Tom Carney

Brian Dale

Keith Giarrusso

Colleen Clay

Yolanda Domneys

Bonitta Stearns-Churchill

What is Green/Sustainable Development?

The practice of• increasing the efficiency with which buildings and

their sites use energy, water and materials, and• reducing building impacts on human health and

the environment, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal – the complete building lifecycle.

Why Green?National (HUD) Perspective

No Requirement for “Green” but it does relate to HUD’s Policy PrioritiesBuild’s on HUD’s 21-Point Energy Action Plan“Green/Sustainable Building” is part of the future of affordable housing.

The National Context

• Increasing energy costs drive up development and operating costs in housing.

• Much of U.S. housing stock contains environmental hazards.

• Current development patterns and practices are environmentally unfriendly or wasteful.

Sponsorship

• Office of Native American Programs (ONAP)

• $95,000 to implement Green Building Tribal Assessments and Workshop

• Deputy Assistant Secretary Rodger Boyd• NWONAP Administrator Ken Bowring

Model Approach

• HUD leadership team outlines project opportunities and constraints

• ONAP funds Green Building pilot program providing technical support and assistance

• Assessment of existing sustainable or ‘green building practice’

• Selection of model programs and outcomes

• Conference to disseminate information

Assessment

• Interviews with Tribal Leaders in the Pacific North West to identify potential ‘best practices.

• Site visits to document outcomes and identify further challenges and opportunities

HUD ONAPBUILDING GREEN

Sustainable & Innovative Design Strategies for the Tribes of the Northwest

Little Creek Casino, Shelton, WashingtonJuly 11 -13, 2006

Workshop Content• Community and Site Planning• Renewable Energy• The Building Envelope• Energy Efficiency• Efficient Water Use• Indoor Environmental Quality• Materials• Operations & Maintenance• Construction Waste Management Practices• Tribal Examples

Green Building Guidelines

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• Energy Star• Building Envelope• Active and Passive

Solar• Building System

Engineering

Building Envelope

Indoor Environment/Energy

Renewable Energy

Green Building SolutionReduced Operating Costs

• Site planning• Optimized Operations

and Maintenance• Energy Star• Water Saving

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Problem: Environmental Hazards

• Much of U.S. housing stock contains environmental hazards.

Green Building Solution Healthier Homes

• Site planning that supports walking and transit

• Mold resistant building envelope and building materials

• Healthy Materials –low voc paints

Problem: Development Patterns

Current development patterns and practices are environmentally unfriendly or wasteful.

Green Building SolutionMinimize Environmental Impact

• Site planning for resource preservation (trees, drainage, light)

• Efficient water use• Recycled and

recyclable building materials

• Construction waste management

Site Planning

Building Materials

Construction Waste Management

Methods for Green Building

• Use of sustainable building materials that emit fewer health-endangering toxins, such as carpets, paints, and mold-resistant materials.

• Use of water- and energy-conserving fixtures and appliances.

• Site selection that integrates into the natural environment and promotes healthy living.

• Owner and resident training and education.

Lessons Learned

• Green Building practices can be applied at all stages of the development process

• Green Building Practices bring more funding partners and equity to the housing market.

• Green Building has become a viable economic practice with multiple examples in affordable housing

Next Steps/Call to Action

• Disseminate best practices among ONAP regions by replicating the conference model

• Incorporate green building practices into Healthy Homes training

• Promote Interagency coordination

• Implement green building practices in appropriate HUD funded programs and projects

Thank You/Questions