Short overview of the opportunity for green buildings to reduce carbon emissions, why more green buildings are not being built, and why integrated design is the way forward.
2. Buildings produce a LOT of CO2 emissions
The energy consumed in manufacturing and
transporting building materials, constructing
homes and offices, and heating and cooling
structures represents almost 45 percent of China’s
total energy use.
Source: NRDC China Program http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/china/greenbuildings.asp
3. Source: McGraw-Hill Global Green Building Trends http://greensource.construction.com/resources/smartMarket.asp
4. Buildings are cheapest source of carbon reduction
Source: McKinsey www.epa.gov/air/caaac/coaltech/2007_05_mckinsey.pdf
6. Buildings= HUGE opportunity
• Buildings are huge source of carbon
emissions
• Buildings are cheapest place to reduce
emissions
• BUILDINGS ARE THE BEST
OPPORTUNITY TO COMBAT GLOBAL
WARMING
7. Source: US Green Building Council http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
10. Traditional Process
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11. Diminishing returns to investment in
energy efficiency
Source: Natural Capitalism http://www.natcap.org/
14. New Process: Integrated Design
Source: Roadmap for the Integrated Design Process Source: CTG internal presentation
15. Design is the most important step in the process
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16. Importance of design
Although up-front building and design costs may
represent only a fraction of the building’s life-cycle
costs, when just 1 percent of a project’s up-front costs are
spent, up to 70 percent of its life-cycle costs may already be
committed.
- Joe Romm, energy efficiency design expert
Source: Natural Capitalism http://www.natcap.org/
17. Tunneling through the cost barrier
Source: Natural Capitalism http://www.natcap.org/
19. Case study: high efficiency glass
Conventional Design Process
Upfront construction costs
Glass HVAC Electrical
$44/sf $48/sf
20
15
Upfront costs higher
10
5
0
Base Case Green “Add-on”
Source: CTG Energetics internal analysis
20. Case study: high efficiency glass
Integrated Design Model
Upfront construction costs
Glass HVAC Electrical
$44/sf $42/sf
20
15
Upfront costs LOWER
10
5
0
Base Case Integrated Design
Source: CTG Energetics internal analysis
21. Case study: high efficiency glass
Integrated Design Model
Annual energy costs
$95,000
10% lower
$71,250
Operating costs lower
$47,500
$23,750
$0
Base Case Integrated Design
Source: CTG Energetics internal analysis
25. What do you see as the role of your company in the
adoption of sustainable business practices?
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