US Senate Energy Committee presentation June 8 2010

U.S. Senate
Energy Committee
Presentation
by
The Green Standard
June 8, 2010

Legislative Clarity
with
Science-Based Measurement
of
Energy, Water, Green House Gases
and other
Environmental Factors

Visual Data Representations

www.TheGreenStandard.org

Accelerated Achievement
of
Existing and New Regulations
with
Life Cycle Analysis
and
Environmental Product Declarations

Life Cycle Analysis Environmental Product Declarations


Consumer Protection and Cost Savings
producing
New Economy Jobs
maintaining
U.S. Global Leadership
with
Legislative Guidance

Georeferenced Data

Deborah Dunning, President & Founder
The Green Standard

Erin Meezan, Vice President, Sustainability
Interface Global

Dana K. “Deke” Smith, FAIA, Executive Director
buildingSMART alliance

Kimon Onuma, FAIA, President & Founder
ONUMA, Inc.
buildingSMART alliance Board Member


Deborah Dunning, President & Founder
The Green Standard

Improving Environmental Decision Making
with
Measurable, Repeatable Processes
for
10-years as a 501c3

Environmental Product Declaration


Mission
Advancing sustainable production and consumption
by providing education, tools and training to
manufacturers and purchasers.

Translating scientifically robust performance information
into useful and used formats supporting product eco-
design and environmentally preferable purchasing


Life Cycle Assessments
as the basis for ISO-Aligned
Environmental Product Declarations . . .

. . . Improve Energy and Water Use
Measurement, Verification & Reporting

Selected Achievements

- EPA Education Program
- United Nations
Life Cycle Work Group
- Green Purchasing
Accredited Professional
- ISO 14025 Program
First U.S. EPD Program
- Established Global
Product Alliance
Environmental Protection Agency - Established eLCie
Green Building Interactive Learning Exhibit
Created by The Green Standard - Collaboration Leader in
Global Building Industry


Existing Drivers

- Executive Orders
- Commerce Dept.
Programs
- SEC Regulations
- Federal Agency
Implementation
- Association Support
- Open Standards
- Global Competition
- Cloud Computing
Award-winning guide by The Green Standard


Near Term Goals

- Legislative Guidance
- Agency Compliance Assistance
- Win-Win Tax Structure
- Assist National Export Initiative
- Grant Programs Established
- Assist EO 13514
- Assist S. 3390
- Assist Net Zero Energy Goals
Interiors and Sources Cover Article
by Deborah Dunning


Path to Collaborative Success

- Product Category Rules
Assists Wide Participation
Validated by Experts
Assures Level Field

- Third Party Verification
Science-based Review
Validated by Experts

- Transparent Data Formats

Gaia Product Profile assists data sharing


Environmental Product Declaration
Program Operator
(The Green Standard)

- Provides Report Formats

- Reviews Submissions

- Works with Third Party Reviewers

- Registers, Posts and Publicizes
availability of data to all
interested stakeholders
One “snapshot” view of EPD data


Advantages of
Type 3 Ecolabels
over
Type 1 & 2 Ecolabels

- Objective
- Natural
- Comparable
- Trusted

Environmental Product Declaration Cover


Global Environmental Product Declaration Activity

- The Green Standard is partnering with the European Union’s
Institute for Construction and the Environment
- The EU is writing Environmental Product Declaration Law
- Japan is experiencing internal productivity gains with EPDs
- Brazil, China and Korea are registering EPDs


Erin Meezan, Vice President, Sustainability
Interface Global

WE’VE ALWAYS FOCUSED
ON THE FUTURE.

Focus on the Future

Founder Ray Anderson
Sustainability Industry Leader - Repeatable Success


Extreme Goals - Achievable Results


Life Cycle Assessments - Road to Results


Deeper understanding of process and impacts are revealed


Science-based understanding leads decision making

Uses of LCA at Interface
Product trend footprint


Decisions directly impact improved results


Third Party Verification provides assurance

Third party verification of
claims


Green House Gas Impacts by Component

Understanding areas of impact
PRESENTATION TITLE. Presentation Subtitle. DATE


Dana K. “Deke” Smith, FAIA, Executive Director
buildingSMART alliance

A Council of
National Institute of Building Sciences
Created by Congress
1974 - Public Law 93-383, Sect. 809

Reports to President


National Institute of Building Sciences
Selected Achievements
1987 - Construction Criteria Base
1992 - Whole Building Design Guide
1997 - National Computer Aided Design Standard
2007 - National Building Information Modeling Standard


Vision
. . . transparently share, apply and maintain information about
facilities and infrastructure to enhance quality and economy . . .


Drivers/Passengers Road System
Road System Rules of the Road

Associations Consensus Rules
AGC ISO 16739
AIA ISO 15926
AACE ISO 12006-3
CII ISO 29481
MCAA CSI/OmniClass
NECA Masterformat
NSPE Uniformat
PCI And more. . .
SMACNA. . .

ISO
buildingSMART Intl
Intl Additions
National BIM Standard
Ballots
Projects The Green Standard


Kimon Onuma, FAIA, President & Founder
ONUMA, Inc.
buildingSMARTalliance Board Member


ONUMA, Inc. demonstrates what is possible today with

2-minute demo video at: http://vimeo.com/12394910/password
Password - BIMStorm (case sensitive)

The power of Open Standards in the travel industry


Open Standards are now transforming the building industry


Cloud Computing is available for achieving green goals


U.S. Coast Guard is an Information Leader
with its 33 million sf portfolio modeled in BIM


Data regarding floor covering,
furniture, people and usage for
rooms and buildings . . .


. . . Help tie buildings to missions in powerful ways, and . . .


. . . Represent Congressional requirements in clear ways


U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Base data live on the web


Environmental data can also be represented live on the web . . .


. . . and can be applied to the entire U.S. Army portfolio


GSA building with Environmental Product Declaration data


Green areas represent Interface carpet and related data


Customized reports support The Green Standard processes


Science-based processes and data represented by clear
visualizations that improve consensus decision making
can be confidently requested by Congress today


U.S. Senate
Energy Committee
Presentation
by
The Green Standard
June 8, 2010
2010 Copyright by:
Deborah Dunning, The Green Standard
Erin Meezan, Interface Global
Dana K. “Deke” Smith, FAIA, buildingSMART alliance
Kimon Onuma, FAIA, ONUMA, Inc.
Michael Bordenaro, BIM Education Co-op

US Senate Energy Committee presentation June 8 2010

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