2. The earth belongs to each generation and no generation can
contract debts greater than may be paid during the course of its
own existence. Thomas Jefferson
3.
4. Quick Facts
Green Buildings on Average:
– Use 30 – 50% less Energy
– Produce 35 % less Carbon Emissions
– Use 30% less Water
– Divert 70% Construction Waste from
landfills
5. Green Products
• In General GREEN PRODUCTS solve the
pollution question in one of two ways:
• 1) Technical/ Industrial Innovation:
– Connecting waste products into another system, i.e.
waste = food/fuel for another system
– An energy source is replaced with one that is friendlier
• 2) De-materialization:
– Less material/Less weight/ Less chemicals/ = less
problem
– Replace an artificial material with a natural one
6. Quick Facts
• A typical family uses nearly
a third of its household
water outdoors. Experts
say more than half of that
evaporates or runs off due
to overwatering. Drip
irrigation, on the other
hand, uses 20-50% less
water than conventional
sprinklers.
7. Cost of Green: Case Study
Grand Forks County Office
Incremental Costs
• Windows $67,500
• Daylighting $18,000
• Insulation $17,200
• Lighting $21,000
• HVAC -$160,000
• Total -$36,300
8.
9. Be Green
Energy/Water Efficiency
– Low Flow Water Faucets
– Restroom Motion Sensors
– Energy Efficient Windows
– System Setbacks – Thermostat
– Daylighting Photosensors
– Maintain HVAC Equipment/
upgrade efficiency
10. Case Study: Joe Serna Jr.
California EPA Headquarters
• LEED EB: Platinum
• 34% more energy efficient
• 200+ tons of waste
diverted from landfills
each year
• $12 million increase in asset
value
11. Be Green
• Materials
– Choose Healthy Finishes
• Low VOC
– High Recycled Content
– Cleaning Products/Program
12. Quick Facts
• Over its lifetime, a 40-mpg
car will save $3,000 in fuel
costs, compared to a 20-
mpg car.
13.
14. Green Resources
Want to see how green your house is? Visit the
NAHB Green Website to try out the Green
Scoring Tool at:
www.nahbgreen.org
15. Plain Green 09 -
Thank you to our Sponsors
Platinum Level Sponsorship
16. Quick Facts
• About 1/6th of the
wood delivered to a
construction site is
never used. Instead, it’s
hauled to the landfill as
waste wood scraps.
17. Information Fair
Vendors at the Plain Green 09 Information Fair:
Brown & Saenger
Direct Digital Control
Howe Heating & Plumbing, Inc.
J5design
Karl Permaculture
Lawrence & Schiller
Museum of Visual Materials
Novak Sanitary Service
O’Connor Company
Sioux Falls Green Project
Sioux Falls Transit
Submittal Exchange
18. Be Green
10 Steps to Implement a Personal Green Policy
1. Walk, Bike, Carpool
2. Eat Less Meat
3. Eat Eco-friendly Seafood
4. Free Yourself From Junk Mail
5. Install Compact Fluorescents
6. Stop Freezing in the Summer
7. Stop Sweating in the Winter
8. Eliminate Lawn Pesticides
9. Reduce Home Water Usage
10. Inspire Your Friends
(turnthetide.com)
21. Quick Facts
How many pounds of garbage does the average person throw out each
day?
4-5 Pounds/Day
= 1 Ton/Year
(Western Europeans use half that
amount)
22. Quick Facts
Conserve Landscapes
• Open spaces, farms, and wildlife habitat are essential for environmental,
recreational, and cultural reasons. The conservation of landscapes is an important
development practice that helps maintain a positive balance of natural and human
systems.
23. Quick Facts
A better no-duct solution:
• Displacement ventilation costs less and improves
indoor air quality
24. Quick Facts
South Dakota has 42 LEED registered projects:
Sioux Falls – 10 Brookings - 6
Rapid City – 7 Pierre – 5
Vermillion- 3 Madison – 2
Aberdeen – 1 Custer - 1
Howard – 1 St. Francis - 1
Oglala – 1 Pine Ridge - 1
Porcupine – 1 Spearfish - 1
Watertown -1
25.
26. Quick Facts
• If you spend 10 minutes in the shower, you send 20
gallons of water down the drain. A bath uses about
50 gallons.
27. Quick Facts
• Unlike wood, straw is an
annually renewable
resource, viewed as a
troublesome waste
product by American
farmers. Annually, 2
million tons of straw are
burned, which could be
used to build 5 million
2,000 square foot
strawbale homes.
28. Quick Facts
2020 Initiative
• Zero Landfill Waste.
• Zero Hazardous Waste Generation.
• Zero Air and Water Emissions from Manufacturing.
• Company buildings constructed to a minimum LEED Silver certification.
• 100% Green Energy Supply.
29. Case Study:
Museum of Visual Materials
• (Projected) LEED NC:
Silver
• 22-33% savings in annual
energy costs
• 98% of building offers
direct views to outdoors
• 43% reduced water use
30. Be Green
• Triple Bottom Line – Social, Economic, Environmental
– Consider the environmental, social performance, & financial impact of each decision.
(John Elkington, 1994)
“Green buildings are healthier, have a smaller environmental footprint, use less
energy, and cost less to operate.”
(USGBC Website)
• LCA – Environmental Life Cycle Assessment – Impact on the environment that
producing, obtaining, and utilizing each resource has over its entire life cycle.
• 2010 Imperative & 2030 Challenge (The Global Warming Problem)
– Reduce building carbon emissions by 50% by 2010
– Zero building carbon emissions by 2030
31. Plain Green 09 -
Thank you to our Sponsors
Gold Level Sponsorship
32.
