West nyack rotary green building presentation final 3 21-12
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Michael Shilale's Presentation to the West Nyack Rotary on March 21, 2012
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- 1. Sustainability and Green Buildings West Nyack Rotary Spring Equinox 3-21-12
- 5. Key Findings American Institute of Architects Nationwide Voter Survey 2009 Issue importance (10-point scale): 9s and 10s 2009 Mean 2009 2007 2004 Making U.S. less dependent on foreign oil 8.60 65 61 51 Controlling medical insurance costs 8.33 64 67 Protecting against air and water pollution 7.89 44 48 41* Increasing # of energy efficient buildings 7.67 39 36 Holding down the price of gasoline 7.55 47 51 Controlling electricity and utility rates 7.51 41 46 47 Reducing greenhouse gas emissions that may cause global warming 6.85 35 42 COMMENT: Energy dependence and increasing the number of energy efficient buildings are the only two issues that increased in importance among respondents who gave them 9 or 10 ratings. All the other issues declined somewhat in importance. Notably, reducing greenhouse emissions declined 7 points.
- 20. Sustainable Sites Maintenance of a building’s site is a fundamental component of comprehensive, sustainable building operation.
- 21. Sustainable Sites The United States alone loses 2 billion tons of topsoil per year. This is of great ecological concern as one inch of topsoil can take 500 years to form naturally
- 26. Energy and Atmosphere Dr. Nocera said human activities, in energy terms, right now are essentially a “12.8 trillion watt light bulb.” Our energy thirst will probably be 30 trillion watts, or 30 terrawatts, by 2050 with the human population heading toward 9 billion.
- 27. • - Cut down every plant on Earth and make it into a fuel. You get 7 terawatts, but you need 30. And you don’t eat. • - Build nuclear plants. Around 8 terawatts could be gotten from nuclear power if you built a new billion-watt plant every 1.6 days until 2050. • - Take all the wind energy available close to Earth’s surface and you get 2 terawatts. • - You get 1 more terawatt if you dam every other river on the planet and reach 30. Then he turned to the sun, his research focus, which bathes the planet in 800 terawatts of energy continually. “We only need 18 of those terawatts,” he said. But the current level of investment in pursuing that energy, he said, isn’t even close to sufficient .
- 28. Energy Star • Features of ENERGY STAR Qualified New Homes • To earn the ENERGY STAR, a home must meet guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These homes are at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC), and include additional energy-saving features that typically make them 20–30% more efficient than standard homes.
- 29. Energy Star • Program Indicators in New York • 20,953 ENERGY STAR qualified homes built to date • 2,696 ENERGY STAR qualified homes built in 2010 • 1,054 ENERGY STAR for Homes Partners • ENERGY STAR qualified homes built in 2010 are the equivalent of: • Eliminating emissions from 1,321 vehicles • Saving 7,990,944 lbs of coal • Planting 2,184 acres of trees • Saving the environment 15,671,848 pounds of CO2 • Based on national averages
- 32. Programmable Thermostats – Energy Management Systems
- 33. Computer Load Management - Hundreds of leading organizations have activated power management features on computers saving as much as $50 per computer annually http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt
- 34. Occupancy and Daylight Sensors
- 35. Energy & Atmosphere June 21st Summer Solstice 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- 36. Energy & Atmosphere Sept 21st Autumnal Equinox 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- 37. Water Efficiency Americans extract 3700 billion gallons per year more than they return to the natural water system to recharge aquifers and other water sources.
- 38. Source USGS
- 39. Water Efficiency
- 40. Rain Gardens
- 41. Rain Barrels
- 42. Water Saving .5 gpm aerators 1.0 or .5 gpm (.35 gpm) <$5
- 43. Water Saving Automatic Shut off Faucets Proximity Lavatory Faucet Metering Lavatory Faucet Price: $509 Price: $131 - $214 *
- 52. Preliminary Savings 42% Less Energy Use 35% Solar Power 60% Less Potable Water 78% Less Solid Waste 4 tons CO2 Avoided
Editor's Notes
- Reduced absenteeism
- Three e’s three p’s people, profit, ???
- Check these numbers??
- Check these numbers??
- Feeling a bit parched? While about 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water, 97 percent of the water is salty ocean water, which is unfit for human consumption. Of the 3 percent that's fresh water, 2 percent is frozen into glaciers , leaving only 1 percent of the entire world's water supply fit to drink. Think of that the next time you take a really long shower.
- Feeling a bit parched? While about 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water, 97 percent of the water is salty ocean water, which is unfit for human consumption. Of the 3 percent that's fresh water, 2 percent is frozen into glaciers , leaving only 1 percent of the entire world's water supply fit to drink. Think of that the next time you take a really long shower.
- Feeling a bit parched? While about 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water, 97 percent of the water is salty ocean water, which is unfit for human consumption. Of the 3 percent that's fresh water, 2 percent is frozen into glaciers , leaving only 1 percent of the entire world's water supply fit to drink. Think of that the next time you take a really long shower.
- Prerequisite 2 must recycle all mercury containing light bulbs
- Prerequisite 2 must recycle all mercury containing light bulbs