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Sustainable Growth in a Low-Carbon
Economy
We are seeing today the Beginning of a Major “Correction”
in our Very Culture.
When our Energy Industry has for years run on 65% (Allowable)
Waste, We Drive 10MPG “Single Passenger” Vehicles to services
which are “Planned” to be Unwalkable and There is so Much C02
Going into the Atmosphere that the Icecaps are melting,
There Has to be a Major Change in The Way We “Live”.
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Years Ago We Started Talking About the Triple Bottom Line
being the True Basis for Understanding Enterprise Sustainability.
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Today we are Seeing the Results of a System Based Totally
on ECONOMICS. As We Learn to Incorporate Social Equity,
The Environment and Even the Fourth Leg of CULTURE into
our Daily Activities and Processes, The New, Much More
Vibrant SUSTAINABLE “ECONOMY” will Emerge.
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Economy
Equity
Environment
Culture
Buildings themselves are one of the leading energy
users, but we must address the wider picture of the
human and social relationships to the built environment.
We will find and develop opportunities for decreasing
energy use through synergies between divergent human
activities, such as the connection between a healthy,
walkable environment and reduced VMT/Carbon output.
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US Energy Consumption
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With so much attention given to transportation emissions, many
people are surprised to learn that buildings are the single largest
contributor to global warming. In order to clarify this
misconception, Architecture 2030 has reshaped the debate
surrounding climage change and GHG emissions to define and
include a Building Sector.
www.architecture2030.com
By combining the reduction of VMT with the reduction
(and eventually the elimination) of non-renewable energy
use by buildings, we can stop dangerous carbon emissions,
save billions of dollars annually AND solve a very
dangerous national security problem.
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Environment
Energy
Economy
National
Security
CARBON ECONOMY
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Energy has long been at the intersection of the Economy, the
Environment and National Security and its availability and price
have always been important factors in Economic Performance
“There are no passengers on
Spaceship Earth, we are all crew”.
Marshall McLuhan
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The Proposal, by EarthCREW for a new development Model,
is the result of applying the Holistic Design Process of
GREEN BUILDING to the Community Level.
By Addressing the Community and Region as a Single
System of Interrelated Parts,
Many Synergies can be Found and Captured
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Winning Entry in Crosland Greens Sustainable Placemaking Challenge
Primary Transportation Strategies
In the US we’ve spent the last 50 years developing an Energy
Intensive, fossil fuel dependant, greenhouse gas emitting transportation
system virtually dependant on cheap gasoline. Not only is the need
and demand for a a flexible and diverse energy system imminent,
but also the need for communities that provide for services and needs
locally, reducing Vehicle Miles Travels and vehicle trips.
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Use a human-centered pattern of development to
reduce the automotive dependency of Crosland Greens
residents through a strategy of varied transportation
options and by meeting more needs from within
the boundaries of community.
Metrics – Quantifiable Goals
• Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
• Target a 70% reduction in VMT for residents from the
2003 level of 27.5 miles per resident per day to 8.25 miles
per resident per day.
• Gasoline and Diesel fuel consumption for travel to,
within and from Crosland Greens
• Amount of non-automotive infrastructure created on site
• Number of connections to alternative infrastructure in
surrounding neighborhoods.
• Bus and Light Rail Ridership by Crosland Green citizens
• Percentage of daily needs met on-site
• Walkability – Connections in 10 minute, 20 minute radius
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TRANSPORTATION METRICS- Crosland Greens
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GREEN PRO FORMA
Summary of Green Strategy ROI
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Process works at any scale
Building
Mixed-use Development
City
Region
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Jim Gleeson’s Plan
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US Energy Independence and Sustainability
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Whereas:
1. We have no Comprehensive Sustainability Action Plan…
2. 65% of the Energy produced is Wasted…
3. 48% is used by Buildings which could be energy producers…
4. Our Development Process is geared toward both Fragmented
Planning and Unnecessary Vehicular Transportation…
5. Our Transportation Industry relies on Unlimited, Cheap, Fossil Fuel.
6. Our Population is projected to hit 400 Million in the next 30 Years
and 82% of the future Population Growth will be Driven by
Immigration and Births to Immigrants…
Jim Gleeson’s Plan
for
US Energy Independence and Sustainability
We Must
1. Develop a comprehensive Holistic Plan for a Sustainable USA
2. Embrace the 2030 Challenge for Reduction/Elimination of
Building Non-Renewable Energy Use over the next 30 Years
3. Establish Development Rings around all Urban areas and require
integrated mixed-use development with 70% reduction in VMT
4. Require Vehicles to run on Electricity or Natural Gas by 2015.
5. Put new limits on immigration aimed at stabilizing the population
and maintaining an American Identity.*
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*www.fairus.org
Social Solutions
Sustainability
Environmental Quality
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Economic Vitality
Sustainability is BOTH Essential for Survival
AND
The KEY to Prosperity
Green and Greater © 2005
Nearly every day since 1963, Barnes Ellis has driven 10 miles to
and from his Portland, Ore., law firm alone.
