Harvard University Extension School E117 Sustainability: The Challenge of Changing Our Institutions

Green Building Design April 8, 2009 Jesse Foote Nathan Gauthier Andrea Ruedy Harvard Green Campus Initiative Green Campus Building Services – New Construction

Overview •Benefits of Green Buildings •Understanding the Project Team •Understanding the Process •Harvard’s Green Building Guidelines •Master Planning •Harvard Case Studies •Harvard’s Green Building Resource •LEED •More Case Studies •Green Building Incentives •Relevant Building Codes

Overview

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What is “Green Building?”

Wikipedia.org: Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal — the complete building life cycle.

Benefits

Benefits Source: www.usgbc.org

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Benefits Source: www.usgbc.org

Benefits Source: www.usgbc.org

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

REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION

LOWER OPERATING COSTS

INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY

HEALTH BENEFIT POSITIVE MARKETING AND PROMOTION

OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT

Source: www.usgbc.org

Article: “It's true: Green buildings do boost sales, rental and occupancy rates” 4/7/08 Energy savings

Rent premium, per sq. ft.

Increase in occupancy rates

Sales premium, per sq. ft.

LEED certified

25-30%*

$11.24

3.8%

$171

Energy star certified