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When it comes to responsible forestry, there is no comparison.

FSC is the only forest certification system supported by these environmental leaders.

For 10 years USGBC’s LEED program has

recognized FSC as the standard for responsi-
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the marketplace, and they’re succeeding.
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A KE D WO
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But USGBC members will have the final say.

Ask USGBC to develop a strong benchmark
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 CONTENTS
JULY 2010

VOLUME 13

NUMBER 7

20 38 42

In This Issue
12 14 16 18
Welcome to The Learning to Make Marks of Excellence Knowledge
LEED Guide a Difference LEED professional Means
A letter from Rick Fedrizzi, LEED for Schools credentials and GBCI’S Business
President, CEO and program experiences credential maintenance Training the
Founding Chair, U.S. Green resounding success. program. industry’s leaders.
Building Council. By Jennifer Easton. By Beth Holst. By Rebecca Flora.

82

20 22 24 26
Generation Raising the Bar Adding Neighborhoods
Green Revisions and new New Tools The new
In Every Issue Redefining the
future at
certification ushers
true change in the
LEED for Homes
builds out
direction of the
green building
Greenbuild 2010. forest industry. in 2010. movement.
8 WEB TOC By Meaghan Bixby. By Ashley Katz. By Ashley Katz. By Marie Coleman.

10 EDITOR’S NOTE
76 NEW + NOTABLE
81 ADVERTISER’S INDEX
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Greening the En Masse Advocating Great Expectations
Campus Retailers look for Change As retail sustainability
Harnessing LEED EB to forward to Key Focuses for USGBC takes hold, designers
improve campus operations volume to advance green must take on new
and maintenance. certification. policies and incentives. responsibilities.
By Jim Nicolow, AIA, LEED AP. By Marie Coleman. By Roger Platt. By Eric Brown, AIA, LEED AP.

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By Steve Freeman

With the help of hundreds of volunteers, the Sisters of the Benedic-

1 tine Women of Madison’s Holy Wisdom Monastery spent a decade re-
storing their 95-acre property to pre-settlement prairie. Then, when
their old, large, inefficient monastery building was deemed obsolete,
they not only rebuilt sustainably but also earned the highest award.

Building Like a Tree

1 By Michelle Amt, AIA, LEED AP

Like the trees of the forest in which it stands, the Bernheim Arbo-
2 retum visitor center building creates oxygen, sequesters carbon,
filters water, and changes with the seasons. Truly alive and evolving
over time to do things ever more effectively, it’s a vivid example of what
a building conceived as an organism might be.

Small Changes

By Carl Smith, LEED AP

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Many companies fear being left behind as the green building move-

Q&A with Thom Lowther, Continuing Educations Services for USGBC,

3 ment experiences rapid growth. While working to achieve LEED
status can be daunting, there are several small steps that will have
you well on your way to achieving your goals as demonstrated in the
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The 10th Annual
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LEED GUIDE

Welcome to The LEED Guide

A LETTER FROM RICK FEDRIZZI.

In March 2000, when the LEED

RICK FEDRIZZI IS PRESIDENT, CEO AND FOUNDING
CHAIR OF THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL.
green building rating system was
launched, it was with hope that we
were about to change the face of the
building industry and, of course,
with a little uncertainty about just
what we’d be able to achieve.
That first year, eight projects
registered with LEED and three
achieved certification. In the 10
years that have followed, we
have all come a long way.
Thanks to USGBC’s passionate
and committed members who
drive the ongoing development
of LEED and the dedicated project
teams that continue to innovate
and raise the bar on what it means
to design, build and operate
sustainably, spring 2010 marked
several exciting milestones in the
history of the LEED green building
certification program.
In the first few months of mentally and socially sustainable the way green buildings have
2010, we celebrated the 5,000th places for us all to work, play, changed the way we look at our
certification under the com- learn and live. offices, our homes, our schools
mercial and institutional LEED At the start of the year, more and our public places.
rating systems. We also saw the than 50 percent of all LEED- As part of USGBC’s Build-
5,000th home certified under certified projects had achieved ing Performance Initiative, our
the LEED for Homes rating that certification during 2009, the LEED buildings will participate
system, which launched just most difficult year economically in an ambitious data-gathering
over two years ago. The square since LEED launched. And more campaign so we can learn more
footage of commercial, institu- projects registered with LEED about the ongoing energy and
tional or neighborhood project between January 2010 and April water performance of LEED
space registered or certified 2010 than during all of 2006. buildings and use that informa-
under LEED reached 10 billion. It is because so many in the tion to guide the continuous
The number of LEED profes- building industry are committed development of LEED. And as
sional credential holders passed to LEED that we are able to look USGBC delivers education and
the 150,000 mark. And with the to the future with tremendous LEED support internationally,
launch of LEED for Neighbor- hope and without the uncer- this truly global movement will
hood Development this spring, tainty we faced 10 years ago. continue to improve the quality
LEED is now able to recognize LEED continues to evolve, of life worldwide.
green building leadership in and along with it, the entire Thank you for being part
whole communities. built environment is moving of this important time in the
We are in economic hard closer and closer to where we history of the environmental
times, but the leaders of the need to be. In the coming years, movement, the building indus-
green building movement have green communities will have try, and our nation’s economic
shown that they will not let that the potential to transform the recovery. I look forward to the
quell their determination to way we look at neighborhoods innovations we’ll see in the
create economically, environ- and developments; we will see coming year!

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 STUDIO
By Jennifer Easton
Learning to Make a Difference
LEED FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM EXPERIENCES RESOUNDING SUCCESS.
Having every child in America
attend a green school within a
generation may seem like a lofty
goal, but since its launch in 2007,
LEED for Schools has experienced
resounding success. With 265
LEED-certified green schools
across the country and more
than 1,700 schools registered for
LEED certification, USGBC’s goal
of sending American children to
green schools becomes more of a
reality every day.
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Green schools create healthy
environments that are conducive
to learning, all the while saving
energy, resources and money.
Studies indicate that students in
green school buildings see health
and learning benefits as a result of
increased daylight, good indoor
air quality, and comfortable indoor
temperatures. Capital E’s “Green-
ing America’s Schools” report
found that green schools use 30-
50 percent less energy and 30 per-
cent less water. Plus, typical green
schools save $100,000 annually in
direct cost money that can be
redirected toward purchasing new
textbooks or computers.
New to the LEED for Schools
array of resources is the Green
Existing Schools Toolkit, a free
online guide to help schools and
school districts work toward LEED
for Existing Buildings: Operations
& Maintenance certification by
greening their existing facilities.
The toolkit, available at www.us-
gbc.org/k12toolkit, aids schools
in assessing the features of their
current buildings and pinpoint-
ing areas they can revamp to in-
crease energy efficiency, decrease
water usage, and create healthier
learning environments.
In April, USGBC started lead-
ing hands-on team training ses-
sions across the country to help
school districts jump-start the
process of adopting operations
and maintenance practices and
policies. At the daylong trainings,
which are offered at no charge
through a grant from the Bank of
America Foundation, instructors
discuss the “why?” and “how?” of
greening existing schools.
Innovative Green Schools
Though a school district’s to-do
list is never short, River Crest
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Elementary School and Manassas
Park Elementary School prove
that building green is a very pos-
sible and worthwhile endeavor.
River Crest Elementary School
in Hudson, Wis., was built for $166
per square foot, 29 percent below
the regional average for schools.
The first LEED Gold elementary
school in the state, River Crest
was able to achieve aesthetic
design and adaptive learning
spaces, all the while reducing wa-
ter use by 40 percent and increas-
ing energy efficiency by 30-35
percent beyond code minimum.
Air quality is enhanced by the use
of fresh outside air, and students
enjoy a bike trail to the adjacent
YMCA Camp St. Croix.
Manassas Park Elementary
School in Manassas Park, Va., is a
LEED-registered project seeking
certification in the coming weeks.
The school grounds feature
expansive woodlands and an
outdoor classroom that doubles
as a stormwater bio-retention
facility. Echoing the ascending
levels of a forest, the three stories
of Manassas Park Elementary
School are themed to the forest
floor, understory and canopy,
encouraging students to learn
about the natural world. Among
many sustainable design features,
a green light system signals
students to open windows when
exterior conditions are ideal.
To read about other schools working
to toward their green goals, visit
www.greenschoolbuildings.org.
JENNIFER EASTON IS A
MEMBER OF THE COM-
MUNICATIONS TEAM AT
THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING
COUNCIL.
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By Beth Holst
Marks of Excellence
LEED PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS AND GBCI’S CREDENTIAL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
The suite of LEED professional
credentials was significantly
expanded in 2009, when the
Green Building Certification
Institute (GBCI) added special-
ization to the LEED AP program
and introduced the LEED Green
Associate credential. GBCI,
which administers the suite of
credentials within the frame-
work of the U.S. Green Building
Council’s LEED green building
certification system, also imple-
mented new eligibility criteria
for the credentials as well as
credential maintenance require-
ments to ensure that LEED
professionals have the latest
knowledge and understanding
of green building practices.
GBCI develops, delivers
and manages three credential
options for green building pro-
fessionals to meet the various
needs of industries related to
green building.
LEED Green Associate
For professionals who want to
demonstrate green building
expertise in non-technical fields
of practice, GBCI offers the LEED
Green Associate credential. The
LEED Green Associate repre-
sents demonstrable knowledge
and core understanding of
green building practices and
principles and the LEED green
building certification program
in order to support sustainable
design, construction and opera-
tions. The LEED Green Associ-
ate exam is a computer-based,
multiple-choice exam.
LEED AP with Specialty
The LEED AP with specialty cre-
dentials build upon the original
LEED AP credential by continu-
ing to signify an advanced
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depth of knowledge in green
building practices while adding
the ability to specialize in a
particular segment of the green
building industry. Specialties
demonstrate focused expertise
in a specific area and a depth of
understanding of specific LEED
A GREENER, MORE SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMY REQUIRES A NEW
GENERATION OF PROFESSIONALS
WHO ARE INVESTED IN GENERATING
AND BUILDING UPON THEIR
EXPERTISE IN GREEN BUILDING.
rating systems grouped by the
building type or life-cycle stage
they address. The LEED AP spe-
cialty tracks are Operations +
Maintenance; Homes; Building
Design + Construction; Interior
Design + Construction; and
Neighborhood Development.
Credential Maintenance
Program
Credential maintenance is a
newly introduced require-
ment of the LEED credential-
ing process. The Credential
Maintenance Program (CMP)
ensures that LEED professional
credentials continue to sig-
nify innovation and excellence
among green building practitio-
ners. It is designed to meet the
industry’s demands of currency,
relevance and forward thought
establishing a pathway for
continuous professional devel-
opment and progress.
CMP was created in
response to feedback from
thousands of LEED APs that
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the LEED credential must
remain current, flexible and as
dynamic as the green building
industry itself. The program
serves as a market differen-
tiator for many professionals
who want to increase their
area of expertise.
Current LEED APs who wish
to use the new designation of
LEED AP with specialty are re-
quired to enroll in the CMP and
maintain their credentials on a
two-year cycle by earning con-
tinuing education (CE) hours.
LEED APs must earn 30 CE hours
biennially, six of which must be
LEED-specific hours. LEED Green
Associates must earn 15 hours
biennially, three of which must
be LEED-specific.
A greener, more-sustainable
economy requires a new gen-
eration of professionals who
are invested in generating and
building upon their expertise
in green building. The diversity
of expanded LEED Professional
Credentials drives excellence
by providing a commonly
understood benchmark of
knowledge across all relevant
industry disciplines, technical
and non-technical alike. The
maintenance of these cre-
dentials through continuing
education ensures that green
building professionals remain
competitive and relevant with-
in the marketplace, securing
their position as driving forces
in an increasingly progressive
global economy.
BETH HOLST IS THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF CREDEN-
TIALING FOR THE GREEN
BUILDING CERTIFICATION
INSTITUTE (GBCI).
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 STUDIO
By Rebecca Flora
Knowledge Means Business
TRAINING THE INDUSTRY’S LEADERS.
When your mission is trans-
forming an entire marketplace
toward sustainability, you need
to offer the results-oriented tools
and resources that enable that
transformation. For 10 years, the
LEED rating systems have given
practitioners in the building
industry the framework to effect
real change. But equally as im-
portant has been the U.S. Green
Building Council’s (USGBC) robust
educational agenda, arming
professionals of all types and at all
learning levels with the knowl-
edge and training they need to
support green buildings and
communities through the work
they do every day.
As the developer of the LEED
rating systems and the convener
of the largest community of green
building experts and enthusiasts
in the world, USGBC is uniquely
positioned to connect individuals
and organizations with the educa-
tion that best suits their needs.
And as LEED continues to be
embraced by the industry’s lead-
ers with some 10 billion square
feet of registered project space
and more than 155,000 individu-
als who have earned LEED profes-
sional credentials our emphasis
on education grows apace.
LEED and Green Building
Curriculum
At the core of USGBC’s educa-
tional agenda is our LEED and
green building curriculum. These
courses, workshops and online of-
ferings, as well as the supporting
reference and study guides, boast
content developed by USGBC’s
experts and delivered by highly
trained instructors with real-life
green building experience.
At USGBC, we recognize that
in any organization committed
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to green building, the educa-
tional needs are as diverse and
varied as the people employed
at the organization. USGBC’s
curriculum is available at all
learning levels. For the decision
makers and professionals who
need a basic, introductory un-
derstanding of green building to
the seasoned practitioners who
seek to improve implementation
on-site, USGBC’s educational
offerings provide something
for everyone. You can find a
complete listing of USGBC’s
curriculum at www.usgbc.org/
LEEDcurriculum. Additionally,
if your educational needs are
centered on a LEED profes-
sional credential, you can easily
navigate the ways our education
supports exam preparation and
credential maintenance by visit-
ing www.usgbc.org/credentials.
Also, member organizations can
host in-house LEED workshops
for all regular employees. Private
workshops are an exclusive ben-
efit for USGBC member organiza-
tions and are available for groups
of 25 or more. Choose from any of
USGBC’s full- or half-day sessions.
Bulk pricing is also available. And
we are developing ways for mem-
ber organizations to license our
LEED curriculum so that they can
train employees in-house them-
selves using USGBC’s educational
content. E-mail education@usgbc.
org for more information.
Third-Party Providers
USGBC’s greatest strength is
its community of experts from
throughout the building indus-
try. It is important to us that the
know-how and innovation of these
experts is shared throughout our
community, enabling professionals
to find education that has been
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rigorously reviewed for quality
content and delivery by USGBC but
is offered by third-party organiza-
tions with special expertise in a
specific area of practice or interest.
The USGBC Education Provider
network is a great way to round
out your professional development
plan. All courses in USGBC’s course
catalog at www.usgbc.org/courses
have gone through our review pro-
cess and have been approved for
high quality. And because we are
a GBCI Education Reviewing Body,
any course that we’ve approved
qualifies for LEED professional
credential maintenance. Learn
more about Education Providers,
including how your organization
can submit courses for review, at
www.usgbc.org/providers.
Education Development
Services
Because we believe that good
education leads to great pro-
fessionals and great projects,
we can also connect you with
educational development
tools to help your organization
develop better education, both
from a content and a delivery
standpoint. USGBC’s Educational
Development Services, www.
usgbc.org/eds, are perfect for any
organization looking to develop
high-quality education wheth-
er you’re looking to become
an Education Provider, you’re
already a provider looking to im-
prove your offerings, or you want
to improve the in-house trainings
you offer your employees.
REBECCA FLORA IS THE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
OF EDUCATION AND
RESEARCH AT THE U.S.
GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL.
1968 Social environmental
WHO SHAPES THE FUTURE
movements take hold.
OF GREEN DESIGN?

