Green for Good:How and why Wilder Built Green
Wednesday, May 28, 2008Wilder Center Auditorium
Brad BasoProject ManagerAmherst H. Wilder Foundation
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About Wilder
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About WilderPrograms working for
• Successful Aging
• Troubled Youth and Families
• Affordable Housing
• School Success
• Leadership
• Research
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The need for Wilder Center• An efficient and cost effective future for the Foundation
• Improve and transform core businesses
• An inspirational new face of the Wilder Foundation by: – Showing how the “business of the Foundation” is done– Creating a place that “delights & dignifies every visitor”– Showing how sustainable building design
contributes to the shaping of sustainable communities
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Wilder Center Overview
• 100,000 square feet, 4 stories
• 300 employees from 4 sites
• 3.5 acre property, .3 acre green space
• 400-car parking ramp
• $35.6 million project cost
• $10.4 million fundraising goal
• Occupancy completed January 2008
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Initial Project Partners key to LEED®
Duke Construction
General Contractor
Perkins + Will
Architecture and Interior Design
Dunham Associates
Mechanical & Electrical Engineers
RLK Incorporated
Civil Engineers
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Project Partners key to LEED cont..
• Weidt Group, Energy Design Consultants
• Hunt Electric, Electrical Engineers
• Horwitz, Mechanical Engineers
• General Sheet Metal (GSM), Mechanical Engineers
• Damon Farber Associates, Landscape Architect
• Architectural Energy Corporation (AEC), Commissioning Agent
• All firms and sub-contractors to implement the design
• Generous foundations, corporations and individual donors
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Wilder’s growing interest in being Green
Duke engaged
P+W selected
June ‘05Feb ‘05
Today and beyond
Jan ‘05
Site selected
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Why was Wilder interested in LEED?
• Wilder works to build sustainable families and communities
• LEED promotes practices that emphasize environmental sustainability
• Wilder Center is a showcase for the connection between sustainable communities and their built environment
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Wilder’s Business Case for LEED
1. Improved indoor environmental quality promotes a healthy and productive workforce
2. Reduced operating costs
3. Fundraising tool - sets Wilder apart and increases opportunities to engage potential donors
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What is LEED?
“The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) Green Building Rating System™ encourages
and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green
building and development practices through the
creation and implementation of universally understood
and accepted tools and performance criteria.”-USGBC
The Wilder Foundation is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
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A LEED for every building
LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance.
LEED Rating systems are available for different types of projects and their entire life-cycle.
Wilder Center was designed and built
using the LEED-NC rating system.
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Four Levels of LEED
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Certified
Wilder Center is expectedto receive a LEED Gold rating
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LEED Credits in six Categories
• Sustainable Sites
• Water Efficiency
• Energy and Atmosphere
• Materials and Resources
• Indoor Environment
• Design and Innovation
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The LEED checklist
We’ve included a working draft of the Wilder Center LEED checklist as a handout.
• Projects earn points for the credits they employ
• Each level of certification (silver, gold, etc) has a threshold of a minimum number of points
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For more information
Please refer to the Wilder Center + LEED handout for additional details on which credits Wilder chose to pursue. This information is also available at our green design education center in the lobby.
After occupancy
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Exemplary recycling program
• Increased recycling by over 30% in 1st quarter
• Mixed recycling at every desk collected each night
• Small trash bins are emptied by employees
• This encourages employees to be more thoughtful about what they throw away vs. recycle
Trash bins at employees’ desks are only 5” high!
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Employees’ reactions
“I’m more excited to work here because it is a green building; part of my value system is reflected at my workplace.”
“Just by having built this building in a sustainable way Wilder has accomplished something – and I’m proud of that.”
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Employees’ reactions cont…
“I love the natural light, especially since I’m in a
cubicle. It is energizing and invigorating.”
“My behavior at work around trash and recycling has
changed what I do at home.”
“I use the shower when I bike to work – it’s great!”
Dale EmterPre-Construction ManagerDuke Construction
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Lexington Park - 2008
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LEED Workshop
Owner Interestin Green
Verification
Construction
Construction: 18 months
Planning\Design: 12 months
Commission: 8 months
LEED Worksho
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Planning & Design
LEED Certification
May ‘08**
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Wilder Center: LEED TimelineMay ‘05
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Wilder Center: LEED Strategies
• Site Selection
• Under Floor Air Distribution (UFAD)
• Daylight Harvesting
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Wilder Center: Site Selection
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ACCESS FLOORING, DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION, DAYLIGHTING
Green for Good: How & Why Wilder Built Green | May 28, 2008 | www.wilder.orgSource: “Turning Green Into Gold” by B. Alan Whitson
Green for Good: How & Why Wilder Built Green | May 28, 2008 | www.wilder.org
Wilder Center: Under Floor
Green for Good: How & Why Wilder Built Green | May 28, 2008 | www.wilder.orgSource: “Turning Green Into Gold” by B. Alan Whitson
Green for Good: How & Why Wilder Built Green | May 28, 2008 | www.wilder.org
Wilder Center: Silver to Gold Cost
Note: This is a guideline determined for the Wilder project, and will vary from project to project due to location, scope and product type variables.
LEED Cert Silver Gold
40% + Energy Savings
Workplace Environment
Local Community
Doug PierceSenior Architectural AssociatePerkins + Will
1250+ Professionals Nationwide750+ LEED Accredited
Professionals65 Member Staff in Minneapolis
Architecture and Interiors47 LEED Accredited Professionals
The Wilder Center - Green for Good
What is Sustainable Design?
It’s Integrative Whole Systems Thinking + Analysis
The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts.
