Playbook for Green Buildings + Neighborhoods | Learn | Infrastructure | Envisioning Infrastructure

Sustainable infrastructure integrates with green networks and nature’s own infrastructure, such as wetlands.

The table below shows examples of how ecosystems can contribute to the provision of infrastructure services.

	Water & Wastewater	Solid Waste	Stormwater	Energy & Other
Hard infrastructure	Water supply, treatment, distribution systems; sewer collection, treatment plant	Collection vehicles, recycling facilities, landfill	Collection pipes, oil/grit separators	Hot/cold water distribution piping, pumps, centralized heating/cooling plant
Ecosystem-based infrastructure	Wetlands or natural systems for polishing wastewater effluent and recycling water	Land for application of compost from organics recycling	Bioswales, rain gardens, retention ponds, and green roofs for stormwater capture, treatment, and infiltration; vegetation for water uptake	Trees and vegetation for greenhouse gas capture and air pollution mitigation, reduction of heat islands; green roofs to reduce air conditioning

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