

Space &Amenities

Quality of Life

Points Scored Total Assessed Points Total Maximum Points

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LD1.1 ProvideEffective

Leadership &Commitment

LD1.2 FosterCollaboration& Teamwork

LD1.3 Providefor Stakeholder

Involvement

LD1.4 PursueByproductSynergies

LD2.1Establish a

SustainabilityManagement

Plan

LD2.2 Plan forSustainable

Communities

LD2.3 Plan forLong-Term

Monitoring &Maintenance

LD2.4 Plan forEnd-of-Life

LD3.1StimulateEconomic

Prosperity &Development

LD3.2 DevelopLocal Skills &Capabilities

LD3.3Conduct a Life-

CycleEconomicEvaluation

Leadership

Points Scored Total Assessed Points Total Maximum Points

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RA1.1 SupportSustainable

ProcurementPractices

RA1.2 UseRecycledMaterials

RA1.3 ReduceOperational

Waste

RA1.4 ReduceConstruction

Waste

RA1.5 BalanceEarthwork On

Site

RA2.1 ReduceOperational

EnergyConsumption

RA2.2 ReduceConstruction

EnergyConsumption

RA2.3 UseRenewable

Energy

RA2.4Commission &

Monitor EnergySystems

RA3.1Preserve Water

Resources

RA3.2 ReduceOperational

WaterConsumption

RA3.3 ReduceConstruction

WaterConsumption

RA3.4 MonitorWater Systems

Resource Allocation

Points Scored Total Assessed Points Total Maximum Points

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NW1.1Preserve Sites

of HighEcological

Value

NW1.2Provide

Wetland &Surface Water

Buffers

NW1.3Preserve Prime

Farmland

NW1.4Preserve

UndevelopedLand

NW2.1Reclaim

Brownfields

NW2.2Manage

Stormwater

NW2.3Reduce

Pesticide &FertilizerImpacts

NW2.4Protect Surface& Groundwater

Quality

NW3.1Enhance

FunctionalHabitats

NW3.2Enhance

Wetland &Surface Water

Functions

NW3.3Maintain

FloodplainFunctions

NW3.4ControlInvasiveSpecies

NW3.5Protect Soil

Health

Natural World

Points Scored Total Assessed Points Total Maximum Points

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CR1.1 Reduce NetEmbodied Carbon

CR1.2 ReduceGreenhouse Gas

Emissions

CR1.3 Reduce AirPollutant Emissions

CR2.1 AvoidUnsuitable

Development

CR2.2 Assess ClimateChange Vulnerability

CR2.3 Evaluate Riskand Resilience

CR2.4 EstablishResilience Goals and

Strategies

CR2.5 MaximizeResilience

CR2.6 ImproveInfrastructure

Integration

Climate and Resilience

Points Scored Total Assessed Points Total Maximum Points

Applicability to Other

Local Projects

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Levels of Achievement

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Improved Enhanced Superior Conserving Restorative

Po

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QL1.1 IMPROVE COMMUNITY QUALITY OF LIFE

No Negative Impact

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Levels of Achievement

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10

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20

25

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Improved Enhanced Superior Conserving Restorative

Po

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QL1.1 IMPROVE COMMUNITY QUALITY OF LIFE

No Negative Impact

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Levels of Achievement

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10

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20

25

30

Improved Enhanced Superior Conserving Restorative

Po

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QL1.1 IMPROVE COMMUNITY QUALITY OF LIFE

No Negative Impact

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Levels of Achievement

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10

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Improved Enhanced Superior Conserving Restorative

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QL1.1 IMPROVE COMMUNITY QUALITY OF LIFE

No Negative Impact

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Envision and Other Projects

Other projects currently in submittal:

• Southport Levee Improvement Project (Sacramento)

• Biosolids Digester Facilities Project (San

Francisco)

And submitting soon…

• Berryessa Station (San Jose)

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Questions?

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Thank you!

Hassan BasmaEngineering Transportation Manager, VTA

hassan.basma@vta.org

(408) 321-5974

Rachael Keish, CEOPE, QSD/P, QISP, CGP & IGP ToR, ENV SP, ISI Verifier

rachael@keishenv.com

(408) 592-0223www.keish-env.comDBE, WBE, WOSB, SBE (Micro)