PB Sustainability Toolkit: Highways Matrix

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Many of these are tasks and actions you already perform. These guidelines place them in a sustainability framework. These guidelines are synchronized with the Highways Checklist that has been developed over the past few years as we have grown PB's sustainability approach to work. This checklist is available above.

Select a link in the matrix below to navigate to information you are looking for, or a topic you are interested in.

What to do if you are a...	CRM	RFQ / RFP	Feasibility Studies / Corridor Selection	Conceptual Design	Final Design	Construction	Operations / Maintenance
	What Project phase are you in?
Client Relations / Pursuit Manager	Identify Client Sustainability Policy Discuss Potential for Sustainable Design Integration into Client's Agency	Identify Sustainable Design Requirements in RFQ/RFP Emphasize PB's Sustainable Design Capabilities in Qualifications / Proposal / Interview
Project Manager		Consider Sustainable Design Requirements when Staffing Project	Ensure Adherence to Sustainability Goals & Objectives Design Charrette	Ensure Adherence to Sustainability Goals & Objectives Low-Impact Design & Green Infrastructure Public Involvement	Ensure Adherence to Sustainability Goals & Objectives Compile Lessons Learned Public Involvement	Ensure Adherence to Sustainability Goals & Objectives
Planner			Sustainability Principles for Corridor Selection Multi-Modal Facilities Public Involvement Carbon Footprint Inventory Tool VEGA Tool Multi-criteria Analysis
Civil Engineer				Context Sensitive Design Contextually Complete Streets Context Sensitive Solutions Road Diets Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Constructability Review Low-Impact Design & Green Infrastructure	Context Sensitive Design Materials Sustainability Accessibility Considerations Building-Based/ Campus-Based Stormwater Management (Quality & Quantity) Constructability Review	Sediment & Erosion Control Plans Maintenance of Traffic Plans	Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Structural Engineer				Structure Aesthetics Context Sensitive Design Context Sensitive Solutions Materials Sustainability Constructability Review	Structure Aesthetics Materials Sustainability Constructability Review
Utility / Lighting Designer				Alternative Lighting Solutions (general)	Minimize Light Pollution	Minimize Construction Impacts Temporary Lighting and Utility Connections
Landscape Architect				Low Impact Design Sustainable Landscape Design	Low Impact Design Sustainable Landscape Design
Cost Estimator			Life Cycle Cost Analysis Sustainable Cost-Benefit Analysis	Cost Impacts of Sustainable Design Elements	Cost Impacts of Sustainable Design Elements		Cost Impacts of Sustainable Design Elements
Construction Manager				Constructability Review	Constructability Review Maintenance of Traffic Plans	Construction Waste Management Minimize Construction Activities Impacts