by Allie Kitchens

1. Sustainable
Architecture
Youth Leadership Summit 2012
Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative

2. The Concept
• Sustainable architecture is a process of
creating buildings to help preserve the
future.
• There are two general methods for
sustainable architecture: new "green"
building and preservation/reuse of old
buildings.

3. Preservation in
Sustainable Architecture
• Re-adapting, or reusing existing
buildings rather than starting new
construction projects that will that
consume more resources.
• Helps conserve land and
resources as well as the cultural
significance of historic buildings.
• Adaptive reuse is rising in
popularity worldwide, especially in
areas that have large numbers of
pre-existing buildings.

4. New Construction in
Sustainable Architecture
• Most new construction aims to
have some sustainable aspects
through materials, optimization
of resources and choosing a
sustainable energy source.
• New trends include using
renewable or recycled
materials, alternative energy
sources, and orienting the
building in order to make use of
cross winds and sun for natural
temperature regulation.

5. Sustainable Architecture
Worldwide
All around the world new construction is beginning to integrate
sustainable methods, Examples include:
Green Lighthouse, a carbon
Bahrain world trade center
neutral building located at the
with wind turbine to provide
alternative energy University of Copenhagen in
Denmark. 75% of the energy
Adrere Amellal a resort in Egypt reductions were achieved
constructed of natural local through architectural design,
materials, has no outside power not new technologies.
supply and operates on a zero-
waste system.
BMW Welt in Munich, Germany
optimizes solar energy production
with photovoltaic systems on the
roof and steel building materials
that absorb the sun's energy to
heat the building

6. Sustainable Architecture in Hawaii
Hawaii is home to many new and innovative examples of
sustainable architecture. Many personal homes use alternative
energy, and renewable materials.
• The diverse climate and environment allows for several types of
renewable energies to be ratably available. Such sources
include: Solar, wind, hydro-elec,and geothermal.
• Most homes are designed to eliminate the need for central
cooling by insulating well and placing windows/ doors in
locations to create a cross breeze utilizing natural trade winds.
• Most new construction attempts to use local materials to lower
the total amount that must be shipped in

7. Green homes Tour in Hawaii
• Holualoa: Features include: metal roof integrated with laminated solar
panels; extensive water catchment system; passive solar design with
skylights and natural lighting; solar and on-demand water heaters;
recycling and composting stations.
• Kaloko Mauka:This home features use of blown-in cellulose insulation
made from recycled materials that is fire, mold and insect resistant, use
of local reclaimed wood in the solar driveway gate, has LEED–compliant
artificial turf made from recycled materials that does not require watering
kitchen recycling stations; and low energy lighting.
• Kamuela:This home features site orientation to take advantage of wind
and light. Other features highlighted include: solar electricity and hot
water; LED lighting, energy efficient appliances.
• Kamuela:This location features a mobile, self-sustainable Habitat

8. Sustainable Architecture
in Business and Government
• The Natural Energy Lab of Hawaii
Authority: a research facility on the west
side of Hawaii island devoted to finding
alternate energy sources and sustainable
solutions. The facility is LEED- certified and
most of its power is provided by extensive
photovoltaic solar and wind turbine systems.
NELHA also uses a deep sea water system
to regulate the temperature of it buildings.
• West Hawaii Civic Center: This local
government building was recently built with
an environmentally friendly design. The
center operates as near zero waste with
organized composting and recycling
programs. It also runs majorly on energy
produced on sight.