Greenbuild Chicago
November 7, 2007
- LEED
- No Project Can Get All Points.
- Prerequisites Are Mandatory.
- CI Projects Are Defined By The Physical Boundary Or Phase.
- CI Is For Tenants Not For Owners.
- Home Green Associations
- Home Depot Foundation
- HomeWord
- Housing Assistant Council
- Citizen Housing Corporation
- Community Housing Partners
- Livinghomes.Net
- Housing Projects
- Folsom Dore Housing, http://www.designadvisor.org/green/folsom.htm
- Roanoke And Lee, Blacksburg
- High Point Neighborhood, Seattle
i. Healthy Environment
ii. Engage Community
iii. Quality Design
- What Is Green
- Shingles That Reflect Light
- Low Voc Paints
- Good Flashing Details
- The Right Light Bulbs
- Lighting Levels
- Faucet Water Levels
- Energy use lighting systems
- Airtight Drywall
- Energy Star Homes
- Tankless Water Heaters
- Vegetate swales
- Permeability at a block to block review for soil type and routing water.
- Smaller water heater or instant hot.
- Under floor heating and cooling.
- Zero
- Zero Water
- Zero Energy
- Zero Carbon
- Zero Waste
- Zero Emissions
- Zero Ignorance
- Home Adaptability
- Moveable Walls
- Closet Cabinets, Moveable and Removable
- Expansion Space of enclosed room through conversion of balconies.
- Products
- Industrial Compact Fluorescent 25% greater savings.
- T8 better: 35 watts, best: 25 watts.
- Polyurethane backing for carpet. Breaths.
- Carpet at least 25% recycled. Up to 90%.
- Possibilities
- 30 % of a building’s efficiency can be through passive means.
- 60 % of a building’s efficiency must be through active means.
- Goal to have the building over 100% efficient to give back energy.
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