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Green Building

Green Building. Prepared By: Hui Chin, Wong. Build Green. What is Green Building? Why Build Green? Rating Systems for Green Buildings Benefits. What is Green Building ?. Sources: Heartland Builders,LLC. Energy Use. Green Building Occupants Are Healthier & More Productive.

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Green Building

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  1. Green Building Prepared By: Hui Chin, Wong

  2. Build Green • What is Green Building? • Why Build Green? • Rating Systems for Green Buildings • Benefits

  3. What is Green Building ?

  4. Sources: Heartland Builders,LLC

  5. Energy Use

  6. Green Building Occupants Are Healthier & More Productive • In the U.S., people spend on average 90% or more of their time indoors* • Indoor pollutant levels may be 2 – 5 times higher than outdoor levels • EPA ranks poor Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in the top 5 health risks** • Costs to Americans estimated at: • $1.5 billion in medical bills • Tens of billions in lost productivity & absenteeism • LEED certified project case studies illustrate 2 - 16 % increased worker and student productivity * **

  7. What are the rating systems? • LEED (US) • BREEAM (UK) • CASBEE (Japan) • DGNB (Germany) • Green Star (Australia) • IGBC/LEED (India)

  8. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) • Created by the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC) in 1998 • Nationally recognized standard for Green Building • Adapted for other countries • Canada • Australia • Hong Kong

  9. LEED 2009 • An analytical basis for point allocation. • An extensible analytical foundation to address new issues and new green building strategies.

  10. LEED Certification Scorecard Breakdown Total : 100points Sources: “LEED-NC (V2.2) Point Breakdown”. siemon.com/us/white_paper

  11. Certified40-49 points Silver50-59 points Gold60-79points Platinum80-100 points *Source: U.S Green Building Council, 2008

  12. Rainwater harvested for irrigation & toilet flushing • Beneficial water reuse

  13. Recycle Construction & demolition waste • Recycled-content • Regionally manufactured Certified Wood

  14. Low-emitting materials • Ventilation • Thermal comfort • Daylight & views

  15. Outdoor microclimate • Stormwater management & erosion control Ecosystem • Alternative transportation

  16. Renewable energy • Performance measurement & verification • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

  17. UW School of Human Ecology LEED Gold • UW Madison Education Building LEED Gold • Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery LEED Gold

  18. Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

  19. Benefits

  20. Why the Demand? • Unprecedented level of government initiatives • Heightened residential demand for green construction • Improvements in sustainable materials Source: Facility Management Institute 2008 U.S. Construction Overview

  21. Vertical Farming Sources: “The Future of Agriculture May Be Up”, Wall Street Journal, Oct 15 2012

  22. 1. Plants will grow in boxes on a mechanical track that carries them from the top of the building to the bottom for harvesting 3. Leafy vegetables will be planted in the boxes in pumice to hold water. An irrigation line will carry water and nutrients to the roots. 2. Mechanical arms below the track will gradually shift the boxes forward on each level

  23. Thank You!

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