Sustainability by design

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Lecture 2

• Sustainability by design

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Information for your cards

• Name
• Major
• Year
• Email address you will check regularly
• IE, MORE THAN ONCE PER WEEK
• Main interest in taking this class, what you
  intend to get out of it

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Service learning assignments

• A way for you to connect with low-cost housing
  construction in our area
• Poverty
• Is it possible for green design to be low-cost?
• Learn something about how houses are built,
  materials, project planning, etc
• Write up a contract to agree to 32 hours work
• Should be signed by Susan Bishop or Pam Dorr and
  will require their signature
• All hours are to be logged on SL Pro

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Texts

• The LEED-NC process is well documented in the HOK
  text
• Great if you are interested in commercial
  construction, provides background for the LEED
  process as practiced in industry
• Others are posted online or handed out in class
• Much will be on a need to know basis as
  everyone may be doing different sorts of projects

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How this class works

• Service learning (ongoing)
• Theory and discussion (weekly seminar)
• Work in teams of engineering/NC students
• Choose a semester project to be the focus of your
  green design
• The last half of the class is spent on this
  project
• Produce a comprehensive design portfolio,
  presentation to stakeholders, full report with
  specifications, display poster
• GOALS some LEED experience, practical design
  experience
• If you want to become a LEED AP, you can use this
  class as a jumping off point for your study
• But this class is not an exam prep class

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Semester projects idea 1

• Green redesign of a small house or commercial
  space
• Ideally, one thats replicable and being
  replicated
• Your project will have ongoing impact
• Based on an existing design
• You get access to design and materials
  list/budget from partner organization
• Framework LEED NC or LEED-Homes
• Work with organization to develop green
  innovation that is within the relevant budget and
  other constraints

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Semester projects idea 2

• Partner with Hale Empowerment and Revitalization
  Organization (HERO) on the neighborhood design
  for the 50 zeroes project
• 1-2 groups
• Must have some expertise in AutoCAD drawings
  will be required
• Framework LEED for Neighborhood Development,
  LEED-Homes, other input from HERO
• Work with HERO on a development plan that will
  result in a viable neighborhood

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Semester projects idea 3

• Green redesign of an existing building
• Framework LEED-EB, others
• Two current options (2 groups)
• Building at Canterbury Chapel
• Contact Jon Chalmers
• Willie Kings studio, New Memphis, Alabama
• Contact Debbie Bond
• Must be able to get or produce PLANS for the
  building as constructed
• Must design improvements to fit the clients
  desires under a budget specified by them

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Reflection papers

• Youll write these on your own and share them
  with the class
• Informed by service learning work
• Topic one (two parts)
• What does owning a home mean in America?
• Is our current housing system sustainable? Why
  or why not? Consider economic, environmental,
  and social sustainability.

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Design projects in this class

• Identify project
• How are you interested in contributing to the
  sustainable landscape?
• Identify project scope with stakeholders
• Identify LEED tools
• Work through all credits systematically
• For each credit
• Potential improvements
• Cost
• Capital costs
• Operating costs
• Life-cycle costing
• What are the barriers to implementation?
• Availability of materials and products?
• Contractor knowledge/ability
• Industry standards
• Code issues
• Materials or labor costs

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More on the design process

• What other, innovative ideas could help increase
  sustainability?
• Economic
• Environmental (and health)
• Social
• Meeting our needs without compromising future
  needs
• Develop a spreadsheet to document credits

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More intro on LEED

• LEED CREDIT CATEGORIES for New Construction
• Sustainable sites (SS)
• Water efficiency (WE)
• Energy and atmosphere (EA)
• Materials and resources (MR)
• Indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
• Innovation and design (ID)

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Credit categories for LEED-Homes

• Innovation and design process (ID)
• Location and linkages (LL)
• Sustainable sites (SS)
• Water efficiency (WE)
• Energy and atmosphere (EA)
• Materials and resources (MR)
• Indoor environmental quality (EQ)
• Awareness and education (AE)

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Dates

• 14 February topic due
• 28 February proposed project outline due
• 6 March midterm report and project presentation
  due
• To a group of stakeholders and reviewers
• For feedback and for staying on track
• 1 May final report, design portfolio, and poster
  due
• 8 May final presentation to stakeholders and
  reviewers ( open to the public)

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Today

• Introduction to blueprints
• Reading plans, material takeoffs
• Introduction to LEED process
• LEED-NC sustainable sites and materials credits

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For next time

• Go over Handouts, become familiar with all
  credits related to sustainable sites and
  materials
• LEED-Homes read through and acquaint yourself
  with the basics
• Pp 41-48 in HOK book on Project Definition for
  commercial projects
• Begin logging hours on SL Pro