Presentation on green building and architecture by Eric Corey Freed. Learn more about Sustainable Business & Design at: http://sustainablelifemedia.com

1. The Imperative for
Green Building and
Smart Architecture
Eric Corey Freed
OrganicArchitect

2. E R I C C O R E Y F R E E D
Principal, organicarchitect
LEED Accredited Professional

4. TIME TO DO
SOMETHING
“SENTIMENT
without
action
is the ruin of the
SOUL...”
-Edward Abbey

5. THE NEED FOR GREEN
buildings of the world
consume
40% of the world’s energy & materials
17%
25% of the wood harvested
of our water

6. 1
4 %_
2
us population

7. 34%
1
4 %_
2
us population
energy use

8. 4 %
1
_
2
65%
us population
electricity

9. 30%
1
4 %_
2
us population
greenhouse
gas emissions

10. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY
97% 2%
OCEAN FROZEN
1% usable
only

11. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY
HOUSEHOLD WATER USE
293 5
gallons
per day
gallons
per day
AMERICAN AFRICAN

12. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY
LAWNS: SPILT MILK
gallons/gas
17,000,000
24 March 1989

13. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY

14. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY

15. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY
UN-INSULATED HOMES
2,000,000
per day
barrels
wasted

16. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY

17. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY
OIL IMPORTS
per day
per day
barrels
barrels
2,181,000 1,537,000
2,000,000
wasted in un-
insulated homes

18. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY
OIL IMPORTS
per day
per day
barrels
barrels
2,181,000 1,537,000
2,000,000
wasted in un-
insulated homes

19. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY
40% energy savings

20. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY
1979

21. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY
2007

22. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY

24. urbanrevision.com

27. greenbuildingfordummies.com

28. LEED-Retail Pilot
Sports Basement San Francisco, California

29. LEED-EB
Unico Tower San Francisco, California

30. WATER ENERGY MATERIALS IAQ SITING COMMUNITY

31. CURRENT COMPLETED KITCHENS EXTERIORS INTERIORS CONSULTING PRESS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT

32. Rear Addition
San Francisco, California
$300,000
2007

33. 3rd Floor Addition
San Francisco, California
$600,000
2007

35. Bathroom Remodel
San Francisco, California
$35,000
2007

38. SF Design Museum
San Francisco, California
2003

43. CURRENT COMPLETED KITCHENS EXTERIORS INTERIORS CONSULTING PRESS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT

44. “you must be the
CHANGE
you wish to see in the
WORLD...”
-Mahatma Gandhi