Presentation by Michael Shilale, AIA, LEED, CHPC

1. STAC Sustainability
Conference
February 4, 2016

6. In 2014, the United States generated
about 4,093 billion kilowatthours of
electricity.1 About 67% of the
electricity generated was from fossil
fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum).
Major energy sources and percent share
of total U.S. electricity generation in
2014:
Coal = 39%
Natural gas = 27%
Nuclear = 19%
Hydropower = 6%
Other renewables = 7%
Biomass = 1.7%
Geothermal = 0.4%
Solar = 0.4%
Wind = 4.4%
Petroleum = 1%
Other gases < 1%
Source - The U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA)

10. Green Building Economic Impact Study
September 2015

15. Maintenance of a building’s site is a
fundamental component of comprehensive,
sustainable building operation.
Sustainable Sites

16. The United States alone loses 2 billion tons
of topsoil per year. This is of great ecological
concern as one inch of topsoil can take 500
years to form naturally
Sustainable Sites

18. Sustainable Sites

19. Sustainable Sites

20. Sustainable Sites

21. Energy and Atmosphere
Dr. Nocera said human activities, in energy
terms, right now are essentially a “12.8
trillion watt light bulb.” Our energy thirst will
probably be 30 trillion watts, or 30
terrawatts, by 2050 with the human
population heading toward 9 billion.

22. • - Cut down every plant on Earth and make it into a
fuel. You get 7 terawatts, but you need 30. And you
don’t eat.
• - Build nuclear plants. Around 8 terawatts could be
gotten from nuclear power if you built a new billion-watt
plant every 1.6 days until 2050.
• - Take all the wind energy available close to Earth’s
surface and you get 2 terawatts.
• - You get 1 more terawatt if you dam every other river
on the planet and reach 30.
Then he turned to the sun, his research focus, which
bathes the planet in 800 terawatts of energy continually.
“We only need 18 of those terawatts,” he said. But the
current level of investment in pursuing that energy, he
said, isn’t even close to sufficient .

23. Programmable Thermostats – Energy
Management Systems

24. Computer Load Management - Hundreds of leading
organizations have activated power management
features on computers saving as much as $50 per
computer annually
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=po
wer_mgt.pr_power_mgt_low_carbon_join

25. Occupancy and Daylight Sensors

26. Energy & Atmosphere
June 21st Summer
Solstice
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

27. Energy & Atmosphere
Sept 21st Autumnal
Equinox
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

28. Water Efficiency
Americans extract 3700 billion gallons per
year more than they return to the natural
water system to recharge aquifers and other
water sources.

29. Source USGS

30. Water Efficiency

31. Rain Gardens

32. Rain Barrels

33. Water Saving .5 gpm aerators
1.0 or .5 gpm (.35 gpm)
<$5

34. Water Saving Automatic Shut off Faucets
Metering Lavatory Faucet
Price: $131 - $214 *
Proximity Lavatory Faucet
Price: $509

35. Water Use Calculations

37. Indoor Environmental Quality

38. Indoor Environmental Quality

43. 4 tons CO2 Avoided
78% Less Solid Waste
Solar Power35%
Preliminary Savings
42% Less Energy Use
60% Less Potable Water