Gulf Coast Green 2009
Reducing the Region’s Footprint

What kind of Ancestors will we be?

Note: Percentages shown are from a 2007 survey.
Voters in a recent study attributed just 4% of
greenhouse gas emissions to buildings.

Coal, Oil and Natural Gas
(non-renewable hydrocarbons)
represent over 2/3 of all energy
sources used to generate
electrical power.

BP, a company that has spent nine
years saying it was moving “beyond
petroleum”, has been getting back
to petroleum since 2007, paring
back its renewable program…..
…..In its long-term forecast, Exxon
says that by 2050, hydrocarbons –
including oil, gas, and coal – will
account for 80 percent of the
world’s energy supplies, about the
same as today.

Results of the California study

Additional construction costs

Results of the California
study_2

Results of the
California
Study:
Average
Bottom Line
Savings
GREEN INPROVEMENTS PAY FOR
THEMSELVES IN YEARS
3
The William and
Flora Hewlett (ANNUAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS 25-40%)
Foundation Test
Menlo Park CA
LEED Gold

Increased SCHOOLS HOSPITALS
Productivity.
IMPROVED TEST
PERFORMANCE EARLIER
DISCHARGE
RETAIL FACTORIES OFFICES
INCREASE 2-16%
INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY
IN SALES PER PRODUCTION
SQUARE FOOT INCREASE
Test

2009 AIA Position on Sustainable Practice

What Can We Do?
ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATION
INCREASE EDUCATION
AND AWARENESS
PROVIDE EXPERTISE
Gulf Coast Green AND SUPPORT
PARTNER WITH ALLIED
BUILDING INDUSTRY GROUPS
PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY AS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
ECONOMIC GROWTH

PREMISE: Architects need to re-engage the forces of nature
(sun, wind, water) to inform design and foster an
ecologically based future.
Three Key Steps toward 2030 readiness:
build on “sustainable” and “high-performance” initiatives
#1 - Reduce loads/demand FIRST (utilize passive heating, cooling and
ventilation, day lighting, sun shading, building orientation, etc.) – BACK
TO BASICS
#2 - Meet loads efficiently (utilize energy efficient lighting, high efficiency
MEP systems, advanced controls, etc.)
#3 - Use on-site generation / renewables to meet energy needs (doing
steps 1 & 2 before will result in the need for much smaller renewable
energy systems – making carbon neutrality achievable)

What can we learn from the vernacular
architecture of our region that we can
incorporate into our work today?
Provide overhanging roofs to shade walls/windows
Promote ventilation
Use lightweight materials that do not hold heat
Use stack effect to ventilate through high spaces
Raise above grade to protect against flooding
Cistern water collection to maximize resources

ABN-AMRO Head Office Building
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hotel du Department de la Haute-Garonne
Toulouse, France

Estuarine Habitats Research Center
Lafayette, Louisiana

NOAA Weather Forecast Office
Dr. Nancy Foster Environmental Center
Key West, Florida
LEED Silver Certification
Federal Facilities with contractual requirements
for LEED Certification

L.B. Landry High School
New Orleans, Louisiana
Advocacy – AIA / Global Green USA
All new schools to be LEED Certified
LEED Silver Projected
High Efficiency Envelope
Daylighting / Solar Control
Efficient Lighting / Controls
Solar Hot Water / Low Use Fixtures
PV ready
Storm Water Management / Reuse
School as a Teaching Tool

French Quarter Block
Veterans Affairs Replacement Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

Design Approach
Solar Load Mapping Ventilation Load Mapping
Step 1:
Surface Performance
Mapping
Mapping the loads of
climate, security,
Wind Load Mapping Daylight Load Mapping
experience and
program onto the
exterior envelope
Blast Load Mapping Privacy Load Mapping

Design Approach
Solar Load Mapping Ventilation Load Mapping
Step 2:
Optimized Wall Type
Development
Developing a series of
wall study models,
Wind Load Mapping Daylight Load Mapping
each designed to deal
with one particular
type of façade load
Blast Load Mapping Privacy Load Mapping

Design Approach
Solar Load Mapping Ventilation Load Mapping
Step 3:
Load Overlay
Analysis
Combining principles
of multiple wall types
Wind Load Mapping Daylight Load Mapping
to manage compound
loads simultaneously
For example:
How could we
combine wall type
Blast Load Mapping Privacy Load Mapping
strategies to
simultaneously
manage solar,
daylight and blast?