Whole Systems - Focused on Relationships and Their Outcomes. - Includes as many Variables as Possible .
Analysis - Focused on Objects. - Eliminates as many Variables as Possible.
Whole Systems Matrix Analytical Linear Flow Diagram
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What is Sustainable Design?
Smaller is Beautiful
Example: Integrated Design
Going Green Reduced Building Size 10,000 Sq. Ft.
- $2.5 Million Saved in Construction Costs - $1.2 Million in Green Construction Costs - $1.3 Million in Total Construction Cost Savings
Shifted From Closed Offices to Open Offices. - Equitable Access to Abundant Daylight and Views - Easy Access to Colleagues for Collaboration - 20% More Fresh Air than Normal
- Increased Health and Productivity - Greatly improved Energy Efficiency - Reduced Carbon Footprint
Equity
EcologyEconomy
It’s Integrative Whole Systems Thinking + Analysis
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What is Sustainable Design?
It’s Evolutionary Incremental Change @ Revolutionary Speed
Start Early. It Takes Time to Evolve the Design and Your Thinking.
Example: Underfloor Displacement Ventilation
- Several Million Sq Ft Installed on the Coasts - Wilder Center one of the Very First in Upper Midwest - Significant Change in Design and Performance - 20% of Overall Energy Savings
2 Months to Decide - Field Trips To Washington D.C. - 4 Energy Modeling Scenarios Studied
LEED: 4-5 Points
- (2-3) Energy Optimization Points - 1 Point Occupant Thermal Control - 1 Point Increased Ventilation (Supports this Point)
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What is Sustainable Design?
It’s Resourceful Identify + Creatively Use Available Resources
Resources are NOT always Identified As Resources
Example: Stormwater or Rainwater?
Stormwater gets a Sewer = Negative Rainwater gets Harvested = Positive
The Development installed Stormwater Tanks - Did not provide for Rainwater Harvesting - Construction Cost of Infrastructure was Spent - Wilder Could not justify the cost to Re-construct
Lost 3 Potential LEED Points - No Use of Potable Water for Irrigation - Innovative Waste Water (Rainwater for Toilets) - Reduced Stormwater Run-off (LEED Level)
Rainwater should be considered a Resource.
The Wilder Center - Green for Good
What is Sustainable Design?
It’s Resourceful Identify + Creatively Use Available Resources
Sometimes, Perceived Negatives can be Positives
Example: Concrete Retaining Wall
Urban Blight or Site Resource? - Originally Everyone focused on Covering Up the Wall
The Wilder Center - Green for Good
What is Sustainable Design?
It’s Resourceful Identify + Creatively Use Available Resources
Sometimes, Perceived Negatives can be Positives
Example: Concrete Retaining Wall
Urban Blight or Historic Artifact? - Last Remaining Elements of Lexington Park – Original Home of the Saints
The Wilder Center - Green for Good
What is Sustainable Design?
It’s Resourceful Identify + Creatively Use Available Resources
Sometimes, Perceived Negatives can be Positives
Example: Concrete Retaining Wall
Urban Blight or Site Resource? - Main Body of Building Already Moved North - Visible from University, Better Transit Access
The Wilder Center - Green for Good
What is Sustainable Design?
It’s Resourceful Identify + Creatively Use Available Resources
Sometimes, Perceived Negatives can be PositivesExample: Concrete Retaining Wall
Urban Blight or Urban Oasis? - Previous Negative Became a Positive Creating The Wilder Center Backyard - Choose a Compact Ramp and the Backyard over a Green Roof LEED: 1 Point for Site Heat Island Reduction and 1 Point for Development Footprint
The Wilder Center - Green for Good
What is Sustainable Design?
It’s Resourceful Identify + Creatively Use Available Resources
Where’s the Solar? Where’s the Wind Turbine?
Example: Energy Efficiency First
Excel Energy Design Assistance – A Free Site Resource - Energy Efficiency Cost 1/3 as much as Renewable Energy - More Carbon / Pollution Reduction for the investment. - Best Operations Payback; Not as Inspiring or Readily Visible.
LEED: 6-7 Points Energy Optimization 1 Point Green Energy (Excel Wind Source)
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What is Sustainable Design?
Example: The Inherent Beauty of Energy Efficiency
- 2005: 5,000 Minnesota Babies at risk of behavioral and learning disorders. - Coal Fired Power Plants: Responsible for 46% of Mercury Contamination. - Building use 65% of U.S. Electricity.
Children’s Behavioral Health – One of Wilders Most Venerable Programs
“Nothing is Beautiful that Creates Ugliness at any other place or any other time.” David Orr
It’s Authentic Needs + Wants + Ethics + Values
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What is Sustainable Design?
Example: The Inherent Beauty of Energy Efficiency
- Buildings are responsible for over 48% if U.S. Green House Gas Emissions.
- The Wilder Center will operate on 40% to 50% less energy. - Save over 1200 Tons of Carbon Annually. (48,000 Tons over 40 years) - Equal to planting about 350 Acres of Trees Annually.
“Nothing is Beautiful that Creates Ugliness at any other place or any other time.” David Orr
It’s Authentic Needs + Wants + Ethics + Values
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What is Sustainable Design?
It’s Infinite Needs + Wants + Ethics + Values
We play Finite games to compete and win. They always have losers and are called war…NBA, Wall Street and politics.
We play Infinite games to play; they have no losers because the object of the game is to keep playing.
Infinite Games are called family, culture, tree planting, storytelling, community, <sustainable design>
Paul Hawken – Blessed Unrest
“There are two kinds of Games in the world. Games that end and games that don’t. There are finite games and infinite games.
Thank You!