Green Homes

Sponsored by:

U.S. Green Building Council Developer and administrator of the

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®)) Green Building Rating System

LEED for Homes Consensus rating system evaluating design

and construction of single- and multi-family homes

Development guided by volunteer committee of green home-building industry leaders

Pilot project to be launched in winter 2004-5

LEED Categories Sustainable Sites Energy & Atmosphere Water Efficiency Materials & Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Innovation in Design

The Scope of LEED for Homes

Individual structures on individual sites Single-family detached homes Duplexes, row houses, townhomes ... Multifamily up to 3 stories New construction

(for now … remodeling later!)

KEY ATTRIBUTES:

Infill & compact development

Proximity to transit Proximity to services Outdoor living spaces Minimizing auto

dominance

Quality control Envelope & mechanical systems

performance Energy-efficient lighting &

appliances Passive, renewable, & alternative

energy “Size matters” Systems integration

Sustainable SitesEnergy & Atmosphere

KEY ATTRIBUTES:

Building envelope moisture control Combustion safety Ventilation/air conveyance system

effectiveness Vehicle exhaust protection

(garage design)

Indoor Environmental Quality

Low-emitting materials

Universal design elements

Home-landscape interface design

Quality control

Systems integration

KEY ATTRIBUTES:

Optimized framing Design for deconstruction &

adaptability Building reuse, deconstruction, &

recycling Environmentally preferable

materials “Size matters” (AGAIN!) Envelope durability Systems integration

Materials & Resources Water-efficient fixtures &

landscaping Innovative wastewater

technologies Reduced energy

demand associated with hot water

Drain water heat recovery

Water catchment

Water

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large

really HUGE

Where does it come from?

How much energy does it take to get where it’s going?

Orenco Station, Hillsboro, OR

http://www.orencostation.com/

Hedgewood Home, Atlanta, GA

McStain Home, Boulder, CO

Pulte Home, Tucson, AZ

Village Homes, Sylmar, CA

???It depends!

GREEN HOME DESIGN & BUILDING RESOURCES

U.S. Green Building Council - www.usgbc.org

American Society of Interior Designers - www.asid.org

BuildingGreen, Inc. - www.buildinggreen.com

Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation - www.cmhc.ca

Energy & Environmental Building Association - www.eeba.org

Sustainable Buildings Industry Council - www.sbicouncil.org

Building Science Corporation - www.buildingscience.com

Architects/Designes/Planners for Social Responsibility - http://www.adpsr.org/

National Association of Home Builders Research Center - www.nahbrc.com

Green Affordable Housing Coalition - www.greenaffordablehousing.org

Southface Energy Institute www.southface.org/home/ech/earthcraft_home.htm

Greenpeace's PVC Alternatives Listing - www.greenpeace.org.au/pvc

Certified Forest Products Council - www.certifiedwood.com

GREEN HOME DESIGN & BUILDING RESOURCES

GreenClips - chrishammer@greenclips.com

Green Sage - www.greensage.com

The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live; The Not So Big House Collection: The Not So Big House and Creating the Not So Big House; Not So Big Solutions for Your Home by Sarah Susanka

Biomimicry - Janine Benyus

The Healthy House - John Bower; Healthy House Institute

US Consumer Product Safety Commission - 800.638.CPSC

GREEN HOME DESIGN & BUILDING RESOURCES

Energy Star Homes –

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=new_homes.hm.index

RESNET - www.resnet.org U.S. DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program -

www.eere.energy.gov/solar Building America -

http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america/ Green Building Pages -

http://www.greenbuildingpages.com/main.html

GREEN HOME DESIGN & BUILDING RESOURCES

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Natural Resources Defense Council Southface Energy Institute Common Sense Design Arkin-Tilt Architects Siegel & Strain Architects Bruce Hampton, AIA Orenco Station Green Builders of Marin, John Shurtz Ann Edminster Victoria Schomer

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