The Mission Rock development is designed to be a resilient and adaptive district protected against coastal sea level rise and supports passive survivability. Anticipating stringent green building city regulations, the development has a vision for sustainable design, construction, community and individual lifestyles.
Atelier Ten has developed a sustainability plan and carbon assessment to quantify the reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions for energy, water, waste and transportation strategies proposed for the mixed use neighborhood.
Key features include a central plant with bay source cooling, geothermal energy wells, or wastewater heat recovery to provide heating and cooling to all buildings on site. Additionally the district has established a goal of Zero Water Waste with 100% of non-potable water demands be met with recycled water.
Developments in San Francisco have a lower carbon footprint due to strict local energy codes. However, the Mission Rock development aims to go beyond this by combining innovative strategies for sustainable infrastructure, buildings and community and tenant engagement.
The development estimates a 50% reduction in GHG emissions compared to a San Francisco code compliant development and a 79% reduction compared to the US national average. Contributing to these reductions are the following performance factors:
– all energy used on site to come from 100% renewable sources
– Up to 38% reduction in annual carbon emissions associated with water
– Increase of waste diversion rate from 80% to 90%
– 20% reduction in annual carbon emissions from transportation
