A look ahead to the year 2032 in a green, sustainable world. Presentation to the Living Future Symposium, Victoria BC. Nov 9th, 2013, organized by the Cascadia Vancouver Island Branch and UVic Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability.
This is not the presentation based on my forthcoming book; but it is very influenced by it.
13. If everyone lived the way we do,
we'd need another two Earths
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14. CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2
100 million tonnes a day
= 4 million tonnes an hour
= 67,000 tonnes a minute
As we burn the fossil fuels…
= 1,000 tonnes a second
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25. 25 metres
18 metres
The last time the
global temperature
was 3°C warmer,
the sea-level was
25 metres higher.
10 metres
2 metres
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70. Vincent Callebaut: Asian Cairns, Sustainable Megaliths for
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71. Is this your dream home of the future?
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72. Or this?
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75. By 2016, every new home in Britain
must be zero-carbon.
www.zerocarbonhub.org
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76. Zero Net Energy Housing
By 2020, every new home in California must be
zero net energy - emit no carbon
and give power back to the grid.
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77. The Best Green Building Policies
1. Strong Climate Action legislation
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78. The Best Green Building Policies
1. Strong Climate Action legislation
2. New Green Building Code: All new buildings required to
be zero-carbon, zero toxics, solar-ready, EV charging,
energy-labeled
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79. The Best Green Building Policies
1. Strong Climate Action legislation
2. New Green Building Code: All new buildings required to
be zero-carbon, zero toxics, solar-ready, EV charging,
energy-labeled
1. Energy upgrade required at point of sale, and for all
permitted improvement projects above $20,000
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80. The Best Green Building Policies
1. Strong Climate Action legislation
2. New Green Building Code: All new buildings required to
be zero-carbon, zero toxics, solar-ready, EV charging,
energy-labeled
1. Energy upgrade required at point of sale, and for all
permitted improvement projects above $20,000
2. All buildings over 10,000 sq. ft. required to track and
report energy use annually (San Francisco)
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81. The Best Green Building Policies
1. Strong Climate Action legislation
2. New Green Building Code: All new buildings required to
be zero-carbon, zero toxics, solar-ready, EV charging,
energy-labeled
1. Energy upgrade required at point of sale, and for all
permitted improvement projects above $20,000
2. All buildings over 10,000 sq. ft. required to track and
report energy use annually (San Francisco)
3. On-Bill + PACE Financing for energy upgrades
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82. The Best Green Building Policies
1. Strong Climate Action legislation
2. New Green Building Code: All new buildings required to
be zero-carbon, zero toxics, solar-ready, EV charging,
energy-labeled
1. Energy upgrade required at point of sale, and for all
permitted improvement projects above $20,000
2. All buildings over 10,000 sq. ft. required to track and
report energy use annually (San Francisco)
3. On-Bill + PACE Financing for energy upgrades
4. Sustainability Checklists for Developers
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83. The Best Green Building Policies
1. Strong Climate Action legislation
2. New Green Building Code: All new buildings required to
be zero-carbon, zero toxics, solar-ready, EV charging,
energy-labeled
1. Energy upgrade required at point of sale, and for all
permitted improvement projects above $20,000
2. All buildings over 10,000 sq. ft. required to track and
report energy use annually (San Francisco)
3. On-Bill + PACE Financing for energy upgrades
4. Sustainability Checklists for Developers
5. Green building grants, education and technical services
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92. Greenwatt Way, Slough, UK
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63 kW solar PV, 30 kW Biomass boiler
40 kW air source heat pump
2 x 17 kW Ground source heat pumps
Energy Centre roof 20 m2 solar thermal panels
93. BedZED
Sutton, London, UK
Super-efficient,
smart metered
CHP power and hot water
from local tree wastes
Space heat: 88% less
Hot water: 57% less
Electricity: 25% less
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112. Solar Thermal District Heat
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Drake Landing, Okotoks, Alberta.
113. 800
solar hot water
panels
on the garages
90% of residential space
heating needs met by solar
thermal energy (40-50o C)
Reduction - 5 tonnes of
greenhouse gas emissions
per home per year.
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114. Solar Thermal Heating 12 months a year
The Energy Centre
Solar hot water
panels
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Community solar
heat panels
119. Pre-insulated pipe used
to heat most homes and
commercial buildings in
Scandinavia.
Insulation allows delivery
of hot water at 200o C up
to 24 km, with only a few
degrees loss of heat.
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120. Solar PV
Rolf Disch Solar Architecture
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123. Data from Stephen O'Rourke, senior analyst for semiconductor equipment and materials,
Deutsche Bank Securities, via www.energyandcapital.com, February 2008
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127. 3 kW PV System
$15,000 in Victoria
$12,000 if bulk 30 houses
$9,000 at IKEA, UK
3,300 kWh year
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128. Solar Economics in Victoria, BC
(No Feed-in Tariff)
3 kW, 3% financing, 3% pa BC Hydro inflation
2013
Cost per kW
$5,000
Cost of 3 kW system $15,000
$25 yr 3% mortgage $21,300
2020
$3,000
$9,000
$12,780
kWh per year
25 years + 3% pa
3,300 kWh
$12,009
3,300 kWh
$14,768
Profit (Loss)
(-$9,291)
$1,988
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129. The Human Journey
5,000,000
years past
5,000,000
years future
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130. If we act as we should, we will make the
200 Carbon Years the launch ramp for
a billion Solar Years
Firewood Solar
500,000 years
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131. If we act as we should, we will make the
200 Carbon Years the launch ramp for
a billion Solar Years
Firewood Solar
500,000 years
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Fossil Solar
200 years
132. If we act as we should, we will make the
200 Carbon Years the launch ramp for
a billion Solar Years
Renewable Solar
1.75 billion years
Firewood Solar
500,000 years
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Fossil Solar
200 years
145. Water Conservation Credits in 2032
1. Builder seeks building permit for new house
2. Water conserving actions in existing houses
earn conservation credits
3. Water conserving companies retrofit existing
houses, collect credits.
4. Builder buys credits to qualify for building
permit
5. Net increase in water-use = ZERO
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152. ‘What a Thrill’ Street, San Antonio, Texas
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153. In 2012, San Antonio’s City Center Development Office
contracted Team Better Block of Dallas with the Project for
Public Spaces in New York City to develop a site plan that
narrowed a segment of West Commerce Street from 4 lanes
to 3 to create a more inviting pedestrian experience.
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Just for one day…
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219. Bike Path in Cambridge, UK
Starpath is a sprayable coating of light-absorbing
particles that harvests UV rays from the sun during
the day and lights up like a starry sky at night.
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www.pro-teqsurfacing.com
299. Electronic ballots
Voting aged reduced to 16
Transferable Voting for City Hall
$100 tax credit for voting (revenue neutral)
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301. The Happy, Resilient City
More walking, biking, bus, carsharing
Lower transport costs
More urban food gardens
Cheaper and healthier eating
Innovative affordable housing
Lower housing costs
Stronger neighbourhoods
More friends, more real community
More urban greenery
More inner space, and peace
Stronger community economy
More financial security
Green, energy-efficient homes
Lower energy costs
No more fossil fuels
Clean air, clear sky, quiet city
More civic engagement
Healthier political realm
Basic Income
Less poverty, fear and homelessness
More arts, music and neighbourhood
celebration
More friends, more happiness,
more love
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