Sustainability:Sustainability: Quality, Construction Quality, Construction

and the Buzz of the Year!and the Buzz of the Year!

Cary BlackCary BlackDuro-Last RoofingDuro-Last Roofing

CEIR Research CommitteeCEIR Research Committee

June 3rd, 2009June 3rd, 2009

ObjectivesObjectives Discuss sustainability in general terms as it

pertains to changes in the construction industry

Put the term “green” into a realistic and less hysterical perspective

Discuss current sustainability standard efforts and their potential impact on the industry

To discuss the imperative of good quality science as it applies to the changing faces of sustainability

Quality to Sustainability to Quality to Sustainability to ProfitabilityProfitability

Sustainability most often referred to exclusively in terms of the environment

Quality Tools can yieldSustainable businessSustainable societySustainable national/global

economy

SustainabilitySustainabilityEvents, sites, materials, or practices that fulfill present and future needs, while using and yet not harming renewable resources and unique human-environmental systems of a site or those of other sustainable systems while also supporting the sustainable existence of infrastructure, society, economics, and continuous improvement within all aspects!

SustainabilitySustainability

““Green”Green”

The “Buzz” of the YearMaterials, concepts, philosophies, marketing strategies, hype, ad lingo, or concepts as they relate to “sustainable” or “sustainability”

…and of course rarely referring to materials, whose surfaces reflect with a wavelength of 510 nm-1

(unless purely coincidental and certainly not intentional)

Quality

How does quality fit into the scope of the sustainable concept?

High quality Components/Materials/Design/Sciencegive rise to improved durability…improved sustainable performance

Deployment of sound quality tools promote and guide the necessarychange management required for effective sustainable performancewithin all aspects of sustainability

Quality

Cost of Quality PDCA FMEA The 5 S’s Systematic procedures

Sustainability in Construction

Building envelope Cool roofing Durability Life cycle assessment Minimization of carbon

footprint

Sustainability in Construction

Minimization of Waste Energy Efficiency Informed Product Design Social Governance Conservation of material

resources Recyclability

Sustainable Achievement

LEED ratings

Green Building Initiative ratings

As applied to sustainabledesign/sites/new construction/existing buildings, etc.

Sustainable Achievement

LEED

Provides points based on compliance with perceived notions of sustainability

Not consensus-based Not necessarily considering the full

sustainability perspective. 11.8 Billion dollars approved for new

construction through USGBC…LEED will continue to increase in importance.

Sustainable Achievement

Green Building Initiative

Provides points based on compliance with consensus- based notions of sustainability

Takes a more neutral (thus, effective) scientific stance

Increasing in popularity as rating standard of choice

Currently undergoing ANSI certification

May be at a disadvantage by developing outside of the auspices of the USGBC/EPA system

UL Green Product CertificationsLaunched in January 2009

1) Environmental Claims Validation™

Energy efficiency Recycled content Volatile organic compound

content Emissions and other eco-

friendly qualities

UL Green Product CertificationsLaunched in January 2009

2) Sustainable Product Certification™

Testing and certification

The certification will cover green products and the processes and materials used to create them

Will certify against a variety of "industry-accepted” environmental standards.

ICC/ES Sustainability Standards

The Sustainable Attributes Verification and Evaluation™ Program (SAVE™)

To provide reliable information about claims made by manufacturers of sustainable products

Evaluation based on guidelines for sustainability

includes process/production inspection product claims testing

Results in a Verification of Attributes Report™ (VAR™)

Sustainability Standards

ASTM E-60 Sustainability Main Committee

ASTM D08 Subcommittee on Single Ply Roofing Sustainability

NSF ANSI 347Sustainability Assessment for Single Ply Roofing Membranes

Began in ASTM E06: Performance of Buildings

Subcommittee E06.71 for Sustainability

Evolved into E-60 Main Committee

Standard on Environmentally Preferred Materials for Buildings (some elements include biased and non-scientifically based contentions)

We must be the watchdogs!!!

