Intersection between Civic Engagement &

Sustainable Design

Clark Manus, FAIAAIA VP/2011 PresidentHeller Manus Architects

Brooks RainwaterDirector, Local Relations

The Terry Thomas, AIA/COTE 2009 Top Ten Green Project. Weber Thompson Architect. Seattle, WA. Photo credit: Gabe Hanson

Who is the AIA?

• Founded in 1857• 85,000 Members• 60% of Registered Architects• 300 State & Local Chapters

• Leadership• Elected (National, State, Local) • Staff (National, State, Local)

Citizen Architect

• Currently 1,000 members identified serving in elected and appointed roles

• Do you know who they are in your community?

• Civically engaged architects helping to design healthy, sustainable and livable communities

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PrinciplesIndicesFootprint calculatorscollaborative

Sustainability 101:What does it mean?

responsibilityleadership

community

social equityeconomy

Ecologically studying Systems, Relationships and Interactions

environment

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1: environment

3: equity2: economy

3:COMMUNITY

Equity

Social Fabric

Culture

Preservation

1:ENVIRONMENT

Cycles

Systems

Connections

2:ECONOMY

Flows

Value

Designing the Connections

Sustainability is a three-dimensional opportunity

Key Findings

American Institute of Architects Nationwide Voter Survey 2009

CAUSE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

You may have read or heard that some people believe greenhouse gasemissions are a threat to the environment. What do you think is the topcause of greenhouse gas emissions today? Would you say it is…

2009 2007

Exhaust from cars and trucks 36 40Emissions from aerosol cans 1 1Emissions from buildings 4 7Emissions from power plants 21 19Natural causes 22 15Other 7 10

COMMENT: While vehicles and buildings have declined somewhat as greenhousegas emission culprits, natural causes has increased. Based on both the 2007 and2009 surveys, voters nationwide still do not see buildings as a major cause of theproblem. That message has yet to penetrate the public mind.

The AIA Sustainability Profile

1812 North Moore Street, Arlington, VAFirst LEED Platinum Building in Virginia - under construction

• What is the AIA doing on sustainability?• COTE• SDATs• 2030 Challenge • Local Alliances• National Legislation• Advocacy• Research• International Green Construction Code (IGCC)

AIA Sustainability Research

www.aia.org/localleaders www.aia.org/localleaders_counties

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Local Leaders in Sustainability

Local Leaders in Sustainability

• Three Key Priority Incentives Identified– Tax Incentives – Bonus Density– Expedited Permitting

• Feedback derived from Developers Roundtable

www.aia.org/localleaders_incentives 2008

• Joint report with the National Association of Counties (NACo) that examined green building policy in counties.

– Counties with green building programs have increased almost 400% since 2003

– 39 out of 200 surveyed have a policy, with a further 9 in an advanced stage of policy formation

Local Leaders in Sustainability

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Local Leaders in SustainabilityGreen Building Policy in a Changing Economic Environment

Release date: August 2009

Local Leaders in Sustainability

Recommendations for Continued Greening

• Be Inclusive• Use Architects as a Resource• Hire a Director of Sustainability• Train and Accredit Municipal Employees• Keep it Simple• Implement Additional Sustainability Initiatives

Design of a Livable & Sustainable Community

Green buildingTransit oriented Livable Walkable

Livable Communities/Sustainable Design

• Green building• Transit oriented• Livable• Walkable

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AIA CXD Livability 1011. Design on human scale2. Provide choices3. Encourage mixed use development4. Preserve urban centers5. Vary transportation options6. Build vibrant public spaces7. Create a neighborhood identity8. Protect environmental resources9. Conserve Landscapes10.Design matters

Sustainability Principles:

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What is the Design Assistance Team Program?

• Since 1967……Collectively the DAT program, a public service of the AIA, represents over 500 professionals from 30 disciplines providing more than $3.5 million in professional pro bono services to more than 180 communities across the country

Over 40

Years

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2009 SDAT Communities

Beatrice, NE

Eagle River Valley, CO

Hilo, HI

Indianapolis, IN

Los Angeles, CA

Orange, MA

Port Angeles, WA

SE Tennessee Valley

Virginia Beach, VA

41 Sustainable Design Assessment Team Communities

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143 Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team Communities

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DAT Principles• Multi-Disciplinary Team

• Objective Perspective

• Community Participation

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Federal Sustainability

Advocacy• Stimulus

– EEBG Funding– Green Schools– Mass Transit

• Waxman Markey– Funding for State Energy Offices – Advanced Codes– Code Administration Grants– Green Act

• Transportation– More funding for mass transit– Broader Green house gas reduction goals

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Timelines for Change The long and the short

• Short Term Projects – Immediate to 1 yr.

• Medium Term Projects – 1-3 years

• Long Term Projects 3 -10 years

The International Green Building Code• Joint Partnership between the AIA, ASTM, and the ICC• Commercial Only• The code will address:

– energy efficiency (including solar and other advanced technologies)

– water use efficiency, – materials and resource use conservation, – indoor environmental quality and overall building impact on the

environment.• The development approach will be the same used for

any new I-Code with the final draft placed into the current 2012 Code Development Process

The AIA is your Resource

Contact Us!AIA Government & Community Relations

1735 New York Avenue NWWashington, DC 20006-5296

Brooks Rainwater, Director Local Relations

brainwater@aia.org202.626.7513

Twitter @CitizenAIA