Transcript Implementing sustainability in a harsh climate: Some Lessons from Masdar Examine Ambitious Goals & Design Innovations Review Construction Implementation: Successes, Compromises, and Lessons Learned Explore.

Implementing sustainability in a
harsh climate:
Some Lessons from Masdar
Examine Ambitious Goals & Design Innovations
Review Construction Implementation: Successes,
Compromises, and Lessons Learned
Explore Applications in the US
Cast our minds back to 2007…
Masdar Goals
Carbon Neutral
Zero Waste
Car Free
Incubator for renewable technology
Image credit: Foster & Partners
Image credit: Foster & Partners
What inspired this focus on
sustainability?
UAE currently has the highest ecological footprint
per person (11.9 global hectares per person)
– Carbon dioxide emissions
– Water extraction
Masdar & One Planet Living
One Planet Living
is the challenge
of our times.
Image credit: Inhabit, BedZed
Globally, we are consuming resources and polluting
30% more than the planet can sustain.
www.oneplanetliving.org
Ten Principles – a holistic approach to
sustainability
Zero Carbon
Zero Waste
Sustainable Transport
Local & Sustainable Materials
Local & Sustainable Food
Local & Sustainable Water
Natural Habitats & Wildlife
Culture & Heritage
Equity & Fair Trade
Health & Happiness
Masterplan: Template for
Innovation
Integrated Utilities & Infrastructure Efficiency
Intensive Site Analysis
Investigation of Innovative Cooling Techniques
Capture Prevailing Winds
Consider Low-Embodied-Carbon Materials
Return to Traditional Building Forms
Programmed the City & Set Broad Parameters
for Sustainability Performance
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Carbon in Buildings
50 % of global emissions
Operational Carbon
Energy Systems
Heating, refrigeration, lighting, ventilation, etc…
Embodied Energy
Building Materials in Supply Chain
Raw materials, manufacture, transport to site, maintenance, end of use
Food for thought
The manufacturing of CEMENT is responsible for about 5
percent of human-caused emissions of the greenhouse
gas carbon dioxide
Building massing, orientation and
shading
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Sustainable Design
Active
Systems
Passive
Elements
Heat Recovery Systems
Photovoltaics
Activated blinds
Responsive Shading
Natural Ventilation
Orientation
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Massing of buildings
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Orientation
Fenestration & Glazing
Tight Envelope
Water Efficiency & Grey Water Capture
Highly Efficient MEP Systems
Sustainable Materials
Extensive Plantings using Native species and no potable irrigation
Wind Towers
Foster & Partners/AKT/PHA, design team
Building Form &
Orientation
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Integrated Team
Analysis carried out by design team to refine
facades
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Natural ventilation techniques
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Ventillation
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Embodied Energy Consideration in
Design
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Image credit: Foster & Partners
Great ideas…
How did they fair in construction?
Construction Execution
Contractors documents
Material selection
Minimize energy waste on site
Refine design to minimize materials
Contractor education
Innovative Construction Site Practices
Adherence to an EMS
All Sustainable Timber
No VOCs
Comprehensive Waste Management
Image credit: L Clark
Image credit: J Stewart, L Leong
What Abu Dhabi is Like
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Materials
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Piling
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12
m3
Piling
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M 40 Piling OPC+60%GGBS
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M 25 SRC
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M 20 SRC
16
m3
17-May-08
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Concrete
M 20 SRC
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m3
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M 20 SRC
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m3
Concrete
M 20 SRC
16
m3
Concrete
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m3
16
m3
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Concrete Block
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M 20 SRC
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M 20 SRC
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24-May-08
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Concrete
M 20 SRC
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m3
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M 20 SRC
16
m3
26-May-08
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Concrete
M 20 SRC
18
m3
27-May-08
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m3
28-May-08
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M 20 SRC
16
m3
31-May-08
24 June Concrete
2009 Block
Concrete
M 20 SRC
20
m3
The results
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Image credit: L Clark
Image credit: L Clark
Image credit: L Clark
Image credit: L Clark
Image credit: J Stewart, L Leong
Image credit: J Stewart, L Leong
Image credit: J Stewart, L Leong
What Makes Masdar Unique
City designed with utilities in mind, rather than
haphazard afterthought
Trying to live sustainably in an unforgiving
environment
– Cooling load
– Lack of water
– Food production
– Soil (harsh, dictated certain methodologies)
– Emphasis on embodied carbon
Image credit: J Stewart, L Leong
To apply in the US…
Distributed Infrastructure (energy waste water)
Design Review & Requirements
Zoning for Renewables
Innovations in Waste Disposal, Food Production,
District Cooling, Construction Methods
Carbon Footprint: Consider Embodied &
Operational
Masdar
Innovative Master Plan
Ambitious Sustainability Objectives
Successes in Altering Construction Behavior
Implications for Sustainable City Planning in the US
Questions?
Dr Chris Drew
Adrien Smith+Gordon Gill
Architecture
[email protected]
Margaret Cederoth, AICP
Parsons Brinckerhoff
[email protected]
http://www.masdarcity.ae/en/32/built-enviornment/
http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/2011/05/masdar_institute.asp
http://inhabitat.com/foster-partners-carbon-neutral-masdar-city-rises-in-thedesert/masdar-ed03/?extend=1
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/all_publications/living_planet_report/living_planet
_report_timeline/lp_2006/