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Changing Our Communities: The Possibilities of Going Green
- 5. Geothermal heating Wind turbine Regional/reclaimed materials High efficiency HVAC system Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) frame LEED Platinum Solar Panels Green Roof Energy efficient Uses heat recovery strategies Natural light throughout 75% of the building
- 6. Greensburg, Kansas Community Pulling Together
- 8. Vision
- 10. Source: PowerLight Corporation Possibilities Suggestions Solutions
- 12. WHAT is Sustainable Design? Design which seeks to reduce the negative effects on the environment and maximizes social and economic benefits. SUSTAINABILITY Environment Social Benefits Economic Benefits
- 13. WHY develop using Sustainable Design? SUSTAINABILITY U.S. buildings account for 38% CO 2 emissions 39% energy use 72% electricity consumption
- 14. SUSTAINABILITY HOW can we benefit from Sustainable Design?
- 15. The Federal government occupies nearly 500,000 buildings… SUSTAINABILITY Leading the Way
- 16. SUSTAINABILITY and operates more than 600,000 vehicles. Leading the Way
- 17. SUSTAINABILITY Leading the Way
- 18. SUSTAINABILITY Leading the Way
- 19. SUSTAINABILITY *Ahupua’a (pronounced ah-who-pooh-ah-ah) Honolulu has taken actions to benefit from its Polynesian ancestor’s philosophy of ahupua’a*.
- 20. SUSTAINABILITY Today’s ahupua’a combines sustainable resource management with technological innovations.
- 21. SUSTAINABILITY Established a multi-departmental task force to set sustainability goals.
- 22. SUSTAINABILITY Public awareness and partnerships
- 23. SUSTAINABILITY Established greenhouse gas inventory processes.
- 24. SUSTAINABILITY
- 25. Phoenix, Arizona “ Living Like it Matters” Recycled 63 percent of construction waste. More than 80 percent of the lighting takes advantage of natural sources to save energy and improve occupant well-being. Incorporates 100 kW of solar power.
- 28. “ So green you could serve it as a side dish.” Outside Magazine (Aug 2005) Voted: One of the greenest cities in the world Most bike friendly Best places to retire Most livable Best arts city PORTLAND, OREGON Popular Science (Feb 2008) Reader’s Digest (July 2005) Frommer’s (Jan 2007) “ Greenest city in America” “ America’s cleanest city” “ Top travel destination”
- 29. What’s New Where You Live?
- 31. Rebuilding On Jun 13, 2008, the Cedar River crested to its highest level in Cedar Rapids history, over 31 feet . The previous record reached only 20 feet .
- 32. Rebuilding Flood waters spread to 14 percent of the city.
- 33. Rebuilding Incorporates more than 40 green measures to enhance building’s energy efficiency. ~ Solar hot water system ~ 12,000 gallon water cistern for irrigation ~ Wetland habitat for 90% native species - outdoor classroom Katrina - Aug 29, 2005 A.H. Wilson Elementary School
- 34. Rebuilding L.B. Landry School * Irrigation system Gentilly High School * Reduces energy consumption by 30% J.A. Craig School * Hurricane proof windows
- 36. in a green and energy efficient environment
- 37. they are able to connect to the natural world.
- 38. Green Cities
- 39. A recent $1.7M energy upgrade project at the airport will reduce the electrical consumption by 12% annually. An increase in green buildings in 2007 resulted in savings of 16.5 tons of CO2 and other pollutants = Taking 3,625 cars off the road in Austin. Austin devotes 15% of its land to parks, open spaces and has 32 miles of bike trails.
- 40. (25 MW by 2015) Boston currently generates 1/2 MW of solar power. Solar Boston Initiative encourages widespread adoption of solar energy. Austin, TX (AUS) Boston, MA (BOS) Austin, TX (AUS) Boston, MA (BOS)
- 45. $ Economic Impacts $
- 46. Costs/Benefits Innovative… Long term benefits… Best practices…
- 47. Buildings contribute nearly 40% of emissions. Consume over 70% of electricity used in the U.S.
