This document summarizes a green building workshop hosted by HUD's Office of Native American Programs. It discusses how green building practices can increase energy and water efficiency, reduce environmental impacts, and improve indoor air quality. Examples of green building strategies presented included energy-efficient appliances and building envelopes, renewable energy systems, sustainable building materials, water conservation, and construction waste management. Data showed that green building approaches can help control rising energy costs and address environmental hazards in existing housing. The workshop provided lessons on applying green development practices and next steps to promote these techniques in HUD programs.

1. Tom Carney Colleen Clay
Brian Dale Yolanda Domneys
Keith Giarrusso Bonitta Stearns-Churchill

4. What is Green/Sustainable Development?
The practice of
• increasing the efficiency with which buildings and
their sites use energy, water and materials, and
• reducing building impacts on human health and
the environment, through better siting, design,
construction, operation, maintenance, and removal
– the complete building lifecycle.

5. Why Green?
National (HUD) Perspective
No Requirement for “Green” but it
does relate to HUD’s Policy Priorities
Build’s on HUD’s 21-Point Energy
Action Plan
“Green/Sustainable Building” is part of
the future of affordable housing.

6. The National Context
• Increasing energy costs
drive up development and
operating costs in housing.
• Much of U.S. housing
stock contains
environmental hazards.
• Current development
patterns and practices are
environmentally
unfriendly or wasteful.

7. Sponsorship
• Office of Native American Programs
(ONAP)
• $95,000 to implement Green Building
Tribal Assessments and Workshop
• Deputy Assistant Secretary Rodger Boyd
• NWONAP Administrator Ken Bowring

8. Model Approach
• HUD leadership team • Assessment of existing
outlines project sustainable or ‘green
opportunities and building practice’
constraints • Selection of model
• ONAP funds Green programs and
Building pilot program outcomes
providing technical • Conference to
support and assistance disseminate
information

9. Assessment
• Interviews with Tribal
Leaders in the Pacific
North West to identify
potential ‘best
practices.
• Site visits to document
outcomes and identify
further challenges and
opportunities

10. HUD ONAP
BUILDING GREEN
Sustainable & Innovative Design Strategies
for the Tribes of the Northwest
Little Creek Casino, Shelton, Washington
July 11 -13, 2006

11. Workshop Content
• Community and Site Planning
• Renewable Energy
• The Building Envelope
• Energy Efficiency
• Efficient Water Use
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Materials
• Operations & Maintenance
• Construction Waste Management Practices
• Tribal Examples

12. Green Building
Guidelines
Meeting the Demand for
Low-Energy, Resource-Efficient
Homes©

13. Problem: Increased Energy Costs
Increasing energy costs drive up development
and operating costs in housing.
US Energy Price Increase 1990 - 2000
450 420
400
350
Percent Increase
300
Coal
250 200 Natural Gas
200 150 Oil
150
100
50
0
Coal Natural Gas Oil

14. Green Building Solution
Energy Efficiency
• Energy Star
• Building Envelope
• Active and Passive
Solar
• Building System
Engineering

15. Building Envelope

16. Indoor Environment/Energy

17. Renewable Energy

18. Green Building Solution
Reduced Operating Costs
• Site planning
• Optimized Operations
and Maintenance
• Energy Star
• Water Saving
Plumbing Fixtures

19. Energy Star
R e s id e n tia l E n e r g y U s e
R e fr i d g e r a to r
14%
A p p li a n c e s A ir
42% C o n d i ti o n i n g
16%
Wa
S pace Heat
te r
%
10%
He
in g 9
ate
L ig h t
r 9%

20. Optimized Operations/Maintenance

21. Problem: Environmental Hazards
• Much of U.S.
housing stock
contains
environmental
hazards.

22. Green Building Solution
Healthier Homes
• Site planning that
supports walking
and transit
• Mold resistant
building envelope
and building
materials
• Healthy Materials –
low voc paints

23. Problem: Development Patterns
Current
development
patterns and
practices are
environmentally
unfriendly or
wasteful.

24. Green Building Solution
Minimize Environmental Impact
• Site planning for
resource preservation
(trees, drainage, light)
• Efficient water use
• Recycled and
recyclable building
materials
• Construction waste
management

25. Site Planning

26. Building Materials

27. Construction Waste Management

28. Methods for Green Building
• Use of sustainable building materials that emit
fewer health-endangering toxins, such as
carpets, paints, and mold-resistant materials.
• Use of water- and energy-conserving fixtures
and appliances.
• Site selection that integrates into the natural
environment and promotes healthy living.
• Owner and resident training and education.

29. Lessons Learned
• Green Building practices can be applied at
all stages of the development process
• Green Building Practices bring more
funding partners and equity to the housing
market.
• Green Building has become a viable
economic practice with multiple examples
in affordable housing

30. Next Steps/Call to Action
• Disseminate best • Promote Interagency
practices among coordination
ONAP regions by • Implement green
replicating the building practices in
conference model appropriate HUD
• Incorporate green funded programs and
building practices into projects
Healthy Homes
training

31. Thank You/Questions