Green Building Materials

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Green Building Materials Methods

• How, Where, What, Why and When

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How

• Green Building involves using a variety of
  different approaches and materials to make a
  structure that is healthy for the occupants, for
  the local area and globally. but there are two
  basic subcategories
• Location
• Materials

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Where

• Site location is one of the most important single
  factor. For millennia people have known that
  location can make all the difference in the world
  for comfort. Here are just a few examples.

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Ancient China
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Ancient Navajo
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Navajo Hogan
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Ancient Maya
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Ancient Uzbekistan
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Ancient Incas
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Ancient Aztecs
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Orientation

• Southern Exposure is the most important and
  easiest way to address green building and
  sustainability issues.

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Materials

• Reclaim
• Non-toxic
• Local
• Organic
• Native Species in Landscaping

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Reclaim

• Reclaiming is basically recycling.

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Bricks
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Lumber
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Appliances and Fixtures
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Why reclaim?

• Reduces extraction of natural resources
• Keeps useful materials out of landfills
• Eliminates the cost of extracting, refining,
  manufacturing, and delivering these goods

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Construction

• What are some construction styles?

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Adobe
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Straw-Bale
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Rammed Earth
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Insulated Concrete Panels
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Why not use these conventional materials?

• VOCs
• Health Effects from these compounds

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Design

• What features besides the materials used make a
  home green?
• Energy costs
• Safety

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Energy Use for Comfort

• We want to use less of these

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• And more of these

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How do we do this?
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Overhangs
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Thermal Mass
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Water Capture
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Triple Pane Windows
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Clerestory Windows
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Good Landscaping
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Natural Light
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Vapor Barrier
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Sustainable Lumber
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Air Filters Insure Indoor Air Quality
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Living Machines
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Why is this important?

• More Money in Pockets
• Save Humanity the planet will be here long
  after we are gone
• Comfort
• Bragging rights on how smart you are
• Neat gizmos