environmental neutral design

AgendaEnvironmentally Neutral Design + TechnologiesDissecting SustainabilityEnvironmental EquationWater FootprintThermal FootprintCarbon FootprintEnvironmentally Neutral Applications

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A bit of backgroundResults of

design that is not Environmentally Neutral

Impervious roofs & roads induce flooding

or the contrary...

Traditional Drainage System

• Problem• 100% Runoff• Storm water

contamination• All water lost• Heat island

effect (Global Warming)

Atlantis SolutionDevelopers transform wasted land reserved for a drainage basin into additional housing lots.

• Solution• 0% Runoff• Storm water

purification• All water

stored or infiltrated

• Reduced Heat island effect

Environmentally Neutral?Positive, Neutral, Negative, Beneficial…Footprints

CarbonWaterThermalWhat else?

Bio Air ….

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Sustainability1. Product/Application/System Origin

1. Recycled?2. System Maintenance

1. Does someone maintain nature?3. Consumables4. Energy Consumption5. Effects of Operation

1. It solves a problem, does cause more than it solves?6. Is it a patch?7. Is it a problem transfer mechanism?

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Sustainability8. Scalability?

1. Modularity

9. Economics10. Cost effective? Cost distribution

1. From all perspectives2. Transfer of costs to privates3. Reduction of infrastructure

11. Point source solutions

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Environmental Equation

Development(Building - Infrastructure)

Water Requirement

Electricity Requirement

Water Footprint

Thermal Footprint

Gas Requirement

Carbon Footprint

Other Footprints

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Environmental Equation

EnvironmentalFootprint

Water Footprint

Thermal Footprint

Carbon Footprint

Other Footprints

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The Environmental Cycles

Semi-Green Buildings?

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The possibilities?


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Water FootprintHow much do we consume?How much do we drink?Why does a 100% of the water supply have to be drinking

quality if we only drink ≈ 1%.Is this expensive?How much do we reuse?How much is run-off?How much is lost?Can we improve efficiency?

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Water supply optionsDams

Who uses the dams?What happens to the water before it gets to the dam?Isn’t there a bit too much loss to evaporation?What about the environmental impact of flooding vast

areas?What happens if it doesn’t rain?

Desalination(No) comments…

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Water supply solutionsPoint source supplies - HarvestingAt every level

FederalStateLocalDeveloperHome owner

Risk management and mitigationFit for purposeRe-use

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Water re-useStormwater/RainwaterGrey waterBlack water

Multiple Benefit Factor consequences – Recycled material systems used to capture water, purify water (physical, thermal, chemical), store the water, and resuse the water - problems solved.

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Revolutionary new system to capture, filter and reuse stormwater runoff from roads.

Convert stormwater pollution into an asset

Water passes through a layer of EcoSoil which removes hydrocarbons heavy metals and other stormwater contaminants

Infiltration Strip

Reuse Storage Tank

Pump Station

Reuse Storage Tank

500m strip of porous paving collects 50,000l into the Atlantis Rainwater Tanks

Manly Beach, Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Zayed University, ABU DHABI

Over 6.1km of infiltration channels or soakaways have been installed beside roads and pathways, providing over 4 million litres of storage.

The channel system is constructed of thousands of Atlantis Matrix- Double Modules wrapped in geotextile, placed in the channel two modules wide.

Water Neutral Parking LotMega storm water tank under a permeable parking lot in Virginia USA.

The job was a major shopping center expansion which called for approximately 9.6 ML of underground detention, equivalent to the volume of 4 Olympic swimming pools.

What about the modelling?DarcyGreen-AmptHortonOverland flow

Out of dateDidn’t work before, still doesn’t work, won’t work in the

future (not necessarily the models – but “solutions”)Appearance of geosynthetics

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Source: http://www.wbdg.org/resources/greenroofs.php

http://www.wbdg.org/resources/greenroofs.php

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Source: http://greenroofireland.blogspot.com/

http://greenroofireland.blogspot.com/

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Graphs are courtesy of Penn State Green Roof Research Center, Rock Springs, PA. They are based on data from 3 buildings with green roofs and three with traditional roofing.

