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Why
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“We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.” Margaret Mead
“Enough is as good as a feast.”Mary Poppins
“Anything worth doing is worth doing well.”Unknown
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
by the United States Green Building Council - USGBC
A leading edge system for designing, constructing, and certifying green buildings.
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State of New York
12%Water Use
30%GreenhouseGas Emissions
65%WasteOutput
70%ElectricityConsumption
U.S. Building Impacts:
Money
50,000 sq. ft. school:carpet vs. durable floor
Over 40 years, durable flooring saves $2.4 million.
Emeryville, CA housing:framing at 24” instead of 16”
Saves ~ 7% of wood costs per house.
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Learning at 20% faster in math and 26% faster in reading.
Lack of natural daylight is associated with increased cavities.
Teachers miss school due to throat strain from poor acoustics.
Health
Only 43% of high volume chemicals have been tested for potential human toxicity.
None have been tested in combination.
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Resources
Buildings use 40% (3 billion tons) of the raw materials used globally.
Buildings create 136 million tons of construction waste in the US (2.8 pounds per person per day).
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Choices
Proper use of renewable resources.
Working in tandem with the natural world – it’s the only safe bet.
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hurdles – and jobs
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“Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need.”Charles Kettering
“If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.”Yogi Berra
perceptionDoes green cost more in new buildings?
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The Key – everyone, early, everything:make tough choices throughout the process and base the
choices on clearly defined, specific sustainable goals
cost
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From Davis-Langdon report of 2007 “The Cost of Green Revisited”
high-tech….or a yurt. Green is “something else” than we’re used to. NOT SO!
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Can use the same materials in a better way. Shakers were “green” builders.
Can use new materials and look like any suburban home.
Can be high-tech…can be low tech – what’s more low-tech than understanding where the sun is and paying attention?
integrative
Reduce number of light fixtures by 25% while maintaining proper lighting levels. = up-front cost savings.
In turn, reduce expenditure on electricity use and reduce heat produced. Potential for downsizing of cooling system. = up-front cost savings + operational savings.
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Change the paint color to higher reflectivity.
…always
Why do we need to schedule deliveries this way?
Why can’t I use the lumber company I’m used to?
What do you mean framing at 24” on center is strong enough..that isn’t strong enough!
Waterless urinals – what do you know about ‘em.
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This is the way we have always done it, and we’ve been building good houses for nearly 30 years…
tools – and jobs
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“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.” Voltaire
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”Thomas A. Edison
The charrette combines a creative, intense work session with public workshops and open houses. “…harnesses the talents and energies of all interested parties”…
charrette
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A computer-based assessment of the expected energy performance of a designed building. Use it.
Current sustainable goals are for performance 50% better than code with a hope of carbon-neutral by 2030.
modeling
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Each product carries in it on average only
5%
of the raw materials involved in the process of making and delivering it!
life cycle
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A process, not an event.
…from pre-design through design, construction, and operations.
…according to the owner's functional criteria.
commissioning
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Our Planet Our Planet Needs - YOUNeeds - YOU
Journalists
Legislators
Communications Specialists
Chemical Engineers
Architects
Nonprofit Leaders
Professionals
Weatherization Workers
Appraisers
ProductManufacturers
Apprentice Contractors
City Maintenance Workers
Innovators and ResearchersRetail managers
Booksellers
Recyclers
Cost Estimators
Renewable Energy Installers
Team Builders
Educators
Bean (CO2)Counters
Foresters
Operations Managers
Documentarians
Do you…
Use paper?
NYS and sustainability
Create garbage?
Do you…
NYS and sustainability
Clean facilities, or maintain grounds?
Do you…
NYS and sustainability
Use water:
and send it into drains, sewers, wetlands, lakes, rivers, and streams?
NYS and sustainability
Do you…
Use electricity?
Do you…
Utilize vehicles, or provide places for employees and visitors to park?
NYS and sustainability
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people, planet, profit
“The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.“Charles Kettering
“If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. “Aristotle
Triple Bottom Line
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choose wisely
From www.architecture 2030.org
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opportunitiesEngineering News-Record (ENR) has published a survey of the Top Green Contractors.
“In 2004, less than 1% of our work was sustainable,” (DPR Construction)... In 2007, it is tracking at about 50%.”
DASNY (Dormitory Authority State of New York) is going green.
Turner Construction employs 540 LEED -APs
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better choices
In Portland, planners predicted 3,500 people a week would use new streetcars. 9,000 people now ride them daily.
Property values within a block of the route are 35–40% higher than those just two blocks away.
Sourcing locally reduces shipping costs, improves local economy, and helps fine-tune delivery times for better material control.
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better designsPetroleum derived oil is at 54$ a barrel (one shot deal). $642 for 500 gallons each heating season.
5 acres of soy yields ~ 500 gallons of fuel each growing season.
240 sf of properly designed glazing on the south side of a building yields the heating equivalent of 500 gallons of fuel oil, year after year….
From a lecture by David Borton, professor at RPI in budget, better
better results
Productivity gains in office buildings: 7.1% with lighting control1.8% with ventilation
controloverall drop in absenteeism
Reduced liability on the jobsite: cleaner sitefewer damaged productsgreater attention by
workers
Less $$ in operations: Cx yields 20% improvement (typ.) in projected energy
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better presentPersonal choices: Use of stairs More recycling (we have halved our
“waste” production) Reduction of plug-in loads and
dedication to turning off computers, etc. On-site health monitoring and
mentoring – blood pressure checks, weight loss challenges, yoga classes at lunch.
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LEED-EB : No smoking within 40’ of the entrance 5 up - 5 down and change to dress code More efficient humidification and temperature control systems Replacement of lamps with CFLs Purchase of wind energy for all of our electric use
better future
Green Jobs: Rebuild a strong middle classProvide pathways out of povertyRequire some new skills and new thinking about
old skillsTend to be local jobsStrengthen urban and rural communitiesAnd by the way…save planet earth
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Sharing our knowledge
Highlighting our successes
Reaching for resources
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[email protected] Smits Anderson
Director Environmental ProgramsDASNY
515 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207t: 518-257-3486
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State of New York