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Green Homes

Green Homes. Sponsored by:. U.S. Green Building Council. Developer and administrator of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED ®) ) Green Building Rating System. LEED for Homes. Consensus rating system evaluating design and construction of single- and multi-family homes

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Green Homes

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  1. Green Homes

  2. Sponsored by:

  3. U.S. Green Building Council • Developer and administrator of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®)) Green Building Rating System

  4. LEED for Homes • Consensus rating system evaluating design and construction of single- and multi-family homes • Development guided by volunteer committee of green home-building industry leaders • Pilot project to be launched in winter 2004-5

  5. LEED Categories • Sustainable Sites • Energy & Atmosphere • Water Efficiency • Materials & Resources • Indoor Environmental Quality • Innovation in Design

  6. The Scope of LEED for Homes • Individual structures on individual sites • Single-family detached homes • Duplexes, row houses, townhomes ... • Multifamily up to 3 stories • New construction (for now … remodeling later!)

  7. KEY ATTRIBUTES: • Infill & compact development • Proximity to transit • Proximity to services • Outdoor living spaces • Minimizing auto dominance Sustainable Sites Energy & Atmosphere • Quality control • Envelope & mechanical systems performance • Energy-efficient lighting & appliances • Passive, renewable, & alternative energy • “Size matters” • Systems integration

  8. KEY ATTRIBUTES: • Building envelope moisture control • Combustion safety • Ventilation/air conveyance system effectiveness • Vehicle exhaust protection (garage design) Indoor Environmental Quality • Low-emitting materials • Universal design elements • Home-landscape interface design • Quality control • Systems integration

  9. KEY ATTRIBUTES: • Optimized framing • Design for deconstruction & adaptability • Building reuse, deconstruction, & recycling • Environmentally preferable materials • “Size matters” (AGAIN!) • Envelope durability • Systems integration Materials & Resources Water • Water-efficient fixtures & landscaping • Innovative wastewater technologies • Reduced energy demand associated with hot water • Drain water heat recovery • Water catchment

  10. medium small large really HUGE

  11. Where does it come from? How much energy does it take to get where it’s going?

  12. Orenco Station, Hillsboro, OR http://www.orencostation.com/

  13. Village Homes, Sylmar, CA Pulte Home, Tucson, AZ McStain Home, Boulder, CO Hedgewood Home, Atlanta, GA

  14. ??? It depends!

  15. GREEN HOME DESIGN & BUILDING RESOURCES • U.S. Green Building Council - www.usgbc.org • American Society of Interior Designers - www.asid.org • BuildingGreen, Inc. - www.buildinggreen.com • Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation - www.cmhc.ca • Energy & Environmental Building Association - www.eeba.org • Sustainable Buildings Industry Council - www.sbicouncil.org • Building Science Corporation - www.buildingscience.com

  16. GREEN HOME DESIGN & BUILDING RESOURCES • Architects/Designes/Planners for Social Responsibility - http://www.adpsr.org/ • National Association of Home Builders Research Center - www.nahbrc.com • Green Affordable Housing Coalition - www.greenaffordablehousing.org • Southface Energy Institute www.southface.org/home/ech/earthcraft_home.htm • Greenpeace's PVC Alternatives Listing - www.greenpeace.org.au/pvc • Certified Forest Products Council - www.certifiedwood.com

  17. GREEN HOME DESIGN & BUILDING RESOURCES • GreenClips - chrishammer@greenclips.com • Green Sage - www.greensage.com • The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live; The Not So Big House Collection: The Not So Big House and Creating the Not So Big House; Not So Big Solutions for Your Home by Sarah Susanka • Biomimicry - Janine Benyus • The Healthy House - John Bower; Healthy House Institute • US Consumer Product Safety Commission - 800.638.CPSC

  18. GREEN HOME DESIGN & BUILDING RESOURCES • Energy Star Homes – http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=new_homes.hm.index • RESNET - www.resnet.org • U.S. DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program - www.eere.energy.gov/solar • Building America - http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america/ • Green Building Pages - http://www.greenbuildingpages.com/main.html

  19. Photo Credits • National Renewable Energy Laboratory • Natural Resources Defense Council • Southface Energy Institute • Common Sense Design • Arkin-Tilt Architects • Siegel & Strain Architects • Bruce Hampton, AIA • Orenco Station • Green Builders of Marin, John Shurtz • Ann Edminster • Victoria Schomer

  20. Thanks to our Sponsors:

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