A Case Study of Abercorn Common

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A Case Study of Abercorn Common Savannah, Georgia
AbercornCommon.com
Melaver.com
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Mission
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Sustainabilitys Broad Reach

people
prosperity
Community
planet
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Measuring Green Buildings with LEED
U.S. Green Building Council www.usgbc.org

• Founded in 1993
• A Community of more than 8,500 member companies
  united by a common purpose To transform the
  building marketplace to sustainability

• LEED Leadership in Energy and
  Environmental Design - The Green Building Rating
  System

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LEED Leadership in Energy Environmental Design

• LEED
• Defines a threshold for green buildings
• Introduces a tool to promote and guide
  comprehensive and integrated building design.

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LEED Leadership in Energy Environmental Design

• LEED is
• Performance-based
• Compatible with standard design processes,
• Self-evaluating
• Self-documenting
• Not self-certifying
• Certification is solely evaluated by the USGBC.

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LEED Certification Benefits
Recognition of Quality Buildings Environmental
Stewardship

• Third party validation of achievement
• Qualify for state / Local / Govt. incentives
• Contribute to knowledge base
• LEED certification plaque
• Official certificate
• Receive marketing exposure through USGBC website,
  case studies, media announcements

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Technical Overview of LEED
The Whole-building approach

• Encourages guides a collaborative, integrated
  design construction process
• Optimizes environmental and economic factors

• Four levels of LEED certification
• Certified Level 26 - 32 points
• Silver Level 33 - 38 points
• Gold Level 39 - 51 points
• Platinum Level 52 points (69 possible)

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Source U.S. Green Building Council
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Source U.S. Green Building Council
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Source U.S. Green Building Council
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Melavers Sustainable Portfolio
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Historic RehabWhitaker State Street
Savannah, GA
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First LEED CI Savannah, GA
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LEED EB Atlanta, GA
Only 60 in the Nation
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First LEED CI In Birmingham
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Abercorn Common 1st Retail LEED CS in the Nation
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Abercorn Common Savannah, GA
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First LEED McDonalds in the Nation Gold
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Oakland Park First LEED Condo Complex in Atlanta
www.OaklandParkAtlanta.com
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Sustainable Fellwood LEED ND Savannah, GA
LEED Neighborhood Development Pilot Program
www.SustainableFellwood.com
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Sustainable Fellwood Mixed Use Residential
An Earthcraft Community endorsed by Southface
Energy Institute
www.SustainableFellwood.com
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Historic Residential Rehab LEED for Homes Pilot
An Earthcraft Home endorsed by Southface Energy
Institute
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Abercorn Common
Abercorn Common Shopping Center Savannah,
Georgia A Case Study
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Abercorn Common
THE FIRST All-Retail LEED Core Shell
Developmentin the United States
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Abercorn Common
One block on approximately 22 acres
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Abercorn Common Quick Facts

• Original center was 120,000 sq. ft.
• Approximately 39,000 ft. from the original site
  was deconstructed and salvaged
• Over 50 Live Oaks were planted to create a tree
  canopy with a 30 shade factor within 5 years to
  reduce Heat Island Effect

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Abercorn Common
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Abercorn Common
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Abercorn Plaza in the 80s
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Abercorn Common Today
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Abercorn Common Today
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The First LEED McDonalds
GOLD
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Step 1 Integrated Design

• Pre-design charrette with all relevant
  stakeholders, remove the barriers of the
  traditional design process
• Owners
• Architect
• Engineers
• Landscape Architect
• Contractor
• Subcontractors, potential occupants, community
  members impacted by the project

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Sustainable Sites

• Vehicle use in the U.S. has nearly tripled from1
  to 2.85 trillion miles per year (past 30 years)
• Built environment and asphalt contributes to the
  heat island effect
• Impervious surfaces increase stormwater runoff

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Sustainable Site

• 1 acre of pervious pavement which allows
  water to infiltrate the ground
• Decreases the need for municipal stormwater
  treatment
• Helps remove sediment and pollutants
• Decreases site runoff by 25

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Sustainable Sites

• Light poles were lowered
• down to 25 ft.
• The standard is 35 ft.
• Reduced the candleillumination from10 ft. to 5
  ft.

