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Piyapong Muenprasertdee
Green Buildings
•What?
•Why?
•How?
What are Green Buildings?
What are Green Buildings?
• Green buildings are…
  • Buildings or homes that are more energy efficient, produce less
    waste and are healthier to be inside

• Green buildings don’t literally mean…
  • Buildings that produce zero-emissions or totally green or totally
    environmentally friendly

• Green building certification systems
  • Certification systems by different organizations/institutions that
    setup standards to quantify how ‘green’ a building is
  • Different standards world wide, but similar in concept
Green Building Certifications
       • Australia: Nabers / Green Star               • New Zealand: Green Star NZ
       • Brazil: AQUA / LEED Brasil                   • Philippines: BERDE / Philippine Green
       • Canada: LEED Canada / Green Globes /           Building Council
         Built Green Canada                           • Portugal: Lider A
       • China: GBAS                                  • Qatar: QSAS
       • Finland: PromisE                             • Republic of China (Taiwan): Green
       • France: HQE                                    Building Label
       • Germany: DGNB / CEPHEUS                      • Singapore: Green Mark
       • Hong Kong: HKBEAM                            • South Africa: Green Star SA
       • India: Indian Green Building Council         • Spain: VERDE
         (IGBC) / GRIHA                               • Switzerland: Minergie
       • Indonesia: Green Building Council            • United States: LEED / Living Building
         Indonesia (GBCI) / Greenship                   Challenge / Green Globes / Build it
       • Italy: Protocollo Itaca / Green Building       Green / NAHB NGBS / International
         Council Italia                                 Green Construction Code (IGCC) /
       • Japan: CASBEE                                  ENERGY STAR
       • Korea: KGBC                                  • United Kingdom: BREEAM
       • Malaysia: GBI Malaysia                       • United Arab Emirates: Estidama
       • Mexico: LEED Mexico                          • IAPGSA Pakistan Institute of
                                                        Architecture Pakistan Green Sustainable
       • Netherlands: BREEAM Netherlands                Architecture
                                                      • Jordan: EDAMA
                                                      • Czech Republic: SBToolCZ
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_building
Green Building Certifications
       • Australia: Nabers / Green Star               • New Zealand: Green Star NZ
       • Brazil: AQUA / LEED Brasil                   • Philippines: BERDE / Philippine Green
                                                        Building Council
       • Canada: LEED Canada / Green Globes /
         Built Green Canada                           • Portugal: Lider A
       • China: GBAS                                  • Qatar: QSAS
       • Finland: PromisE                             • Republic of China (Taiwan): Green
                                                        Building Label
       • France: HQE                                  • Singapore: Green Mark
       • Germany: DGNB / CEPHEUS                      • South Africa: Green Star SA
       • Hong Kong: HKBEAM                            • Spain: VERDE
       • India: Indian Green Building Council         • Switzerland: Minergie
         (IGBC) / GRIHA
       • Indonesia: Green Building Council            • United States: LEED / Living Building
         Indonesia (GBCI) / Greenship                   Challenge / Green Globes / Build it
       • Italy: Protocollo Itaca / Green Building       Green / NAHB NGBS / International
         Council Italia                                 Green Construction Code (IGCC) /
                                                        ENERGY STAR
       • Japan: CASBEE                                • United Kingdom: BREEAM
       • Korea: KGBC                                  • United Arab Emirates: Estidama
       • Malaysia: GBI Malaysia                       • IAPGSA Pakistan Institute of
       • Mexico: LEED Mexico                            Architecture Pakistan Green Sustainable
       • Netherlands: BREEAM Netherlands                Architecture
                                                      • Jordan: EDAMA
                                                      • Czech Republic: SBToolCZ
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_building
LEED Green Building Certification



• LEED stands for…
  • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

• Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2000

• A U.S. green building certification standard also used by
  numerous projects outside the U.S.
  • One of the most well known standards
LEED has 4 levels of certificates




Less Points               More Points
Why Green Buildings?


How large are buildings’
carbon footprint anyway?
World GHG Emissions by Sector and Gas (2005)


                                                16.5%




http://www.wri.org/image/view/11147/_original
U.S. GHG Emissions by Sector and Gas (2003)



                                                     27.3%




http://cait.wri.org/figures.php?page=/US-FlowChart
Impacts of U.S. Buildings on Resources

 • Buildings are responsible for…
    • 40% primary energy use*
    • 72% electricity consumption*
    • 39% CO2 emissions*
    • 13.6% potable water consumption**


Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
* Environmental Information Administration (2008) EIA Annual Energy Outlook
** U.S. Geological Survey (2000). 2000 data.
Green Buildings can potentially reduce…
    Energy Use                           CO2                             Water                              Solid
                                       Emissions
        24%*                                                              Use                               Waste
          to                             33%***
        50%**                              to
                                         39%**
                                                                         40%**



                                                                                                            70%**

Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
*Turner C & Frankel M. (2008). Energy performance of LEED for New Construction buildings. Final Report.
** Kats G. (2003). The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Building: A Report to California’s Sustainable Building Task Force.
*** GSA Public Buildings Service (2008). Assessing green building performance. A post occupancy evaluation of 12 GSA buildings.
Perceived Business Benefits to Going Green

 • Researches found…
      • 8-9% operating cost decreases*
      • 7.5% building value increases*
      • 6.6% return on investment improves*
      • 3.5% occupancy rate increases*
      • 3% rent ratio increases**

Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
*McGraw-Hill Construction, Key Trends in the European and U.S. Construction Marketplace SmartMarket Report 2008.
**McGraw-Hill Construction, Greening of Corporate America SmartMarket Report 2007.
Other benefits
 • Green building occupants are
   healthier and more productive
      • In the U.S., people spend, on average,
        90% or more of their time indoors*
      • Green buildings typically have better
        indoor air quality and lighting



Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
*The Total Exposure Assessment Methodology (TEAM) Study, EPA 600/S6-87/002. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1987.
How to register a Green
Building project?
Types of LEED certifications




Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1988
Dimensions of being ‘Green’
Good location
Good transportation
Good building design




                       Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
Water saving
technologies



       Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
Highly efficient Lightings and HVACs




                          Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
Environmentally friendly materials
Good waste management plans
Recycling programs




     Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
Clean breathing air
Good ventilation
Good natural lighting
Good views to the outdoors




                       Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
Steps to LEED Certification

        Register your project




                                 A few months to > 1 year
          Track Progress &
       Document Achievement




       Apply for Certification
Is our building ‘green’?
Let’s find out!!!
Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1991
Some cool GREEN stuff…
Taiwan
The Evans-Harvard High Performance Classroom at
       da Vinci Arts Middle School, Portland, OR




Source: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/departments/facilities/3329.htm
Grey Water Systems
The Waterless Urinal
London, UK




Source: http://www.environmentteam.com/2010/03/10/green-pavement-slabs-to-generate-electricity-when-walked-over/
We are HULT!!!
Let’s do something!!!
Source: http://live-the-solution.com/mindmaps/
Source: http://live-the-solution.com/mindmaps/
THANK YOU