Green Building Initiative Overview

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GREEN BUILDING INITIATIVE
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WHY ARE WE HERE?
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BUT
Only 14,000 homes were built green in 2002
Only 2,136 commercial projects are certified or
registered with the USGBC
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GBI BASICS

• Founded in 2004 as 501(c)3 educational
  organization
• Formed to provide credible green building options
  for mainstream builders
• Created with seed funding from building
  materials, appliances, financial services,
  insulation industries
• 3,500 associate members
• Builders, architects, engineers, specifiers

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GBIs FOCUS
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
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GBI BECOMES STANDARDS DEVELOPER
GREEN BUILDING INITIATIVE FIRST GREEN BUILDING
ORGANIZATION TO BECOME ANSI ACCREDITED NATIONAL
STANDARDS DEVELOPER -- Submits Application for
Green Globes to Become an American National
Standard Portland, Ore. (September 22, 2005)
Today, the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) formally recognized the Green Building
Initiative as an accredited national standards
developer making the Green Building Initiative
the first green building organization permitted
to develop, maintain and withdraw American
national standards. On the heels of this
announcement, the Green Building Initiative
submitted an application to establish Green
Globes the first Web based environmental
design and rating system for commercial buildings
in the United States as an American National
Standard (ANS). ANSI accreditation demonstrates
that the Green Building Initiative is committed
to the ideals of openness, balance and
consensus, said Ward Hubbell, executive director
of the non-profit Green Building Initiative. We
are happy to be recognized as an ANSI standards
developer, but eager to proceed to the next step
in this process by establishing Green Globes as
an American National Standard. Doing so will take
us one step closer to our goal of increasing
adoption of green building practices among
mainstream builders, architects and developers.
As an American National Standard, Green Globes
will help users integrate sustainable design
principles into their buildings with the
knowledge that the standard is backed by the best
science and consensus-based development
procedures. In accordance with ANSI
requirements, the Green Building Initiative is
now assembling a technical committee which will
include a balance of users, producers and
interested third parties to oversee the
standard. The entire process of establishing
Green Globes as a national standard is estimated
to take up to two years. GBIs ANSI-approved
procedures will guide technical committee review,
research, revision and voting on the standard,
all in an effort to reach consensus on the final
document. GBI will require the committee to
accommodate input and objections from all
stakeholders. Once finalized, ANSI will evaluate
the evidence of consensus and the final standard
may claim designation as an American National
Standard.
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WHAT THE MEDIA ARE SAYING
GBI isbringing green to the
mainstreamMarch 2005
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WHAT THE MEDIA ARE SAYING
Green Globes Emerges to Challenge LEED What's
Happening - Environmental Building News March
2005 A Web-based green building performance tool
from Canada, Green GlobesTM, is being introduced
to the U.S. market as an alternative to the U.S.
Green Building Councils LEED Rating System. The
Green Building Initiative (GBI), established to
promote the use of the National Association of
Homebuilders (NAHB) Model Green Home Building
Guidelines (see EBN Vol. 14, No. 2), has expanded
into the nonresidential building market by
licensing Green Globes for use in the U.S. GBI is
supported by the Wood Promotion Network and a
number of other industry groups that object to
some provisions in LEED and, as trade
associations, are not allowed to join the U.S.
Green Building Council (see EBN Vol. 13, No. 6).
first serious competitor to LEED in the
U.S.March 2005
competition can be good. March 2005
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WHAT THE MEDIA ARE SAYING
GBI is the first to develop U.S. construction
industry standards.November 2005
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Residential Programs

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BUILDING GUIDELINES

• Developed by a group of 60 stakeholders
• Local HBAs are modifying it to the local market
• GBI are verifying those changes

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EDUCATION

• Builder education seminars focused on
• Mainstream green principles
• Marketing
• Green financing

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MARKETING SUPPORTRoll-out in 16 Markets by end
of 2006
LOCAL WEB SITE
ADVERTISING
CO-OP MATERIALS
PUBLIC RELATIONS
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Commercial Programs

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ONLINE TOOL www.thegbi.org
Rating System/ Assessment Tool

Design Guidance
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• History of Green Globes
• Modified from the British BREEAM System
  (introduced in
• 1990) by the CSA in 1996 called BREEAM
  Canada
• Modified into a questionnaire based system for
  Public
• Works Canada in 2000 called Green Leaf
• Modified into a web-based questionnaire in 2002
  called
• Green Globes in 2002
• Imported and modified to U.S. Standards by GBI
  in 2005

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Seven Areas of Assessment
1 Project Management (50 pts.)

• Integrated design process
• Environmental purchasing
• Commissioning (plans for systems testing after
  construction)
• Emergency response plan

Environmental ChoiceTM Program
Emergency response flip charts
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Seven Areas of Assessment
2 Site (115 pts.)

• Development area
• Ecological impacts (erosion, heat island, light
  pollution)
• Watershed features
• Site ecology enhancement

Natural corridor and Riparian Zone
Native plant species Bullrushes, Goldenrod, and
Switchgrass
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Seven Areas of Assessment
3 Energy (380 pts.)

