Introduction to Green, High Performance Buildings

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Introduction to Green, High Performance Buildings

• Lecture 3

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Industry Response Green, High Performance
Buildings

• What is Green Building? The creation and
  maintenance of a healthy built environment based
  on resource efficient and ecological principles.
• Also referred to as High Performance buildings
• And sometimes referred to as Sustainable
  Construction
• Architects refer to the process as Ecological
  Design or Ecologically Sustainable Design.

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Principles of Green Construction

• 1. Minimize resource consumption (Conserve)
• 2. Maximize resource reuse (Reuse)
• 3. Use renewable or recyclable resources
  (Renew/Recycle)
• 4. Protect the natural environment (Protect
  nature)
• 5. Create a healthy, non-toxic human environment
  (Non-Toxics)
• 6. Apply Life Cycle Cost Analysis (Economics)
• 7. Pursue Quality in creating the built
  environment (Quality)

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The Process
Principles
Phases
Deconstruction
Conserve Reuse Renew/Recycle Protect
Nature Non-Toxics Economics Quality
Maintenance
Operation
Use

Design
Development
Planning
Resources
Energy Water Materials
Land Biota
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Green Buildings (1)

• Energy
• Passive Design energy, lighting, envelope (skin,
  windows, door)
• Renewable energy solar HW, PV
• High efficiency lighting, HVAC, transformers,
  appliances
• Water
• Low flow fixtures, greywater, rainwater
  harvesting, reclaimed water
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Zero emission finishes, properly sized HVAC,
  attention to details (moisture control)

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Green Buildings (2)

• Materials
• Zero emissions
• Deconstructable, DFE
• Renewable, Recyclable, Recycled Content, Reused
• Landscaping
• Native and adapted species, low water use
• Construction Process
• Low waste, protection of natural environment
• Contracting Process
• Based on performance

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Greening Movement in Construction

• The U.S. Green Building Council is the major US
  force in greening the built environment
• LEED U.S. Green Building Rating System
• NAHB chapters engaged in green building
• New Urbanism and Sustainable Architecture are
  rapidly increasing in influence
• Green Materials are becoming more prevalent
• Energy efficiency is increasing
• Healthy interior environments are critical

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The U.S. Green Building Council
www.usgbc.org
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US Green Home Builder Programs
Greater Atlanta HBA
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Sustainable Forestry
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Thomas Fisher, Architectural Design,
Charlottesville, VA
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City Programs

• Austin, Texas A voluntary program that
  certifies green homes on a scale of one to four
  stars, with more stars being awarded to homes
  with more green features. The program also
  provides assistance to building professionals,
  such as architects, engineers, and builders, in
  exchange for offering and promoting green
  building practices.
• Portland, Oregon An integrated,
  conservation-based effort to promote
  resource-efficient building and sustainable site
  design practices throughout the City.
  Coordinating the expertise and resources of six
  City bureaus, this intiative sets aggressive
  goals and recommends a carefully selected set of
  strategies to leverage local expertise and
  develop cost-effective solutions for builders,
  developers, and building owners and users.

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State Programs
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Federal Government
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National Park Service
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Rocky Mountain Institute Building
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Darmstadt Passivhaus
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De Montefort University
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ING Bank, Amsterdam
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Raw Materials for an Earthship
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Earthship under Construction
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Shopping Center
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Strip Mall
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Green Building Materials
Hebel Block ACC
Truss Joist McMillan Engineered Lumber
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Concluding Thoughts

• Green building is a recent phenomenon and
  movement (1993 in the U.S.)
• The main proponent in the U.S. is the USGBC which
  created the LEED standard
• There is a rapidly emerging demand and market for
  green buildings and products and services that
  support this new direction for construction
• Federal, state, and local governments are
  creating a good percentage of the demand.
• The private sector is rapidly coming on board,
  especially software, telecommunications, and
  aircraft industries.