USGBC & Green Building: Transforming the Built Environment

1. USGBC & Green Building: Transforming the Built Environment Emily Andrews Coordinator USGBC – St. Louis Regional Chapter Test

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3. Architects Product Manufacturers Federal,Local,and State Governments BuildingOwners Nonprofit Leaders Planners USGBC Engineers Interior Designers Financial Planners Utility Managers Landscape Architects BuildingTenants PropertyManagers CodeOfficials Test

4. What is green building? Design and construction practices that meet specified standards, resolving much of the negative impact of buildings on their occupants and on the environment. Site Planning Indoor Environmental Quality WaterManagement Material Use WasteManagement Test

5. U.S. Building Impacts: 30% Greenhouse Gas Emissions 65% Waste Output 12% Water Use 70% Electricity Consumption Test

6. Average Savings of Green Buildings WASTE COST SAVINGS 50-90% WATER USE SAVINGS 30-50% CARBON SAVINGS 35% ENERGY SAVINGS 30% Source: Capital E Test

7. Improved Bottom Line. 30-70% ENERGY SAVINGS VERIFIED PERFORMANCE INCREASED VALUE ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY REDUCED LIABILITY & IMPROVED RISK MANAGEMENT Test

8. What is the LEED System? Scores are tallied for different aspects of efficiency and design in appropriate categories. For instance, LEED assesses in detail: 1. Site Planning 2. Water Management 3. Energy Management 4. Material Use 5. Indoor Environmental Air Quality 6. Innovation & Design Process LEADERSHIP in ENERGY and ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN A leading-edge system for certifying DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, & OPERATIONS of the greenest buildings in the world Test

9. Categories of LEED Ratings LEED for NewConstruction LEED for Commercial Interiors LEED for Existing Buildings LEED for Core &Shell NEW PROGRAMS LEED for Homes LEED for Neighborhood Development Healthcare Laboratories Retail Multi-building Campuses Multi-family Residential LEED Test for Schools

10. Increase in LEED Projects in three years. 2006: 519 million square feet. 2005: 500 million square feet. 2004: More than 180 million square feet. 2003: More than 141 million square feet. 2002: More than 80 million square feet. Test

11. 300+ LEED for New Construction BuildingsDistribution by Building Type Retail Health Care 73 25 K-12 Education 166 Multi-Unit Residential 148 MilitaryBase 20 Recreation 42 Higher Education 199 Interpretive Center 86 Commercial Office 391 Park 8 Campus 24 Financial & Communications Stadium Arena Industrial 91 3 28 Public Order& Safety 142 Assembly 37 12 Laboratory 64 Not Classified 101 Animal Care Multi-Use 1074 7 11 Other 92 Hotel/Resort Special Needs Housing 12 Daycare Library 91 18 17 Transportation Community 100-299 50-99 3-49 as of 09/06 Test

12. Sustainable Sites

13. Efficient Water Use

14. Energy & Atmosphere

15. Materials & Resources

16. IEQ

17. Innovation

18. USGBC Chapters, Organizing Groups, & Affiliates As of 04/06 68 Alaska Hawaii USGBC Chapters Organizing Groups Affiliates Test Caribbean

19. USGBC-St. Louis Regional Chapter ... initiates, develops and accelerates implementation of green building concepts, technologies and principals that promote environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to work. Test

20. LEED Certified Buildings In St. Louis • Platinum • Alberici Group Headquarters • Silver • Centocor BioLogics, LLC (Commercial Interiors) • Monsanto, Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise • Enterprise Fleet Operations Facility (Commercial Interiors) • Tarlton Headquarters • Certified • Anheuser-Busch Technology Center • CORTEX, Building #1 (Core and Shell) • HOK Headquarters (Commercial Interiors) • Sisters of Mercy Convent • Washington University, Earth & Planetary Science Building Test

21. Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise Monsanto • 33% less energy use • Rainwater collection • Daylighting • Recycled, low VOC materials Test

22. Lewis & Clark State Office Building Missouri Department of Natural Resources • 53% less energy use - $88,000/year savings • -Reduced water use by 447,000 gallons • -Extensive daylighting Test

23. Alberici Headquarters - 20% renewable energy - 60% less energy use - 78% less water use Test

24. Fleet Operations Facility Enterprise Fleet Services • Building Reuse • Proximity to PublicTransit • Zero Use of CFC and HCFC • Use of Skylights • Use of Daylight Sensors • Underfloor Air System Test

25. Earth and Planetary SciencesWashington University - 30% less water use - 30% less energy use - Landscape uses no potable water - 90% have views to outside Test

26. Tarlton • Brownfield site • Rainwater collection • Daylighting • Recycled, low VOC materials • Construction waste management Test

27. LEED Registered Projects • CORTEX, Building #1 (Core & Shell) • Crossroads College Prep, Science Wing Addition • Express Scripts building on UMSL’s campus • Monarch Fire Station (Chesterfield) • Monsanto Data Center • Roberts Tower at the Mayfair • Scott Air Force Base Transcom Consolidation Building • St. Louis Centre • St. Louis Community College – West County Campus • St. Louis University Cancer Research Center • St. Louis Zoo Animal Nutrition Center • University City, City Hall Renovations • There are over 60 LEED projects in • development and/or conception right now! Test

28. LEED Adoptions City of Clayton Resolution 06-21 Passed by Board of Alderman 9/2006 City of St. Louis Board Bill 323 Passed by Board of Alderman 2/2007 Both bills require cities to achieve LEED Silver Certification for city-owned new construction over 5,000 square feet Test

29. Clinton Climate Initiative “Nobody should ever build buildings again in America that don’t meet LEED standards.” Test

30. Emily Andrews Coordinator (314) 577-0854 emily.andrews@mobot.org http://chapters.usgbc.org/stlouis Test