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Noisette is a public-private partnership between the City of North Charleston and the Noisette Company, LLC.

The partnership, which is recognized as one of the most important planning collaborations in the nation, is restoring the Noisette ‘Footprint,’ a 3,000-acre area that makes up the original boundaries of North Charleston.

The Noisette Company, LLC owns 340 acres of the former Navy Base now called “The Navy Yard at Noisette.”

IntroductionWhat is Noisette?

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The New American City

• Comprehensive Re-planning, 3000 acres

• Community Involvement

• Riverfront Park

• Urban preserve & wetlands bank

• Rebuild infrastructure with TIF

• Infill construction

• Revitalize Downtown area

• Revitalize schools

• Sustainable housing

• City financing model

• Sustainable partnering

• Sustainable businesses

•Sustainable overlay zoning

• Creation of museums

• Graduate internship center

March 2001

15 Original Redevelopment Ideas

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The New American City

The triple bottom line: People, Planet, Prosperity

Noisette is a 3,000-acre sustainable community being revitalized and redeveloped in the heart of the Lowcountry of Charleston, South Carolina. Located midway between New York and Miami, and within a short drive of population centers like Charlotte, Atlanta and Jacksonville, this is one of America’s most popular growth areas.

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Game Plan

Noisette Company

• Obtain & Transfer Land• TIF Off-Base, On-Base• PDD Zoning• Muni Improvement District • Affordable Housing• Implement MP Ordinances• McKinney Act Relocation• City Lands into Preserve

• Purchase Land• Note/Mortgage• Pay Taxes• Lead & fund Master Plan• Create Riverfront Park • 15-year build-out Plan• Acreage to Public use• Plan Noisette Preserve

North CharlestonCity / Noisette Agreements

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•The Right TeamThe Right Team•An Acquisition StrategyAn Acquisition Strategy•Intervention is KeyIntervention is Key

• Best PracticesBest Practices•Business PracticesBusiness Practices•PlanningPlanning•DesignDesign•ConstructionConstruction•CommissioningCommissioning

PROJECT SET-UPPROJECT SET-UP

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SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH

• LEED is an important road mapLEED is an important road map• Owner Considerations:Owner Considerations:

• High impact - Reasonable costHigh impact - Reasonable cost• Cost/Benefit analysis Cost/Benefit analysis

• LightingLighting• IAQIAQ• Maintenance: Biodegradable SuppliesMaintenance: Biodegradable Supplies

• Controls SystemsControls Systems• QC/QAQC/QA

• CommissioningCommissioning• Flushing EnvironmentFlushing Environment

THE LEED PROCESS WORKSTHE LEED PROCESS WORKS….Not Tree Hugging!

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

As a part of Planning/Design….As a part of Planning/Design….

As a part of Construction Process….As a part of Construction Process….

As a part of Operational Facility Life…..As a part of Operational Facility Life…..

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SCHOOL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMNTSCHOOL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMNT

• The Right Leader: The PrincipalThe Right Leader: The Principal• Early & OftenEarly & Often• The Voice of AuthorityThe Voice of Authority

• Staff Buy-InStaff Buy-In• Facility and StaffFacility and Staff• Central StaffCentral Staff• Itinerant StaffItinerant Staff

• StudentsStudents• KioskKiosk• Learning What’s & Why’sLearning What’s & Why’s• Practicing the principlesPracticing the principles

ACCEPTANCE OF A MESSAGE!

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Incorporating Green Building Design intoIncorporating Green Building Design into Academic CurriculaAcademic Curricula

Charles Cavileer-Principal North Charleston Elementary School

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The Building as a The Building as a Learning EnvironmentLearning Environment

Natural lighting reduces Natural lighting reduces aggressiveness and distractionsaggressiveness and distractions

Healthy IAQ reduces absenteeism Healthy IAQ reduces absenteeism among students and teachersamong students and teachers

Focus on maximizing instructional Focus on maximizing instructional timetime

Mechanical system that support Mechanical system that support quiet learning spacesquiet learning spaces

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The School Building as The School Building as a Teaching Toola Teaching Tool

On-site “being there” experiencesOn-site “being there” experiences Ice storage system located in main Ice storage system located in main

corridorcorridor Color-coded wiring and piping left exposedColor-coded wiring and piping left exposed Indoor recycling center located near main Indoor recycling center located near main

entranceentrance Informational signs explaining LEED pointsInformational signs explaining LEED points 1922 footprint and reuse of materials1922 footprint and reuse of materials

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The Building as a The Building as a Community HubCommunity Hub

Numerous intentional spaces designed Numerous intentional spaces designed for group meetingsfor group meetings

Clustering of common area spaces in Clustering of common area spaces in core of the buildingcore of the building

Inclusion of spaces for community Inclusion of spaces for community service providers (clinic, mental health, service providers (clinic, mental health, CIS)CIS)

Model for sustainable building practicesModel for sustainable building practices Pride of communityPride of community

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The Building as a Catalyst The Building as a Catalyst for Actionfor Action

School-wide recycling of cardboard, School-wide recycling of cardboard, paper, newspaper, aluminum, plasticpaper, newspaper, aluminum, plastic

Students learn about the operation of the Students learn about the operation of the ice storage systemice storage system

Guided tours highlighting the LEED points Guided tours highlighting the LEED points as well as historical significance of schoolas well as historical significance of school

Alignment of efforts with environmental-Alignment of efforts with environmental-themed community groupsthemed community groups