december 6, 2012 exeter, new hampshire. why are we here?
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USGBCNH ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP
MEETING
DECEMBER 6, 2012
EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WHY ARE WE HERE?
NOTABLE QUOTE ‘There are two great days in a person’s life –
the day that they are born, and the day they discover why” - Desmond Tutu
REMEMBER THIS?
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
FOLDED PAPER
LILY PADS
STADIUM WITH A DRIPPING FAUCET: 7 MINUTES BEFORE YOU DROWN
7 SECONDS BEFORE YOU REALIZE IT
STATISTICS Buildings are one of the heaviest consumers
of natural resources and account for a significant portion of the greenhouse gas emissions that affect climate change. In the U.S., buildings account for 38% of all CO2 emissions.
Buildings represent 73% of U.S electricity consumption.
90% of Time Spent in Buildings
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
AS OF JUNE 2012 There are over 45,000 commercial projects
participating in the LEED green building certification system, comprising over 8.4 billion square feet of construction space in 50 states and 120 countries.
In addition, over 19,000 units have been certified under the LEED for Homes rating system, half of which are in the affordable housing sector, with nearly 76,000 more units registered.
1.8 billion square feet of building space are LEED-certified (as of March 2012).
13,356 LEED-certified commercial projects (7-1-12)34,243 LEED-registered commercial projects (7-1-12)21,868 LEED for Homes certified units (7-2-12)85,206 LEED for Homes registered units (7-2-12)
GREENBUILD 2012
San Francisco, California
5 MAIN POINTS A SOCIAL MOVEMENT
PRODUCT TRANSPARENCY
LEED v4
CHAPTER COMMUNITY 3-YR PLAN
CHAPTER PRIORITIES & GRANTS
GREEN SCHOOLS
5 MAIN AREAS
SPEAKERS
SESSIONS
CHAPTER FORUM
EXPO
THE CITY
SESSIONS
RED LIST OUT
PEOPLE FIRST VIA TRANSPARENCY
HUMAN<>NATURE RELATION
MOVING FROM CODE TO RESTORATIVE
PHAROS ONLINE DATABASE
DESIGN PROBLEMS OUT
HPD – HEALTH PRODUCT DECLARATION
LEED V4 MATERIALS CREDITS
SITE-SPECIFIC LCA B-PATH: BERKELEY LAB MATERIALS PATHWAYS
MODEL
LCI IS LOCATION DEPENDENT
THERMAL MASS EFFECT
TAILORED TO LOCAL SUPPLY CHAIN
VERY COMPREHENSIVE & COMPLEX
PUSHING THE ENVELOPE
BUILDING ENVELOPE COMMISSIONING
SET/CHECK/MEET GOALS
NOT MEC/ELECT Cx
FIRST APPEARED IN LEED 2009 FOR HC
NIBS GUIDELINE 3, 2006
“COMMISSIONING IS NOT TESTING”
FUTURE OF LEED LEED 2030 ROADMAP
v4 FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE
CREATIVE TENSION BTWN MARKET & URGENCY
SHIFTING FROM DEVELOPMENT TO IMPLEMENTATION
7 LEED SYSTEM GOALS – WATER, SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS, COMMUNITY/EQUITY, GREEN ECONOMY, BIODIVERSITY/ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, HUMAN HEALTH, CLIMATE CHANGE
FUTURE OF LEED – CONT’D
SYSTEM GOALS UNDERPIN PRIORITIES
BETTER METRICS – ABSOLUTE VS RELATIVE
DRIVEN BY GOALS, LINKED TO PERFORMANCE
THE DYNAMIC PLAQUE
PLAQUE IS THE BEGINNING, NOT THE END
LEED v4The next version of
LEED. LEED v4 is the newest update to the LEED
rating systems. Changes from LEED 2009 are seen in three main categories: new market sectors, increased technical rigor and streamlined services. LEED v4 raises the bar on leadership.
