green aesthetic 21st century architecture
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Green Aesthetic: 21st
Century Architecture
Jill Kowalski, Moderator Development Director, Delaware Valley Green Building Council
Mary Carroll Senior Project Manager, Francis Cauffman
Nic Darling Partner and CMO, Postgreen
James Maransky Principal, The EnVision
Group, Developer of IceHouse
Matt Wolfe, LEED AP, CDT Sustainable Design Coordinator,
Gensler
Mary Carroll
Senior Project ManagerFrancis Cauffman
Green Aesthetic:21st Century Architecture
Green Feasibility Strategies
Thesis Equation:
Good Design
Sustainable Design
equalsResource efficiency
Tax incentives
Beauty
Durability
Save on energy costs
Enhance health and quality of life
Preserve surrounding environment
Utility
Educate community
Back to Basics:
To find new things, take the path you took yesterday.- John Burroughs
To find new things, take the path you took yesterday.
- John Burroughs
History
Pioneers/Farmers
Industrial Revolution
What is a Green Building
“Building green is an opportunity to use our resources efficiently while creating healthier buildings that improve human health, build a better environment and provide cost savings.”
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/about.htm
What is Green Feasibility?
• Communication – Collaboration• Identify Key Players – Teams• Engage Township Officials, Government Agencies, Municipalities• Confirm Schedule – Objectives, Milestones, Deliverables / Approval• Explore Options• Gain Consensus• Record Decisions
What is Green Feasibility?
Existing New Goals Evaluate
Audit“Take Stock”
Opportunities Timeline• Upfront
Costs• Priority• Benefit• Viability
Boiler Replace with Geothermal
Save Energy / Money
Old Faucet Low-Flow Fixture Save Water / Money
Source: The HO+K Guidebook to Sustainable Design
Cost
Schedule Quality Quality
Schedule
Cost
Ecology
Human Health, Safety and Comfort
Old Decision Model New Decision Model
Green Feasibility: Business Model
Green Principals
Green Principals
Case Study Roswell Park Cancer Institute Center for Genetics and Pharmacology / SUNY University at Buffalo NY State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences
Case Study Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Critical Care Building – Wilkes-Barre, PA
Case Study University of Pennsylvania Health System Penn Medicine at Valley Forge – Berwyn, PA
Case Study B.Braun New Manufacturing Facility – Allentown, PA
Case Study Claire Brennan (My 8 year old niece) What is Green Design to her? – Denver, CO
Case Study Cassidy Brennan (My 10 year old niece) What is Green Design to her? – Denver, CO
Case Study Vivian O’Brien – 11 years old What is Green Design to her? – Hopewell, NJ
Back to Basics:
Sustainability is not a destination, but a journey
DURABILITY
UTILITY
BEAUTY
Contact Information
Mary F. Carroll, AIA, NCARB LEEDMary F. Carroll, AIA, NCARB LEED®®APAPPhone:Phone: 215.568.8250 x208215.568.8250 x208
[email protected]@franciscauffman.com
PDF document available with details of this presentation.
Please contact:
Nic Darling
Partner and CMOPostgreen
Problems as Inspiration
COST SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN
PROBLEM 1 ‐
INFILL
PROBLEM 2 ‐
SIZE
PROBLEM 3 –
PALLETTE
PROBLEM 4 – FLATNESS
PROBLEM 5 – MATERIALS
PROBLEM 6 – CHOICE
SOLUTION 1 –
100K HOUSE?
SOLUTION 2 –
PASSIVE PROJECT?
SOLUTION 3 – SKINNY PROJECT?
FORMULA
DEVELOPER BUILDER+ ARCHITECT+
FORMULA
COMMUNITY+
Design/Blog
www.PostgreenHomes.com
James Maransky
PrincipalThe EnVision
Group, developer of
IceHouse
The Icehouse—Final Exterior Rendering
The Icehouse Aerial View
Icehouse LEED/Green Key Features
Common Area Green RoofPrivate Green Roofs on all units with rooftopsRainwater Recycling System and Integrated Koi PondAgribalance Soy Insulation – uses recycled plastic and soy and vegetable oils which not only conserves natural resources and contributes to zero ozone depletion, but also has significant energy savingsFSC Certified Siding and SFI Certified Hardwood FloorsEnergy Star Appliances, Lighting, and Ceiling FansHigh Efficiency HVAC featuring KoolductLo Flow Plumbing FixturesNoritz “Tankless” Hot water heaters with 93% energy efficiency—heat water on demand and reduce greenhouse gas emissionsEnergy Star North WindowsFormaldehyde-Free Bamboo CabinetsLow-VOC Paints and Finishes Recycle and Reuse Products from existing structure
Icehouse Goals
• To reduce homeowner utility bills by 30-40%
• Create a Durable/Sustainable Project
• Create a project with a Minimal Environmental Impact
Icehouse Original Structure “Dooley’s Icehouse” I
Dooley’s Icehouse
Thompson Street-Pre Construction
Icehouse Garage Interior Pre-Con
Icehouse Hand Demolition
Salvaged Materials For Re- Integration (Brick)
Paper Street Exit For Garage
Paper Street Exit-WIP
Beginning Construction Phase—Roof of future Parking Garage and foundation of 1 BR Flats
Icehouse Skeleton
Agribalance Soy Insulation
Icehouse—Nearing 1st Phase Completion August ‘09
Icehouse Aerial
Matt Wolfe, LEED AP, CDT
Sustainable Design Coordinator Gensler
GENSLER
Question & Answer
Please complete the survey being distributed by the volunteers.
Surveys may be returned to the volunteers or at the Registration
Desk in Ballroom A.
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