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Gulf Coast Green speaker, Betsy del Monte, presented "Industrial Strength Sustainability" on 4/15/2010 in Houston, Texas

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Gulf Coast Green 2010Nasher Sculpture Center | Dallas, TX

Industrial Strength Sustainability

Betsy del MontePrincipal, Director of Sustainability

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We use too much stuff

Cell phones #2Chris Jordan, 2005

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Cell phones chargersChris Jordan, 2005

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Circuit boardsChris Jordan, 2005

Georges Seurat - Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884-1886

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Chris JordanCans Seurat, 2007, 60x92"Depicts 106,000 aluminum cans, the number used in the US every thirty seconds.

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Depicts 106,000 aluminum cans, the number used in the US every thirty seconds.

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Coffee cups - one week

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Coffee cup - until it breaks

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Grocery Bags - 1 Trip

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Grocery Bags - 20, 30, 40+ Trips

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Bridge - 20-30 Years

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Shkodra bridge

Ponte Fabricio62 BC

Bridge - 2000 Years

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Classroom space - 5 years

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• metal roof• tile roof• stone building• brick school?

Schoolhouse c. 1830

Classroom space - 150 years

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10 Year Roofing (or next hail storm)

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100 Year Roofing

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Better Buildings. Better Built. Gulf Coast Green 2010

Industry The bad guys

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What is “industry”?

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We need industry

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Food

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Clothing

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Shelter

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Life’s necessities

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What makes it sustainable...and how do you know?

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Issues for industry - Questions to ask

• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?

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Questions to consider

• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?

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What’s it made of?

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Raw Materials

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Raw Materials

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Questions to consider

• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?

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Processes

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Alternatively fueled equipmentTransit of materials

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Questions to consider

• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?

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How long will it last?

1912 Plaza Hotel 2010

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How long will it last?

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How long will it last?

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Questions to consider

• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?

Consider alternatives

PVC flooring

Linoleum tile

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Consider alternatives

Asphalt Permeable Concrete

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Questions to consider

• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?

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Alternative uses: Recycling and repurposing

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Alternative uses: Recycling and repurposing

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Questions to consider

• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?

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Site Restoration

Gulf Coast Green 2010Restored Gravel Quarry

Image courtesy Steelcase

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How about the people?

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Questions to consider

• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?

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Corporate Standards

• ISO 14000 http://www.iso.org/• Cradle to Cradle http://www.mbdc.com/c2c/• IGBC http://www.gbcertified.com/home09.asp

Third party verifiedBased on measurable policies

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Ask your suppliersAsk your company

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By just asking, you help shape the market.

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Choose to incite change

Better Buildings. Better Built. Gulf Coast Green 2010

Betsy del Montebetsydelmonte@beckgroup.com

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