- 48. Effective ways to cut emissions
- 49. Dark roofs reflect about 10 to 20 percent of sunlight. Cool roofs send about 70 to 80 percent of sunlight back into the atmosphere.
- 50. Buildings with green methods can reduce energy consumption by 26% and GHG emissions by 33% when compared to conventional buildings.
- 51. Return on Investment (ROI) The Project Retrofit traffic signals with LED lamps The Cost $2.2 Million The Result More than 13,300 signals retrofitted to LED The Benefits Annual Energy Savings of $335,000 per year PORTLAND
- 52. Funding www.recovery.gov BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AVAILABLE
- 53. Funding City finances retrofit loan through public utility. Buildings operate more efficiently. City repays through energy savings.
- 54. Funding Boston has received nearly $240 million in ARRA funds for numerous housing, school, community development, transportation and environment and energy projects. It also received a Department Of Energy (DOE) grant of over $1 million dollars as one of the Solar America Cities under the DOE's Solar America Initiative.
- 55. $250,000,000 provided for energy efficient retrofits for multifamily housing
- 56. 250,000,000,000 Square feet of buildings to be retrofitted
- 57. could create 200,000-400,000 jobs
- 58. $200,000,000 annually into the U.S. economy
- 61. The Tompkins County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Ithaca, NY is designed with pets in mind. It is registered as the nation’s first “green” animal shelter for its environmentally minded sustainable design. What types of trees and grasses did they exclusively use in the landscaping? adaptive invasive native Photo credit: Paul Bonacci “ Good for people, good for animals, good for the planet.”
- 63. Gish Apartments - San Jose, CA Energy efficient windows Common area receives 30% of its electricity from a rooftop photovoltaic system.
- 66. Oberlin College - Oberlin, OH Wastewater-purification system in a greenhouse.
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- May 4, 2007 - Greensburg, Kansas in the aftermath of an EF5 tornado.
- Greensburg, Kansas is now THE town setting the green standard in building a sustainable community. When the town was ravaged by the tornado, who knew Greensburg would end up with that distinction. Now as they’ve “risen from the rubble,” we see in Greensburg a green city hall, a green local hospital, plans for a K-12 green school and even a green bank. When I say “green”, I’m referring to buildings designed for sustainability. For example, the town’s city hall is rated LEED platinum, has solar panels and a green roof. The hospital is energy efficient, uses heat recovery strategies and natural light throughout 75% of the building. The school which will be completed later this year will have geothermal heating and a wind turbine. The bank features a high efficiency HVAC system and an ICF frame. (Insulated Concrete Form)
- Community leaders, businesses and residents of Greensburg have pulled together with a forward thinking goal of building a better, stronger and greener town.
- And this is their vision for a greener Greensburg.
- Your town or city can also be a model community of structures built with sustainable and affordable green design, construction, and practices. GOING GREEN DOES NOT REQUIRE A KANSAS TORNADO.
- This workshop will offer solutions and suggestions for the possibilities of ways to transform our communities into more environmentally friendly places - disaster or not.
- Today’s workshop is designed to be fun and interactive yet useful and informative. My hope is that you’ll leave here with “three green nuggets” that will sprout in the fields of your hometown. In today’s session, we’ll…
- So what is sustainability?
- … according to the USGBC. And besides that, they consume a large portion of resources and produce megatons of waste.
- Employee productivity Green jobs Energy/cost savings Environment/people
- The federal government is leading the way on sustainability.
- Prez O has set energy targets for efficient and sustainable buildings & reduced petro consumption in vehicles. 30% reduction in vehicle fleet petroleum use by 2020 26% improvement in water efficiency by 2020 95% of all applicable contracts will meet sustainability requirements 50% recycling and waste diversion by 2015
- In doing so, the local government has
- ...to further sustainability and climate protection practices.
- With Federal and local governments leading the way, companies and businesses are realizing the value of green building too. An Aberdeen Research Group study found that top performing companies value environmental stewardship and this is driving their sustainability policies.
