Green building minimizes impacts on environment and health

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Green building minimizes impacts on environment
and health
Sidney, British Columbia, Canada Larry McFarland
Architects
Gulf Islands Operation Centre LEED Platinum 2006
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Green design considers

• Planning
• Site development
• Design
• Construction
• Operation
• Maintenance
• Removal and reuse

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Green buildings

• Mitigate climate change
• Use less energy and water
• Use fewer materials
• Reduce waste
• Are healthy for people and the planet

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Understanding the full environmental impact
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Green design choices are complex
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Life cycle assessment considers every step
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Life cycle assessment shows wood is a good choice
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Green design reduces operating and embodied
energy

• Total energy consumed over 20 years concrete
  house

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Wood buildings can surpass energy standards

• Embodied plus operating energy over 60 years

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A wood building is easier to insulate

• Less conductive than steel and concrete

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Green design increases resource efficiency

• Richmond Olympic Oval

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A closer look at recycled content
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Diverting waste saves resources
Roof deconstruction
Vancouver materials testing lab
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Many ways to recycle wood
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Green design extends the life of building
materials
The Barn at Fallingwater is an adaptive re-use of
a 19th century barn
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Consider a realistic life span
Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, 1965-1997
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Longer life through adaptation
Ardencraig located at 11th Ave and Yukon St in
Vancouver
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Green design benefits human health
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre,
Ontario
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Wood enhances well-being
Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, Ontario
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Sustainable development isnt just about the
environment
Social and Economic Sustainability
Slide 7.2
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Meeting community needs
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Green design requires careful choices
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Embodied energy, typical house
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Wood is plentiful across North America
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Green design reduces greenhouse gas emissions
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Greenhouse gas emissions due to manufacturing
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Trees remove CO2 wood products store carbon
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Deforestation in developing countries is a
leading contributor to CO2 emissions
FAO Greenpeace /Beltrá Daniel, Photo reference
217773
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Canada has most of its original forest area
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The carbon bank wood and forest timeline
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Canada a world leader in sustainable
forestrynsible steward of vast forests
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Canada has more certified lands than any other
country
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Certification programs used in Canada are all
globally recognized
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World leader in regeneration and protection
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Green design requires smart tools

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Best tools are performance based
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Designers need choices in the toolkit
Green Globes
LEED
National Green Building Standard
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Encouraging the use of wood
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Resources
Tackle Climate Change, Use Wood available
on-line at www.cei-bois.org Using Wood
Products to Mitigate Climate Change, available
on-line at www.iied.org Building Green with
Wood www.bcforestinformation.com