The document discusses various aspects of sustainability including how it is measured, current problems, and differences between rich and poor nations. It focuses on issues like population growth, consumption patterns, housing needs, and reducing impacts on natural resources. Key topics covered include alternative energies, holistic engineering approaches, recycling, and the need for new materials, production methods and education to build sustainable housing more efficiently worldwide.

2. • How is Sustainability Measured ?
• What Does Sustainability Mean ?
• What the Current Problems ?
• Where are These Problems ?
• How to Solve Them !
• Global Effects !
• Rich & Poor Nation Differences !

3. 2 – Energy Gurus
• Net carbon
• Total carbon
• Zero energy
• Passive energy
• Net-zero energy
• Alternative Energy
1 – Green Groups
• Comfort
• Living roofs
• Living walls
• Indoor air quality
• Oxygen depletion
• CO & CO2 Conversion

4. 4 – Holistic Engineers
• Longevity
• Better Durability
• Disaster-resistance
• Using less to do more
• Best cost/performance
• Lowest embodied energy
• Smart-change optimizing new
materials-methods-systems
• Offset constant increases
in material usage
3 - Environmentalists
• Recyclable
• Less waste
• Easily reused
• Easy to regenerate
• Low carbon footprint
• Resource Conservation
• Low impact on resources
• Conservation for use by
future generations

5. • There is no impact free material
• There is no impact free building
• There is no impact free consumption
• Rich nations must do more with less
• Poor nations must consume wisely
• The Largest populations have the greatest impact

6. • Rich & Poor See Different Environmental Culprits
• Identify Their Problems to find Their Solutions
• Rich Nations
– Have excessive consumption
– Need less consumption - Difficult
• Poor Nations
– Have unwise consumption
– Need efficient consumption - Easier

7. Where is material usage
greatly increasing ?
Where will be the
greatest consumption ?
Is the Population
Explosion the result of
Higher birth rates, or
Lower death rates ?

8. • 7 Billion current world population
• 2 Billion without housing, food, & water (29%)
• 75 Million annual population growth (20 M Homes)
• Insufficient food production by 2050
• There will never be impact-free consumption
• Housing – A major offender, is overusing natural
resources, can’t keep pace, and lacks enough
trained workers – What can we do about this ?

9. • IF everyone on the planet consumed like
– Americans, it would take 9.3 planets to sustain them;
– British, it would take 3.2 planets;
– French, it would take 2.7 planets;
– Chinese, it would take 0.9 planets
• Greatest Rich Nation Excesses
– Energy – Water – Food – Housing
• Greatest Poor Nation Needs
– Housing – Food – Water - Energy

10. • Newer - Approaches & Methods
• Better - Materials & Utilization
• Faster - Systems & Production
• Lower - Energy Waste
• Less - Cost
• Not Just Re-packaged or Cosmetic Do-overs

11. • Re-thinking
• Better Analysis
• Supply Relationships
• Overcoming Traditions
• Concerns for the Planet
• Re-education and Training
• Redistributing Natural Resources
• Conservation for Future Generations
• Or, Rich Nations Win - Poor Nations Lose

12. • Deforestation
– Trees
(Lumber)
• Strip Mines
– Coal
(Steel)
• Pit Mines
– Minerals
(Concrete)

13. • Find Alternatives Energies
– For: Wood, Oil, Steel,
– Concrete, Coal, Gas

14. • 20 Million New Homes/Year
– Build stronger
– Inventory to build
• Three 2,000 sq ft (193 sq m) homes
• Replace lumber with composites

15. • More Accurate Methods
– Assemble on Jigs
– Under Supervision
• Least Cost Production Line
– 2 sides for assembly
– Workers inside and outside
• High production
– Easy to start a new business

16. • Faster Assembly
• Least Expensive
• Stronger - Safer
• Longer-lasting
• Simpler
• Quicker
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18. By Re-thinking – Materials, Methods, Systems, Resiliency, & Cost-Performance