• Energy performance
• Reduced demand (space optimization, microclimatic
  design, daylighting, envelope design, metering)
• Energy efficiency features (lighting, heating
  cooling equipment).
• Renewable energy (solar, wind, biomass, etc)
• Transportation

Efficient lighting
Bicycle storage
Energy metering
Wind turbine
Green roof
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Seven Areas of Assessment
Planters
4 Water (85 pts.)
Permeable Paving
Impermeable Paving
Bioswale
Riparian Zone

• Water performance
• Water conserving features (equipment, meters,
  irrigation systems)
• On-site treatment (stormwater, greywater,
  blackwater)

Water Table
Storm Sewer
Desirable and undesirable stormwater management
practices
Stream
Water-saving showerheads
Solar aquatics wastewater treatment,
Bioswale,
Low-flush toilet
Permeable paving
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Seven Areas of Assessment
5 Resources (100 pts.)

• Low-impact systems and materials (LCA).
• Minimal use of non-renewables.
• Reuse of existing buildings.
• Durability, adaptability and disassembly.
• Demolition waste (reduce, reuse, recycle).
• Recycling composting facilities.

Alternative composite panels
Reused Buildings
Recycled carpet
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Seven Areas of Assessment
6 Emissions, Effluents Other Impacts (70 pts.)

• Air emissions (boilers)
• Ozone depletion
• Sewer waterway protection
• Pollution control (procedures, compliance with
  standards)

Low-NOx burners
Pest prevention
Storage Tank
Smog
MSDSs, equipment manuals, etc.
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Seven Areas of Assessment
7 Indoor Environment (200 pts.)

• Ventilation system
• Indoor pollution control
• Lighting (daylighting electric)
• Thermal comfort
• Acoustic comfort

Insulated cavity closer discourages mould and
bacteria growth
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AREAS OF ASSESSMENT

• 5 1 Project Management
• 11.5 2 Site
• 38 3 Energy
• 8.5 4 Water
• 10 5 Resources
• 7 6 Emissions, Effluents Other Impacts
• 20 7 Indoor Environment
• 1,000 Points Available

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HOW GREEN GLOBES WORKS

• Design team performs on-line self assessment
  www.thegbi.org
• Real time feedback in seven areas of assessment
• Modifications made to building design, as desired
• Early assessment at schematic design stage

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HOW GREEN GLOBES WORKS

• Final assessment at construction documents stage
• Self assessment complete
• Third party verification (optional but required
  for external recognition)
• Review of Green Globes report, construction
  documents, on-site inspection

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Design Guidance

• The eight stages of Green Globes Design
• Project Initiation
• Site Analysis
• Programming
• Schematic Design
• Design Development
• Constructions Documents
• Contracting and Construction
• Commissioning
• Existing Buildings (BOMA protocol)

approach
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Complete the Questionnaire
Project Stage and User Questionnaire has settings
for individuals team members (architects,
engineers, etc.)
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REPORTS
schematic design ? preliminary rating
construction documents ? final rating
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RATINGS
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Harmonization
Certified Silver Gold Platinum
50-60 61-70 71-80 81
35-54 55-69 70-84 85
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CERTIFICATION
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GREEN GLOBES TIMELINE
2007
2006
2005
GBI obtains/adapts GG for US market UK/Canadian
origin
GBI applies/obtains status as ANSI Standards
Developer
LCA integration commissioned
Third party verification process developed and
verifiers trained
First US assessment complete more pilots
underway
GBI licenses GG for building operation
User training/corporate outreach800 users
trained 80 projects underway
ANSI process underway Q3, 07 target for
completion
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Green Globes Real World Examples

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CASE STUDY
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FIRST U.S. GREEN GLOBES RATED BUILDING
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BLAKELY HALL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• Site -- Storm Water Management
• Ground water continually replenished
• No net increase in water flows into streams
• At least 30 of impervious surfaces at grade will
  be shaded to avoid creating a heat island

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BLAKELY HALL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• Site
• Outdoor lighting, with cut-off angle shading to
  minimize the impact on the night sky
• Native plantings

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BLAKELY HALL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• Energy
• Orientation/microclimate
• Space optimization
• Environmental purchasing

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BLAKELY HALL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• Energy
• Optimized building envelope

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BLAKELY HALL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• Resources
• Use of post-consumer materials (Rebar, metal
  doors, ceiling tiles, ceramic tiles, woodstalk
  cabinetry)
• Detailed construction/demolition waste management

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BLAKELY HALL PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• Indoor Environment --Source Control of Indoor
  Pollutants
• Dehumidification of outside air to minimize
  moisture prevent mold
• Exhaust fans at copy and janitor room
• Low-VOC interior finishes (non-toxic, low
  emitting paints, adhesives, sealants, carpet, and
  composite wood)

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ASSESSMENT RESULTS
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ASSESSMENT COMPARISON
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Port Blakely Community leads by example the
implementation of Issaquah Highlands first
Guiding Principle We will create a thriving,
efficient, sustainable community that cares for
and preserves the natural environment for
ourselves and for generations to come.
COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY
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QUESTIONS?