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What is “Green” Design?

Design and construction practices that significantly reduce or

eliminate the negative impact of buildings on the environment and

occupants in six broad areas:

1. Sustainable site planning 2. Safeguarding water and water

efficiency 3. Providing energy efficiency or

renewable energy4. Conserving materials and

resources5. Improving indoor

environmental quality6. Providing Innovation In design

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#1Choosing A

Sustainable Site

#2 Water Efficiency

Rain Barrels for conserving

water

Rainwater Harvesting & Purification SystemAdvantages• Relatively inexpensive.

• Reliable--eventually, you will have water in your tanks!

• Clean, and the water chemistry is easy to manage.

• Can be sized to the need at hand, and integrated into new construction easily.

• Water is still available if you have no power, though at diminished pressure.

• Tanks rarely freeze except in sustained extreme cold due to their thermal mass.

• Easy to tie into solar water system.

#3 Energy and Atmosphere

#4 Materials and Resources

# 5 IndoorEnvironmental

Quality

#6 Innovation In Design

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U.S. Building Impacts:

12%Water Use

30%GreenhouseGas Emissions

65%WasteOutput

70%ElectricityConsumption

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Average Savings of Green Buildings

ENERGYSAVINGS

30%

CARBONSAVINGS

35%

WATERUSE

SAVINGS30-50%

WASTECOST

SAVINGS50-90%

Source:Capital E

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ImprovedBottom Line.

30-70% ENERGY SAVINGS

VERIFIEDPERFORMANCE

ENHANCEDPRODUCTIVITY

REDUCEDLIABILITY &IMPROVED

RISKMANAGEMENT

INCREASEDVALUE

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ImprovedBottom Line.

30-70% ENERGY SAVINGS

VERIFIEDPERFORMANCE

REDUCEDLIABILITY &IMPROVED

RISKMANAGEMENT

INCREASEDVALUE

REDUCEDABSENTEEISM

ENHANCEDRECRUITMENT

IMPROVEDEMPLOYEE

MORALE

PRODUCTIVITY

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HEALTHBENEFIT

REDUCEDENERGY

CONSUMPTION INCREASEDPRODUCTIVITY

POSITIVEMARKETING

ANDPROMOTION

LOWEROPERATING

COSTS

OVERALLENVIRONMENTAL

BENEFIT

Occupants and tenants perceive value of working in a green building to be:

LEADERSHIP inENERGY andENVIRONMENTALDESIGN

A leading-edge system for certifyingDESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, & OPERATIONSof the greenest buildings in the world

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Levels of LEED Ratings

Green Buildings worldwide are certified with a voluntary,consensus-based rating system. USGBC has four levels of LEED.