Green Aesthetic: 21st

Century Architecture

Jill Kowalski, Moderator Development Director, Delaware Valley Green Building Council

Mary Carroll Senior Project Manager, Francis Cauffman

Nic Darling Partner and CMO, Postgreen

James Maransky Principal, The EnVision

Group, Developer of IceHouse

Matt Wolfe, LEED AP, CDT Sustainable Design Coordinator,

Gensler

Mary Carroll

Senior Project ManagerFrancis Cauffman

Green Aesthetic:21st Century Architecture

Green Feasibility Strategies

Thesis Equation:

Good Design

Sustainable Design

equalsResource efficiency

Tax incentives

Beauty

Durability

Save on energy costs

Enhance health and quality of life

Preserve surrounding environment

Utility

Educate community

Back to Basics:

To find new things, take the path you took yesterday.- John Burroughs

To find new things, take the path you took yesterday.

- John Burroughs

History

Pioneers/Farmers

Industrial Revolution

What is a Green Building

“Building green is an opportunity to use our resources efficiently while creating healthier buildings that improve human health, build a better environment and provide cost savings.”

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/about.htm

What is Green Feasibility?

• Communication – Collaboration• Identify Key Players – Teams• Engage Township Officials, Government Agencies, Municipalities• Confirm Schedule – Objectives, Milestones, Deliverables / Approval• Explore Options• Gain Consensus• Record Decisions

What is Green Feasibility?

Existing New Goals Evaluate

Audit“Take Stock”

Opportunities Timeline• Upfront

Costs• Priority• Benefit• Viability

Boiler Replace with Geothermal

Save Energy / Money

Old Faucet Low-Flow Fixture Save Water / Money

Source: The HO+K Guidebook to Sustainable Design

Cost

Schedule Quality Quality

Schedule

Cost

Ecology

Human Health, Safety and Comfort

Old Decision Model New Decision Model

Green Feasibility: Business Model

Green Principals

Green Principals

Case Study Roswell Park Cancer Institute Center for Genetics and Pharmacology / SUNY University at Buffalo NY State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences

Case Study Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Critical Care Building – Wilkes-Barre, PA

Case Study University of Pennsylvania Health System Penn Medicine at Valley Forge – Berwyn, PA

Case Study B.Braun New Manufacturing Facility – Allentown, PA

Case Study Claire Brennan (My 8 year old niece) What is Green Design to her? – Denver, CO

Case Study Cassidy Brennan (My 10 year old niece) What is Green Design to her? – Denver, CO

Case Study Vivian O’Brien – 11 years old What is Green Design to her? – Hopewell, NJ

Back to Basics:

Sustainability is not a destination, but a journey

DURABILITY

UTILITY

BEAUTY

Contact Information

Mary F. Carroll, AIA, NCARB LEEDMary F. Carroll, AIA, NCARB LEED®®APAPPhone:Phone: 215.568.8250 x208215.568.8250 x208

mcarroll@franciscauffman.commcarroll@franciscauffman.com

PDF document available with details of this presentation.

Please contact:

Nic Darling

Partner and CMOPostgreen

Problems as Inspiration

COST SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN

PROBLEM 1 ‐

INFILL

PROBLEM 2 ‐

SIZE

PROBLEM 3 –

PALLETTE

PROBLEM 4 – FLATNESS

PROBLEM 5 – MATERIALS

PROBLEM 6 – CHOICE

SOLUTION 1 –

100K HOUSE?

SOLUTION 2 –

PASSIVE PROJECT?

SOLUTION 3 – SKINNY PROJECT?

FORMULA

DEVELOPER BUILDER+ ARCHITECT+

FORMULA

COMMUNITY+

Design/Blog

www.PostgreenHomes.com

James Maransky

PrincipalThe EnVision

Group, developer of

IceHouse

The Icehouse—Final Exterior Rendering

The Icehouse Aerial View

Icehouse LEED/Green Key Features

Common Area Green RoofPrivate Green Roofs on all units with rooftopsRainwater Recycling System and Integrated Koi PondAgribalance Soy Insulation – uses recycled plastic and soy and vegetable oils which not only conserves natural resources and contributes to zero ozone depletion, but also has significant energy savingsFSC Certified Siding and SFI Certified Hardwood FloorsEnergy Star Appliances, Lighting, and Ceiling FansHigh Efficiency HVAC featuring KoolductLo Flow Plumbing FixturesNoritz “Tankless” Hot water heaters with 93% energy efficiency—heat water on demand and reduce greenhouse gas emissionsEnergy Star North WindowsFormaldehyde-Free Bamboo CabinetsLow-VOC Paints and Finishes Recycle and Reuse Products from existing structure

Icehouse Goals

• To reduce homeowner utility bills by 30-40%

• Create a Durable/Sustainable Project

• Create a project with a Minimal Environmental Impact

Icehouse Original Structure “Dooley’s Icehouse” I

Dooley’s Icehouse

Thompson Street-Pre Construction

Icehouse Garage Interior Pre-Con

Icehouse Hand Demolition

Salvaged Materials For Re- Integration (Brick)

Paper Street Exit For Garage

Paper Street Exit-WIP

Beginning Construction Phase—Roof of future Parking Garage and foundation of 1 BR Flats

Icehouse Skeleton

Agribalance Soy Insulation

Icehouse—Nearing 1st Phase Completion August ‘09

Icehouse Aerial

Matt Wolfe, LEED AP, CDT

Sustainable Design Coordinator Gensler

GENSLER

Question & Answer

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Desk in Ballroom A.

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