usgbcnh annual membership meeting

USGBCNH ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

MEETING

DECEMBER 6, 2012

EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

WHY ARE WE HERE?

NOTABLE QUOTE ‘There are two great days in a person’s life –

the day that they are born, and the day they discover why” - Desmond Tutu

REMEMBER THIS?

EXPONENTIAL GROWTH

FOLDED PAPER LILY PADS STADIUM WITH A DRIPPING FAUCET:

7 MINUTES BEFORE YOU DROWN 7 SECONDS BEFORE YOU REALIZE IT

STATISTICS Buildings are one of the heaviest consumers

of natural resources and account for a significant portion of the greenhouse gas emissions that affect climate change. In the U.S., buildings account for 38% of all CO2 emissions.

Buildings represent 73% of U.S electricity consumption.

90% of Time Spent in Buildings

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

AS OF JUNE 2012 There are over 45,000 commercial projects

participating in the LEED green building certification system, comprising over 8.4 billion square feet of construction space in 50 states and 120 countries.

In addition, over 19,000 units have been certified under the LEED for Homes rating system, half of which are in the affordable housing sector, with nearly 76,000 more units registered.

1.8 billion square feet of building space are LEED-certified (as of March 2012).

13,356 LEED-certified commercial projects (7-1-12)34,243 LEED-registered commercial projects (7-1-12)21,868 LEED for Homes certified units (7-2-12)85,206 LEED for Homes registered units (7-2-12)

GREENBUILD 2012

San Francisco, California

5 MAIN POINTS A SOCIAL MOVEMENT PRODUCT TRANSPARENCY LEED v4 CHAPTER COMMUNITY 3-YR PLAN CHAPTER PRIORITIES & GRANTS GREEN SCHOOLS

5 MAIN AREAS SPEAKERS SESSIONS CHAPTER FORUM EXPO THE CITY

SESSIONS

RED LIST OUT PEOPLE FIRST VIA TRANSPARENCY HUMAN<>NATURE RELATION MOVING FROM CODE TO RESTORATIVE PHAROS ONLINE DATABASE DESIGN PROBLEMS OUT HPD – HEALTH PRODUCT DECLARATION LEED V4 MATERIALS CREDITS

SITE-SPECIFIC LCA B-PATH: BERKELEY LAB MATERIALS PATHWAYS

MODEL LCI IS LOCATION DEPENDENT THERMAL MASS EFFECT TAILORED TO LOCAL SUPPLY CHAIN VERY COMPREHENSIVE & COMPLEX

PUSHING THE ENVELOPE

BUILDING ENVELOPE COMMISSIONING SET/CHECK/MEET GOALS NOT MEC/ELECT Cx FIRST APPEARED IN LEED 2009 FOR HC NIBS GUIDELINE 3, 2006 “COMMISSIONING IS NOT TESTING”

FUTURE OF LEED LEED 2030 ROADMAP v4 FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE CREATIVE TENSION BTWN MARKET & URGENCY SHIFTING FROM DEVELOPMENT TO

IMPLEMENTATION 7 LEED SYSTEM GOALS – WATER, SUSTAINABLE

MATERIALS, COMMUNITY/EQUITY, GREEN ECONOMY, BIODIVERSITY/ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, HUMAN HEALTH, CLIMATE CHANGE

FUTURE OF LEED – CONT’D

SYSTEM GOALS UNDERPIN PRIORITIES BETTER METRICS – ABSOLUTE VS RELATIVE DRIVEN BY GOALS, LINKED TO PERFORMANCE THE DYNAMIC PLAQUE PLAQUE IS THE BEGINNING, NOT THE END

LEED v4The next version of

LEED. LEED v4 is the newest update to the LEED

rating systems. Changes from LEED 2009 are seen in three main categories: new market sectors, increased technical rigor and streamlined services. LEED v4 raises the bar on leadership.

CHAPTER FORUM

USGBC GRANTS   Key Dates Dec 7: Strategic

Investment Grant Application deadlineJan. 4: Capacity Building Grant Application deadlineJan. 18: Impact Grant Application deadlineJan. 25: Advocacy Grant Application deadlineFeb. 8: Green Schools Grant Application deadline

2013 Priorities for Chapters

Each of USGBC’s 77 chapters tailors its efforts to suit the social and environmental needs of its region, but in 2013 chapters across the network will share five areas of focus with each other and USGBC national:

LEED and Performance Green Building Information Gateway (GBIG), LEED v4,

Building Performance, Existing Homes, Chemicals of Concern

State and Local Advocacy Seven Advocacy Campaigns

Chapter Priorities – Cont’d

Organizational Excellence Membership, USGBC.org, Chapter Minimum

Performance Standards

Green Schools Green Apple Day of Service, Green Schools Fellows,

Existing Schools, USGBC Students, Green Schools Advocacy, Green Classroom Professional Certificate