- Before we get started with ideas about what’s going on where you live, I’d like to share with you some INTERESTING, COOL and EXCITING ideas that are underway in communities across the country. For example, in Phoenix, Arizona…
- In Tallahassee, Florida initiatives that led to award by the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) are
- In Chicago, Illinois… Chicago Transit Authority Chicago Public Schools
- In Portland, Oregon… www.sustainableportland.org
- Now let’s discuss what’s going on in your community. I’m interested to hear what’s new where you live. Would anyone like to share with us some of the green projects, developments or practices in their area?
- We all know that natural weather occurrences can wreak havoc on our long established and developed communities. I’m from coastal Florida where hurricanes and their aftermath can be like Ivan the Terrible! We love our way of life and the weather. But, we also recognize that when weather devastation occurs and we rebuild, we need to rebuild more efficiently and incorporate green design principles. And remember, there are still a few U.S. cities struggling during these economic times to recover and rebuild.
- Like Greensburg, Cedar Rapids, Iowa is also currently rebuilding.
- Speaking of connections, these three cities all have one thing in common. They are incorporating efficient green building initiatives.
- Austin is green ya’ll!
- * Develop a strategy for the installation of solar technology throughout Boston , including mapping feasible locations, preparing a project-labor agreement, and planning the city-wide bulk purchase, financing, and installation of solar technology. * Work with local organizations to maximize Boston's participation in state incentive programs and innovative financing initiatives. * Create a successor non-profit organization to implement the long-term goals of the partnership in cooperation with the Boston Energy Alliance.
- San Jose, what can I say? - You are here!
- What I’d like to do now is have you join together in groups. For this exercise, each group is going to discuss and plan ways to green a project. Each group will have a folder containing details of the project. There are additional instructions inside the folder. We’ll work on this in groups and then take some time to discuss and share what each group came up with. BUILD GREEN! Teresa, switch to other PPT!
- O.K., so let’s take a few moments to discuss those wonderful implementations you all came up with.
- As a reward for all your efforts, I’d like to present each group with an award - A Green Building Award!
- Well, that was wonderful. We’ve heard some great ideas on green designs, construction and practices. These are the types of green nuggets we can take away to benefit our communities. I applaud you all for your out-of-the-box creative ideas. So, how much green is all this “going green” going to cost?
- In analyzing the costs and benefits of green building, it’s important to realize that there are INNOVATIVE ways to approach the issue. One way is by examining some of the BEST PRACTICES developed and realized by other cities. For instance, in Alexandria, Virginia, the City will see LONG TERM BENEFITS from its energy conservation projects with positive results in energy savings.
- Insulation Lighting Heating & Air systems and with efficient water heating systems
- For instance, according to researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California… Something to keep in mind when planning ways to reduce cooling costs.
- While I’m not an environmental economist or financial analyst, I can tell you that the possibilities of going green can be more beneficial than you might expect. Just take a look at how Portland benefited from retrofitting traffic signals. Reduced energy consumption by about 80%
- If your city, educational institution or community wants to implement green design, operations or practices, it is possible.
- And if that’s not enough, some cities, schools and communities are coming up with creative financing strategies as they’ve done in Los Angeles. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, particularly the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) funds, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG), and Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds.
- Earlier, we talked about how Chicago was taking advantage of its share of ARRA funding. Billions of dollars have been doled out from other sources as well. Boston has…
- COST SAVINGS IS THE NAME OF THE GAME. Let’s look at a few saving strategies… Fairmont hotels work diligently to minimize waste stream and conserve natural resources, particularly through energy and water conservation. They also offer eco-meetings and conferences that encompasses eco-accommodation, eco-cuisine, eco-service and eco-programming that encourages minimum waste diversion and environmental awareness. Their Green Partnership Program, a company-wide stewardship program, strives to minimize their properties’ operational impact on the environment through resource conservation and best practices. This is one company with a great focus on environmental initiatives. For example:
- For instance,
- We are on the cutting edge of the possibilities of green development and sustainable building.
- I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time with such a wonderful group. Believe me, the exchange of information and ideas has been so rich. Don’t just keep all this information to yourself - Share! And let those green nuggets sprout.