Issues on the Horizon in Green Building

For NCSU’s

Campus Environmental Sustainability Team

August 3, 2010

Traci Rose Rider, PhD, LEED AP BD+C

Process Targets Considerations

Traditional

Design Process

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Process: Increased Emphasis on Integrated Design

Integrated Design Process

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Process: Increased Emphasis on Integrated Design

• Team Communication• Charrettes• Community Engagement• Iterative Design

Integrated Design Process

Targets: Existing Buildings

References& Resources

Site

Water

Materials

Indoor Environmental Quality

Energy

Misc

Considerations: LEED & Green Globes

References& Resources

Living Buildings

LEED: It’s green!

Living Buildings: No, it’s not.

Living Buildings

Green Sustainable Regenerative

Living Buildings

1. Site (Limits to Growth, Urban Agriculture, Habitat Exchange, Car Free Living)

2. Water (Net Zero Water, Ecological Water Flow)

3. Energy (Net Zero Energy)

4. Health (Civilized Environment, Healthy Air, Biophilia [Environmental features, Natural shapes and forms, Natural patterns and processes , Light and space, Place-based relationships, Evolved human-nature relationships])

5. Materials (Red List, Embodied Carbon Footprint, Responsible Industry, Appropriate Sourcing, Conservation + Reuse)

6. Equity (Human Scale + Humane Places, Democracy + Social Justice, Rights to Nature)

7. Beauty (Beauty + Spirit, Inspiration + Education)

Sustainable Sites

1. Site Selection

2. Pre-Design Assessment and Planning (Vegetation [native, gardening, etc], Outdoor Activities, Vehicular access [ie: construction], Stormwater assessment, Renewable opportunities, Engage stakeholders, etc)

3. Site Design - Water (irrigation, streams, stormwater)

4. Site Design - Soil and Vegetation (plant selection, restoration, heat islands, wildfires, etc)

5. Site Design - Materials Selection (materials onsite, material content, low VOC, sustainable practices, etc)

6. Site Design - Human Health and Well-Being (education, accessibility, history, social interaction, quiet spaces, etc)

7. Construction (disturbance, recycling, etc)

8. Operations and Maintenance (recycling, emissions, etc)

9. Monitoring and Innovation

Living Buildings

1. Building - a whole building designed for disassembly and material reuse

• Existing Buildings• Local Material Sourcing

2. Product - a building product that facilitates design for disassembly and material reuse

• Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy• Carbon Management• Water Efficiency & Quality• Material Optimization• Public and Ecosystem Health Protection

Lifecycle building is designing buildings to facilitate disassembly and material reuse to minimize waste, energy consumption, and associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Living Buildings

Lifecycle building is designing buildings to facilitate disassembly and material reuse to minimize waste, energy consumption, and associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Any questions?

Traci Rose Rider, PhD, LEED AP BD+C