You do.

1978 Earth Day brings What was once a quiet evolution has
awareness to Earth’s
need for continual care. become a revolutionary force. Your desire
for sustainable design has helped redefine
the meaning of green. Since we began
making nora® rubber flooring over
50 years ago, we’ve evolved with you.

1988 1,000 communities Your concern for the environment continues

in America initiate
curbside recycling. to create new standards for designing
in harmony with nature. It is why we
continually explore ways to blend the
best of technology with greener thinking.

1998 EPA launches voluntary It starts with you.

programs for energy,
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quality, waste and You and your world.
smart growth.
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 STUDIO
By Meaghan Bixby
Generation Green
REDEFINING THE FUTURE AT GREENBUILD 2010.
Home to some of the world’s most
recognizable buildings, Chicago
will also be home to U.S. Green
Building Council’s ninth annual
Greenbuild International Confer-
ence and Expo. This year, Green-
build returns to McCormick Place
West and will explore the theme
“Generation Green: Redefining
Our Future.” The world’s largest
conference and expo dedicated
to green building, Greenbuild
brings together the entire build-
ing industry for three days of
educational sessions, renowned
speakers, seminars, networking
events and green building tours.
Redefining Our Future
As Generation Green convenes in
Chicago this November, the entire
green building community
old, young, experienced, novice,
champions of the cause or skeptics
will work together to acquire
a deeper understanding of the
importance of the green building
movement and will be well-pre-
pared to redefine the future.
And they couldn’t be learning in
a better location. Chicago, known
as America’s Second City, is steeped
in a history of redefinition. With
nearly all of its buildings destroyed
by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871,
the city showed determination
and innovation in the way it set
out to come back from the disaster
bigger and better. In 1885, the
first skyscraper was erected in
GREENBUILD 2009 IN PHOENIX.
Chicago, marking the first of many
significant steps in the city’s historic
return. Chicago is now the proud
home to more LEED-certified build-
ings than any other city, including
the western hemisphere’s tallest
building, the Willis Tower (formerly
Sears Tower), which announced last
year its intent to achieve LEED certi-
fication. The City of Chicago is one
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of the first to adopt LEED for public
buildings, further defining itself as
one of the most environmentally
friendly cities in America.
Setting the Course
Featuring an outstanding lineup
of USGBC continuing education
courses, Greenbuild is the ideal
forum for green building profes-
sionals to pursue or maintain
professional credentials, from
the LEED Green Associate to the
LEED AP with specialty. A robust
lineup of continuing education
options is available for attend-
ees in a variety of formats: LEED
workshops, off-site educational
sessions, green building tours and
post-conference seminars.
Additionally, there are several
educational events at Greenbuild.
On November 18, the second
annual Residential Summit will
present educational tracks for
residential professionals covering
a wide range of topics from green
building science to marketing and
production homes to multifamily
construction. Another event, the
International Forum, will convene
international green building
leaders to address diverse green
building topics through an educa-
tion program and networking.
Green Economy
The Green Building Job Fair will
return in 2010 after a success-
ful debut at last year’s show. The
Green Building Job Fair provides
opportunities for green building
professionals to connect with
like-minded companies and peers.
New in 2010, the first Green Jobs
Summit will bring together train-
ers, funders, employers, policymak-
ers, advocates, community groups
and job seekers for a productive
conversation about green jobs
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in the green building industry. Key-
notes and educational sessions will
highlight best practices, challeng-
es and next steps for developing
and building green jobs, programs
and a green economy.
Networking and Exhibiting
The exhibit hall at Greenbuild rep-
resents companies that pioneer
the green building movement.
Attendees visiting the exhibit
hall will encounter the latest
technological innovations and
cutting-edge products on display
at more than 1,800 exhibit booths
and nearly 180,000 square feet
of exhibit space. Experts will be
on-hand to answer questions and
talk about what they have to offer.
Networking lounges will be
placed throughout McCormick to
serve as a setting for attendees to
network. The Greenbuild Celebra-
tion on November 18 at Chicago’s
Merchandise Mart will be the place
for attendees to gather to celebrate
the past year’s achievements.
Connected to the
Conversation
More than 27,000 members of
the green building community
connected to the conversation
at Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix.
Returning to the home of the
modern building, Greenbuild
2010 in Chicago and Generation
Green are sure to bring this year’s
event to a new level one that
will redefine the future.
MEAGHAN BIXBY IS A COM-
MUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE AT
THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING
COUNCIL. FOR MORE INFOR-
MATION ABOUT GREENBUILD
2010 AND TO LEARN HOW YOU
CAN SHARE YOUR VISION FOR GENERATION GREEN,
VISIT WWW.GREENBUILDEXPO.ORG.
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By Ashley Katz

HOW DOES THE RATING

SYSTEM GET CREATED?
LEED is developed by our volun-
teers, put out for public comment,
and then put to a vote of our mem-
bership. USGBC is calling on its
membership to participate in our
committees, in our public comment
periods and in every opportunity to
vote on whether LEED credits are
ready for market use. And if you are
deeply invested in this discussion
but aren’t a member of USGBC, we
ask you to join us and help make
a difference to improve the built
environment and the quality of
life of our friends and colleagues,
neighbors and families. To learn
more about USGBC membership,
visit www.usgbc.org/membership.
Raising the Bar
REVISIONS AND NEW CERTIFICATION USHERS TRUE CHANGE IN THE FOREST INDUSTRY.
One of the greatest strengths of
the LEED green building certifica-
tion system is its ability to be both
flexible and adaptable, evolving
alongside of building science,
technologies and environmental
priorities. As the USGBC works to
drive the market toward sustainabil-
ity, we believe that it’s crucial to also
help the industry improve the sus-
tainability of its business practices.
Equally important is that USGBC
brings together a diverse group of
member organizations invested in
improving the built environment,
and those organizations play a key
role in changes and the launch of
any new LEED rating system.
In March, the USGBC completed
the third public comment period
for the proposed revisions to LEED
credits rewarding the use of certi-
fied wood products and the newly
proposed, associated USGBC Forest
Certification Benchmark. The pro-
posed benchmark is a way to help
existing wood certification rise to a
level that will usher in true change
in the forest industry.
Under the proposed credit revi-
sions, wood certification systems
Materials & Resources Credit 1:
Sustainable Purchasing Ongo-
ing Consumables; Materials &
Resources Credit 2: Sustainable
Purchasing Durable Goods;
Materials & Resources Credit 3:
Sustainable Purchasing Facility
Alterations and Additions; and
Q LEED for Homes, Materials &
Resources Credit 2, Environ-
mentally Preferable Materials
(not yet available online).
The first version of LEED’s certified
wood credit was introduced into the
rating system as a part of the 2001
release of LEED NC version 2.0, and
since then, it has not evolved sig-
nificantly. But the forest certification

HOWTO
combat
global warming,
would be evaluated for eligibility to
earn points toward LEED certifica-
tion against a measurable bench-
mark. The benchmark includes
sections on governance; standards
market has evolved since that time,
which warranted consideration.
In 2006, the USGBC’s board of di-
rectors commissioned a white paper
on forest products certification and
reduce the substance; chain of custody and
labeling; and the accreditation
LEED in order to devote the neces-
sary time and focus to studying the
production of and certification process. If the issue. In July 2008, the Materials and
greenhouse gases, revisions are approved by USGBC Resources Technical Advisory Group
and builda membership, wood certified under
programs deemed compliant after
(TAG) completed its thorough analy-
sis and proposed revised LEED credit
stronger infrastructure. a third-party evaluation against language that referenced the USGBC
the proposed Forest Certification Forest Certification Benchmark.
Benchmark would be recognized by The three public comment
SPECIFY FLY ASH LEED and could earn a project one periods, which began August 2008,
(a recovered resource) point toward LEED certification. The attracted approximately 4,100
as a replacement for cement seven credits in existing LEED rating comments. USGBC is currently
in concrete.
systems would be updated if the determining if there’s a need for ad-
When you specify fly ash as replacement for cement in proposal passes member ballot: ditional revisions before the credit
concrete, you help reduce CO2 emissions from cement Q LEED for New Construction, revisions and the benchmark are
production, conserve landfill space, and decrease Materials & Resources Credit 7: available for member ballot.
water usage. You also enhance workability and Certified Wood; USGBC is confident that the the
chemical attack resistance, increase strength and Q LEED for Schools, Materials & Re- revised LEED credit language and
produce more durable concrete.
sources Credit 7: Certified Wood; benchmark will enable anyone who
Contact Headwaters Resources for free technical literature Q LEED for Commercial Interiors, meets those expectations to have a
and information on how fly ash use benefits the environment Materials & Resources Credit 7: place within LEED.
and produces better concrete.
Certified Wood;
Q LEED for Core & Shell, Ma- ASHLEY KATZ IS A COMMUNI-
terials & Resources Credit 6: CATIONS MANAGER AT THE U.S.
Certified Wood; GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL.
MEMBER
www.flyash.com I 1-888-236-6236 Q LEED for Existing Buildings:
Operations & Maintenance,
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By Ashley Katz

Adding New Tools

LEED FOR HOMES BUILDS OUT IN 2010.

