Sustainable+Sites

The Sustainable Sites category discourages development on previously undeveloped land. It seeks to minimize a building's impact on ecosystems and waterways and encourages regionally appropriate landscaping. It rewards smart transportation choices, controls stormwater runoff, and promotes reduction of erosion, light pollution, heat island effect and construction-related pollution.
 * __Sustainable Sites__**

**__Green Roofs:__**
 * Reduce heat islands
 * Lowers AC and heating costs
 * Decrease runoff
 * Filter water
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 * Earn up to 5 credits in sustainable sites category
 * Green Roofs

**__Bamboo:__**
 * Flooring
 * Roofing
 * Cork flooring- Traps heat so you use less insulation
 * Earth friendly
 * Bamboo grows 50x quicker than regular trees

**__LED's:__**
 * Much more superior than incandescent and florescent lights
 * 10x more expensive ($35-$40), they use 400 less KWh than florescent light bulbs
 * Last 5x longer
 * $100 per year per bulb instead of $170 for florescent's and $650 for incandescent bulbs
 * Easily found at Home Depot or other appliance stores