ASTM E-60 Sustainability Main Standard

E60.01 – Buildings & Construction

Terminology Product

communication Building

assessment Indigenous

materials Green roofs General

principles EPP

(environmentally preferred products)

EP power Water

conserving systems

ASTM E-60 Sustainability Main Standard

E60.02 – Hospitality

Destinations Meeting venue Transportation General

hospitality

E60.80 – General sustainability standards

Sustainability database

ASTM E-60 Sustainability Main Standard

ASTM E-60 Sustainability Main Standard

First official meeting as official Main Committee in Vancouver April 21st – 23rd

Industry involvement is critical

Committee may have long reaching ramifications for the construction industry!!

Sustainability StandardsASTM D-08

Waterproof Roofing Sustainability Standard D08.24.01 - Guidelines for Sustainable

Design

D08.21.02 - Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Determination

D08.24.03 - Recycling Practices and Reporting Methodology

D08.24.04 - Durability

D08.25.05 – System Identification

NSF ANSI 347Sustainability Assessment for Single Ply Roofing Membranes

Informed product design

Intelligent product manufacturing

Long term value

Progressive corporate governance

Innovation

NSF ANSI 347Sustainability Assessment for Single Ply Roofing Membranes

Standard was designed to look at the fundamental the elements of sustainability

Patterned after the LEED ratings system

Focused on using science with empirical measurables

Currently in the process for ANSI certification

Using Good Quality toAchieve Sustainability

The sustainability mandate is here to stay!

Quality Tools are invaluable in assuring sustainable product for use in sustainable applications

Good Quality leads to sustainability

How?

Quality and Sustainability:Quality and Sustainability:Cradle to GraveCradle to Grave

Let’s consider some quality tools Cost of Quality PDCA FMEA The 5 S’s Systematic

procedures

Quality and Sustainability:Quality and Sustainability:Cradle to GraveCradle to Grave

Construction design considerations

Original material manufacturing

Product output Product incorporation into

construction Construction activities Ongoing maintenance Recyclability at lifecycle end

Cost of QualityCost of QualityApplicable to every aspect of sustainability

from cradle to grave

Financially monitor your quality costs

Original manufacturing non-conformances

Construction-related non-conformances

Waste in OEM production

Waste in construction activities

Cost of repair

Cost of recycle

Cost of QualityCost of Quality

Yields data for generating optimal product quality

Yields data for driving optimal construction site management

Yields data for guiding superlative design

Financially based ROI structures for motivating continuous improvement

PDCAPDCA

Each functional contributor should improve the quality systems within his/her own areas

Create procedures to record and analyze all relevant data

Plan Do Check Act!!!!

FMEAFMEAFailure Mode and Effects Failure Mode and Effects

AnalysesAnalysesPlanning is everything!!!

Sustainable systems require planning

Conduct FMEAs

Constituent product development and manufacturing

Construction design

Actual site management

FMEAFMEA Brainstorm modes of failure

Assign RPN (Risk Priority Number) (all ranked 1 through 10)

Frequency of failure

Severity of Failure

Detectability of Failure

Brainstorm discrete elements to reduce RPN’s in each category

Creates a systematic way of optimizing efforts and reducing potential failure modes

The 5 S’sThe 5 S’sName Interpretation Description

Seiri Organization Separate out all the things that are not necessary and eliminate them

Seiton Neatness Arrange the essential things in order so that they can be quickly and easily accessed and put away

Seiso Cleaning Keep machines and equipment and working environment clean.

Seiketsu Standardization Make cleaning and checking a routine practice

Shitsuke Discipline Standardize the previous four steps and constantly improve them

Systematize your ProcessesSystematize your ProcessesCradle to GraveCradle to Grave

Original product manufacturing

Construction activities protocol

Maintenance and repair protocol

Sustainability and QualitySustainability and Quality Here to stay

Many different entities making standards and assessment protocols

Use your quality tools to assure a sustainable system

Common sense and root cause the final denominator!

Many changes and nuances evolving!

Be critical!

Keep your efforts data supported!

Get involved!

Thank you for your time