32ND STREET MODULAR HOME, DENVER.
PHOTO BY BRAD TOMECEK.
For the past decade, the
U.S. Green Building Council
(USGBC) and its 18,000-plus
national member companies,
80 local chapters, and 30,000
active volunteers have worked
diligently to develop the rep-
ertoire of LEED rating systems
featured in this guide.
The LEED for Homes green
certification program is a crucial
and successful extension of the
LEED family. Since its official debut
in January 2008, more than 5,000
U.S. homes have achieved certifi-
cation and another 25,000 are cur-
rently pursuing LEED certification.
Given this rapidly growing
demand, the LEED for Homes
program is introducing a variety
of new tools and infrastructure all
designed to help homebuilders
and homeowners successfully
make the move to green. Here’s a
look at three:
GreenHomeGuide.com
Drawing on lessons learned
throughout the development and
deployment of the LEED for Homes
program, USGBC’s newly launched
GreenHomeGuide.com serves as
a clearinghouse of information for
homeowners and builders alike.
Its unique blend of community
and content allows consumers
to research locally relevant green
building solutions and find profes-
sionals who are qualified to help
them realize their vision of living
green. Those with green home
building experience or training
are encouraged to apply now
for a free professional
services directory listing at
www.greenhomeguide.com/apply.
Green Rater
If you’re seeking a vital career in
residential building, check out
our newly launched Green Rater
program. As LEED for Homes
expands, demand for highly
qualified and trained verifiers is
dramatically increasing. What’s
more, beginning Jan. 1, 2011,
all newly registered LEED for
Homes projects must have a
LEED Green Rater certificate
holder on the team. By managing
all verification, these individuals
play a critical role in the LEED for
Homes certification process. The
pathway to becoming a Green
Rater includes comprehensive
training coupled with an exam.
Details can be found at www.
usgbc.org/greenrater.
REGREEN
The REGREEN program from
the USGBC and the American
Society of Interior Designers
recognizes that a serious com-
mitment to greening existing
housing is essential to reach-
ing environmental and carbon-
reduction goals. It includes a
set of remodeling guidelines
and strategies, all supported
by robust instruction that
blends product selection,
building systems integration,
and use of proven technolo-
gies into a seamless compila-
tion of green tips, strategies
and case studies that are rel-
evant to homeowners, builders
and design professionals.
A new, two-day workshop,
REGREEN: Implementing Green
Residential Remodeling Strate-
gies, teaches participants how
to identify green concepts and
strategies that will smartly
enhance their next remodel-
ing project. To learn more, visit
www.regreenprogram.org.
Look for further exciting LEED for
Homes announcements in coming
months. If you plan to attend this
year’s Greenbuild in Chicago, don’t
miss the 2010 Residential Summit. For
more information on LEED for Homes,
visit www.usgbc.org.
ASHLEY KATZ IS A MEDIA
COORDINATOR FOR
THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING
COUNCIL. CONTACT HER AT
AKATZ@USGBC.ORG.

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By Marie Coleman

Neighborhoods
THE NEW DIRECTION OF THE GREEN BUILDING MOVEMENT.

FISHER LANE, TWINBROOK STATION, ROCKVILLE,
MD. PHOTO COURTESY OF JBG COMPANIES.
After years of devising a rating
system that not only addresses
the unique challenges of design-
ing neighborhoods and com-
munities but also ensures they are
sustainable, the U.S. Green Build-
ing Council (USGBC), Congress for
the New Urbanism (CNU) and Nat-
ural Resources Defense Council
(NRDC) have launched the LEED
for Neighborhood Development
rating system, the first benchmark
for green communities.
Why Neighborhoods?
LEED for Neighborhood Develop-
ment (LEED-ND) moves beyond
one-off or single building projects
and tackles the functionality of
neighborhoods and how we in-
teract with them. It integrates the
principles of smart growth, new
urbanism and green building,
and it benefits communities by
reducing urban sprawl, increasing
transportation choices, decreas-
ing automobile dependence,
encouraging healthy living and
protecting threatened species.
Moreover, sustainable com-
munities have a wider scope than
building performance though
that remains an invaluable and
immovable component to all
LEED rating systems. The LEED-
ND rating system addresses
planning issues such as rede-
veloping existing infrastructure
and innovative new uses for
thoroughfares, deliberate design,
location and connectivity to exist-
ing town and city centers, access
to green spaces, walkability and
proximity to retail, residential and
business areas.
Benefits and Beyond
The benefits of green neighbor-
hoods go beyond the environ-
mental impacts. The correlation
between transit-oriented devel-
opment, proximity to services
and businesses, human health
benefits and economic capital
has been outlined in numerous
studies and is advocated by the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention as well as the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
Plainly stated, sustainable
communities are prosperous
communities. Residing in proxim-
ity to where one works, shops or
goes to school takes an enormous
financial strain off of those who
would otherwise be automobile
dependent when accessing basic
goods and services.
Additionally, LEED-ND projects
are typically located in or around
metropolitan areas and business
districts, which are the drivers
of local, state and the national
economy and are commonly
where the bulk of the nation’s tal-
ent and innovation resides. Green
communities are said to have
higher property values, yet many
LEED-ND projects incorporate
affordable housing components,
opening the doors for further op-
portunity and prosperity.
The Rating System
The LEED-ND rating system is un-
like any of the other commercial
or residential LEED rating systems.
It is the first rating system to ex-
pand upon building performance
and design and adhere to the
intricacies of community plan-
ning. The rating system has three
stages toward certification:
Stage 1 At the end of
Stage 1, conditional approval is
awarded to projects that have not
yet completed all of their entitle-
ments or public review process.
Stage 1 certification helps proj-
ects achieve support from local
government and the community.
Stage 2 At the end of Stage
2, pre-certification is awarded to
fully entitled projects or projects
that have begun construction.
This stage helps projects secure
financing, expedite permitting
and attract tenants.
Stage 3 At the end of Stage
3, certification is awarded to
projects that have completed
construction and are recognized
as having achieved all prerequi-
sites and attempted credits. These
projects receive a plaque and are
therefore deemed LEED-certified
Neighborhood Developments.
Projects may enter the program
at any stage providing it meets
the requisites of the given stage.
Though it is preferred that LEED-
ND projects fit within the parame-
ters of a minimum of two buildings
and maximum of 320 acres, there
are no finite restrictions on size.
Living the Good (and
Green) Life
While sustainable neighborhoods
could arguably be considered
a new type of lifestyle, they are
foremost designed to enhance
the quality of life for residents
and visitors. The ability to walk
to work or jump on public transit
to go into the city and then on
the way home, stop at the local
grocery store or daycare is a
convenience that benefits the
environment, the economy, and
an individual’s personal finances.
And it simply allows for more time
to enjoy life.
MARIE COLEMAN IS A
COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE
AT THE U.S. GREEN
BUILDING COUNCIL.

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the Campus
Harnessing the LEED-EB
Certification Process to
Improve Campus Operations
and Maintenance.
By Jim Nicolow, AIA, LEED AP

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I
n order to address the negative
environmental, economic and
social impacts of conventional
building design, construction and
operations, the AEC and building
community must expand its current
green building focus beyond the
creation of new green buildings
to encompass greening our vast inventory of
existing underperforming buildings. LEED for
Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance
(LEED-EB) can be a useful tool.
A case in point is Western Michigan Univer-
sity (WMU). The Kalamazoo, Mich., university
recently used the LEED-EB certification process
for its College of Health and Human Ser-
vices (CHHS) building as a catalyst for making
campuswide sustainability improvements. The
building achieved LEED-EB v2.0 Gold certifica-
tion, but more importantly, WMU implemented
new green operations and maintenance prac-
tices for the entire campus.

LEED-EB Key Differences

Though LEED-EB is organized by the now-familiar
environmental categories of the design- and con-
struction-focused LEED systems (such as LEED-CI,
LEED BD&C, etc.), there are key differences.

THE THREE STEP LEED EB CERTIFICATION

PROCESS ITSELF IS ALSO QUITE DIFFERENT

FROM THE OTHER SYSTEMS.

The building construction and renovation
requirements in LEED-EB are policy based. They
address green design and construction policies
and requirements for subsequent renovations.
LEED-EB was designed to improve operational
and maintenance issues not addressed by the
other systems, including green purchasing,
building and site maintenance, building opera-
tional policies, maintenance staff education,
and green cleaning.
The three-step LEED-EB certification process
itself is also quite different from the other
systems. First, green policy and operational
changes must be fully developed and imple-
mented. Second, once the changes have
been implemented, the “performance period”
begins. During this period which is unique
to LEED-EB and can range from a minimum of

THE CHHS BUILDING SERVES AS A CATALYST TO SUSTAINABLE

IMPROVEMENTS AT WSU. PHOTO BY JUSTIN MACONOCHIE,
COURTESY OF WMU.

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 the Campus
three months to a maximum of one year compliance with the targeted
credit requirements must be tracked with the frequency of reporting for
each credit ranging from weekly to quarterly. Third, similar to the other
rating systems, LEED documentation is assembled and submitted for
review. The absence of required performance data has been a criticism
of the other LEED systems, but LEED-EB requires actual measured utility
usage for many credits instead of estimated projections.

CHHS Certification Process

WMU IS IMPROVING IAQ, GREENING HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES AND IMPLEMENTING OVERALL
SUSTAINABILITY ON CAMPUS. PHOTO BY JUSTIN MACONOCHIE, COURTESY OF WMU.
WMU’s effort began with a feasibility analysis of its current operations and
maintenance policies to identify which LEED-EB requirements were being
met and to assess the scope of changes that would be required to achieve
LEED-EB certification for the CHHS building. Completed in 2005, the building
was not LEED certified, but WMU selected it as the first existing building to go
through the LEED-EB certification process because LEED for New Construction
had been used as a guideline during design. An eight-point margin over the
minimum of 40 points for silver certification under LEED-EB v2.0 was targeted.
One of the key benefits of this initial analysis was the cross-departmen-
tal communication that was initiated (analogous to the integrated design
benefits of the other LEED rating systems). As individual WMU depart-
ments identified green operations measures and policies already in place,
it was determined that 10 of the 14 prerequisites and 29 of the minimum
40 points required were already met. Additional analysis was required
to definitively assess two prerequisites and eight additional credits. The
balance required policy changes, operational adjustments or building
modifications. Based on the analysis, WMU hired Lord, Aeck & Sargent to
facilitate the certification process.