Community Engagement Affordable Housing, Existing Neighborhoods,

Diversity, Emerging Professionals, Volunteer Recognition

EXPO

STAR COMMUNITIES WWW.STARCOMMUNITIES.ORG RELEASED LAST MONTH BY ICLEI, USGBC,

NATL LEAGUE OF CITIES 30 CITIES IN PILOT TESTING (NORTHAMPTON)

WEBSITES WWW.STARCOMMUNITIES.ORG WWW.THENOUNPROJECT.COM B-PATH WWW.EARTHECHOORG GBIG.ORG WWW.SPHERE-E.COM WWW.ECORGLOBAL.COM

WEBSITES – CONT’D WWW.METHODHOMES.NET ARCOM@ARCOMNET.COM WWW.KONE.US WWW.BLUEBEAM.COM WWW.PATHTONETZERO.COM www.usgbc.org/LEEDv4

SPEAKERS Governor Jerry Brown Mayor Edwin

Lee Scott Horst William McDonough Jane McGonigal Phillipe Costeau Rick Fredrizzi Dan Geiger Chris Pyke Kimberly Lewis

Jane McGonigal Angry birds – 1 billion downloads & 200 mil per day 71% of US workers are actively disengaged we have passion to work and solve problems, but it

is displaced in virtual worlds how to harness the millions of hours skills & abilities – producing positive emotions Showmethescience.com even violent games add creativity

Jane McGonigal gamers spend 80% of the time failing HARNESSING THE VIRTUAL WORLD

1. – can summon crowds out of thin air [100% increase in volunteer participation for the

gaming gardens – using google maps] 2. – working together? [fold-it game beats

computer] 3. - see the future

world without oil game – now wwo early warning system

Phillipe Costeau EarthEco International Global Eco Fund – portion of fees to social

initiatives Only 200 million people 2000 years ago Arctic ice melting faster than models For 1st time, arctic ice was studied in the

spring, not winter in 2009

Phillipe Costeau Arctic is the world’s a/c and most important

ocean Tomahawk missile costs $2mil We fired 150 of them in one day recently We spent $2 mil on research in the arctic

ocean

Phillipe Costeau Importance of educating the young Why we wet the toothbrush – behaviors

learned when little Conservation spirit can be passed on to next

generations www.earthecho.org action leads to awareness, not the other

way around

CITY OF AUSTIN, TX LUCIA ATHENS, CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY

OFFICER DO YOU HAVE A PERSONAL MISSION

STATEMENT? CITY MOTTO – “KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD” ARTS & CULTURE & PEDICABS THINK BIG/PEOPLE MATTER/HAVE FUN

RICK FREDRIZZI How does USGBC help chapters and

communities recover from storms? Thanks for GSA letter – something going on Thanks for slowing down LEED v4 We have ability to send strong message to

federal government Cornell – kids have built green school in Africa

– Great Video!

RICK FREDRIZZI A social movement Historic social movements prevailed because

THEY WERE RIGHT. The sustainability movement is RIGHT

Scott HorstVP - LEED

GOOGLE grant of $3 Million for materials research LEED v4 MR Credits – Chemicals of Concern History repeats: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring - 50 years ago

last September DDT was a de-licer in WWII – Govt wanted to employ ex-

pilots to spray everywhere, both public and private land She was personally attacked, accused of being communist 1962 – Monsanto publication “the desolate year” LEED v4 blowback (on concerned chemicals): “there will be

work to limit use of LEED in federal and state governments”.

William McDonough WHAT’S NEXT is what’s next Design is the first signal of human intention A regulation is a signal of design failure Anthropocene era – planetary change caused

by humans Carbon is our friend – we are carbon

William McDonough We don’t have an energy problem, we have a

material problem – carbon is in the wrong place

A toxin is a material in the wrong place Materials as nutrients – biological & technical Material reutilization Renewable energy, period

CLOSING THOUGHTS

WHO WOULD WANT TO JOIN USGBCNH?

SOMEONE WHO….. IS PASSIONATE ABOUT SPACESHIP EARTH AND THE

ENVIRONMENT CARES ABOUT LIFE IN ALL ITS FORMS AND PLACES IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN IS SEEKING A FORUM TO EXPRESS THEIR IDEAS WANTS TO LEARN ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY WANTS TO TEACH ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY

AM I SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES THE POWER OF CORPORATISM AND

CAPITALISM CAN BE HARNESSED FOR GOOD ----AND CHALLENGED FOR ITS ABUSES WANTS TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO

SOCIAL EQUITY WANTS TO SHARE IDEAS WITH LIKE-MINDED

PEOPLE [AND HAVE FUN DOING IT]

AND SOMEONE WHO IS NOT AFRAID TO STAND UP FOR AND TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT

love your mother