Transcript Sustainability – General Information Impact of Commercial Buildings Buildings consume:  40% of total energy  65% of total electricity  30% of raw materials  12%

Sustainability –
General Information
Impact of Commercial Buildings
Buildings consume:
 40% of total energy
 65% of total
electricity
 30% of raw materials
 12% of potable water
Organization Staff Impact

Contaminants indoors
can be two to five times
worse than those
outdoors.

Asthma increased in
young children by 160%
since 1980.

Allergies impact over
20% of the population.
Indoor Environmental Quality
People on average spend 90% of their
time indoors.
Tighter buildings
Poor air circulation
More people in same space
Improper cleaning can lead to lost
productivity leading to more than
$60 billion annually.
U.S. Green Building Council
What is the USGBC?
A leading national coalition for producing a new generation of
buildings that deliver high performance inside and out.
Its mission:
To promotes the design, construction and operation of
environmentally responsible, profitable, healthy facilities.
Its membership:
Has swelled to over 4,500 member organizations, growing at a
rate of almost 200% in the past two years.
• Duke University
• Johnson & Johnson
• Cambridge Memorial
• Johnson Diversey
• Microsoft
• National Geographic
• Pentagon
• Hewlett Packard
What is LEED-EB
The LEED Green Building Rating System is owned and managed
by the United States Green Building Council.
LEED stands for (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design for Existing Buildings)
It is a voluntary, consensus-based set of performance standards for
the sustainable upgrades of existing buildings to help operate them
in a sustainable way on an ongoing basis.
The GREEN GUIDE FOR HEALTHCARE program is aligned
closely with the USGBC’s LEED program.
LEED-EB Registered by Type
Municipalities
11%
Counties
11%
State & Provincial
Gov.
9%
Federal Gov.
14%
Nonprofit
8%
Colleges and
Universities
9%
K-12 Schools
6%
Commercial
32%
LEED-EB Point System
Credit Categories
Maximum 85 Credits
Certification Minimum 32 Credits
Sustainable
Sites
(14 Pts)
Material &
Resources
(16 Pts)
Indoor Env
Quality
(22 Pts)
Water
Efficiency
(5 Pts)
Energy &
Atmosphere
(23 Pts)
Innovation
Credits
(5 Pts)
16%
19%
26%
6%
27%
6%
Certification Level
Required Points (credits)
Certified
32-39 points
Silver
40-47 points
Gold
48-63 points
Platinum
64-85 points
Third Party Guidelines
Green chemical certifier
Paper and liners
CRI’s Green Label
Green building rating system
Examples of Customer Value
National Geographic Society
Joe Serna, Jr. Bldg
CA EPA,
Sacramento, CA
Washington DC
LEED-EB Certified
Managed by Thomas
Properties
LEED-EB Certified
Waste removal,
cleaning supplies,
electricity and
landscaping cost
reduction from $1.87
to $1.16/sft.
For every $1 invested in
green building improvements,
market value increased $4.
Primary Focus
Ex: Entryways common problems
 No goals and objectives
 No written plan
 Improper tools equipment
Strategies, requirements, preferences
 Work from a written plan and communicate, e.g. goals, frequency, procedures
 Track maintenance
 Use matting per LEED-EB
 Ensure use of clean mopping solutions
 Use micro-fiber flat mops and Green Label vac’s
 Use appropriate ice-melt if applicable