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classrooms are unoccupied.
The “WMU Facility Life Cycle Design Guidelines” were modified to include
construction waste management, indoor air quality, and other green design
and construction requirements for construction and renovation projects.
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Purchasing policies for sustainable cleaning
products and materials were developed to
reduce the environmental impact of products
used in the building.
The ventilation system was modified to
increase the quantity of fresh air provided to
occupants, and the air filtration was enhanced
to improve indoor air quality.
A green housekeeping policy addressing
low-impact cleaning procedures, housekeep-
ing staff training, integrated pest management,
and equipment maintenance was developed
to reduce the environmental impacts of house-
keeping and improve the indoor environment.
Lessons Learned
As a result of the certification process, which
united more than 40 faculty, staff and students
with the shared goal of improving campus
sustainability, interdepartmental collaboration
was considerably improved as members devel-
oped a shared sense of common purpose and
genuine ownership in the process of greening
the campus. WMU also reported that occupant
satisfaction with the university and with the
building was improved as a direct result of the
LEED-EB certification process.
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The process was truly transformative. Rather
than limiting the operations and maintenance
changes to the CHHS building, the policies
became new university standards, magnify-
ing the positive environmental benefits well
beyond the CHHS building to the maintenance
and operations of more than 150 buildings and
the entire WMU campus.
The May 2009 LEED Gold certification of the
CHHS building resulted in positive press for the
university, strengthened administrative support
of campus sustainability efforts and heightened
the profile of sustainability on campus. Stu-
dents recently approved a new $8-per-semester
green fee to fund environmental projects at
WMU, assuring the continued pursuit of sus-
tainability on campus.
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By Marie Coleman
En Masse
RETAILERS LOOK FORWARD TO VOLUME CERTIFICATION.
As the country works its way out
of the economic slump, retail-
ers are helping to jump-start
the economy by promoting
products and services that help
the consumer save money while
maintaining quality. The same
relationship exists among the
building and design industry. It
too must yield to the needs and
L.L. BEAN, MANSFIELD, MASS., LEED FOR demands of the retail industry
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Recognizing the unique nature
of retail spaces, the U.S. Green
Building Council (USGBC) has
been working with the retail
industry and a committee of
industry experts to develop a
certification system specifically
for these types of projects. In
2007, USGBC launched its LEED
for Retail pilot program with more
than 200 retailers participating.
The rating system is broken out
into two paths: LEED for Retail
New Construction for ground-up
retail construction and LEED for
Retail Commercial Interiors for re-
tail interiors and build-outs. Both
rating systems are built on the
experience from its pilot projects
and are expected to launch public
registration in late 2010.
While the LEED for Retail
green building rating systems are
designed around the distinct char-
acter of retail spaces, particularly
one-off projects, a new compo-
nent to the rating system, also
launching later this year, considers
the nature of retail business. As
many retail businesses are chains
or have numerous locations,
USGBC understood the need to
have a systematic process for
retailers with multiple facilities to
certify all at once without having
to undergo the certification pro-
cess for each individual building.
Volume certification is a program
designed to standardize and sim-
plify the LEED process for retailers
certifying a portfolio of stores.
How Volume Works
Take, for example, a retailer with
many facilities opening. While each
store may have a slightly varying
aesthetic, for the most part, the de-
sign and operational functions re-
main unified among each location.
Therefore, the project team would
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determine a collection of LEED
credits that all buildings within the
portfolio will attempt. The number
of individual buildings involved in
the company’s volume portfolio
will determine how many “projects”
will be required to show docu-
mentation of satisfactory credit
completion. Those projects will
stand as the litmus test for how all
the other buildings are progressing
in their LEED certification. Random
spot checks of a percentage of
buildings will further supplement
the verification of success among
the portfolio.
This streamlined approach al-
lows for the same rigor and quality
assurance that all LEED projects
undergo. However, project teams
will greatly benefit from less time
and resources spent on docu-
menting each individual building’s
progress. Already, some of the
most well-known retailers, such as
Starbucks and Kohl’s Department
Stores, are participating in the vol-
ume certification pilot program.
While commercial buildings have
been the face of the green building
movement for many years, retailers
have been among the strongest ad-
vocates for commercial businesses
to build and operate their facilities
sustainably and profitably. As the
nation emerges prosperously from
the economic downturn, retailers
will continue to play in an important
role in showing how consumer-driv-
en businesses can meet the needs
of their customers and maintain the
bottom line through their sustain-
able facilities.
MARIE COLEMAN IS A
COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE
AT THE U.S. GREEN
BUILDING COUNCIL.
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 STUDIO
By Roger Platt
Advocating for Change
KEY FOCUSES FOR ADVANCING GREEN POLICIES AND INCENTIVES.
Recognizing the synergies be-
tween market forces that reward
sustainable choices and good pub-
lic policy, the U.S. Green Building
Council (USGBC) houses a robust
policy and advocacy program to
track policy on the state, local and
national level and to advocate for
sound solutions that represent the
core principles of the LEED green
building rating system. USGBC’s
advocacy work focuses on advanc-
ing policies and incentives that
promote green buildings and
healthy, sustainable communities
for all Americans. Through edu-
cating the public, working with
decision makers and partnering
with like-minded organizations,
USGBC is raising awareness about
the benefits of green building for
our economy and our planet. Har-
nessing the power of innovative
and forward-thinking policies will
transform the built environment
for a more-sustainable future.
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To achieve high-impact
results, USGBC concentrates its
advocacy efforts into four core
policy areas: green buildings
for climate protection; green
schools; sustainable cities
and communities; and green
affordable housing. Recently,
Congressman John Sarbanes,
representing the 3rd Congres-
sional District of Maryland,
remarked that “USGBC is one of
our nation’s most effective and
forceful advocates for advanc-
ing green building policies.” We
work to continue that legacy by
making strides in the four policy
areas, each intersecting the
USGBC mission.
Green Buildings for
Climate Protection
Inefficient and unsustainable
buildings represent more than
a third of global greenhouse
gas emissions. As a result, the
building sector presents the
single largest opportunity for
deep emissions cuts to combat
the threat of global climate
change. As a pioneer for sustain-
able buildings, USGBC provides
strong support for measures
that substantially and swiftly
reduce emissions from the built
environment.
Sustainable Cities and
Communities
More than half of today’s global
population lives in a city. Rec-
ognizing the dual challenge of
climate change and rapid urban
growth, USGBC is partnering with
local governments and orga-
nizations across the country to
develop an integrated, bottom-
up approach to the energy and
environmental challenges facing
urban districts. Already, low-car-
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bon and no-carbon communities
are becoming a reality in cities
around the world.
Green Schools
Green schools represent perhaps
the most-inspiring opportunity
to reduce building energy and
resource consumption as they
provide America’s children with
healthier, more-productive plac-
es to learn and thrive. Currently,
many K-12 buildings suffer the
effects of age and lack resources
for renovation, resulting in un-
healthy and unsafe learning and
working environments. USGBC
promotes initiatives and policies
that support the vision to bring
a green school to every child
within a generation.
Green Affordable Housing
USGBC holds to the principle
that all individuals should have
access to the benefits of green
building regardless of race,
income or other social factors.
Typically in the United States and
around the world, families and
individuals in the lowest income
bracket suffer disproportionately
from substandard housing and
high energy costs. For that rea-
son, USGBC relies on direct and
collaborative advocacy efforts
to encourage sustainable policy
solutions that advance economic
prosperity and well-being in
distressed communities.
ROGER PLATT IS THE SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL POLICY
AND LAW AT THE U.S. GREEN
BUILDING COUNCIL. TO READ
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By Eric Brown, AIA, LEED AP
Great Expectations
AS RETAIL SUSTAINABILITY TAKES HOLD, DESIGNERS MUST TAKE ON NEW RESPONSIBILITIES.
Most of the conversation sur-
rounding sustainability in retail
sooner or later turns to these
competing forces: budget cutting
versus green investment. We of-
ten hear of the rise of sustainabil-
ity from exception to expectation
and of the challenge of building
green on a tight budget. The real-
ity of sustainable retail projects
falls somewhere in between.
Sustainability clearly permeates
the retail world as never before,
but it’s not yet ubiquitous. Devel-
opers and retailers have a choice
to go green. While many are mind-
ful of dwindling natural resources
and in favor of sustainable design
as a concept, they’re reluctant
to invest money on resource-
saving technologies that may not
perform as advertised and reticent
about spending extra on LEED ad-
ministration and consulting fees.
Expanded Responsibilities,
Enhanced Levels of Service
As sustainability takes hold, this
anxiety broadens the traditional
role of retail architects. Always
mindful of the delicate balance
between tenant and owner con-
cerns, we now design to bridge
the gap between tomorrow’s sus-
tainable design expectations and
today’s budget realities. It’s an
exciting expansion of the field,
LEGACY PLACE. PHOTOS BY PETER one that challenges designers
to be part engineer research-
VANDERWARKER.
ing and compiling the increas-
ingly wide range of technical
solutions from products that
net LEED points to consultants
who can help clear a permitting
hurdle and part psychologist,
communicating their benefits
and drawbacks to reassure clients
about green investment.
At times, this role involves
coaching clients on the realities
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of sustainable retail design. On
one of my recent projects, retail-
er L.L.Bean, which is nationally
recognized for its sustainable
stores, built a LEED certifica-
tion mandate into its leasing
agreement on a new building.
With sustainable retail design
still in its infancy, meeting the
requirement meant identifying
a cost-efficient path to LEED
certification, a responsibility
that fell to our team. We quickly
discovered that the challenge
extended beyond accumulat-
ing LEED points. The project
required a entirely new level of
communication and consensus
building a championing of
the long-term marketing and
performance value of LEED
certification, careful cost-benefit
analysis of new technical solu-
tions and even advising on ways
to promote and showcase the
fruit of the client’s investment.
Community-driven demand
for sustainable design calls for
this enhanced level of service,
even on non-LEED projects. At
Legacy Place, a new retail center
in Dedham, Mass., sustainability
was central to the permitting
process proved critical for gaining
project approval from the town.
The lesson was clear: Even on a
non-LEED project, sustainability
factored into project success.
Understanding how to incorpo-
rate resource-saving technologies
into the overall project design
and communicating their impact
to project stakeholders and,
especially, the local community
and regulatory agencies, was an
essential design team function.
On both these projects,
successful results required a
combination of tried-and-true
architectural best practices and
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adaptation to today’s realities.
Legacy Place opened success-
fully, 85 percent occupied and
93 percent leased despite the
worst retail climate in years. The
project, a major economic driver
for the town of Dedham, may not
have seen the light of day were
it not for the willingness of its
developers to embrace sustain-
able design and the ability of its
design team to incorporate it
smoothly. Meanwhile, L.L.Bean’s
new North Conway, N.H., store
earned its LEED certification,
becoming a valuable addition
to the landlord’s portfolio and
a marketing tool for the tenant.
That result wouldn’t have been
possible without the existence
of the LEED for Retail program,
but it also depended on a project
team capable of building con-
sensus, explaining the intimidat-
ing array of LEED protocols and
technologies, and implementing
them efficiently.
Beyond Value Add
Sustainable retail design exper-
tise is no longer a “value-added
service” to be channeled through
a separate practice group within
the office. It’s become a client
expectation, a part of the broader
retail landscape. As retailers have
learned from their customers
and developers have learned
from their clients and permitting
boards, green is here to stay. Like
those businesses, we, as retail
architects, must adapt or get out
of the way.
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 STUDIO
LEED HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT
OF A SEA CHANGE IN THE REAL
ESTATE INDUSTRY AND THE
STALWARTS OF THIS CHANGE FACE
NEW RISKS FOR WHICH THERE
REMAINS LITTLE GUIDANCE.
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By Shannon D. Sentman and Stephen Del Percio
Risk and Liability
LESSONS FROM MORE THAN A DECADE OF GREEN BUILDING.
More than a decade into the
LEED-led era of green building, the
real estate industry still has little
formal guidance on the new risks
and liabilities for the designers
and contractors who are building
green. One thing we know for
certain is that the shift to green
building has not resulted in an
influx of reported lawsuits against
the design and construction pro-
fession which is an encouraging
start. Beyond this, there have been
some lessons learned, reported in-
surance claims and stark warnings,
but there has been little in the way
of actual judicial guidance.
When faced with a lack of guid-
ance due to novelty, the conserva-
tive ranks of the risk management
professions (surety, insurance
and the legal community) apply
a simple formula: Novelty = Risk.
Until the tarnish of time and
experience exposes the faults of
such novel concepts, risk manage-
ment professionals are left to draw
conclusions by analogy and devise
risk management tools and strate-
gies from assumptions based on
past experience. That is, they look
to existing jurisprudence to derive
likely outcomes for the new set
of facts, and from this, they craft
tools to avoid risk exposure e.g.,
new insurance products, specific
contract provisions and riders, and
other risk management tools.
Key Concerns
Among those providing commen-
tary on the risks to designers and
contractors that build green, there
is a general consensus on a few
primary areas of concern. These
risks include liability arising from:
Q Failures to achieve requisite
green building certification or
performance standards;
Q Untested building designs,
systems and materials;
Q Insurance coverage gaps
caused by enhanced standards
of care and warrantees and
guarantees;
Q Lack of specialized risk
management tools specific
contracts/contract provisions
and insurance and surety
products; and
Q Marketing materials that may
overstate either a professional’s
capabilities or a building’s an-
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ticipated level of performance.
Although many of these are
interrelated, each concern can be
addressed through appropriate
risk management tools and strat-
egies, including clear contracts,
working with risk management
specialists, and appropriate prod-
uct due diligence.
With more than a decade of
experience under our belts, we
know that LEED has been at the
forefront of a sea change in the
real estate industry and that
the stalwarts of this change
designers and contractors face
new risks for which there remains
little guidance. Even though these
risks have not materialized into
vast new litigation or insurance
claims involving designers and
contractors, it is appropriate to
take proper precautions to avoid
liabilities for those building green.
This includes working with risk
management professionals who
understand green building and
can manage the risks through
appropriate insurance coverage,
contractual provisions, and other
tools and strategies.
SHANNON D. SENTMAN, A
FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL WITH
SOL VISTA CONSULTING LLC, IS
THE LEAD EDITOR AND A CO-
AUTHOR OF THE AMERICAN BAR
ASSOCIATION’S BESTSELLING
BOOK “GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOP-
MENT: THE PRACTICAL LEGAL GUIDE” AND CONTRIBUT-