Compound Optimization: Daylight and Views +
Solar Load Mitigation + Blast, Storm, & Thermal Control
New Orleans Precedent:
Balconies and Vitrines
Exterior façade has depth -
creates a spatial zone that
bridges interior and exterior
spaces

EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
View from corner of Galvez and Canal

EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
View looking east from Canal

EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
View of Spine from Drop-off Court

EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
View of Inpatient Beds from Drop-off Court

EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
View of Spine and Out Patient Tower from Drop-Off Court

Magazine Street Apartments
New Orleans, Louisiana
Volume Division Texture

MISSION:
To demonstrate, educate and engage New Orleans youth in Emeril’s
Central Green, an urban farm and eco-friendly interpretive center that
teaches farm-to-table philosophies about food origins, healthy cooking,
nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices, regional food culture and history,
and the creativity and possibilities that can result from these experiences.
Emeril’s Central Green
New Orleans, Louisiana

930 Poydras Apartments
New Orleans, Louisiana

$9M Over Budget
$3M Foundations
$6M Skin (Glazing)

$0M
$9M
$6M Over Budget
Budget
$3M Foundations
$6M Skin (Glazing)

PARKIN
G
PARKIN
G

40%
45%
35%
GLASS
30%
=
GLASS
10%
0%
GLASS
10%

930 POYDRAS TYPICAL SUBURBAN MODEL
250 HOUSEHOLDS UTILIZE .69 250 HOUSEHOLDS UTILIZE 71 ACRES
ACRES (100 TIMES MORE LAND)
3.5 HOUSEHOLDS PER ACRE
362 HOUSEHOLDS PER ACRE

Typical Suburb – 3.5 HH per Acre
930 Poydras ‐ 362 HH per Acre l

Make it Right L9W Prototype House
New Orleans, Louisiana

LOCATION OF
LEVEE BREAK

EDR Make it Right Houses
Under Construction
1826 Tennessee Street – Steel SIP Construction
1913 Deslonde Street – OSB SIP Construction
LEED for Homes Platinum Projected

MAKE IT RIGHT

TYPICAL NEW ORLEANS HOUSE TYPE

TYPICAL HOUSE SERIAL REPETITION

TYPICAL HOUSE WITH VARIABLE FRONTAGE

BASE HOUSE

RAISED HOUSE

RAISED HOUSE = PARKING

RAISED HOUSE = PORCH

PITCH ROOF = INCREASED WATER RUN-OFF

SHED ROOF = WATER COLLECTION CISTERN

DESIGN OF HOUSE FRONTAGE

MAKE IT WORK
CRADLE TO CRADLE STRATEGIES

CRADLE TO CRADLE STRATEGIES

CRADLE TO CRADLE STRATEGIES

CRADLE TO CRADLE STRATEGIES

CRADLE TO CRADLE STRATEGIES

SHUTTERS IN OPEN / RANDOM POSITION SHUTTERS IN CLOSED POSITION – STORM READY
CRADLE TO CRADLE STRATEGIES

MAKE IT YOURS

PLAN OPTION_1 PLAN OPTION_2

BASE DESIGN
2 BEDROOM / 2 BATH
EXPANDED DESIGN
3 BEDROOM / 2 BATH
MODIFIED DESIGN
PLAN OPTIONS 1 BEDROOM / 1 BATH + EFFICIENCY UNIT

TRADITIONAL WOOD SHUTTERS / COLOR CUSTOMIZATION

LEAF PATTERN SHUTTERS / COLOR CUSTOMIZATION

SHUTTER CUSTOMIZATION

MAKE IT RIGHT

Washington, DC area
22 Miles
Flooded Area of
New Orleans
White House
15 Miles
US Capitol

What kind of Ancestors will we be?

50% REDUCTION IN ENERGY USE BY 2010
100% CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2030
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