“where to from here . . . and how? the centre for interactive research on sustainability
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“Where to from here . . . And how? The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability. Presentation at “Charting Sustainable Development in Canada Looking Forward – Looking Back” John Robinson IRES,UBC Oct 19, 2007. Global Urban Population Growth 2000 - 2050. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“Where to from here . . . And how?
The Centre for Interactive Research on SustainabilityPresentation at
“Charting Sustainable Development in CanadaLooking Forward – Looking Back”
John RobinsonIRES,UBC
Oct 19, 2007
Global Urban Population Growth
2000 - 2050
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Pop
ulat
ion
(bil
lion
s)
2000 2050
RuralUrban
Source: UN (2005) for 2000-2030; author thereafter
The Sustainable Development Imperative
10 challenges:
Clean air Housing
Clean water Jobs
Energy Health care
Land use Waste disposal
Transportation Human Security
Need for Urban Need for Urban Infrastructure Infrastructure
Global envir. services $500-1000 billionGlobal envir. services $500-1000 billion (GLOBE Fndn, 2003)(GLOBE Fndn, 2003) per year per year
Dev’g countries Dev’g countries (2005-10)(2005-10) $120 billion $120 billion (World Bank, 2004)(World Bank, 2004) per year per year
World World (2005-2010)(2005-2010) $170 billion $170 billion (World Bank, 2003)(World Bank, 2003) per year per year
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
“Accelerating Sustainability”
The CIRS Opportunity
Part 1 - building design and operations
Part 2 - visualization, simulation and community engagement
Part 3 - partnerships and strategies of regional implementation
To make Canada a world leader in three interconnected fields of applied sustainability:
Living within our means
• All heating and cooling from the ground• All water from the sky• All waste treatment from the ground
and sun• All light (when it exists) from the sun• Virtually all electricity from the sun• Virtually all ventilation from the wind
• Integrated and paperless design• Sustainable mobility program• Positive environmental impact• GHG neutral• Little mechanical
ventilation/cooling• Net energy producer*• 100% daylighting • 100% rainwater• Zero liquid waste• Zero Solid Waste• Sustainable building materials• Healthy air quality• Supermonitoring; adaptive
controls
CIRS Sustainable Design Goals
Continuous research:- technical- behavioural
The CIRS Building Concept
Improving the Local and Global
Environment
The CIRS Building Concept
Improving the Human Environment
The CIRS Building Concept
Cost-effective and Adaptive
The CIRS Building Concept
Science World Theatre
Immersion & Interaction Theatre
Community Engagement
Xantrex Envision
SGI
NRC
NRCan
ICSC
FCC
DSF
GVRD
Vancouver
BC Hydro
Telus
Dow
Vancity
Haworth
Terasen
Noram
The Sustainability Mosaic
solar simulation
datamgmt
Industrialecology
energypolicy
urban design
fuel cells
offsets
standards
codes
DSM
IT
materials
finance
interiors
utility
biodiesel
The Sustainability Mosaic
solar simulation
datamgmt
industrialecology
energy policy
urban design
fuel cells
offsets
standards
codes
DSM
IT
materials
finance
interiors
utility
biodiesel
The Sustainability Mosaic
solar simulation
datamgmt
industrialecology
energy policy
urban design
FCC
DSF
standards
codes
biodiesel
IT
materials
finance
interiors
utility
DSM
The Sustainability Mosaic
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
“Accelerating Sustainability”