ING LEGAL AUTHOR OF USGBC’S “GREEN OFFICE GUIDE:
INTEGRATING LEED INTO YOUR LEASING PROCESS.”
STEPHEN DEL PERCIO
IS A MEMBER OF THE
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE
GROUP IN THE NEW YORK
CITY OFFICE OF ARENT
FOX LLP. HE IS ALSO THE
PUBLISHER OF THE GREEN REAL ESTATE LAW
JOURNAL (WWW.GREENREALESTATELAW.COM).
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By David Parenteau
Intellectual Center
NEW LEED HALL OPENS FOR WOMEN ENGINEERS AT SMITH COLLEGE.
Ford Hall at Smith College is the
new home of the Picker Engineer-
ing Program, the first and only ac-
credited engineering program in
the United States just for women.
It was designed as an “intellectual
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center” not only for students and
faculty but also for local residents
whose input helped shape archi-
tectural and design decisions.
Working closely with all mem-
bers of the project team, William
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A. Berry & Son Inc. (Berry) oversaw
construction of this state-of-the-
art, sustainable, 142,600-square-
foot science and engineering
facility. Initially targeting a LEED
Silver certification for Ford Hall,
the college has since applied for
LEED Gold certification because
of the many green building sys-
tems and components that were
successfully integrated during
the preconstruction planning and
construction phases. The three-
story building’s construction
value was originally estimated at
$64 million, but through collabo-
ration and careful coordination,
the facility came in under $60 mil-
lion. It welcomed its first students
in January 2010.
Sustainability goals key
Sustainability concerns influ-
enced the educational program
and the fundamental design of
Ford Hall. During design and con-
struction, Berry worked closely
with architecture, planning
and interior design firm Bohlin
Cywinski Jackson to target areas
that could remain exposed for
students to view so they could
learn about various building
systems. For example, mechani-
cal infrastructures traditionally
masked behind walls and doors
were left visible, and ceilings and
THE 142,600-SQUARE-FOOT FORD HALL
INCORPORATES NUMEROUS INITIATIVES IN
ITS DESIGN AND USE IN ORDER TO REDUCE
THE CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY RESOURCES,
THE COSTS OF OPERATION, AND TO SERVE AS
A TEACHING TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN.
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some walls remained open so
students can see ventilation and
mechanical systems at work.
Advanced control systems
monitor energy usage and
conservation. The structure
is cast-in-place concrete con-
struction to provide a building
mass, return radiant heat and
minimize vibration during
experiments. In keeping with
sustainability goals, 96.4 per-
cent of construction waste was
diverted from landfills.
Sustainable components
As a teaching tool, Ford Hall
demonstrates Smith’s com-
mitment to sustainable
construction practices and
environmental education. The
building’s sustainable compo-
nents include:
Q A 17,800-square-foot intensive
and extensive green-roofing
system that includes a rainwa-
ter reclamation system that
collects rain and groundwater,
cleans it and reuses it as non-
potable water in labs and the
facility’s flushing systems.
Q A fully operational cogenera-
tion plant supports campus
facilities. At Ford Hall, a mini
cogeneration system has been
planned and infrastructure put
in place for teaching students
about energy using a scale
For Strength, For Beauty
For the Environment
FORD HALL AT
SMITH COLLEGE
Location: Northampton, Mass.
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By Wayne Robertson, PE, LEED AP
The Best Teacher
FIVE LESSONS LEARNED FROM 100 LEED PROJECTS.
“Experience is the best teacher,” someone (prob-
ably Adam) once said. For LEED projects, that
maxim holds especially true because ours is a new
field without a long history of accepted wisdom,
rules of thumb, tricks of the trade, or other well-
documented and
long-held truths
from which the prac-
titioner can learn.
Despite experience
with more than 100
LEED projects, our
firm learns new tips
and techniques with
each new project, and we document them for our
own improvement. Here are five to share:
Project team: Having an enthusiastic team is the
most important factor for success. With a gung-ho
owner, a motivated A/E and a cooperative contractor,
your project will be well on the way toward success.
Enthusiasm is so important that we rank it
higher than prior LEED experience on
the part of the team members.
Project champion: Early
on, find the project cham-
pion and make friends
with him or her. The
project champion is
the one person on
the owner’s team
who pushes the
LESSONS project and, even
more important-
ly, pushes the
team members
LEARNED to complete
their credits, do
their calculations,
attend the LEED
meetings and so
on. Even motivated
A/Es and coopera-
tive contractors can
lose their enthusiasm
as a project goes on or get
distracted with other pressing
issues, so the owner’s champion is
the one to light or relight the fire.
Credit cushion: Regardless of the
number of points your team thinks the project
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will achieve, build in at least a 10 percent cushion
to ensure certification level success. That is, if you
are seeking LEED Silver (50 points), have 55 points
available. If Gold is the goal (60 points), strive for 66
points and so on. Why? Because during design, con-
struction or LEED review, stuff happens and credits
get lost or denied in the review process. It’s always
wise to have a safety margin.
Which credits: To identify LEED credits to pursue,
kickoff each project with a LEED charrette with all
the team members present in person. After project
and LEED orientation, go through the rating system
checklist, and ask yourselves three questions for each
credit: “Is it easy to do? Is it cheap to do? Is it good for
the project?” Try to get as many affirmative answers
for each credit as you can.
Interpreting a Credit: When puzzling over a design
feature to see if it might satisfy a LEED credit, focus on
achieving the intent of the LEED credit and document
accordingly. Ask yourself, “What is LEED trying to ac-
complish with this particular credit?” Read the entire
DESPITE EXPERIENCE WITH MORE THAN 100 LEED
PROJECTS, OUR FIRM LEARNS NEW TIPS AND
TECHNIQUES WITH EACH NEW PROJECT, AND WE
DOCUMENT THEM FOR OUR OWN IMPROVEMENT.
section in the LEED Reference Guide for the subject
credit, including the Benefits and Issues to Consider
(item 1) and the Examples (item 8). LEED’s main focus
in determining credit compliance is that the project
is achieving and demonstrating that the intent of
the credit has been met. Use the Optional Narrative
sections, and document generously. If you think about
the intent and if you interpret it properly you’ll
probably be successful in attaining that credit.
These are five tips to lead you to a successful LEED
project. You will no doubt collect your own as you go
along, and we recommend you assemble them for
your own continuous improvement.
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 STUDIO
By Scot Horst
LEED: All about People
LEARNING THAT WE ARE NATURE.
It’s mid-April, and I’m stranded is not separate from the rest of
LEED IS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO in my hotel in Budapest our lives.
because of a cloud of volcanic After 10 years of LEED, we
MAKE BETTER BUILDINGS BY ash. I came here to speak at a have certified more than 5,000
conference and was reminded buildings, and since January,
INTEGRATING HUMAN AND that nature is so much greater we are certifying 1 million
than human endeavor. To be gross square feet of space per
NATURAL SYSTEMS. IT’S A caught in the largest inter- day. But we really need to ask
ruption in air-traffic history is ourselves if what we are doing
POSITIVE METHOD FOR LEARNING
to understand how small our is working. Is it enough? Are we
THAT WE ARE NATURE. human systems are compared really making a difference? Is
to the Earth itself. It is a good this work worth devoting our
reminder that we are nature. It lives to? Is there something
better we should be doing with
our precious time?
Last year, I attended a
forum of sustainability and
economic leaders held in New
York City. The morning focused
on sustainability, and I led a
discussion about the com-
mon metrics work that we are
doing with the Sustainable
Building Alliance, the World
Green Building Council and the
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new economy following this
recession will have a lot to do
with green.
“Green” is a funny word. It is
about spring, money, life and
it is just a color. But no matter
how funny, one of my favorite
quotes from the Budapest
conference is, “A CEO ignoring
green in today’s economy is
like a CEO ignoring the Internet
in 1995.” I think this is true.
David Orr, professor of envi-
ronmental studies and politics
at Oberlin College, tells his
students, “Take anything you
want to do, and add the word
‘green,’ and that is the nature of
the green economy.”
And yet I am convinced that
the real shift in what we are do-
ing is not about the numbers.
It is not about fixing a broken
world. Instead it is about the
people that design, build, man-
age and occupy buildings. In
other words, LEED is not about
buildings. It is about people
who make better buildings by
integrating human and natural
systems. It’s a positive method
for learning that we are nature.
You are those people, and
your actions, guided by LEED
credits, are transforming the
built environment. It’s my
hope that in another 10 years,
you will have been so success-
ful that LEED will no longer be
necessary.
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 On the Record
NZE Expert
Roundtable
ANALYZING GREEN NET-ZERO
ENERGY BUILDINGS
THE NET-ZERO ENERGY RESEARCH SUPPORT FACILITY AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY. RENDERING COURTESY OF RNL (RNLDESIGN.COM).
NET-ZERO ENERGY BUILDING DEFINED
For the purposes of this article, a net-zero energy
building (NZEB) is where, as a result of the very
high level of energy efficiency of the building, the
overall annual primary energy consumption is
equal to or less than the energy production from
renewable energy sources on site. (See the ex-
tended text online for other definitions.) If a build-
ing owner team, architects and engineers decide to
pursue a net-zero energy building, it’s important to
decide on which definition and method of calcula-
tion to serve as the basis for decisions.
Moderator: Bruce McLean Haxton
Bruce McLean Haxton, AIA, LEED AP,
sustainable consulting architect. Haxton
has authored more than 40 articles and
research papers and spoken at world
conferences on sustainable architec-
tural facilities, laboratories and science
park campuses. bmhaia@gmail.com
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Editor’s Note
To candidly discuss sustainable and net-zero energy building concepts, processes and software needed to achieve innovative new
facilities, sustainable consulting architect Bruce Haxton partnered with ED+C and 16 others (as noted throughout this article) to
host a groundbreaking net-zero energy building (NZEB) roundtable.
Spearheaded by Haxton and ED+C senior editor Michelle Hucal, the following article is based on an
original roundtable event on NZEB conducted in May 2010. Haxton led and participated in this NZE
overview teleconference, which was sponsored by participant Russ Drinker, managing director of
the San Francisco office of Perkins+Will. In this unique, in-depth, on-the-record discussion, industry
experts analyze NZEB.
Roundtable experts explore the process used in designing a typical NZEB, integrating the owner, users,
architects, engineers, contractor and consultants. Roundtable experts also share their NZEB expertise from
their respective projects.
Co-Moderator: Michelle Hucal Conference Participant: John Andary
Michelle Hucal, LEED AP, is John Andary is a principal with Stantec
senior editor of ED+C and Inc. in San Francisco. Stantec was
Sustainable Facility. She has the sustainable design consultant in
led numerous conferences on mechanical, electrical and plumbing
sustainable design and is a former engineering on the National Renewal
board member of the USGBC. Energy Laboratory (NREL) Research Sup-
hucalm@bnpmedia.com port Facility. john.andary@stantec.com
 The buildings most specifically
discussed in this roundtable in-
clude: 1. Research Support Facility
at the U.S. Department of Energy’s
National Renewable Energy Labo-
ratory (NREL) in Golden, Colo., and
2. the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center
in Wisconsin.
Introduction to NZE
Bruce Haxton reminds the panel, as
well as readers, that NREL has been
the leader in renewable energy and
high-performance buildings. The
NREL buildings are at the forefront
of sustainability and cutting-edge
renewable energy buildings.
RNL, Stantec Inc., Haselden
Construction LLC, and the NREL
have just completed the construc-
tion phase of the DOE Research
Support Facility (RSF), an ap-
proximately $64 million, 220,000-
gross-square-foot project. The
design-build team has developed
a very unique NZEB using a new
design and construction delivery
methodology discussed below.
Haxton requests that Ron Judkoff
describe the DOE RSF design.
Ron Judkoff: The Research Sup-
port Facility is the culmination of a
number of years of building cutting-
edge, energy-efficient buildings
at the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colo.
The RSF was our first design-build
project; a lot of our effort was up-
front in the initial programming and
writing the energy specifications
for the building. We also did a lot
of energy analysis, simulation and
optimization to help set what the
energy specifications would be. So,
from my perspective, the RSF is the
culmination of an evolution process
of highly energy-efficient buildings
on our campus.
Haxton asks Jeff Baker, director of
laboratory operations at the Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renew-
able Energy, NREL, to describe the
project implementation phase for
the new RSF.
Jeff Baker: Let me speak to our
project acquisition strategy. It was
fairly unique for the Department of
Energy as we don’t do much design-
build. We chose the performance-
based, progressive design-build
method to create more project
value for the dollar than traditional
design-bid-build methods deliver
and to deliver the project quicker.
We believe that this method, built
on well-defined goals such as ener-
gy performance, number of people
to be housed, flexibility for future
reconfiguration, etc., unleashed the
creativity of the design-build firms
and reduced performance and
financial risk to all parties.
To ensure we attracted the best
talent, we issued a national Request
NET-ZERO ENERGY NREL RESEARCH SUPPORT FACILITY. RENDERING COURTESY OF RNL.
for Qualifications (RFQ) describing
our project and received 10 quali-
fied responses. We narrowed the
group down to the three best teams throughout the whole project. One of programming elements, adjacen-
and provided these teams with the those goals was the energy goal. We cies and other requirements. Some
draft RFP. As Ron already men- had created an energy goal of 25,000 consultants helped with that
tioned, the Request for Proposal Btu per square foot per year. We also process in putting the RFP together.
(RFP) included performance goals produced a method for proving this When we put the RFP out for bid,
and metrics developed through an through each stage of the project. At everybody was playing by the same
extensive planning process, includ- every stage of the project, the design- set of rules.
ing a design charrette. However, we builder had to show us that they were Ron Judkoff: A number of the
needed to make sure our RFP was on target to meet the energy goals. buildings research people at NREL
thoroughly understood by all par- Phil Macey: This contract stipu- who really cared about the energy
ties and as good as it could be. lates the energy performance of goal passionately were involved
Both the Department of Energy the building. That is a very different in the design charrette process.
and DOE’s National Renewal Energy contract. So, there were a lot of All three competing design teams
Laboratory were very serious about checks and balances developed in were at the design charrette. Our
trying to draw the best teams into the contract from the beginning. in-house analysis showed that we
this unique process and enable You know, so much about needed to move to a 60-foot stan-
them to be as creative as possible, achieving zero energy isn’t the dard section for the building width
and we realized we were asking the question. The question becomes, and not an 80- or 120-foot standard
teams to take a risk. To that end, we What does it cost, and can you section, which are much more com-
committed to pay stipends to the deliver it reliably, responsibly, on mon widths for office buildings in
two teams that did not win. We be- budget, on schedule? The more this size range. The 60-foot section,
lieve that the stipends went a long definition you have upfront, the while resulting in more wall area,
way to demonstrate to the design- more likely you will be able to has many energy advantages. It
build firms that we recognized achieve the final goals. enables natural ventilation and
the uniqueness of the challenging Haxton asks Paul Torcellini to daylighting to 90 to 95 percent of
performance-based approach and describe the early design phase of the floor plate.
that we were willing to share the programming and program verifica- Haxton asks Tom Kubala to give
cost to encourage creativity. tion on the NREL RSF. a brief overview description of the
Paul Torcellini: We set some very Paul Torcellini: As the owner, Aldo Leopold Legacy Center.
specific goals. We prioritized those we put together a very detailed Tom Kubala: The Leopold
goals and stuck with those goals RFP that included energy goals, Legacy Center is a four-building

