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Engaging Life
a Regenerative Approach to Architecture / Engineering Practice
May 01, 2012
Gulf Coast Green, Houston
Presented by:
Rand Ekman, AIA, LEED-AP BD&C
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Purpose … Environmental Sustainability … Regeneration
green sustainable regenerative
today’s
practice
tomorrow’s
practice?
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Engagement Is Directly Proportional To Knowledge
- Environmental Impact
- Professional Responsibility
- Process Changes
- Technical Ability
- Business Opportunity
- Feedback and Improvement
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LIFE at Cannon Design
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LIFE at Cannon Design
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Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility
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Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility
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Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility
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Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility
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Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility
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Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility
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Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility
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Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility
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Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility
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Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility
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Regional LIFE environmental impact, responsibility
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Office LIFE responsibility, feedback
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Office LIFE responsibility, feedback
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Office LIFE responsibility, feedback
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Office LIFE responsibility, feedback
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Office LIFE responsibility, feedback
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Project LIFE process
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Project LIFE process
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Building LIFE business
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Building LIFE business
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Building LIFE technical
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Renew LIFE technical
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Material LIFE technical
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- Understand how materials are made
- Specify low embodied energy products
- Consider entire product’s life-cycle
- Encourage manufacturers to find more efficient processes
Material LIFE technical
efficient processes
- Reduce carbon footprint of buildings
U.S. energy consumption by sector
Source: Architecture 2030
and Richard Stein 1977
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embodiedoperations
embodiedoperations
Material LIFE technical
Building life matters
YR 0 15-20 50 YR 0 15-20 25-30 50
As operational energy is reduced, the impact of
embodied energy increases
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Material LIFE technical
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Values page
- Detailed range for specific
product within material group
- Examples:
• Different thickness
Material LIFE technical
• Different thickness
• Primary vs. recycled
• Solid vs. veneer panels
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Material page
- Graphs specific characteristics
- Examples:
• Material type (i.e. metals: aluminum, steel)
Material LIFE technical
aluminum, steel)
• Primary vs. recycled
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AIA 2030 Reporting 2011
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AIA 2030 Reporting 2011 impact, responsibility, process, technical, feedback
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WE LIVE HERE.
WE WORK HERE.
Rand Ekman, AIA, LEED-AP BD&C
Director of Sustainability, Cannon Design
(312) 960-8146