But he has since traded his $250 monthly parking permit -- and
his high fuel costs -- for a free transit pass. His law firm gave
them to workers to promote alternatives to ugly commutes.
Ellis isn't sure if he would have given up his solo commute
without the nudge.
"If you think about it, 45 years is a long habit to break," he said.
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Ellis' law firm, Stoel Rives, is one of a growing number of
companies turning to employee commute programs to promote
alternative transportation, boost worker quality of life and reduce
carbon footprints
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Reducing VMT
Starting an Employee Commute-Benefits Program in 10 Easy Steps
Choose an Employee Transportation Coordinator: Ideal characteristics
include self-motivated, problem-solver, promoter, communicator and
facilitator.
Win Management Support: Executives need to understand the dynamics
between the company, employees and program goals.
Request Free Commute Services: In the San Francisco Bay Area, 511
Rideshare can provide transportation consultants to help coordinate
vanpools and commute programs. There are other 511 programs
throughout the country but not all offer commuting assistance. Check with
your local transportation management agency or transportation provider for
city, county, state or regional programs aimed at reducing traffic
congestion.
Look at the Big Picture: As you design an employee commute program,
consider the commuting needs of your employees, the special
characteristics of your company, and transportation options in the area.
That includes your employees’ travel method and distance, work schedules,
surrounding land use, and employee attitudes, among other considerations.
Design Your Program: Create your program based on the unique
transportation needs of your site. Consider including carpool incentives,
bicycle facilities, commuter tax benefits, flexible hours, guaranteed ride
home program, etc.
Implement Your Program: Establish a schedule and time-line to meet
your objectives. Plan implementation steps, establish key agency, company
contacts and materials from local transit-related agencies and proponents.
Promote Your Program: Get the word out with fliers, emails, commute
fairs, prizes and company newsletters.
Measure and Evaluate: Ongoing measurement is crucial to a successful
program. Note participation, employee feedback, and costs. Determine
those commute-benefit programs that work best and those that don’t.
Tracking allows you to evaluate your program, gauge its cost-effectiveness
and exceed your objectives. Consider tracking by emissions, participation
rate, cost and employee feedback.
Source: This is an adapted and abridged version of a 511 Rideshare
tip sheet.
Identify Your Objectives: Identify measurable targets to help you design the best program for your company, such as recruiting and retaining quality employees, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, offer a low-cost benefit, reduce parking needs, etc.
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Expand and Improve Consider adding additional benefits depending on program success and employee feedback.
The Stoel Rives law firm expanded its employee commute program earlier this
year, with the goal of reducing emissions 10 percent by the end of 2008. It also
wants 10 percent of its workforce to give up traveling alone to work.
The Footprint
Employee commuting can make up a big chunk of a
company's carbon footprint. At Genetech's South San
Francisco campus, for example, employee commuting
accounted for one-fifth of total emissions at that location in
2007, generating some 31,000 metric tons of carbon
dioxide.
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More than 18,000 of Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun
Microsystems employees use its Open Work
telecommute program, which, in 2007, helped avoid
about 29,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions. The
program saved Sun nearly $68 million in real estate
costs. Sun wants to reduce U.S. CO2 emissions 20
percent below 2002 levels by 2012.
Sustainability: The ability for a particular process to be
useable for the foreseeable future without
compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their needs.
We don’t yet know what is sustainable. We are trying to develop
sustainable processes. LEED is a learning/awareness tool. A Building
can’t be “sustainable”, only the process by which it was developed.
We don’t yet fully understand Life-Cycle Assessment or Global Holism
Enough to design and develop SUSTAINABLY.
LEED Certification is broad-based, including Site, Water, Health and Comfort
Issues, so does not necessarily produce the most energy efficient solutions.
Conversely, you can have an energy-efficient building that doesn’t score as high.
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Green:
Generic term meaning “Environmentally friendly”;
not quantifiable; Subject to interpretation;
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REDUCED “FOOTPRINT”
INTERIORS
M
ELECTRICAL
PLUMBING
LANDSCAPE
MECHANICAL
COMMISSIONING
CIVIL
ARCHITECTURE
Same Construction Budget Same Schedule
“Stovepipe” USC
non-integrated
PHASE II
PROCESS
2000
USC
Holistic, Integ
PHASE III
PROCESS
CHARACTERIZED BY2005
EXPANDED SET OF GOALS
51% Energy Reduction
= $.70/Sf x 180,000SF=
$126,000/Year x 20 yr =
$2,520,000
Elimination of
Storm-water Run-off
Through Integrated
Bio-Retention System
Daylighting Throughout
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20% Reduction in Water Use
Increased Building
Useable Life by 30-50%
SILVER
USCHolistic, Inte
PHASE
III
PROCESS
2005
The first step in reducing a Building’s Energy Use is reducing
its energy load (unnecessary need for energy).
