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1 GREEN BUILDING 1

2 NGBS National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) established National Green Building Standards (NGBS) in 2008 Certifies single new construction, existing buildings, and interiors, family homes, multi family home, remodeling, and land development Over 130,000 homes certified Gets points in 6 categories Lot Development Resource Efficiency Energy Efficiency Water Indoor Environmental Quality Operation and Maintenance 2

3 GREEN GLOBES Green Globes was developed in the UK in the 1980s and was adapted for the US in 2004 (also adapted for Canada in 2000) In the US the Green Globes Certification is offered through the Green Building Initiative (GBI) Certifies: new construction, core and shell, existing buildings, and interiors. Over 1,500 homes certified Gets points in 7 categories Project Management Site Energy Water Materials & Resources Emissions Indoor Environment 3

4 BUILD IT GREEN Build it Green is a non profit that was founded in 2005 in the bay area to certify homes Certifies new and existing homes and multifamily units Over 31,000 homes certified Gets points in 5 categories Community Energy Efficiency Indoor Air Quality and Health Resource Conservation Water Conservation 4

5 LEED CERTIFICATION LEED CERTIFICATION United States Green Building Council (USGBC) came up with a rating system for how Green buildings are. LEED vs. 4 for Homes Checklist Integrative Process Location and Transportation Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environmental Air Quality Innovation Regional Priority Credits Rating: Certified: Silver: Gold: Platinum:

6 6 lat= &lng= REGIONAL CREDITS Santa Barbara (Homes) Annual energy use (up to 29 points) Design a building that is lower than LEED s energy budget. Active solar-ready design (1 point) Access to transit (up to 2 points) Material-efficient framing (up to 2 points) Structural Insulated Panel System (SIPS) Rainwater management (up to 3 points) Permeable paving, collection system that can hold 100% of runoff from two year storm Total water use (up to 12 points) Design a building that uses lower then LEED s water budget Outdoor water use (up to 4 points) Reduce landscape area planted with turf

7 LEED CERTIFICATION What can be LEED certified? LEED Building Design and Construction Homes, New Construction, Core and Shell, School, Healthcare, and Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse and Distribution Center, Multifamily Midrise, Hospitality, and Multifamily Lowrise LEED Interior Design and Construction Commercial Interiors and Hospitality LEED Operations and Maintenance Existing Building, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse and Distribution Center, and Hospitality, Schools Neighborhood Development 7

8 UC LEED CERTIFICATION 17% of LEED certified building at UCSB 8

9 ELECTRICAL CYCLING

10 ELECTRICAL CYCLING Summer Discount Plant, Enhanced Cycling Programs Compared (Edison) Maximum Savings Cycling: A/C may be shut off for up to 6 hours a day Maximum Comfort Cycling: A/C may be shut off for 15 minutes each half hour for up to 6 hours a day Standard Options Save up to $180* Save up to $90* Override Options Save up to $90* Save up to $45*

11 ELECTRICAL CYCLING Electrical Cycling Times 2017 (12 events, 48 hours) Product Start Date End End Date Start Start Time End End Time Time Residential Residential 06/19/ /20/ /19/ /20/ :00PM 04:00PM 06:00PM 08:00PM Residential Residential 06/20/ /27/ /20/ /27/ :00PM 04:00PM 06:00PM 05:00PM Residential 07/06/ /06/ :00PM 06:00PM Residential 06/27/ /27/ :00PM 08:00PM Residential 07/07/ /07/ :00PM 06:00PM Residential 07/21/ /21/ :00PM 05:00PM Residential 07/27/ /27/ :00PM 06:00PM Residential 07/21/ /21/ :00PM 08:00PM Residential 07/31/ /31/ :00PM 06:00PM Residential Residential 07/22/ /01/ /22/ /01/ :00PM 02:00PM 05:00PM 06:00PM Residential Residential 08/15/ /28/ /15/ /28/ :00PM 02:00PM 08:00PM 06:00PM Residential Residential 08/16/ /29/ /16/ /29/ :00PM 02:00PM 08:00PM 06:00PM Residential 09/26/ /31/ /26/ /31/ :00PM 02:00PM 08:00PM 06:00PM Residential 10/06/ /05/ /06/ /05/ :00PM 02:00PM 08:00PM 06:00PM Residential 10/07/ /12/ /07/ /12/ :00PM 02:00PM 08:00PM 06:00PM 11

12 GREEN BUILDING CHOICES Solar Reflectance Index (SRI): Indicates the roof's ability to reject solar heat, and is the combined value of reflectivity and emittance. Standard Black: 0 Standard White:

13 GREEN BUILDING CHOICES What factors ef fect green building choices? Looks Cost Convenience Environmental Impacts Laws Control Education 13

14 GREEN BUILDING CHOICES 14

15 GREEN CITIES/DEVELOPMENTS Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Zero carbon Zero waste 15

16 GREEN CITIES/DEVELOPMENTS How far along is the project Began Building in 2008 First people moved in in 2009 Masdar Institute including labs, knowledge center, and housing buildings for Masdar Institute, Siemens Building, Incubator building (retail and office space), and The International Renewable Energy Agency s (IRENA) global headquarters Masdar Institute Incubator Building Seimens HQ 16

17 GREEN CITIES/DEVELOPMENTS 17

18 GREEN CITIES/DEVELOPMENTS What Makes Masdar Green? 18

19 GREEN CITIES/DEVELOPMENTS Vitoria, British Colombia Going for LEED platinum for the development 1 st carbon-neutral community in North America Biomass gasification plant Sewage Treatment How far along is the project? Buildings that are orange are completed (phase 1 and 2) in progress the building in and the building in green are not completed. Phase 1 and 2 earned LEED platinum for NC and Development 25% Complete will finish in 2027 Just finished low income housing. Working on law firm and commercial space 19

20 GREEN CITIES/DEVELOPMENTS Treasure Island, CA 8000 housing units in serial varying height high- rise buildings ( 25% low income) restaurants ferry terminal facing San Francisco organic farm ( 25 acre urban farm with community gardens) a wind farm (will have demonstration wind turbines) parkland and tidal marshes. as car-independent as possible, with the ferry terminal and basic goods within a 10-minute walk of the residences 110 of 404 acres will be urbanized How far along is the project Initial idea conceived in 2005 City Council gave preliminary approval 2011 Currently working on getting title to the developers Ground Breaking scheduled in 2012? Estimate time for completion years April 2013 Chinese pulled funding. Two new investment companies took over the project ( Lennar Corporation and Kenwood Investments) July of 2014 an agreement was made to transfer the title from the Navy to the new investors March 1216 the Navy has put forth a proposal to clean up hazardous waste Stated demolition work in a small area of the island The first ~2000 new homes will be done sometime in the next 2 or 3 years Entire project will not be done until

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