1. By
Green Buildings
Piyapong Muenprasertdee

2. Green Buildings
•What?
•Why?
•How?

3. What are Green Buildings?

4. What are Green Buildings?
• Green buildings are…
• Buildings or homes that are more energy efficient, produce less
waste and are healthier to be inside
• Green buildings don’t literally mean…
• Buildings that produce zero-emissions or totally green or totally
environmentally friendly
• Green building certification systems
• Certification systems by different organizations/institutions that
setup standards to quantify how ‘green’ a building is
• Different standards world wide, but similar in concept

5. Green Building Certifications
• Australia: Nabers / Green Star • New Zealand: Green Star NZ
• Brazil: AQUA / LEED Brasil • Philippines: BERDE / Philippine Green
• Canada: LEED Canada / Green Globes / Building Council
Built Green Canada • Portugal: Lider A
• China: GBAS • Qatar: QSAS
• Finland: PromisE • Republic of China (Taiwan): Green
• France: HQE Building Label
• Germany: DGNB / CEPHEUS • Singapore: Green Mark
• Hong Kong: HKBEAM • South Africa: Green Star SA
• India: Indian Green Building Council • Spain: VERDE
(IGBC) / GRIHA • Switzerland: Minergie
• Indonesia: Green Building Council • United States: LEED / Living Building
Indonesia (GBCI) / Greenship Challenge / Green Globes / Build it
• Italy: Protocollo Itaca / Green Building Green / NAHB NGBS / International
Council Italia Green Construction Code (IGCC) /
• Japan: CASBEE ENERGY STAR
• Korea: KGBC • United Kingdom: BREEAM
• Malaysia: GBI Malaysia • United Arab Emirates: Estidama
• Mexico: LEED Mexico • IAPGSA Pakistan Institute of
Architecture Pakistan Green Sustainable
• Netherlands: BREEAM Netherlands Architecture
• Jordan: EDAMA
• Czech Republic: SBToolCZ
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_building

6. Green Building Certifications
• Australia: Nabers / Green Star • New Zealand: Green Star NZ
• Brazil: AQUA / LEED Brasil • Philippines: BERDE / Philippine Green
Building Council
• Canada: LEED Canada / Green Globes /
Built Green Canada • Portugal: Lider A
• China: GBAS • Qatar: QSAS
• Finland: PromisE • Republic of China (Taiwan): Green
Building Label
• France: HQE • Singapore: Green Mark
• Germany: DGNB / CEPHEUS • South Africa: Green Star SA
• Hong Kong: HKBEAM • Spain: VERDE
• India: Indian Green Building Council • Switzerland: Minergie
(IGBC) / GRIHA
• Indonesia: Green Building Council • United States: LEED / Living Building
Indonesia (GBCI) / Greenship Challenge / Green Globes / Build it
• Italy: Protocollo Itaca / Green Building Green / NAHB NGBS / International
Council Italia Green Construction Code (IGCC) /
ENERGY STAR
• Japan: CASBEE • United Kingdom: BREEAM
• Korea: KGBC • United Arab Emirates: Estidama
• Malaysia: GBI Malaysia • IAPGSA Pakistan Institute of
• Mexico: LEED Mexico Architecture Pakistan Green Sustainable
• Netherlands: BREEAM Netherlands Architecture
• Jordan: EDAMA
• Czech Republic: SBToolCZ
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_building

7. LEED Green Building Certification
• LEED stands for…
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
• Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2000
• A U.S. green building certification standard also used by
numerous projects outside the U.S.
• One of the most well known standards

8. LEED has 4 levels of certificates
Less Points More Points

9. Why Green Buildings?
How large are buildings’
carbon footprint anyway?

10. World GHG Emissions by Sector and Gas (2005)
16.5%
http://www.wri.org/image/view/11147/_original

11. U.S. GHG Emissions by Sector and Gas (2003)
27.3%
http://cait.wri.org/figures.php?page=/US-FlowChart

12. Impacts of U.S. Buildings on Resources
• Buildings are responsible for…
• 40% primary energy use*
• 72% electricity consumption*
• 39% CO2 emissions*
• 13.6% potable water consumption**
Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
* Environmental Information Administration (2008) EIA Annual Energy Outlook
** U.S. Geological Survey (2000). 2000 data.

13. Green Buildings can potentially reduce…
Energy Use CO2 Water Solid
Emissions
24%* Use Waste
to 33%***
50%** to
39%**
40%**
70%**
Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
*Turner C & Frankel M. (2008). Energy performance of LEED for New Construction buildings. Final Report.
** Kats G. (2003). The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Building: A Report to California’s Sustainable Building Task Force.
*** GSA Public Buildings Service (2008). Assessing green building performance. A post occupancy evaluation of 12 GSA buildings.

14. Perceived Business Benefits to Going Green
• Researches found…
• 8-9% operating cost decreases*
• 7.5% building value increases*
• 6.6% return on investment improves*
• 3.5% occupancy rate increases*
• 3% rent ratio increases**
Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
*McGraw-Hill Construction, Key Trends in the European and U.S. Construction Marketplace SmartMarket Report 2008.
**McGraw-Hill Construction, Greening of Corporate America SmartMarket Report 2007.

15. Other benefits
• Green building occupants are
healthier and more productive
• In the U.S., people spend, on average,
90% or more of their time indoors*
• Green buildings typically have better
indoor air quality and lighting
Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720
*The Total Exposure Assessment Methodology (TEAM) Study, EPA 600/S6-87/002. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1987.

16. How to register a Green
Building project?

17. Types of LEED certifications
Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1988

18. Dimensions of being ‘Green’

19. Good location
Good transportation
Good building design
Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720

20. Water saving
technologies
Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720

21. Highly efficient Lightings and HVACs
Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720

22. Environmentally friendly materials
Good waste management plans
Recycling programs
Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720

23. Clean breathing air
Good ventilation
Good natural lighting
Good views to the outdoors
Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720

24. Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1720

25. Steps to LEED Certification
Register your project
A few months to > 1 year
Track Progress &
Document Achievement
Apply for Certification

26. Is our building ‘green’?

27. Let’s find out!!!

28. Source: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1991

29. Some cool GREEN stuff…

30. Taiwan

31. The Evans-Harvard High Performance Classroom at
da Vinci Arts Middle School, Portland, OR
Source: http://www.pps.k12.or.us/departments/facilities/3329.htm

32. Grey Water Systems

33. The Waterless Urinal

35. London, UK
Source: http://www.environmentteam.com/2010/03/10/green-pavement-slabs-to-generate-electricity-when-walked-over/

37. We are HULT!!!
Let’s do something!!!

38. Source: http://live-the-solution.com/mindmaps/

39. Source: http://live-the-solution.com/mindmaps/

40. THANK YOU