Transcript Green City

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*Green City
“Briefing” presentation to the
City Council
Summer 2008
* Project Location is confidential.
Purpose
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Define “Green City” Project
Identify benefits
Review current initiatives
Recommend LEED program for Green City
Major elements in our GC design
What is Green City?
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What is a “Green City”?
• A master planned city that utilizes
Green Best Practices (GBP) to
significantly reduce operational &
maintenance costs, while drastically
reducing the negative impact made
by its buildings and infrastructure on
the environment and occupants in
five broad areas:
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What is a “Green City”?
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Energy efficiency and renewable energy
Sustainable site planning
Safeguarding water and water efficiency
Conservation of materials and resources
Indoor environmental air quality
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Why “GC” is important?
Buildings in the U.S.A.*
• Use two-thirds of electricity
• Use 40% of total energy
• Emit 40% of greenhouse gas emissions
• Contribute annually 136 million tons of construction
and demolition waste (approx. 2.8 lbs/person/day)
• Use one-eighth of potable water
Buildings on a Global scale*
• Use 40% (3 billion tons annually) of the planet’s raw
materials
* Commercial and residential
Source: U.S. Green Building Council Energy efficiency and renewable energy
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General Benefits of GC
Economic Benefits
• Improve bottom line costs, specifically related
to building operations and maintenance.
Environmental Benefits
• Reduce the impacts of natural resource
consumption by…
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Reducing energy and water consumption
Protecting air and water quality
Reducing and recycling waste
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More Benefits of GC
Health and Safety Benefits
• Enhance occupant comfort and health
through improved air quality.
• Facts*:
• Average American spends more than
90% of their time indoors.
• EPA reports indoor air quality can be 2-5
times worse than outdoor air quality.
* Source U.S. Green Building Council
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More Benefits of GC
Community Benefits
• Minimize strain on local infrastructures
by reducing demand on:
• Landfills (construction debris & community
trash)
• Water supply
• Storm water sewers
• Transportation system development and
maintenance
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Project Development Benefits
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Optimize building’s life-cycle costs
• Over the life of a building, integrated
green best practices can result in
long-term savings considering design,
construction, and operating costs
• Integrated GBP permits high benefit
by achieving synergies between
disciplines and technologies to
achieve cost reductions
Leading “Green” Initiatives
Energy Star
• EPA initiative
• Goal is to reduce energy consumption
*LEED™
• Non-for-profit initiative
• Goal is to promote integrated design,
development, and construction to reduce
environmental impact of buildings and
development
*Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
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Energy Star
Energy Star is a symbol of energy efficiency
• The Energy Star label is obtained by
benchmarking the energy consumption of
an existing building against similar
buildings nationwide
• On average, most buildings will qualify when
reducing energy usage by 30-35%, through
implementing economically justified
upgrades
• The program is administered by the
Environmental Protection Agency
LEED™
LEED™ stands for:
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
• A leading-edge system for designing,
constructing, and certifying the world’s
greenest buildings
• Provides an easy to follow road map to
meet reduced operational &
maintenance goals
• Is emerging as the leading standard for
sustainable design
LEED™ (continue)
LEED™…
• LEED™ certifications are awarded to buildings
that meet established sustainable design
criteria
• Sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council
(USGBC)
• USGBC is a non-profit consensus coalition to
promote development and implementation of
green building policies, programs,
technologies, and design practices
• USGBC developed the LEED™ program in
conjunction with construction industry
Overview of LEED tm
LEED tm…
• Green building rating system, currently
includes commercial, institutional, and highrise residential new construction and major
renovation.
• Guides the collaborative, whole-building
approach to an integrated design and
construction process through a series of
benchmarks and design guides.
• There are Four levels of certification:
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LEED tm Certified 26-32 points
Silver Level 33-38 points
Gold Level 39-51 points
Platinum Level 52+ points (69 possible)
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The scope of Green City’s design
• Includes commercial and high-rise
residential new construction
• Guides the collaborative, whole-building
approach to an integrated design and
construction process through a series of
benchmarks and design guides
• The goal is to achieve a Platinum Level
LEED™ Certification and become a world
wide show case
What is “Green City” ?
Resembles Bal Harbor at Miami Beach and
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An upscale Shopping Center
A Convention Center & Hotel
Ten interconnected Condominiums towers
A Time Share Hotel
A Marina
Land, Air and Water access
and other extraordinary amenities…
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