Michelle Kaufmann will talk about a quest for simplicity as a core component to a mission of making thoughtful, sustainable design accessible. She will talk about her work in prefabrication, design-build, green homes and sustainable communities. Rethinking not only what we make and how we make it, but also redesigning the design process itself is key to the future of architecture and sustainability. Innovations in this category are abundant and exciting, and with strategic focus can help us all to have more quality, less clutter and simpler lives.

1. striving for simplicity

3. “Simplicity is the key to
happiness in the modern
world.”
-his holiness the dalai lama

4. “Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the
complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.”
-charles mingus

5. simplicity:
focus on things that are most important; disregard
or avoid things that are least important
reduce excess
increase self-sufficiency
increase quality + health
reduce ecological footprint
reduce stress

6. Simplicity is about subtracting the unnecessary,
and adding the meaningful.

9. average home
indoor air pollution
4 x worse than
outdoor
-EPA

10. ave. construction
waste for a 2000sf
home: 8000 lbs
-NAHB Research Center

11. waste from
construction sites
account for 40% of
U.S. waste -EPA study

13. reimagine…

15. Civic Center Plaza, SF
National Building Museum, DC
Museum of Science + Industry, Chicago
exhibits / show homes as education

17. clean

18. zero

21. more in less

38. efficient

79. eco materials

85. longevity

94. prefab(rication)
components panelized manufactured modular

96. less time

97. stronger

98. 50% - 75% less waste

99. increases predictability

101. 1.2.08
construction timeline

102. 1.7.08

103. 1.8.08

105. 1.21.08

109. 1.30.08

110. 2.1.08

111. 2.9.08

112. 2.11.08

113. 3.5.08

137. 1/3 water usage

162. energy performance comparison
Green home vs. a ‘traditional’ home
green home best selling online design ‘traditional’ home
This energy performance
comparison was completed
using ENERGY PLUS software

163. simulated energy consumptions
sunset breezehouse vs. a ‘traditional’ home
sunset breezehouse Title 24 Energy Efficiency Design Standard
kBtu/ft/year
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heating cooling
MK COMPANIES: INVESTOR PROSPECTUS

164. monthly cost comparison

167. scale

168. multifamily

175. infill

176. disaster relief

177. open source

178. keep it simple.