Building Green

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Building Green

• Real World Examples Recommendations

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5 Key Components of Green Building

• Sustainable Site
• Energy Efficiency
• Water Conservation
• Building Materials
• Financial Incentives

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Developments

• Czech Cottages Wilson, KS (Consulting Services
  Only)
• Tierra Verde Apartments Hutchinson, KS
• Prairie Pointe Townhomes Greensburg, KS

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Czech Cottages
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Czech Cottages Green Elements

• Straw bale construction (R-50)
• Extra insulation in the attic
• Double paned, low-e windows
• Utility bills average 50 a month

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Tierra Verde Apartments
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Tierra Verde Apartments Green Elements

• Cellulose insulation in exterior walls
• Geothermal heat pumps
• Solar hot water system
• Low flow toilets and fixtures
• Low VOC paint
• Compact fluorescent lights
• Native, low water use plants
• Housing density
• Infill sites

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Prairie Pointe Townhomes
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Prairie Pointe Townhomes Green Elements

• LEED and Energy Star certification
• Energy Star Appliances and CFLs throughout
• Cellulose insulation
• Perimeter slab insulation
• Low flow toilets and fixtures
• Techshield in attic
• Professional landscaping plan with native, low
  water use plants
• FSC certified wood for portions of the framing
• Zero VOC paint
• High efficiency water heaters

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Recommendations
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Sustainable Site

• Location
• Housing density 6 homes per acre 10 townhomes
  per acre 15 apartments per acre
• Professional landscaping plan
• Native, low water use plants
• Minimal use of turf and irrigation
• Control site water runoff
• Pest control

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Energy Efficiency

• Cellulose or foam insulation
• Caulk and seal all electrical and plumbing
  penetrations
• Seal all windows and exterior doors
• Seal all duct work joints with mastic and, if in
  the attic, make sure they are covered by
  cellulose insulation
• Slab perimeter insulation
• Techshield or Solarboard in the attic

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Energy Efficiency Continued

• HVAC system geothermal gt air source heat pump gt
  gas gt electric resistance
• Have an engineer size your system using Manual J
  calculations
• Electric water heaters - make sure they have 1
  inch piece of foam under the tank and an
  insulated blanket
• Gas water heaters make sure they have an
  insulated blanket
• Make sure water heaters are set around 120
  degrees
• Solar hot water system gt photovoltaic systemgt
  wind power

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Water Conservation

• Toilets with at most 1.6 gallons per flush
• Shower heads and faucets with a maximum of 2
  gallons per minute
• Dishwasher and clothes washer that are Energy
  Star certified
• If common laundry area, use token operated
  laundry machines

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Building Materials

• Cellulose or foam insulation
• Low or zero VOC paint
• Green label floor coverings
• FSC certified wood
• Others

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Financial Incentives

• Federal, state and local incentives
• Energy efficient home mortgages
• National and local grants
• Gross rent restrictions
• Lower total homeownership cost

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