Jim Gleeson, AIA

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Jim Gleeson, AIA President, Design Integration,
PLLC President, Green Greater Founding
Partner, Carolinas EcoCrescent
Understanding Action Influence
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We should learn to approach the EARTH as a
library of ideas

rather than a warehouse of materials.
there are no
Passengers
Earth
What would a CREW MEMBER do to help maintain the
THE EARTH as A PERFECTLY BALANCED INFINITELY
COMPLEX SYSTEM?
only
On Spaceship
CREW
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1. Understanding
Best Practices are going through a Sea Change
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A sustainable process is one which can be
sustained indefinitely with no negative impact on
future generations.
Sustainability can be Environmental, Social
and/or Economic
Sustainability comes from an holistic,
consensus-driven approach to process
Design, Manufacturing, Planning, Development
Green Strategies are a means to the end of
sustainability
Sustainability is a profit center not a cost
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2. Action - Integration Sustainable
Development
Sustainable Development Site Selection/
Development Density Planning for Solar
Access Brownfield Development
Alternative Transportation Reduced Site
Disturbance Stormwater Management Heat
Island Reduction Light pollution Reduction
Water Efficient Landscaping Mixed-use/
Higher Density Green Buildings
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Developed on Bus Transit lines and
incorporates facilities Reduces Traffic Trips
for Inhabitants Promotes and Increases
Walking Reduced Parking Requirement from
Shared Parking Strong Sense of Community Allows
Higher Density
Rosedale, Huntersville, NC Master-Planned
Community
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• Built within conventional USC Budget/Schedule
• Extended Building life to 75-100 years with
  improved
• materials and loose-fit future conversion,
  suite flexibility
• Integrated Bio-retention swales in upper quad
• Reduced energy usage measured at 50
• Recycled content
• Solar heated water
• Earth-coupled Learning Center with Turf roof
• Natural Ventilation in LearningCenter
• 75 Recycled Construction Waste
• Recycled waste chutes and service tunnels
• Run-off nearly eliminated
• Low VOC materials
• Suite Metering with individual suite energy
  saving
• incentives
• Daylighting throughout
• Fuel Cell and Fuel Cell Education Program

BIO-RETENTION
TURF ROOF
BIO-RETENTION
Slope
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USC West Quad, Columbia, SC LEED Silver Living
/ Learning Center, University of South Carolina
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3. Leading Influence Bucky Fuller to
Stephen Covey
Extinction in both the animal world and the plant
world has been shown to be brought about by
over-specialization.
Living only on our energy savings natural
capital by burning up fossil fuels which took
billions of years to impound from the Sun is
lethally ignorant and also utterly irresponsible
to our coming generations.
We must undertake to increase the performance per
pound of the worlds resources until they provide
all of humanity a high standard of living.
These are the synergistic rules that nature is
employing and trying to make clear to us. They
are not man-made laws.
Buckminster Fuller
If people are proactive and progress from
independence to interdependence and then develop
the maturity to balance courage and
consideration, character and competence, they
can achieve high states of interdependency and
set up win-win agreements and partnerships with
all stakeholders.

Stephen Covey
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Sustainability The Bridge
Vision
Executive Committee Kristie Jeffcoats,
Advanced Energy Jan Schach, Dean Clemson
University, College of Arch. Clarence Condon,
Jr. College of Charleston Tom Warshauer, City of
Charlotte, Economic Development Office Van
Shields, Culture and Heritage Museums Dennis
Wood, Duke Power Wes Evans, Herman
Miller Richard French Interface Flooring
Systems Phil Kuttner Little Diversified Arch.
Consult. Peter Kirk, Milliken David Drummond,
National Gypsum Jon VanWilligen,
Parsons Joseph Malki, Seven Star Events Ron
Gulledge, Shaw Industries Ted Matthews, Springs
Industries Katie Kross UNC, Center for
Sustainable Enterprise, Kenan-Flagler
Intent
Results
Founding Committee Deborah Dunning, President,
International Design Center for the
Environment Eric Davis, IDCE Exec.
Board, Wachovia Corporate Real Estate
Division Jim Gleeson, AIA Principal, Design
Integration President, GreenGreater Robert
Watson, Senior Energy Resource Specialist,
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Value Opportunities
Partnerships
Roles
Enhanced Quality of Life Through S u s t a i n a
b l e Economic Vitality
Support Services
Financial
Steering Committee
Proposed Timeline
Contact Beth Clark, Executive Director,
bclark_at_carolinasecocrescent.org
Suddenly we have this dramatic convergence of
21st century energy needs, national security
priorities, sustaining communities and our crying
need to create solid, family-wage jobs that
won't easily vault overseas.

Neal Peirce
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Sustainability is Essential for Survival AND the
key to Prosperity Since recruiting Business for
the Carolinas EcoCrescent will involve helping
new and existing companies to receive Return on
Investment (ROI) from sustainable building and
infrastructure methodologies, the costs of
recruitment and infrastructure expansion will be
substantially reduced while the environmental
impact will be improved. This is the Win/Win of
sustainability.


Sustainability The Bridge
Vision
Intent
IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE
In support of a growing, competitive and
innovative economy, NC and SC can be leaders in
the development, commercialization and adoption
of profitable, sustainable development
technologies and practices throughout the
economy. The Carolinas can be an International
Model that attracts and keeps businesses,
technologies and people from around the World
who capture the value of balanced economic,
environmental and social considerations and who
enjoy the human health and quality-of-life
benefits. The holistic approach to building
design and construction proven to drastically
improve building performance while producing
excellent Return-on-Investment, is applicable at
the community and regional levels and will
produce environmentally sound, sustainable
economic development with substantial business
and social benefits.
Results
Value Opportunities
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Partnerships
Roles
INDUSTRY
REDUCED INFRASTRUCTURE
COSTS
Support Services
SUSTAINABILITY ASSISTANCE



Financial
CEC
Steering Committee

STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Proposed Timeline
Suddenly we have this dramatic convergence of
21st century energy needs, national security
priorities, sustaining communities and our crying
need to create solid, family-wage jobs that
won't easily vault overseas.

Neal Peirce
TRADITIONAL ECONOMY
NEW ECONOMY
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Jim Gleeson, AIA President, Design Integration,
PLLC jgleeson_at_design-integra
tion.net

www.design-integration.net President, Green
Greater
www.greenandgreater.com Founding Partner,
Carolinas EcoCrescent
www.carolinasecocrescent.org