Abercorn Common Shopping Center, Savannah GA.
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Erosion Control

• Extensive measures were taken to reduce erosion,
  including silt fences, dust control, seeding,
  inlet protection and detention ponds

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Site Features
White roof membrane reflects heat, keeping the
center cooler
Concrete paving reflects heat, keeping the center
and parking lot cooler
Pervious pavement diverts storm water
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New Phase Shops Six Hundred
Awarded LEED Silver 2007 Awarded LEED Silver
2007 Features Green Vegetated Roof Solar
Panel for Hot Water
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New Phase Shops Six Hundred

• Elevated Parking Lot
• Water drains through filters check dams to
  keep as much water out of the stormwater
  system as possible.
• A Bio-Swale surrounds the parking lot to
  further corral stormwater

Abercorn Common Shopping Center, Savannah GA.
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Transportation Features

• Within a ¼ mile of 3 bus lines and numerous
  stops
• Preferred parking for hybrid vehicles
• Numerous bicycle racks and a shower/change room
  promote biking

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Water Efficiency

• In the U.S., about 340 billion gallons of fresh
  water are withdrawn per day from rivers, streams,
  and reservoirs
• Some underground aquifer levels have dropped more
  than 100 feet since 1940
• U.S. industries use 36 less water than they did
  in 1950

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Water Reduction Features

• The Cistern harvests rainwater from rooftops,
• captures distributes 5 million gallons annually

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Water Reduction Features

• Gravity fed pipes capture rainwater from the
  rooftop

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Energy Performance

• Tighter envelope, better glazing, High efficiency
• HVAC lighting
• 30 reduction in energy use
• 450,000 Kilowatts of electricity
• 9,000 therms of natural gas
• Over 20,000 annual savings
• Green power for 100 of electricity use
  (McDonalds/Shops 600)

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Materials and Resources

• Construction/Demolition waste makes up 40of
  U.S. waste
• Reusing and recycling saves production and
  transportation energy and landfill volume
• Salvaged/Recycled content materials minimize the
  use of rapidly declining resources
• Use of rapidly renewable resources minimizes
  impact of natural resource consumption for
  manufacturing

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Waste Reduction

• Stringent construction waste management practices
  prevented 85 of construction waste from
  landfills
• Over 6,000 tons were recycled or reused

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Materials and Resources

• Over 70 of materials manufactured within a 500
  mile radius
• Over 20 recycled materials by cost
• FSC Forest Stewardship Council Certified Wood
  used at McDonalds

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Indoor Environmental Quality

• Americans spend 90 of their time indoors
• Inside pollutant levels may be two to five times
  higher than outdoor levels
• 17 million Americans have asthma
• 40 million Americans suffer from allergies
• Better IEQ can improve worker productivity as
  much as 16

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Indoor Environmental Quality

• Low-emitting paints, sealants and adhesives were
  used
• Zero or low volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
• No smoking (including restaurants) before GA
  became non-smoking
• Increased ventilation 30 over ASHRAE 62

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Summary

• Abercorn Common is
• 30 more energy efficient than code (ASHRAE
  90.1)
• 55 more water efficient (than 1992 Energy Policy
  Act)
• Healthier indoor air less toxins and more fresh
  air
• Has 30 Less stormwater runoff
• Uses no potable water for irrigation

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Sustainable Education / Innovation
Received a LEED Innovation Point for Education
and Signage
Abercorn Common Shopping Center, Savannah GA.
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Sustainable Education / Innovation
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For More Information
Rhoda Brown, Property Manager rbrown_at_melaver.com
Visit Melaver.com AbercornCommon.com Call
912.236.0781
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