33. Quick Facts
• Sustainable Concrete
– Replaces 50 % of cement with
fly ash
– Reduction in cements reduces
embodied energy required in
normal concrete
– Developed by a research team
at the SD School of Mines
34. Green Resources
Mission Statement: To create a movement in Sioux Falls that will educate
and inspire our community to build a greener future in the areas of recycling,
water conservation, energy consumption and development.
www.siouxfallsgreenproject.com
- Weekly Email Newsletter (Currently at 550 subscribers!)
- Tips on greening your office, home and lifestyle
- Local green initiatives and rebate programs
- Green topic discussion board
35. Quick Facts
• If you spend 10 minutes in the shower, you send 20
gallons of water down the drain. A bath uses about
50 gallons.
37. Quick Facts
• The National Recycling
Coalition reports that
recycling supports 1.1
million jobs in the U.S.
38. Case Study:
Courthouse Square
• (Projected) LEED NC:
Gold
• 40% more energy efficient
than a typical building
• 94% of building offers
direct views to outdoors
• 53% reduced water use
39. Quick Facts
Vary Transportation Options
• Giving people the option of
walking, biking and using
public transit, in addition to
driving, reduces traffic
congestion, protects the
environment and encourages
physical activity.
40.
41. Quick Facts
• Over 100 million
Americans live in
areas with air
pollution levels
considered
harmful by the
government
42. Case Study:
Ranch House at Del Sur
• LEED NC: Platinum
• 89% of demolition debris
was recycled
• 100% of building offers
direct views to outdoors
• 65% energy cost savings
43. Quick Facts
Build Vibrant Public Spaces
• Citizens need welcoming, well defined public places to stimulate face-to-
face interaction, collectively celebrate and mourn, encourage civic
participation, admire public art and gather for public events.
44. Quick Facts
Green Buildings on
Average:
– Use 30 – 50% less Energy
– Produce 35 % less Carbon
Emissions
– Use 30% less Water
– Divert 70% Construction Waste
from landfills
45. Quick Facts
• The energy that seeps through
U.S. windows each winter is
the equivalent of all the oil
that flows through the Alaska
pipeline each year. Not just
the glass, but the frame also.
Be sure your window frames
are thermally broken, and use
high quality insulated glass
with a low-E coating.
46.
47. Quick Facts
• Americans use
50 million tons
of paper
annually –
consuming
more than 850
million trees
48. Plain Green 09 -
Thank you to our Sponsors
Silver Level Sponsorship
49.
50. Case Study:
Clark University Center
• LEED NC: Gold
• 34% less energy use
• 31% less water use
• 92% of construction
waste diverted
from landfill
51. Quick Facts
• A typical 1,700
square-foot wood
frame house
requires the
equivalent of 1 acre
of forest timber
52. Quick Facts
• Total Avg. Cost Premium for Green
– 1-2% Construction Cost
• Green Benefits:
– Increased office productivity by 2-18%.
– R.O.I. for improvements in existing
buildings as soon as 3 years.
– Reduced operating costs
– Increased property value
– Easier recruitment/marketability
– Better Public Image
– Reduced Environmental Footprint
53. Be Green
• Replacing one regular
light bulb with an
compact fluorescent
light bulb (energy
efficient bulb) will save
150 pounds of carbon
dioxide per year.
54. Be Green
• Knock 10% off your
annual heating bill
by rolling your
thermostat back 10-
15 degrees when
you’re not home.
(it’s a myth that your furnace
expends so much energy warming
the place back up)
55.
56. Be Green
• Go Paperless
– Use .pdf storage (scan copier)
– Email vs. Fax communication
– Web-based management
– Pay your bills online
– Paper? Use recycled.
57. Case Study:
Cherapa Place
• (Projected) LEED NC:
Gold
• 90% of demolition debris
recycled
• 41% regional materials
used
• 62% of wood is FSC
Certified
58.
59. Quick Facts
Protect Environmental Resources
• A well-designed balance of
nature and development
preserves natural systems,
protects waterways from
pollution, reduces air
pollution, and protects
property values.
60. Be Green
• 90% of the energy
your washing
machine uses is spent
on heating the water.
In most cases, cold
water works fine –
and your jeans won’t
shrink as much.
61. Quick Facts
Buildings Use:
40% Raw Material Resources
12% Potable Water
39% Primary Energy
70% US Electricity
Consumption
Buildings are responsible for
48% of US Carbon Emissions
63. Quick Facts
• Recycling one aluminum
can create enough energy
to power a TV for 3 hours
(and can be recycled
unlimited times).
64. Plain Green 09 -
Thank you to our Sponsors
Green Leader Sponsorship Level
65. LEED/Green Resources
US Green Building Council (membership)
Building Green .com (membership)
Environmental Building News
Sustainable Sites Resources
EPA . gov
Natural Resources Defense Council
ASLA . org
Soil and Water Conservation Society
LEED Accredited Professional
LEED Technical Workshops
www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1761
Professional Publications Inc
http://ppi2pass.com/ppi/PPIInfo_pg_LDid.html
66. Green Resources
Did you know that the city of Sioux Falls has it’s own
green website?
www.siouxfalls.org/green
67.
68. Case Study:
Bronx Library Center
• LEED NC: Silver
• 90% of demolition
debris recycled
• 20% energy cost
savings
• 80% of wood is FSC
Certified
69. Quick Facts
LEED Principles
• Sustainable Site Development
• Energy Efficiency
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Water Conservation
• Materials and Resources
• Innovation in Design
• Regional Priority
• Neighborhood Planning*
70. Quick Facts
• If you stacked up the
4 million tons of
office paper
Americans throw
away every year, you
could build a 12-foot
high paper wall from
New York to San
Francisco
