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Sustainable Design

Sustainable Design. for Residential Design Projects. A sustainable approach to design should create interiors that:. Are healthier for people and enhance productivity; Can be built at market rate and cost much less to operate;

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Sustainable Design

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  1. Sustainable Design for Residential Design Projects

  2. A sustainable approach to design should create interiors that: • Are healthier for people and enhance productivity; • Can be built at market rate and cost much less to operate; • Use less fossil fuels thus conserving energy, generating less global pollution and saving on operational costs by requiring less maintenance; • Use less water; • Manage waste at the highest productive level; • Reduce impacts on both developed and undeveloped land; • Minimize the use of materials and use materials with the lowest environmental impacts.

  3. Common Misconceptions (And the Truth): • It is more expensive than other types of design (not necessarily); • Not enough materials to work with (there are plenty, and new ones are launched every week); • Nobody is interested in green (from people concerned about the environment, to families with sick children, to business worried about lawsuits, more and more potential customers are inquiring about, and requesting, sustainable design).

  4. Reason to Be a Green Designer? • Sustainable design projects continue to increase due to U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) comprised of architectural and engineering firms, design firms, contractors and developers; federal, state, and local government agencies; and professional associations like ASID, AIA, ASLA and IIDA. • Today's designers find themselves with a significant professional opportunity: to specify and build healthy buildings and interiors using environmentally friendly products and materials that have a healthy impact on clients and the planet.

  5. REGREEN Nation’s First Green Residential Remodeling Guidelines

  6. Overview of REGREEN • Nation’s first comprehensive educational program focused on sustainable residential remodeling. • Developed in 2008 by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Foundation and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). • Geared toward interior designers, architects, contractors, builders, manufacturers, project managers, and consumers who want to renovate in an environmentally-respectful manner with a distinct focus on energy-efficiency.

  7. Online REGREEN Resources: • REGREEN Residential Remodeling Guidelines are a set of best practices available in PDF format. • Strategy Generator offers a customized list of implementation measures • A green product checklist • Detailed home assessment form • Recommended sources for additional information

  8. REGREEN Education • REGREEN includes a range of online and in-person programming and offers 19 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). • Self-paced courses cover kitchen and bath renovations, home performance audits, and deep energy retrofits, as well as basic building science issues such as moisture control and air movement.

  9. Online REGREEN Case Studies • Website features a residential renovation case studies from across the country that put REGREEN principles into action. • Green remodeling project include before/after photos, contract documents, project goals, site considerations, materials and resource efficiencies, and projected cost savings attributable. • Case studies describe lessons learned throughout the process to serve as a cautionary tale for future projects.

  10. REGREEN Trained™ Certificate Program • Design and building professionals can differentiate themselves in the marketplace by becoming REGREEN Trained. • Professionals who successfully complete the rigorous curriculum receive a Certificate of Completion and access to the REGREEN Trained mark for use on business collateral. • Certificate holders also receive online recognition on the REGREEN website and www.greenhomeguide.org.

  11. Visit the REGREEN website for more information. http://www.regreenprogram.org/

  12. What is LEED? • LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a voluntary, consensus-based collection of national standards for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings and interiors. • Recognized by professional designers as a complete framework for assessing building performance and meeting sustainability goals. • USGBC also offers a comprehensive system of professional accreditation, training and practical resources. • Visit http://www.usgbc.org for more information.

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