SustainabilityBrainstorming Sustainability Product and ServicesNovember 2009
Why Sustainability?
•Sustainable design help prevent pollution •Sustainability impacts:
▫Economy▫Environment▫Social Responsibility
•Animation of Explanation of Greenhouse Effect
•Polar Ice Cap gone by 2019•Global Warming Quiz
Sustainability InitiativesProtect the Environment• Alternative
Transportation• Design and
Construction Standards
• Renewable Energy• Energy Efficiency
• Recycling & Reuse• Stormwater
Management• Water Conservation• Turf Lawn
Conversion
Altenative Transportation
•Public Transit – Light Rail animated video•Bikeways •Bike share•Carpool Programs – EPA Incentives•Bike/Bus and Walk Programs•Car Share•Vanpooling•Biodiesel – video•Hybrid vehicles – Prius, Fusion, Honda, etc.
.Smart Bike Washington DC
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Routes and Locations
Design and ConstructionEnergy conserving lighting measures,
including daylighting Deciduous trees plantings to shade buildings Construction waste management practices Use of sustainably harvested wood Use formaldehyde free products Use of low VOC paints, adhesives, sealers Use of local and regional materials Recycled content and recyclabilityUS Department of Energy - Solar decathlon
Renewable Energy•Wind turbines - video•Solar Energy – solar house video•This video from News Channel 8 features
a Northern Virginia family that has signed up for Dominion Virginia Power's Green Power Program
•Biofuels (Biodiesel) - soybeans and other oilseeds - Ten Biofuels worth watching -http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2007/10/01/10-biofuel-trends-worth-watching/
Take the Energy Quiz
Energy Efficiency
• Installation of occupancy sensors •Replacement of incandescent lamps with
compact fluorescent lamps (CFL)•Replacement of all mercury vapor lamps with
other types of high intensity discharge lamps •Replacement of incandescent and fluorescent
exit lighting fixtures with LED type fixtures •Fuel Efficient Vehicles – Hybrid•Climate control Automation System
Recycling and Reuse – Reduce Solid Waste
•Paper and other items•Clothing and Household Items – Thift
stores/garage sales•Repurpose household items –MIT trash
track video•Ecycling – Average 24 electronic products
/household▫Donate computers▫Donate Cell phones
GENERATION AND RECOVERY OF MATERIALS IN 2007 (in millions of tons and percent of generation of each
material) Material Wt Generated Wt Recovered Recovery % of Generation
• Paper 83.0 45.2 54.5% • Glass 13.6 3.22 23.7% • Steel 15.6 5.28 33.8% • Aluminum 3.35 0.73 21.8% • nonferrous metals 1.76 1.22 69.3% • Plastics 30.7 2.09 6.8% • Rubber and leather 7.48 1.10 14.7% • Textiles 11.9 1.90 15.9% • Wood 14.2 1.32 9.3% • Other materials 4.43 1.16 26.2% • Total Materials 186.1 63.3 34.0% • Food, other 31.7 0.81 2.6% • Yard trimmings 32.6 20.9 64.1% • Inorganic wastes 3.75 Neg. Neg. • Total Other Wastes 68.0 21.7 31.9% • TOTAL SOLID WASTE 254.1 85.0 33.4%
Stormwater Management
•Bio-Retention•Rain Garden•Infiltration Trench
Turf lawn Conversion
•Native Grass Meadows▫Creates Biodiversity▫Aids Storm Water Management▫Reduces Fossil Fuel Use – Mowing
Equipment▫Water conservation▫Limit fertilizers entering the water
Community Service Projects
•Community service projects provide you the opportunity to apply lessons learned in the classroom to real-life situations and experiences. Click on the links to find ideas for community service projects.
•Links•Green Poster Contest
Sustainability Product Ideas
•Solar powered flashlights •Solar powered trash bot•Solar powered Ipod•Hybrid jet engine•Leak proof faucets•Co2 powered phones•Solar powered roof shingles
Sustainability Product Ideas
•Wind collector for generating power•Bike electric converter•Water powered cars•Solar powered cell phone•Solar powered street light•Solar powered roadways
Sustainability Product Ideas
•Gas station w/solar panels•Solar collector – lawn ornaments•Ceiling fans that run of heat energy•Solar powered draw bridge•Solar trash bins•Wind power motor cycle
Sustainability Product Ideas
•Energy generating shoe•Solar Holiday lights •Fiber optic holiday lights•Underwater reef turbines•Street lights that run off of co2
Sustainability Product Ideas
•Solar/co2 trash incinterator•Device to clean rivers and streams•Bot fish to collect trash•Energy wheel playset•Energy generating exercise equipment
Sustainability Service Ideas
•Methane gas collectors•Cleaning trash from streams and rivers•Solar powered trash bot