CHAPTER FORUM
USGBC GRANTS Key Dates
Dec 7: Strategic Investment Grant Application deadlineJan. 4: Capacity Building Grant Application deadlineJan. 18: Impact Grant Application deadlineJan. 25: Advocacy Grant Application deadlineFeb. 8: Green Schools Grant Application deadline
2013 Priorities for Chapters
Each of USGBC’s 77 chapters tailors its efforts to suit the social and environmental needs of its region, but in 2013 chapters across the network will share five areas of focus with each other and USGBC national:
LEED and Performance Green Building Information Gateway (GBIG), LEED
v4, Building Performance, Existing Homes, Chemicals of Concern
State and Local Advocacy Seven Advocacy Campaigns
Chapter Priorities – Cont’d
Organizational Excellence Membership, USGBC.org, Chapter Minimum
Performance Standards
Green Schools Green Apple Day of Service, Green Schools Fellows,
Existing Schools, USGBC Students, Green Schools Advocacy, Green Classroom Professional Certificate
Community Engagement Affordable Housing, Existing Neighborhoods,
Diversity, Emerging Professionals, Volunteer Recognition
EXPO
STAR COMMUNITIES WWW.STARCOMMUNITIES.ORG
RELEASED LAST MONTH BY ICLEI, USGBC, NATL LEAGUE OF CITIES
30 CITIES IN PILOT TESTING (NORTHAMPTON)
WEBSITES WWW.STARCOMMUNITIES.ORG
WWW.THENOUNPROJECT.COM
B-PATH
WWW.EARTHECHOORG
GBIG.ORG
WWW.SPHERE-E.COM
WWW.ECORGLOBAL.COM
WEBSITES – CONT’D WWW.METHODHOMES.NET
WWW.KONE.US
WWW.BLUEBEAM.COM
WWW.PATHTONETZERO.COM
www.usgbc.org/LEEDv4
SPEAKERS Governor Jerry Brown Mayor Edwin
Lee
Scott Horst William McDonough
Jane McGonigal Phillipe Costeau
Rick Fredrizzi Dan Geiger
Chris Pyke Kimberly Lewis
Jane McGonigal Angry birds – 1 billion downloads & 200 mil per
day
71% of US workers are actively disengaged
we have passion to work and solve problems, but it is displaced in virtual worlds
how to harness the millions of hours
skills & abilities – producing positive emotions
Showmethescience.com
even violent games add creativity
Jane McGonigal gamers spend 80% of the time failing
HARNESSING THE VIRTUAL WORLD 1. – can summon crowds out of thin air
[100% increase in volunteer participation for the gaming gardens – using google maps]
2. – working together? [fold-it game beats computer]
3. - see the future
world without oil game – now wwo early warning system
Phillipe Costeau EarthEco International
Global Eco Fund – portion of fees to social initiatives
Only 200 million people 2000 years ago
Arctic ice melting faster than models
For 1st time, arctic ice was studied in the spring, not winter in 2009
Phillipe Costeau Arctic is the world’s a/c and most important
ocean
Tomahawk missile costs $2mil
We fired 150 of them in one day recently
We spent $2 mil on research in the arctic ocean
Phillipe Costeau Importance of educating the young
Why we wet the toothbrush – behaviors learned when little
Conservation spirit can be passed on to next generations
www.earthecho.org
action leads to awareness, not the other way around
CITY OF AUSTIN, TX LUCIA ATHENS, CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY
OFFICER
DO YOU HAVE A PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT?
CITY MOTTO – “KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD”
ARTS & CULTURE & PEDICABS
THINK BIG/PEOPLE MATTER/HAVE FUN
RICK FREDRIZZI How does USGBC help chapters and
communities recover from storms?
Thanks for GSA letter – something going on
Thanks for slowing down LEED v4
We have ability to send strong message to federal government
Cornell – kids have built green school in Africa – Great Video!
RICK FREDRIZZI A social movement
Historic social movements prevailed because THEY WERE RIGHT.
The sustainability movement is RIGHT
Scott HorstVP - LEED
GOOGLE grant of $3 Million for materials research
LEED v4 MR Credits – Chemicals of Concern
History repeats: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring - 50 years ago last September
DDT was a de-licer in WWII – Govt wanted to employ ex-pilots to spray everywhere, both public and private land
She was personally attacked, accused of being communist
1962 – Monsanto publication “the desolate year”
LEED v4 blowback (on concerned chemicals): “there will be work to limit use of LEED in federal and state governments”.
William McDonough WHAT’S NEXT is what’s next
Design is the first signal of human intention
A regulation is a signal of design failure
Anthropocene era – planetary change caused by humans
Carbon is our friend – we are carbon
William McDonough We don’t have an energy problem, we have a
material problem – carbon is in the wrong place
A toxin is a material in the wrong place
Materials as nutrients – biological & technical
Material reutilization
Renewable energy, period
CLOSING THOUGHTS
WHO WOULD WANT TO JOIN USGBCNH?
SOMEONE WHO…..
IS PASSIONATE ABOUT SPACESHIP EARTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
CARES ABOUT LIFE IN ALL ITS FORMS AND PLACES
IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN
IS SEEKING A FORUM TO EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS
WANTS TO LEARN ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY
WANTS TO TEACH ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY
AM I SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES THE POWER OF CORPORATISM AND
CAPITALISM CAN BE HARNESSED FOR GOOD
----AND CHALLENGED FOR ITS ABUSES
WANTS TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIAL EQUITY
WANTS TO SHARE IDEAS WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE [AND HAVE FUN DOING IT]
AND SOMEONE WHO IS NOT AFRAID TO STAND UP FOR AND TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT
love your mother