United States
                     Environmental
                     Protection Agency
                     Washington, D.C. 20460
                                         Solid Waste
                                         and Emergency
                                         Response (5105)
EPA-560-F-04-248
January 2004
www.epa.gov/brownfields/
    &EPA    Green  Buildings  on
                     Brownfields  Pilot
                                                                 Anahola,  HI
 Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment
                                                           Quick Reference Fact Sheet
Community Culture and Commercial Center

The State of Hawaii used Green Buildings on Brownfields pilot support to facilitate the redevelopment of a
brownfield located on the island of Kauai, Hawaii in the community of Anahola. With this award, the State
was able to utilize the services of an architecture firm in Honolulu that specializes in green building design to
better incorporate green building design principles into the master plan for a future mixed-use development at
the site.

The green building experts held two charrettes with the community. During the charrettes, the experts
explained the many ways in which green building design principles can help enhance occupant comfort and
health while reducing the environmental impact. Based upon feedback from the community, the green building
experts revised the conceptual master plan and developed an implementation plan. Some of the sustainable
design elements of the master plan include:
  •  North-south building orientation for effective shading and day-lighting, as well as passive heating and
    cooling;
  •  A "main street" town model
    that is pedestrian friendly and
    open spaces for reduced heat
    island effects;
  •  Native plants and trees for
shading;
Water conservation and "living
machines" for onsite waste
water treatment;
Renewable energy
opportunities; and
A design that is supportive of
key community values,
including opportunities for
inter-generational interactions
and cultural relevance.
                              Proposed conceptual design (elevation view) of the mixed-use developmental
                              planned in Anahola.
The master plan calls for phased development. The first phase calls for a senior care congregate living center
(29,000 square feet) and an elderly independent living facility (14,000 square feet). Subsequent phases include
a Hawaiian charter school (3,000 square feet), retail and office space (25,000-plus square feet), and other
support facilities.

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