One Paseo - Proposed LEED for Neighborhood Development project.
KRC’s sustainability strategy includes a commitment to LEED Gold certification for all new development, and the company evaluates major renovations and existing buildings for certifications. Currently, 28 percent of its office portfolio is LEED certified. The company also pursues leading-edge LEED projects, and built the first LEED for Core & Shell buildings in both San Diego and El Segundo. Additionally, KRC is one of the first developers in the nation to pursue LEED certification for the Neighborhood Development rating system for One Paseo, a proposed 26-acre mixed-use project in the Carmel Valley of San Diego.
One Paseo’s sustainability features include compact development, an infill location, walkable streets, drought-tolerant irrigation, and energy efficient infrastructure. The project was recently recognized by the MOVE Alliance, a San Diego smart growth nonprofit, for its potential contribution to smart growth in the greater San Diego area. Following almost two years of exhaustive study and analysis, the City of San Diego has released its Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for One Paseo. The release of the DEIR marks a significant milestone in the public process to bring to fruition this innovative, sustainable mixed-use project.
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Background
The Carmel Valley Community Planning area was designed with 10 different individual neighborhoods, each providing an assortment of community serving amenities such as parks, open space, pedestrian walks and trails, libraries and fire stations. The community plan was published more than three decades ago and has successfully created a special place to live, work, and play. Today, as the Community nears final buildout, the One Paseo property provides the last remaining opportunity to satisfy Carmel Valley's remaining planning needs.
KRC canvassed thousands of neighbors and residents over several years of planning to better understand the community's needs and priorities. They heard that Carmel Valley needs a central gathering place for local residents with a mix of compatible uses. Based on this input, although originally designed and zoned for more traditional office building with surface parking uses, the plan for One Paseo evolved to include a central gathering place with a variety of shops, restaurants and residential alternatives, as well as office employment at a location that is already surrounded by development
Sustainability & Smart Growth Features
The project recently passed LEED Smart Locations and Linkages Prerequisite review as part of its larger LEED for Neighborhood Development certification, which has a goal of LEED Silver. KRC is committed to building a green project with a walkable mix of land uses that can serve as a model for the rest of San Diego. The design of One Paseo features the following sustainable and smart growth elements:
- Walkable, compact design that is pedestrian- and bike-friendly with public gathering places
- Residential density to support future transit, including planned rapid bus route to serve Carmel Valley during peak times and a high frequency local bus route
- Mix of uses including residential, retail, hotel and commercial
- Convenient location within walking distance of parks, schools, and recreational facilities
- Improved pedestrian connections to surrounding uses and employment centers, including support for pedestrian refuges for crossing major intersections
- A proposed transit stop for planned bus rapid transit route
- Commitment to a Transportation Demand Management program potentially including rideshare/vanpool programs and shuttle service to reduce single passenger vehicle trips
- Shared parking strategy to avoid excessive parking spaces
- Ample bike storage
- Green building
- All project office buildings will pursue LEED certification to the Gold level
- “Cool” roofs and paving materials to reduce energy needs
- Energy efficient infrastructure
- At least 90 percent of the project's building floor area will demonstrate an average 10 percent improvement in energy consumption over Title 24-2005, Part 6
- Energy efficient lighting and street signals
- Water efficiency
- Indoor water usage in all new buildings must be an average 20 percent less than in baseline buildings, based on the Energy Policy Act of 1992, amended in 2005
- Drought-tolerant landscaping for reduced irrigation
- Comprehensive on-site recycling program
- Erosion and sedimentation control plan for all new construction activities
- Sand material excavated during construction is suitable to replenish local beaches
