Current projects highlight that sustainability can be successfully embedded in large scale infrastructure projects from project inception, and develop new green standards for train stations. Executive director of Green Star, Jorge Chapa, said that a groundbreaking custom rating tool to guide the sustainable design and construction of railway stations was created through collaboration. “We already had a viable framework – the existing suite of Green Star rating tools,” he explained. Areas of opportunity which could be capitalized upon most effectively include extensive natural light to reduce the train stations’ reliance on electric lighting, while solar panels can provide power and heat water, saving substantial cost and energy.
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