Module 01 Green Building Basics Flashcards
Green building reduce the overall negative impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment by:?
- Efficiently using energy, water and materials
- Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity
- Reducing waste and pollution from each green building
- Continuously looking for ways to improve performance
How are sustainable buildings better than standard buildings
They use less energy, save money over time, provide better occupant health and comfort, and are better for the environment
Whole Building Design
Views all of a building’s systems together as they operate interdependently
Integrated Project Delivery (IDP)
Project delivery approach that integrates people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that collaboratively harness the talents and insights of all participants to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste, and maximize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction
Integrated delivery
requires collaboration among key stakeholders and design professionals from conception to completion.
International Code Council (ICC)
a membership association dedicated to building safety and fire prevention, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings including homes and schools.
International Green Construction Code (IgCC)
provides model code language to establish baseline regulations for new and existing buildings related to energy conservation, water efficiency, building owner responsibilities, site impacts, building waste, and materials and other considerations
life cycle cost (LCC)
is the sum of all recurring and one-time (non-recurring) costs
over the full life span or a specified period of a good, service, structure, or system. The life cycle cost includes the purchase price, installation cost, operating costs, maintenance and upgrade costs, and remaining (residual or salvage) value at the end of ownership or its useful life.
Zoning ordinances may address:
Minimum parking requirements
Building height
Floor area ratio - the relationship between the total building floor area and the
allowable land area the building can cover
Open space
Density–how much built square footage can exist in the property boundary
Landscaping restrictions, such as tree save areas
International Code Council (ICC)
a membership association dedicated to building safety and fire prevention, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial
buildings including homes and schools.
International Green Construction Code (IgCC)
provides model code language to establish baseline regulations for new and
existing buildings related to energy conservation, water efficiency, building owner
responsibilities, site impacts, building waste, and materials and other considerations.
IPD Design Process
Develop a project budget that covers green building measures
Test and select green technologies and strategies
Check costs
Finalize design decisions
life-cycle analysis (LCA)
is the investigation and
valuation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service caused or
necessitated by its existence.
LCA addresses environmental impacts while LCC addresses economic impacts.
Soft construction costs
are costs not directly related to building, construction, etc. These include architectural, legal, financing, engineering fees and other costs incurred
before and after construction.
These costs make construction possible but are not directly related to building the project.
What makes the success of a project team
Setting specific goals that can be measured and validated
Developing strategies that will meet the goals
Proper planning
Creating processes that foster
communication of all team members
All team members being on board with the goals and being held accountable forreaching those goals
Continuous monitoring of progress
throughout the development process and
ensuring goals are being achieved
Triple Bottom Line
- Economics
- Environment
- Social responsibility
Closed Systems
A set of actions/materials with a closed loop. For example, plants growing in a field, grow, produce oxygen, take in water, then die and decay which helps
plants grow.
considered to be the most sustainable because there is no “waste” or final end
product. The system continues on and on independently
Open Systems
is a system that constantly takes in items from outside the system, uses them and then released them as waste. This system has no feedback loop. Think of a normal home where groceries, products, or water come
into the home, are used and then released as waste water or garbage
are less sustainable because they require new inputs and create waste
Systems thinking
project teams are supposed to view each part of the project in relationship to other parts of the project. In a sense a series of small systems are connected to become a more complex system in which the parts all affect each other.
Two types of System Thinking
Closed Systems
Open Systems
Ways to affect how System Thinking Works
Leverage Points
Positive and Negative Feedback Loops
Negative Feedback Loop
Positive Feedback Loop
Leverage Points
are a point in a system where a small change can lead to large changes in results. This means small actions that can be free or a small cost might mean large savings or improvements on a project
Negative Feedback Loop
a system where the output may signal the system to stop changing, i.e. a thermostat - at a certain point the temperature feedback will tell the system to cut off. The information of temperature must be made available to the
thermostat for this system to work
Positive Feedback Loop
a system where energy is taken from the output of a system and reapplied to the input, or A produces more of B which in turn produces more of A. i.e. population growth –
Adults make children whom in turn make more Adults
What do Life-cycle cost analysis look at?
- Cost of green bldg
2. Types of advantages discovered when initial investment are made in more durable products and efficient bldg system
Carbon Overlay
Prioritize the relative impact credits on GHG emissions
Credit Weighting are based on
Most environmental impacts and human benefits
LEED for New Construction Bonus Points
Innovation & Design (6 pts) Reginal Credit (4 pts)
Minimum Program Requirements
Help define what types of buildings the rating systems are used to evaluate.
Provide guidance on what types of projects are eligible for certification.
Protect the integrity of the LEED program.
Reduce the number of issues that come from the certification process.
To Qualify for Minimum Program Requirements, a project must:
Comply with environmental laws.
Be a complete, permanent bldg/space.
Use a reasonable site boundary.
Comply with minimum occupation rates.
Commit to sharing whole building energy and water usage data.
Comply with minimum bldg area to site area ration
Charrette
is a type of workshop where participants combine brainstorming, discussion, and strategy development to create a shared vision, goals and understanding of the next steps for a project,
organization or community.
Registering a Project
Projects are registered using a downloadable registration form available at GBCI.org. After project registration the project team will receive additional tools and communications to guide the team through the certification process, such as LEED Online.
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