*green city “briefing” presentation to the city council summer 2008 gcgc gcgc * project location...

*Green City“Briefing” presentation to the City Council Summer 2008

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* Project Location is confidential.

Purpose• Define “Green City” Project• Identify benefits• Review current initiatives• Recommend LEED program for Green City• Major elements in our GC design• What is Green City?

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What is a “Green City”?• A master planned city that utilizes

Green Best Practices (GBP) to significantly reduce operational & maintenance costs, while drastically reducing the negative impact made by its buildings and infrastructure on the environment and occupants in five broad areas:

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What is a “Green City”?(cont.)

• Energy efficiency and renewable energy• Sustainable site planning• Safeguarding water and water efficiency• Conservation of materials and resources• Indoor environmental air quality

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Why “GC” is important? Buildings in the U.S.A.*• Use two-thirds of electricity• Use 40% of total energy• Emit 40% of greenhouse gas emissions• Contribute annually 136 million tons of construction

and demolition waste (approx. 2.8 lbs/person/day)• Use one-eighth of potable water

Buildings on a Global scale*• Use 40% (3 billion tons annually) of the planet’s raw

materials

* Commercial and residential Source: U.S. Green Building Council Energy efficiency and renewable energy

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General Benefits of GCEconomic Benefits• Improve bottom line costs, specifically related

to building operations and maintenance.

Environmental Benefits• Reduce the impacts of natural resource

consumption by…• Reducing energy and water consumption• Protecting air and water quality• Reducing and recycling waste

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More Benefits of GCHealth and Safety Benefits• Enhance occupant comfort and health

through improved air quality.

• Facts*:• Average American spends more than 90%

of their time indoors.• EPA reports indoor air quality can be 2-5

times worse than outdoor air quality.

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* Source U.S. Green Building Council

More Benefits of GCCommunity Benefits• Minimize strain on local infrastructures

by reducing demand on: • Landfills (construction debris & community

trash)• Water supply• Storm water sewers• Transportation system development and

maintenance

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Project Development Benefits Optimize building’s life-cycle costs• Over the life of a building, integrated

green best practices can result in long-term savings considering design, construction, and operating costs

• Integrated GBP permits high benefit by achieving synergies between disciplines and technologies to achieve cost reductions

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Leading “Green” Initiatives Energy Star• EPA initiative• Goal is to reduce energy consumption

*LEED™• Non-for-profit initiative • Goal is to promote integrated design,

development, and construction to reduce environmental impact of buildings and development

*Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

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Energy Star

Energy Star is a symbol of energy efficiency• The Energy Star label is obtained by

benchmarking the energy consumption of an existing building against similar buildings nationwide

• On average, most buildings will qualify when reducing energy usage by 30-35%, through implementing economically justified upgrades

• The program is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency

LEED™ LEED™ stands for:Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design • A leading-edge system for designing,

constructing, and certifying the world’s greenest buildings

• Provides an easy to follow road map to meet reduced operational & maintenance goals

• Is emerging as the leading standard for sustainable design

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LEED™…

• LEED™ certifications are awarded to buildings that meet established sustainable design criteria

• Sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

• USGBC is a non-profit consensus coalition to promote development and implementation of green building policies, programs, technologies, and design practices

• USGBC developed the LEED™ program in conjunction with construction industry

Overview of LEED tm LEED tm… • Green building rating system, currently

includes commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential new construction and major renovation.

• Guides the collaborative, whole-building approach to an integrated design and construction process through a series of benchmarks and design guides.

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

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The scope of Green City’s design • Includes commercial and high-rise

residential new construction• Guides the collaborative, whole-building

approach to an integrated design and construction process through a series of benchmarks and design guides

• The goal is to achieve a Platinum Level LEED™ Certification and become a world wide show case

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What is “Green City” ? Resembles Bal Harbor at Miami Beach and

includes… • An upscale Shopping Center• A Convention Center & Hotel • Ten interconnected Condominiums towers• A Time Share Hotel• A Marina• Land, Air and Water access • and other extraordinary amenities…

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