1. Engaging Life
a Regenerative Approach to Architecture / Engineering Practice
May 01, 2012
Gulf Coast Green, Houston
Presented by:
Rand Ekman, AIA, LEED-AP BD&C

2. Purpose … Environmental Sustainability … Regeneration
green sustainable regenerative
?
today’s tomorrow’s
practice practice

3. Engagement Is Directly Proportional To Knowledge
- Environmental Impact
- Professional Responsibility
- Process Changes
- Technical Ability
- Business Opportunity
- Feedback and Improvement

4. LIFE at Cannon Design

5. LIFE at Cannon Design

6. Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility

7. Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility

8. Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility

9. Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility

10. Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility

11. Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility

12. Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility

13. Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility

14. Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility

15. Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility

16. Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility

17. Office LIFE responsibility, feedback

18. Office LIFE responsibility, feedback

19. Office LIFE responsibility, feedback

20. Office LIFE responsibility, feedback

21. Office LIFE responsibility, feedback

22. Project LIFE process

23. Project LIFE process

24. Building LIFE business

25. Building LIFE business

26. Building LIFE technical

27. Renew LIFE technical

28. Material LIFE technical

29. Material LIFE technical
- Understand how materials are made
- Specify low embodied energy products
- Consider entire product’s life-cycle
- Encourage manufacturers to find more
efficient processes
- Reduce carbon footprint of buildings
U.S. energy consumption by sector
Source: Architecture 2030
and Richard Stein 1977

30. Material LIFE technical
embodied embodied
operations operations
YR 0 15-20 50 YR 0 15-20 25-30 50
Building life matters As operational energy is reduced, the impact of
embodied energy increases

31. Material LIFE technical

32. Material LIFE technical
Values page
- Detailed range for specific
product within material group
- Examples:
• Different thickness
• Primary vs. recycled
• Solid vs. veneer panels

33. Material LIFE technical
Material page
- Graphs specific characteristics
- Examples:
• Material type (i.e. metals:
aluminum, steel)
• Primary vs. recycled

34. AIA 2030 Reporting 2011

35. AIA 2030 Reporting 2011 impact, responsibility, process, technical, feedback

36. AIA 2030 Reporting 2011 impact, responsibility, process, technical, feedback

37. AIA 2030 Reporting 2011 impact, responsibility, process, technical, feedback

38. AIA 2030 Reporting 2011 impact, responsibility, process, technical, feedback

39. AIA 2030 Reporting 2011 impact, responsibility, process, technical, feedback

40. AIA 2030 Reporting 2011 impact, responsibility, process, technical, feedback

41. AIA 2030 Reporting 2011 impact, responsibility, process, technical, feedback

42. AIA 2030 Reporting 2011 impact, responsibility, process, technical, feedback

43. AIA 2030 Reporting 2011 impact, responsibility, process, technical, feedback

44. AIA 2030 Reporting 2011 impact, responsibility, process, technical, feedback

45. AIA 2030 Reporting 2011 impact, responsibility, process, technical, feedback

46. WE LIVE HERE.
WE WORK HERE.
Rand Ekman, AIA, LEED-AP BD&C
Director of Sustainability, Cannon Design
rekman@cannondesign.com
(312) 960-8146