Conference Participant: Jeff Baker Conference Participant: Cara Carmichael Conference Participant: Russ Drinker

Jeff Baker is the director of laboratory
operations at the Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
National Renewal Energy Labora-
tory (NREL). He has worked on the
Research Support Facility (RSF) since
1995. jeff.baker@go.doe.gov
Cara Carmichael is a senior consultant at
the Rocky Mountain Institute where she
specializes in sustainable design projects.
She has been involved with LEED and
sustainable design for a number of years.
She is also an active reviewer on behalf
of the USGBC. ccarmichael@rmi.org
Russ Drinker, AIA, LEED AP, is manag-
ing principal of the San Francisco office
of Perkins+Will. He has led numerous
design teams for sustainable design
projects and technology campuses in
the United States and internationally.
russ.drinker@perkinswill.com

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 On the Record

Conference Participant: Noah Eckhouse Conference Participant: Greg Collette Conference Participant: Tom Hootman

Noah Eckhouse is vice president of
Bentley Systems Inc.’s Building Per-
formance Group, involved in building
energy analysis and interfacing
to architecture and other CAD sys-
tems from a variety of vendors.
noah.eckhouse@bentley.com
Greg Collette is federal project manager
directly responsible for the planning,
design and construction of the Research
Support Facility. Currently, he is manag-
ing the build-out of new facilities and
infrastructure projects on the DOE NREL
campus valued at $450 million.
Tom Hootman is director of sustainabil-
ity at the Denver, Colo., office of RNL, an
international architecture, planning, in-
terior design and landscape architecture
firm focused on high-quality sustain-
able design. RNL designed the NREL RSF.
tom.hootman@rnldesign.com

structure completed in the fall
of 2007 by The Kubala Washatko
Architects Inc for The Aldo Leopold
Foundation located in Baraboo, Wis.
The foundation, which is interna-
tionally known for its environmental
initiatives, was driven to achieve
carbon-neutral status for this
12,000-square-foot LEED Platinum
office, exhibit and conference
center in response to the question
Aldo Leopold himself posed: “How
can we build on a piece of land
without spoiling it?” The foundation
took the quote and the larger
idea it represented seriously and
attempted to be carbon-neutral in
operation. In the process of achiev-
ing carbon-neutral status for the
site, we exceeded net-zero energy
operation for the facility.
Haxton asks Tom Kubala to
describe the early stages of the Aldo
Leopold Legacy Center. Haxton
comments that both buildings
achieved a very high level of
sustainability and net-zero energy
results but from very a different
design process.
Tom Kubala: We took the ap-
proach of developing an overall en-
ergy budget first and then working
backward to arrive at a design that
worked within available energy. We
asked ourselves, “What is the total
sum of potential energy sun,
wind, biomass, geothermal, etc.
available on the site?” For instance,
because we knew the approximate
roof area suitable for photovoltaics,
we could calculate with reasonable
accuracy the amount of energy
it would produce on an annual
basis. That calculation, along with
contributions from solar hot water
and wood-fired heating, became
our energy budget.
Every design decision we made
for the building and mechanical
systems was to meet the amount
of energy available to us over a
year, a figure we calculated to be
approximately 20,000 to 25,000
Btu per square foot per year. This
is a figure very similar to the NREL
energy target.
We minimized the full floor plate
depths and, in most cases, stayed
within 40 feet in width. We have
100 percent of our usable area of
the building taking advantage of
natural daylighting. The daylighting
aspect of the building was the most
remarkable part of the energy sav-
ings. We used a number of models
to test the amount of energy we’d
use for electric lighting. We came in
well under even a carbon-neutral
amount of energy for lighting.
This is mainly due to occupant
training and to the narrowness of
the building.

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Ron Judkoff is principal program man-
ager for building energy research at
NREL, involved in the design/construc-
tion of the RSF. Judkoff has received
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simulation tools. ron.judkoff@nrel.gov
John Kennedy is Autodesk CAD Tom Kubala is a principal and the co-
senior manager for sustainable founder of The Kubala Washatko Archi-
analysis products. He specializes tects Inc., Cedarburg, Wis. TKWA led
in computer-aided design (CAD) the design team for the Aldo Leopold
sustainable solutions that are used Legacy Center in Baraboo, Wis., a LEED
by both architects and engineers. Platinum, net-zero energy, and carbon-
john.kennedy@autodesk.com neutral facility. tkubala@tkwa.com

Haxton noted that the NREL
team had a different design process
than the Aldo Leopold Legacy Cen-
ter. He asks the team, “Would you
characterize your design process
as one with numerous interactive
design sessions?”
Tom Kubala: Our design process
and the success of the project
relied heavily on the develop-
ment of a written set of patterns.
Our pattern development process is
similar to the methodology of Chris-
topher Alexander and addressed
how the building would be used,
how it would feel, and how the
energy would flow throughout the
building. Essentially, we wrote a de-
scription of how the building would
operate before it was designed.
Patterns are very useful for helping
all stakeholders understand and
achieve consensus on key aspects
of the building.
Phil Macey: You know, the short
answer to Bruce’s question is that
energy made the architecture. It
was eminently clear to everybody
in the room that we had to get a
building that was going to respond
to the energy requirements.
As John Andary pointed out, his
staff, at our request, had started
early on that so that we’d have
some guidance. If you’re going to
hit this really low-energy target, it’s
a bad thing to just make up a form
or to plug in on the site abstractly.
It was the energy that made
the building. The energy model
really told us that we were going
to have a fairly thin building.
Once you ran the numbers and
did some rough plans, you began
to see what kind of buildings you
were going to have.
Haxton asks Scott Shell, principal
at EHDD Architecture, to add experi-
ence regarding the same topics.
Scott Shell: Getting to actual
measured zero energy is where the
rubber meets the road; the energy
model doesn’t count anymore;
it’s all about, Do the systems
really work? In my view, this is a
profound shift, with designers no
longer able to make excuses that
“it wasn’t built right” or “the occu-
pants aren’t operating it properly.”
It moves away from the abstract
idea of design to a real building
lived in by real people.
The biggest challenge is not
designing a thin building with
lighting controls but designing
daylighting that actually works
where glare is controlled so the
occupants don’t lower the shades
(and leave them down for the next
week!) and then getting the light-
ing controls dialed in so the lights
are really turned off.

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LEADING
EDGE CONCLUSIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED

LEADING
G Compiled by Bruce Haxton.

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and appreciate in a zero-energy building is that buildings that are connected
to their environment are just great workplaces — saving energy is really the
“bonus” that comes from daylit and naturally ventilated buildings.
Operations personnel need to be part of the team from day one to ensure
that the team effort extends well past the completion of the construction
phase of the project.
In the programming stage or early design phase, define the number of Btu
per square foot per year that are needed to achieve balance with the natural
renewable energy available on site.
Determine if LEED will be pursued (and to what level) and carbon-neutral
parameters in the project planning.
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 Conference Participant: Philip Macey Conference Participant: Peter Rumsey Conference Participant: Scott Shell

Philip Macey is design-build project
manager for the NREL RSF working
with Haselden Construction LLC. Macey
was formerly at RNL Architects doing
project management on the RSF project
during the competition in procurement
phase. philipmacey@haselden.com
Peter Rumsey is the founder, Scott Shell is a principal at EHDD Archi-
principal and practicing tecture. EHDD has completed five net-
engineer at Rumsey Engineers zero energy buildings and is beginning
Inc. Rumsey Engineers is construction on two more: The David and
known for its leadership in Lucile Packard Foundation’s office and
net-zero energy buildings. the 200,000-square-foot Exploratorium in
prumsey@rumseyengineers.com San Francisco. scott.shell@ehdd.com

