Sonoma Mountain Village, Rohnert Park, California, U.S.

Goals: Source 65% of all food within 300 miles and 25% from within 50 miles by 2020.

Strategies: Community gardens, fruit trees, farmers market, grocery store, micro farm in community, daily farmers markets.

Goals: 20% greenspace, 10% habitat.

Strategies: 27 acres of parks, Prohibited use of pesticides and herbicides, edible landscaping.

Goals: Reduce transportation emissions by 82%.

Strategies: Walkable neighborhoods, bike paths, electric vehicles charged with solar power, services in walkable areas, biofuel filling station, carpooling and car sharing programs, alternative fuel shuttle to Sonoma State University.

Goals: Reduction of consumption by 60% from norm.

Strategies: Efficient appliances, education, rainwater harvesting and reuse of water, reclaimed water used for irrigation, storm water used for habitat.

Goals: Carbon Neutral by 2020, 100% renewable energy for electricity by 2020 (currently 50%).

Energy Demand: 27.3-50 kBtu/ft².

Strategies: 1.14 MW solar array, data center, ground-sourced heat pumps, biomass, biogas.

Percent of affordable units: 25% affordable housing units will be made available for rent and purchase.

Goals: Not defined.

Strategies: Public art, murals, festivals, business incubator to promote live-work and community involvement, community gardens, walking and bike trails, dog parks, sports field, walkable and accessible streets, sustainability education.

Goals: The construction uses 20% of materials from the site and 60% of materials from within 500 miles.

Strategies: Low impact materials were selected, cradle-to-cradle accounting was used to calculate embodied carbon of all materials, resource efficiency.

Goals: Zero waste.

Strategies: Composting, generating energy through waste. Construction waste reduction: 90% from demolition, 70% construction waste, and 25% from new construction.