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use of plants such as and Security Act (Cit. 1 “Soil
Northwind Switch Grass, Erosion”) was consulted.
Lavender, Evergreens, and • Heat Island Reduction- 75% of
several types of shrubbery. In parking spaces will be placed
addition, small, accessible under cover in a parking deck
paths will be placed through where solar thermal collectors
the garden to make the green will be installed on top. The
space easy to access from power used from these solar
different parts of the campus, panels will be harvested to
and encourage activities such power electricity for the lights
as walking and running. and ventilation inside the
• Rainwater Management- parking deck.
Efforts will be made to • Direct Exterior Access- As
replicate the natural site stated previously, a garden will
hydrology processes, and be established on the back side
systems have been of the hospital allowing direct
implemented to manage on access for patients and doctors
site from the hospital for the to use and enjoy. The garden
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98 percentile of local rainfall will take up 30% of the land
by ways of a low-impact area, and will be accessible
development and green from other portions of the
infrastructure, also known as campus as well. By developing
the campus garden. As a a larger garden, the team plans
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means of determining this 98 to provide 5 square feet of land
percentile, the EPA’s Technical per patient for 75% of all in and
Guidance on Implementing the outpatients. These gardens will
Stormwater Runoff be designated as non-smoking
Requirements for Federal areas for the consideration and
Projects based on Section 438 safety of the patients and their
of the Energy Independence guests.
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