So we have to, as engineers, be assertive and work hard to get
our comments integrated into the design. When we’re working with
architectural professionals who are also highly motivated and expe-
rienced, the engineers still need to be assertive to hit these very low
energy goals.
Noah Eckhouse: What I sense is a changed workflow incorporating the
vision that detailed energy modeling must be used throughout the design
process to ensure the highest performing building.
What we see as the new best-practices approach is to have all of the design
team members from architects, engineers and energy analysts to cost
estimators and owners in sync and at the table from the earliest stages of
the design charrettes. This creates an informed process for orientation and
building form and also creates a trusted set of data that exists from the earliest
point on in one software tool. You get away from the silo thinking where no-
body trusts each other’s data. Critical energy factors, form and other decisions
then trickle down to more-detailed decisions (such as building envelope and
HVAC) without loss of fidelity.
The key is to have everyone collaborating from the beginning using build-
ing performance tools that can take you all the way from conceptual design to
detailed engineering analysis.
John Kennedy: Enjoyment and energy analysis tend not to occur in
the same sentence in the design community. We are focusing on making
net-zero building design very easy, yet very powerful, by providing users
with tools at the earliest phase of conceptual design, to understand the
building’s total energy use, water use, and carbon emissions while un-
derstanding the renewable energy potential on site as well as the natural
ventilation potential for the building.
Ron Judkoff: From an NREL building energy scientist point of view,
the design-build process in the beginning was in some ways a bit
frustrating for us.
Except for at the very beginning where we set targets and had the
charrettes, contractually, we were limited in our participation in the design
process. Paul and Shanti did participate in design reviews throughout, but we
had to be careful not to violate the spirit of the design-build contract, which
says more or less once the specifications are set to let the design-build
team do their work in their own way.
I have to say, though, the process really did work. One of the things I really
love about the building is that it develops its own aesthetic based on respond-
ing to the energy performance goal. The windows are a great example where
we got away from the glass curtain wall. Many times, when we talk to archi-
tects about daylighting, they think of it as a “license to glaze.”
Greg Collette: A couple of things that I think we noticed during the
design process and also through construction was that it was impera-
tive upfront that the integration of all of the energy features represented
in this facility were thought about before determining the buildings
architecture. Importantly, the energy and other performance goals drove
the architecture rather than the reverse. For example, our extensive use
of daylighting dictated a narrower footprint for the wings and higher
ceilings as well as careful use of glass and shading to create the optimal
situation for building heating and cooling.
Tom Kubala: During the early design phase, we relied heavily on energy
modeling and were lucky to be able to work with Thermal Energy System
Specialists (TESS), Madison, Wis. TESS uses a modeling system called TRNSYS,
which is capable of simultaneously dealing with natural ventilation, radiant
cooling and heating, and other design criteria we wanted to use in the build-
ing. That modeling guided us all the way through many of our decisions.
One of the biggest decisions made was to separate ventilation from heat-
ing and cooling, which has become a more-standard approach to low-energy-
use construction. We have a slab that is both heated and cooled through a
ground link to the geothermal and heat pump system. The ventilation air
is 100 percent outdoor air, which comes preheated and cooled through an
earth tube system. No air is recirculated. The reason we selected an earth tube
system is because of the insights gained through energy modeling.
Mike Utzinger: The other part of the system innovation, and this is from Dave
Bradley at TESS, is the placement of a thermal storage tank between the ground
source heat pump and the building loads. The heat pumps charged the tank
with hot water in the winter and chilled water in the summer, operating at maxi-
mum efficiency. Pumps circulated water from the tanks to the floor slabs and the
AHU coils. As the slabs required cooling water temperatures during heating and
warmer temperatures during cooling than the air-handling unit, we used a mix-
ing valve on the slab return to control the slab supply water temperature.
Tom Kubala: Since this is a somewhat smaller project, the team developed
early. There were fewer distinctions between schematic design and design
development. It was a continuous unfolding of the design. We design with an
energy model; we get feedback from the owner; we design; we get energy
model and get feedback from the owner.
So, there was pretty much a continuous process. I might add to this that the
contractor had been selected just a month after the architects. They were a
part of that whole design and development team as it moved forward.
Bruce Haxton: That must make it a little easier to have readily avail-
able cost information so that you can make energy design and cost
decisions simultaneously.

Innovation
Haxton asks Tom Kubala to describe the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center innova-
tive ground source heat pump along with some of the underground concrete ALDO LEOPOLD LEGACY CENTER (SEE ED+C JULY 2008). PHOTO COURTESY OF IMAGE STUDIOS.
passive storage for temperature control.

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Conference Participant: Stephen Selkowitz Conference Participant: Paul Torcellini Conference Participant: Michael Utzinger

Stephen Selkowitz is the department
head of the Building Technologies de-
partment of Berkeley Lab’s Environmen-
tal Energy Technologies Division 3. This
group is directly involved in net-zero
energy projects and research on exterior
building envelopes. seselkowitz@lbl.gov
Paul Torcellini is principal group man-
ager for commercial buildings research
at the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL). He also served on
the integrated project team that repre-
sented the owner for the NREL Research
Support Facility. paul.torcellini@nrel.gov
Michael Utzinger is associate profes-
sor of architecture at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He served as
energy and environmental consultant
for the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center
designed by The Kubala Washatko
Architects Inc. utzinger@uwm.edu

Tom Kubala: That’s exactly why that happened. Phil Macey: You know the challenge really is
Cara Carmichael: This is a very important one of identifying the right energy contingency,
piece of implementing successful life cycle cost and it’s absolutely 100 percent similar to cost
assessments (LCCA) on a project, which is a contingencies. There’s no difference in the sense
very difficult process to get right but extremely that as you would continue to layer a project with
valuable if the team is able to do that. In my expe- more cost contingencies, you can take it right out
rience, the best thing that can happen for success- of a constructible price range. And there’s a real
ful LCCA is to have a good working relationship important dialogue that you have to have on an
between the cost estimator, the energy analyst ongoing basis as the design-build team or as a
and the person pulling together the decisions design team to understand where to set those
that need to be made. Information needs to be markers, where to establish those points for the
exchanged quickly and seamlessly between these energy contingencies or cost contingencies.
parties in order to be able to model and remodel Paul Torcellini: One of the most important
different efficiency measures and repackage them things for us is the three quarters or more of the
to come up with an optimized net present value year that the building is unoccupied; there are a
(NPV) to take to the owner for approval. Of course, lot of nighttime hours the building needs to
the owner must also be on board to think of the know how to turn itself off.
pricing exercise in terms of NPV rather than just Scott Shell: We’ve done quite a bit of work
initial cost or simple payback. on plug loads on zero-energy buildings working
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But what we’ve found is that, if you really pay
attention, you can usually find an absolutely
equivalent piece of hardware that uses about half
as much energy as your standard. Rather than
just specify ENERGY STAR, sort the ENERGY STAR
spreadsheet and choose from the absolutely
most-efficient equipment, including operational
and sleep mode.
Verifying and Educating
Haxton asks for final thoughts related to the
construction phase, operations and post-occu-
pancy evaluation.
Tom Kubala: What you need is a commissioning
agent with a large stick and no mercy because even
though we had primed everyone on this team
both design and on the construction end as to
what was required, it still took someone with an
amazing fortitude to drive home all the details.
When you’re considering an energy-efficient
building like the Leopold Center, every detail is
important. We looked at fan efficiency, pump
efficiency, every aspect of where power could be
conserved. And it takes a meticulous observation
and a big stick to keep everybody in line.
Scott Shell: Tom’s comment about fortitude is
exactly right. As we’ve measured the performance
of our zero-energy buildings, we keep finding
all sorts of surprises. New loads show up that we
hadn’t anticipated: an irrigation booster pump or
an old energy-sucking 48-inch commercial refrig-
erator someone donated to the school. We find
rity consultant telling them to leave the entire site
lighting on at night, which comprised 20 percent
of the annual electrical load. We find schedules
are off, controls sequences that aren’t dialed in,
that is not dimming. The failure mode isn’t noticed
by occupants; the systems appear to work fine,
but they just aren’t turning off when they should
to save energy.
Tom Hootman: One of the great things about
the NZEB concept is that it’s really a measure-

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 Russ Drinker: I would like to step back and
consider the bigger picture for a moment.
We’ve primarily been talking about net-zero
energy at the individual building level. To
achieve really significant energy-reduction
goals and work toward a climate-positive built
environment, we need to jump scale and apply
these ideas more broadly. We need to look for
opportunities at the campus, district and com-
munity level. Then we can reduce energy loads
through district heating and cooling and can
benefit from efficient, clean-energy genera-
tion using technologies such as biomass and
waste-to-energy systems. Net-zero energy and
climate-positive developments are possible
only if you generate clean energy, and the most
cost-effective approach is to integrate buildings
into a larger system to share resources.
John Andary: What we really want to do, as
evidenced on these two projects, is we want to
educate building owners because it’s really the
building owners, the top-down mechanism, that
allow the design professionals and construction
professionals to do their really good work. Design-
ing a zero-energy building is not nearly as difficult
as getting the owners to believe that it can be
done within their budget and allow the teams to
do that and actually push that agenda from the
top down. When we have that kind of scenario
on a project whether it’s design-build and
really well thought out like NREL or when we have
an owner that is passionate about zero-carbon
or zero-energy solutions similar to the Leopold
Center that is when it happens.
Stephen Selkowitz: I think this is a good over-
view of the process used to get two very different
buildings to very low energy use. There were two
high-level comments that I would share with the
conferees and the ED+C readership:
1 There was a lot of discussion about own-
ers and their role but somewhat less discussion
about occupants. Both of these buildings have
occupants who are likely interested in the
performance objectives of the buildings. If we
want these design strategies and approaches
to be adopted at scale, we need to ensure
that these approaches will work for virtually
all classes of occupants (and owners). What
role does behavior play as an opportunity and
constraint in a low-energy design? In particular,
the focus on minimizing Btu and kilowatt-hours
can impact environmental quality, thermal and
visual comfort, etc. The technical trade-offs are
challenging enough design for the needs,
desires and preferences of people can be a fur-
ther challenge. Both projects have discussed the
need to learn from occupants and provide that
feedback both to current operations but also to
future designs.
2 A second critical and recurring issue in
many new high-performance designs is the
degree of automation and centralized control.
For example, should changes in key lighting
and HVAC systems’ operations modes be con-
trolled automatically via sensors, etc., or trig-
gered by occupant action? If the former, how
does one ensure robust, reliable operation
initially and persistently (sensible design, care-
ful installation, good commissioning, occupant
understanding, appropriate overrides). If the
latter, how do you inform and train people to
take the right actions at the right time and
address consistency and persistence. How
failure-tolerant is the building performance to
either automation failures or inadequate oc-
cupant operation? What role does information
or motivation play on the different scenarios?
In single occupancy offices, these issues may
be easier to sort out; in shared spaces, to what
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space? There are no simple, absolute answers,
but the good news is there are diverse solu-
tions, many of which seem workable. Under-
standing them and improving upon them is
still a work in progress.
Summary and Tips
Bruce Haxton, ED+C and the NZEB roundtable
conferees hope that their experiences, hard
work and struggles defined in this interac-
tive session will allow other professionals and
students to produce better buildings that will
perform at very high levels. This will ultimately
save our natural resources and conserve a
significant amount of energy.
Haxton reminds us that there are numer-
ous paths that a design team may choose to
pursue a sustainable NZEB:
Q The entire team and users need to “buy into”
the concept to create an effective client/
design professional team.
Q Team building in the early stages will help
set the tone of the entire project team.
Q Early in the project stages, identify the defi-
nition of NZEB that you are using.
Q Also define other concepts that are to be used
in the design of the building, i.e., carbon-neu-
tral, LEED, or some other project parameters.
Q Be sure to match goals with the budget to
meet those goals.
Q Remember that just as there are cost-
contingency factors for project planning,
there should also be energy-contingency
planning, sometimes as much as 10 to 15
percent at the beginning of the project.
Q Focus on reducing the energy requirements
to the minimum, and then try to make up
for the remainder of the energy with renew-
able energy.
Q Use the articles featured in ED+C magazine,
for example, as tools, knowing that every
site and building program is very unique
and that it will require a significant amount
of work to design an NZEB.
Q In that same spirit, the owner, client and users
need to realize that they are part of the design
and user team that needs to learn how to use
the building and continue to strive to save en-
ergy. That process of learning how to use the
building and save energy may last for years.
Q NZE building clients need to support their
design professionals with extra fees to
develop these buildings that take more time
to design.
Q The architects and engineers need to antici-
pate extending their professional services
into the occupancy period to be able to
train the client users and operations staff on
how to use the building to achieve a high-
performing NZEB.
See the related sidebar “Conclusions and
Lessons Learned” on page 54 for final thoughts
compiled by Bruce Haxton on NZEB.
© Copyrighted May 2010 Bruce Haxton. This work may
not be reproduced in whole or in part without written
permission of Bruce Haxton. All rights reserved.
The article is a condensed version of the roundtable
conversation to fit the pages of ED+C . However, the
full transcript of the expert panel, which is more than
triple the length of this article, is available online at
www.EDCmag.com. Additional articles of this nature
will appear in ED+C throughout 2010 and 2011.

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A Model
NEIGHBOR
LOS VECINOS

2010 Excellence in Design Winner, Residential Category

Submitted by: Wakeland Housing and Development Corp.

(www.wakelandhdc.com)

Date Completed: April 20, 2009 Size: 51,014 square feet

Location: Chula Vista, Calif. Cost: $17,385,360

Certifications: LEED Platinum certified; 2009 LEED for Homes

Outstanding Multifamily Project Award; 2009 San Diego Gas &
Electric (SDG&E) Award of Excellence; 2009 SDG&E Sustainable
Communities Champion Award; 2009 San Diego EarthWorks’
E.A.R.T.H. (Environmental And Restoration That Helps) Awards

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EXCELLENCE
IN DESIGN
AWARDS

The Los Vecinos affordable

housing complex developed
by Wakeland Housing and
Development Corp. sets new
standards in sustainability
and revitalizes its
California community.
A LOW-TOXIC INDOOR ENVIRONMENT WAS DESIGNED IN FOR THE UNITS AT LOS VECINO, INCLUDING NATURAL FLOORING MATERIALS, NO-
VOC PAINT, AND UREA-FREE CABINETS AND COUNTERTOPS. BELOW, THE TRASH ENCLOSURE GIVES NEW LIFE TO OLD MATERIALS. PHOTOS
COURTESY OF WAKELAND.

s the first LEED

Platinum certified
affordable multifam-
ily development in
Southern California,
Los Vecinos set a new
standard not only
for the developer,
Wakeland Housing
and Development
also for green design at large: The
Corp., but als
high point rating in the
project received the highest
certificat
history of LEED certification to date, according
to the team. The 42-unit property located in
Chula Vista is of exempla
exemplary design from begin-
ED
ning to end, earning it ED+C’s 2010 Excellence
re
in Design Award in the residential category.
towards
The journey towa t highly efficient
ds this
development began with the site selection,
di to the
according h design
d i and development team.
The urban infill project is, by its very location, a
practice in recycling. Los Vecinos was developed
on the site of a blighted motel that had been
closed due to crime and illicit activities. More
than 75 percent of the demolished motel was
deterred from landfill with recycling efforts, plus
the reuse of the site utilized existing infrastruc-
ture. Additionally, the site is in a walkable neigh-
borhood close to public transit and amenities.

