Sharing Values

Cities, Culture and Climate Change Metrics

Nearly two thirds of these existing buildings will still be here in the year 2030

This will amount to nearly 60% of the total building stock in the world

Total global building stock is approximately 1.5 trillion square feet

By 2030, 900 billion square feet will be built and rebuilt globally

Between 2011 and 2030, the world population is expected to increase by 1.35 billion (from 6.97 billion to 8.32 billion)

Urban areas are expected to gain about 1.35 billion people by 2030, absorbing the entire population growth estimate.

Every year, approximately 38 billion square feet of building floor space will be built new, & 21 billion square feet of buildings will be rebuilt.

Premises & Opportunity

Today, over half of the world population lives in urban areas

The amount of change that a system can absorb and still

retain the same structure and

function

The degree to which the system is capable of self-organization

The degree to which the system can build

and increase the capacity of learning

and adaptation

*Carpenter and Gunderson 2001; Folke 2001; Holling 1973

Better Buildings Challenge

California’s Best Buildings

EcoDistricts Protocol

www.ecodistricts.org

2030 Districts

http://www.2030districts.org/http://energy.gov/better-buildings

http://www.usgbc-ncc.org/

PACE(AB811 / SB555)www.ecodistricts.org

Reduce GHGs 25% below 1990 levels by 2015

Reduce energy use by 20% below 2009

baseline by 2015

Reduce annual energy, water and waste by 20% by 2014

Establish community goals in 8 performance areas based on

local data

Achieve carbon neutral and 50% water reduction

by 2030

THE VALUE OF DISTRICTS

Total Properties ~700 Buildingss

Total Built Square Footage~ 80 million sq. ft.

Energy Star Labeled Number of Total

Properties30 Buildings

Energy Star Labeled Total

Square Footage~ 25 million sq. ft.

THE VALUE OF DISTRICTS

Community Outreach & Engagement

Develop Toolkit

Identify Best

Practices

Community Outreach &

Engagement

NYC 80 by 501) Lead by example: the City will pave the way in making our buildings more

energy efficient and encourage early adopters to do the same.2) Empower building owners to realize the benefits of a more energy

efficient building stock, private building owners must be empowered to act.

3) Hold New York City’s buildings to the highest energy performance standards.

4) Ensure benefits are shared by New Yorkers in every borough.5) Use data, analysis, and stakeholder feedback to drive the approach.

2050 GHG Reduction Potential by Sector

Civic Identity and Cultural Value

Plan emphasis is not only economic, but also focused on New Yorker’s sense of identity as a global leader in architecture and technology. -Education and Training -Focus on affordable housing stock -Community Driven Outreach to Accelerate Small- and Mid-sized Building Retrofits

How Meat Contributes to Global Warming

*http://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow/the-greenhouse-hamburger/*University of East Anglia in England, Susan Subak

How Meat Contributes to Global Warming

Mapping the Urban Metabolism

Mapping the Urban Metabolism