Implementation Concepts Lecture 12

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Implementation ConceptsLecture 12
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Implementation Concepts for Owners

• Getting started 3 Stage Process
• Creating Organizational Change
• Economic Drivers for Green Buildings

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Implementation Concepts for Owners
Stage 1

• Green Recruiting Need a motivated Team
• Green Learning
• Educate team on Key Factors of Green Building
• Possible Goals
• Costs Implications
• Benefits
• Brainstorm applications to your business

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Implementation Concepts for Owners
Stage 2

• Green Visioning
• Create a Vision Statement for the Program
• Develop Goals that reflect the Vision
• Quantify Metrics ( Company mpg )
• Prioritize Goals

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Implementation Concepts for Owners
Stage 3

• Green Action Plan Development
• Develop Road Map for each goal
• Set Milestone Schedule for implementation

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Implementation Concepts for Owners
Creating organizational change

• Present Program to Management
• Develop Deployment Plan
• Vision Support from the Top
• Education, Education, Education
• Interactive Workshops
• Solutions from the Ground Up
• Reward the innovators

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Implementation Concepts for Owners
Creating organizational change

• Shape Program and Plan into New Company
  Methodology
• Quantify Methodology ( Dashboard )
• Establish Goals for the program based on
  Methodology Metrics
• Benefits to Company can now be clearly quantified
  and qualified.

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Implementation Concepts for Owners
Selling the value of green buildings

• Making Money vs Saving Money
• Shareholder Value
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis ROI
• Liability Concerns
• Public Opinion

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Economic Drivers for Green BuildingsINCREASED
PRODUCTIVITY HEALTH

• Increased output ( ranges from 5- 16 )
• Better Accuracy ( 20)
• Higher Sales ( 40)
• Reduced Absenteeism ( by 15 to 40 )
• Decrease in Minor complaints such as headaches
  and fatigue ( 26 )
• Facts provided by the Green Building Alliance

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Economic Drivers for Green BuildingsREDUCED
OPERATING COSTS

• Energy Savings of between 25 - 50 are common
• Some buildings have achieved as high as 90
• Water Usage drops dramatically
• Green buildings are designed for flexability
• Increased Building Value
• Facts provided by the Green Building Alliance

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Resources for Green Building Development

• Organizations
• Publications
• Websites

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Resources for Green Building Development
Organizations

• US Green Building Council www.usgbc.org
• The Natural Step www.naturalstep.org
• Rocky Mountain Institute www.rmi.org
• Southface Energy Institute www.southface.org
• Smart Office Resource Center www.smartoffice.com

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Resources for Green Building Development
Publications

• Environmental Building News www.buildinggreen.com
• Environmental Design Construction
  www.edcmag.com
• Green _at_ Work magazine
• Governors Green Government Council
  http//www.gggc.state.pa.us

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Resources for Green Building Development
Publications (2)

• The Ecology of Commerce A Declaration of
  Sustainability Author Paul Hawken
• Natural Capitalism Creating the Next Industrial
  Revolution Author(s) Amory and Hunter Lovins,
  Paul Hawken
• A Primer on Sustainable Building Author(s)
  Dianna Lopez Barnett, Dianna L. Barnett, William
  D. Browning 
• Green Development Integrating Ecology and Real
  Estate (The Wiley Series in Sustainable Design)
  Author(s) Rocky Mountain Institute, Alex
  Wilson, Jen Uncapher, Lisa McManigal

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Resources for Green Building Development
Websites

• GreenSpec www.GreenSpec.com
• Oikos www.Oikos.com
• Environmental Design Construction online -
  www.edcmag.com
• Advanced buildings - www.advancedbuildings.org
• Greenbiz www.GreenBiz.com

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Resources for Green Building Development
Websites (2)

• Environmental Building News
• www.buildinggreen.com
• Global Environmental Options
• www.geonetwork.org
• Rocky Mountain Institute
• www.rmi.org
• Smart Growth Network
• www.smartgrowth.org
• Oikos REDI Green Building Catalogue
• www.oikos.com/

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Resources for Green Building Development
Websites (3)

• US Green Building Council
• www.usgbc.org
• NPS Guiding Principles to Sustainable Design
• www.nps.gov/dsc/dsgncnstr/gpsd
• Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
• www.sustainable.doe.gov
• Southface Energy Institute
• www.southface.org/

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Resources for Green Building Development
Websites (4)

• Solstice CREST
• http//solstice.crest.org
• City of Austin Green Builder Program
• www.ci.austin.tx.us/greenbuilder/
• Energy Star Buildings and Products
• www.energystar.gov/
• Certified Wood Products
• www.certifiedwood.org
• WasteSpec
• www.tjcog.dst.nc.us/cdwaste.htm

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Resources for Green Building Development
Websites (5)

• Florida House Institute
• www.i4sd.org/index2.html
• Florida Gulf Coast University - Green Building
  Project
• www.fgcu.edu/greenbuilding/
• Center for Construction and Environment
• www.cce.ufl.edu/
• Florida Solar Energy Center
• www.fsec.ucf.edu/
• Florida Green Building Coalition, Inc.
• http//floridagreenbuilding.org