Atlantis Roof Garden Installations in Tasmania, AUSTRALIA5,000m²

Roof GardensHong Kong Wetlands

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Atlantis Roof Top Garden Installations, HK

Hong Kong Wetland Park, Before

Atlantis® Water / Environmental Management System, 6,000 m2

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What does Atlantis do?

Water Neutral Developments

100% Water Capture

0% Discharge

100% Re-use


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Impermeable surfaces lead to thermal pollution

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Heat Island Effect

Model Accuracy =±3%

ModelActual

Ambient Air

Data Collection

Source: Bryan Chua, PhD research Univ. Queensland.

Model validation

Month: January 2009Solar Panels Surface Temperature (°C)

Flat Roof

Green RoofHigher surface temperatures

Case Study: Brisbane


Improve Solar Electrical Efficiency by 10-25%

Calculated maximum theoretical efficiency = 14.7%

Higher Efficiency Optimum Conditions

Month: January 2009Solar Electrical Efficiency (%)

Case Study: Brisbane


Before

Eastern Distributor next to the Sydney Botanic Garden and Art Gallery, AUSTRALIA

Atlantis Podium Landscaping with Flo-Cell

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Roof Garden Installations in Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Thermal Footprint AnalysisHow are buildings and infrastructure affecting the

environment around them?How much heat is the HVAC creating?Can we reduce reflecting surfaces?Can we improve the surfaces?

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Thermo NeutralReflecting surfaces

RoofsRoads, Car parksWalls

Amount of surface areaHVAC

Vegetate surfacesPermeable surfaces

Water retention and release

Becomes positive factorReduced requirementBecomes asset to

vegetationMultiple Benefit Factor consequences – Vegetation reduces run-off, purifies water and air (physical, thermal, chemical), problems solved

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© 2009 Atlantis Corporation Atlantis Sustainable Sports Fields Solution September, 2009

Atlantis Green Walls Gold Coast, QLD

BEFORE

AFTER

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Atlantis Green Car Park with Turf CellGijon, Spain

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LIWA International School Green Wall Solutions

Before

After


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Carbon Footprint AnalysisRelated not only to powerWhat are our sources?Can we reduce our consumption?Can we improve efficiency?InsulationVentilation

Multiple Benefit Factor consequences – Recycled material systems used to provide insulation, reduce power consumption, purify air (physical, thermal, chemical) - problems solved.

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© 2009 Atlantis Corporation Atlantis Environmental Solution Providers December 17, 2009

Environmentally Neutral Design

Water Neutral

Thermo Neutral

Carbon Neutral

100% Capture0% Discharge100% Reuse

Reduced Heat Island20°C + reduction

Passive SystemsRecycled Plastics

Environmentally Neutral ApplicationsStormwater harvestingRoof gardensPodium landscapingGreen car parksVertical gardensEfficient road and rail infrastructureSustainable parks and sports fieldsLandfills

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Storm/Rainwater HarvestingGabba Cricket Ground, QLD

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Permeable Paving Sea Spray WA Caravan Park

2,000m² Atlantis 52mm Gravel Cell

BEFORE DURING AFTER

With Atlantis you can do it

Vertical Gardens

Vertical Gardens


Green Walls:


Green Walls: Gro-Wall Series 2

Green Wall Solutions

Greening Dubai Metro with the Atlantis® Gro-Wall® system!

Atlantis Sustainable Sports FieldsSydney Olympic Stadium

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Atlantis Eco-Road Applications

Virginia, USA Manly, Australia Spain70

Railways – Case StudiesAuburn Rail, NSW, AUSTRALIA

The Auburn Maintenance Facility was undertaken in partnership with Reliance Rail, John Holland and consulting engineers Kellogg Brown Root (KBR). The task was to collect 11 million litres of water from storm events over a 300,000m2 area for discharge to a local waterway.

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Werrington, Australia

Australia ‘ 2008

USA ‘2005

USA ‘2006

Dubai ‘2001

Australia ‘ 1999

UK ‘2001 Holland ‘1990

USA ‘2000

Honk Kong ‘2002

Chile‘2006

UK ‘2003

Mexico ‘2005

India ‘2004

Atlantis PresentationMaribyrnong City Council19 May 2009

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Thank You for your time

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environmental neutral design

Documents

backgroundresults of

water footprinthow

water supply optionsdamswho

drainage basin

traditional drainage

problem transfer

infiltratedreduced heat

system maintenancedoes