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NEIGHBOR
ENERGY STAR APPLIANCES, SOLAR POWER AND A VARIETY OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT SYSTEMS ARE FEATURED IN THE AWARD-WINNING
LOS VECINOS AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. PHOTO COURTESY OF WAKELAND.
Los Vecinos brings new attention to sustain-
ability and responsible building within an af-
fordable housings complex. Green features are
a significant architectural design goal in both
the interior and exterior. The U-shape design
gives apartment interiors an open plan to take
advantage of the incoming natural light and
ventilation. Los Vecinos incorporates a variety
of sustainable design techniques, including:
1 Energy: The photovoltaic system located
on the roof and used as carport roofing gener-
ates approximately 90 percent of the project’s
interior and exterior electricity usage. Carport
photovoltaic panels are exposed as a visual
demonstration of the on-site generation of elec-
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tricity. Tenants receive monthly statements list-
ing usage in order to encourage conservation.
2 Water: Every residence includes
low-water-use appliances and plumbing
fixtures, such as dual-flush toilets, providing
significant savings in water use. Water sub-
metering supplies feedback to the end-user
and, again, encourages conservation.
3 Building Materials: During construction,
more than 50 percent of waste and debris was
recycled. Recycled products were used in the
foundation, flooring and insulation.
4 Indoor Air Quality: ENERGY STAR ceil-
ing fans, enhanced mechanized exhaust
in kitchens, humidistat in bathrooms
MATERIALS
Flooring: walk-off mats; Forbo Marmoleum;
Mohawk commercial carpet; Leggett
& Platt carpet pad; Emser ceramic tile;
USFloors natural bamboo; Shaw Industries
commercial carpet.
Wood: borate-treated lumber (up to 3 feet);
engineered lumber materials (trusses, OSB,
open web trusses).
Roofing: single-ply TPO-type Cool Roof System
by Johns Manville; Thermostat radiant
barrier roof sheathing by Georgia-Pacific.
HVAC Systems and Appliances: Carrier’s
Puron heat pump system 13-SEER; Carrier’s
Puron duct-free split 13-SEER.
Insulation: QII installation of UF-free
insulation from Johns Manville; upgrade
insulation material and R-value GreenFiber
insulation blown cellulose, ROXUL
AFB mineral wool batts, Bonded Logic
UltraTouch.
Interior finishes, furnishings and
paint: SierraPine Composites Encore
particleboard UF-free cabinets;
countertops UF free (cultured marble in
baths) by Master Counter Tops; recycled
glass countertops by Vetrazzo (Alehouse
Amber color); Meganite solid surface
countertops; Timbron interior trim
moulding with recycled content; no-VOC
paint by Sherwin-Williams (Harmony).
Energy efficient systems: ENERGY STAR
ceiling fans; ENERGY STAR appliances
by Whirlpool; tankless water heaters by
Rinnai; electrical upgrades for solar PV
system by Solar Power Inc./B&B Electric/
Bayview Electric; roof-mounted solar PV
system (100 percent net metering) by
Solar Power Inc.; 100 percent fluorescent
light fixtures; Maytag Neptune laundry
room washer.
Building envelope: GX2 stucco product by
Expo Stucco; Therma-Tru Doors Smooth-
Star fiberglass entry doors; dual-pane low-E
windows from MI Windows and Doors.
Plumbing fixtures: A.O. Smith Cyclone
laundry water-heater; Vortens dual-flush
toilet; Pioneer flow restrictor faucets and
showerheads; Delta flow restrictor faucets;
Master Meter water submetering system.
Landscaping: EcoAlliance synthetic turf;
Surface America’s PlayBound rubberized
surface; Landscape Structures playground
equipment; FairWeather Site Furnishings
recycled furniture; TimberWolf (composite
fencing; Netafim USA tube irrigation;
greenscreen planter free-standing walls.
Other: 30 percent fly-ash content in all
concrete material; pourous concrete
ribbon/cross gutter; electric car
recharging station; sustainable project
signage by Wolfpack Sign Group; Maxxon
Corp. Gyp-Crete 2000 (green formula)
lightweight concrete; Georgia-Pacific
DensArmor Plus paperless drywall in wet
areas; photoluminescent Exit signage by
Active Safety; paperless hand dryer by
Excel Dryer.
(moisture control), and MERV-8 air filters
were used throughout this project. In ad-
dition, a low-toxic indoor environment was
designed that includes natural linoleum,
no-VOC paint, urea-free cabinets and
countertops, and Green Label Plus carpets.
In addition to the list of sustainable materials
(see materials sidebar) and design features in-
corporated into Los Vecinos, lessons of sustain-
ability are found throughout the property in the
form of unique art pieces crafted from varied re-
cycled materials by a local artist. Integrated into
the interior and exterior design, the pieces are
both functional and educational. For example,
the bike sculpture built of old bicycles serves
as the bike rack for the community. The trash
enclosure is customized with specially designed
bricks, giving new life to old glass, and doors
feature recyclables fashioned into displays. In
total, more than 300 pieces throughout Los
Vecinos set the environmental design apart.
The above information was provided by
Wakeland Housing and Development Corp.
Winners of the 2010 competition were an-
nounced in the May issue of ED+C. Addi-
tional winners will be featured in the following
months. The Excellence in Design awards
application for green buildings completed in
2010 will open this fall at eid.EDCmag.com
with a deadline in early 2011.
WINNING TEAM
Developer: Wakeland Housing and Development
Corp.
General Contractor: Wermers Companies
Architect: Rodriguez Associates Architects &
Planners Inc.
Green Consultant: Global Green USA
Landscape Architect: Ivy Landscape Architects Inc.
Civil Engineer: Lintvedt, McColl & Associates/DEA
Construction Manager: Henderson Consulting
MEP: Fard Engineers Inc.
Solar Contractor: Solar Power Inc.
LEED HERS Rater: So Cal HERS Raters

To hear more about Los Vecinos from the developer and architect, visit www.EDCmag.com/podcast
for a downloadable podcast sponsored by Sherwin-Williams and Johns Manville.

Residential Category
ED+C’S 2010 EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARD FINALISTS finalists continued on page 64

ECO SPANISH COLONIAL ENGLISH RESIDENCE

Submitted by: EnviroHomeDesign (www.envirohomedesign.com)
Size: 2,681 square feet
Location: Arlington, Va.
Originally built in 1925, this one-story and basement Spanish Colonial house
was renovated by EnviroHomeDesign using integrative design to meet the
homeowner’s expectations and address green goals. A 1,508-square-foot addition
enhances the original Spanish-style architecture and scale with a seamless design
focused on indoor air quality, water and energy conservation, durable and low
impact construction materials, and waste management.
Submitted by: ZeroEnergy Design (www.ZeroEnergy.com)
Size: 2,000 square feet
Location: Orleans, Mass.
A modern, green home was designed to replace a seasonal residence originally
built in 1958. The new construction three-bedroom home features a roof deck, solar
electric system, outdoor kitchen, green roof and sustainable materials. The ENERGY
STAR-rated home also received a LEED for Homes Gold certification.

GREG HADLEY PHOTOGRAPHY MICHAEL J LEE

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NEIGHBOR
Residential Category Award Finalists
MY SISTERS’ HOUSE
Submitted by: UNCG-Urban Studio (www.uncg.edu/iar/us)
Size: 4,500 square feet
Location: Greensboro, N.C.
Spearheaded by Urban Studio, an interior architecture program at the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro and led by assistant professor and architect Robert Charest
(along with Matthew Takacs, AIA, architect of record, and Richard Boedicker, Boedicker
Construction Inc.), My Sisters’ House provides a sustainably designed home for five
teenage mothers and their children in an inner city neighborhood. Students from the
program design-built the facility, under the direction of Charest, and alongside students
and instructors from the carpentry program at Guilford Technical Community College.

Sometimes, it’s okay

for sustainability to
be beneath you.

JOHN READ, READCREATIONS

THE VERMONT STREET PROJECT

Submitted by: New Energy Works (www.newenergyworks.com)
Size: 3,000 square feet (2,000 in main, balance in daylit basement)
Location: Portland, Ore.
The LEED for Homes Platinum candidate, Vermont Street Project, is the result of decades
of custom timber work and environmentally sensitive construction by New Energy
Works Timber Framers. The home showcases advanced thermal and mechanical
systems; thoughtful and sustainable sourcing of materials; longevity and effectiveness
in structure and enclosure systems; and high levels of design and craft.

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delivery systems offers savings in materials and energy efficiency,
while also improving air quality and comfort. In fact, it’s a system
so full of green build attributes, you never really walk on it, you
make a stand. RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY HONORABLE MENTIONS:
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or visit www.tateaccessfloors.com. QKey Peninsula Residence, SUBMITTED BY DAVID VANDERVORT ARCHITECTS

QLabron Residence, SUBMITTED BY MITCHELL GARMAN ARCHITECTS

QMohle Remodel, SUBMITTED BY LAURA BRITT DESIGN

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solid By Derrick Teal, ED+C managing editor

S TAT E

Coverings’ PROJECT: Green

competition puts projects
emphasizing creative stone
and tile design on display.

T
here’s an interesting phenomenon that occurs within the
green A+D industry: As great as awards and accolades are,
it’s often more about teaching and being an example for
others. Whether it’s a requirement for educational signage
to obtain a LEED credit, architects sharing their designs
with the world, or the reward simply being publicity of an
award, there’s a level of altruism that sets the green industry apart.
Exemplifying the latter are the winners of the PROJECT: Green awards
sponsored by Coverings, the premier international trade fair and expo
dedicated exclusively to showcasing the newest in ceramic tile and natu-
ral stone, and Environmental Design + Construction (ED+C).
It was an honor for me to be among a panel of judges that included such
tile and stone experts as Chris Abbate, Ceramic Tiles of Italy; Danielle De Vita,
Ceramic Tiles of Italy; Luciano Galassini, Ceramic Tiles of Italy; Patti Fasan,
Professional Attention to Tile Installation; Amanda Eden, Tile of Spain; Sherry
Qualls, Tile of Spain; Kathy Snipes, Tile Council of North America; and Bill
Griese, LEED AP, Tile Council of North America. We were tasked with sorting
through a large number of great submissions vying to be showcased at this
year’s Coverings as projects leading the way in sustainable tile and stone
design. The categories included: Commercial New, Commercial Remodel,
Residential New, Residential Remodel, Green Kitchen and Green Bath.
Of course, since the goal of PROJECT: Green was more about teaching
instead of winners and losers, categories were allowed to have multiple
“winners.” Below is a list of those projects chosen by the judges to best
exemplify sustainable tile and stone design, and you can find more
information on EDCmag.com.

COMMERCIAL NEW COMMERCIAL NEW COMMERCIAL NEW

“Effervescence” at Center City Green Whole Foods Market New Regenerative Medicine
Company: Mother Nature Mosaics Company: Trikeenan Tileworks Centre “Stefano Ferrari”
Project Location: Charlotte, N.C. Project Location: Dedham, Mass. Company: ZPZ Partners
Project Team members: Mosaic Designer/Fabricator: Project Team members: Executive Coordinator of Con- Project Location: Modena, Italy
Jeannette Brossart; Property Developer/Com- struction: Robert Donnelly, WFM; Executive Coordina- Project Team members: Client: Università degli Studi
missioning Entity: Spectrum Properties; General tor of Design & Décor: John Doherty, WFM; Design di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Fondazione Cassa di
Contractor: BE&K; Architect: LS3P Architect (WFM Consultant): Craig Grund, BottinoGr- