A presentation on several key drivers impacting the green building construction market. Highlights include regulations, legislation and incentives affecting designers, contractors and building owners. The presentation has been given publicly several times in 2009 and 2010.
1. Key Drivers for the Green Construction Industry Allentown CSI Expo April 21, 2010 Scott Kriner, CSI, AIA, LEED AP O+M President Green Metal Consulting, Inc.
2. Converging Driving Forces Cultural Shift Insurance Religion Realtors Global Climate Change Politics Education Media Rating & Labeling Programs Lending Institutions Initiatives & Incentives Energy Regulations Legislation
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5. What is GREEN Building? The practice of increasing the efficiency of buildings‘ use of energy , water and materials
18. By 2030, electricity demands will be 45% greater than today Source: Nuclear Energy Institute
19. Source: Nuclear Energy Institute With current fuel mix, US needs to construct… 50 nuclear plants (1000 MW) 260 coal-fired plants (600 MW) 280 natural gas-fired plants (400 MW) 90 renewable energy plants (100 MW)
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23. Conservation and Efficiency Peter Turnbull, PG&E “ The cheapest, most reliable source of new energy is saved energy.” Peter Turnbull, PGE
28. Building Boom in U.S. Roughly 89 million new or replacement homes will be built in U.S. over next 30 years to keep up with population growth. By 2030 about half of the buildings in America will have been built after 2000
31. “ Best estimate that temperatures will rise between 3.2 º to 7.8 º by 2100” “ Sea levels could rise 7 to 23” by end of century” “ 90% certainty that global climate change is caused by human activity”
84. Action in California Assembly 25% reduction in GHG by 2020 focusing on building energy efficiency 20% increase in standards for non-res buildings by 2015.
104. Where We’re Headed Complex Labeling Programs Building Ratings Lower Carbon Footprints Energy Conservation Net Zero Energy Construction Whole System Thermal Requirements New Technologies Stringent Codes and Standards Carbon Based Economy Life Cycle Assessment
Adding energy codes to building codes was done to help reduce energy consumption in construction. As part of the sustainability movement, energy codes are working to lower emissions of greenhouse gases at the power plants, improve energy efficiency of buildings, and conserve natural resources.
There are LEED certified and registered projects in every state in the union – and California leads the way