The first step in reducing a community’s energy Use is reducing
its energy load (unnecessary use)
ECONOMY
ROI7-10 Times
EQUITY
HEALTH
and
COMFORT
Sustainable
Development
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ENVIRONMENT
AUTOMATED MITIGATION
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
including OZONE DEPLETION
Buildings and the embedded energy within their interiors
account for an estimated 48 percent of all greenhouse
gas emissions, far more than the 27 percent for
transportation and 25 percent for industry.
Additionally, 76 percent of all electricity generated by
power plants goes toward operating buildings. If current
trends continue, it is anticipated that annual energy
consumption in the United States will increase by 37
percent and greenhouse gas emissions by 36 percent in
the next 20 years.
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1kW of Energy = 1.6 Pounds of C02
World Energy Market = $3.5 Trillion
Energy wasted in
Transfer and
Inefficiencies
65%
Energy Saving is a $2.3 Trillion business!
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It is much less expensive
to save a kW
than produce one
“Suddenly we have this dramatic convergence of 21st
century energy needs, national security priorities,
sustaining communities and our crying need to create solid,
family-wage jobs that won't easily vault overseas. “
National Green Energy Policy— “ There's lots of talk these days about ‘green,’ energysaving buildings—and some amazingly efficient and attractive ones are being built. But
the bigger question is: Can we have energy-efficient neighborhoods, cities, regions,
states? Can our building and planning deal with global warming? Some progressive city
and state leaders are pointing in that direction. What's needed is a full, nationwide
commitment— built from the grassroots up.”
Neal Peirce, chair, The Citistates Group
“Sustainable Urban Regions”
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SUSTAINABILITY AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
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RESOURCES
HUMAN
INTERIORS
PARKS&REC
ELECTRICAL
PROCUREMENT
PLUMBING
LANDSCAPE
DEVELOPM’T
ECONOMIC
MECHANICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
CIVIL
TRANSPORTATION
ARCHITECTURE
BUILDINGS/PERMITTING
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“Stovepipe” non-integrated
PROCESS
REDUCED COST OF
“DOING BUSINESS”
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
MITIGATION
Holistic, Integ
PROCESS
CHARACTERIZED BY SUSTAINABILITY
ACTION PLAN
Non-profits
Public
Business
City/County MGR
Parks&Rec Expanded Priorities/
Sustainability
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Economic Dev
Infrastructure
Synergies &Benefits Planning&Zoning
Such as:
Utilities
Building Standards
Reduced Infrastructure
Costs
Reduced
CO2Emissions/Improved Air Quality
Community
Improved
WaterTeam
Quality
Stakeholder
Lower Energy Costs
New Business Development
Sustainability
Action Plan
Sustainable Economic
Development
There are really no opponents to the sustainability movement;
There are only those for whom it has not yet been made relevant.
The Politics of Green:
A bi-partisan issue if there ever was one.
Its good for both parties and it REQUIRES
Cooperation to be achieved.
Republican Plank- It’s a Profit Center for existing business…
Its great for entrepreneurs…
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Democratic Plank- Its good for people and the
Environment.
Jim Gleeson’s Plan
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US Energy Independence and Sustainability
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Whereas:
1. We have no Comprehensive US Sustainability Action Plan…
2. 65% of the Energy produced is Wasted…
3. 48% is used by Buildings which could be energy producers…
4. Our Development Process is geared toward both Fragmented
Planning and Unnecessary Vehicular Transportation…
5. Our Transportation Industry relies on Unlimited, Cheap, Fossil Fuel.
6. Our Population is projected to hit 400 Million in the next 30 Years
and 82% of the future Population Growth will be Driven by
Immigration and Births to Immigrants AND energy use is projected
to increase by 37%…
Jim Gleeson’s Plan
for
US Energy Independence and Sustainability
SUSTAINABLE
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Jim Gleeson, AIA
Design Integration
We Must
1. Develop a comprehensive Holistic Plan for a Sustainable USA
2. Embrace the 2030 Challenge for Reduction/Elimination of
Building Non-Renewable Energy Use over the next 30 Years
3. Establish Development Rings around all Urban areas and require
integrated mixed-use development with 70% reduction in VMT
4. Require Vehicles to run on Electricity or Natural Gas by 2015.
5. Put new limits on immigration aimed at stabilizing the population
and maintaining an American Identity, while reducing projected
infrastructure and transportation needs.*
*www.fairus.org
…Society operates on the theory
that specialization is the key to success,
not realizing that specialization precludes
comprehensive [holistic] thinking.
The potentially integratable techno-economic
advantages are not comprehended “holistically”
and not realized…
Buckminster Fuller, 1960
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“…If people are proactive and progress from independence to interdependence and then
develop the maturity to balance courage and consideration, character and competence,
they can achieve high states of interdependency and set up win-win agreements and
partnerships with all stakeholders.“
Stephen Covey
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Holistic Development Planning
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www.earthcrew.net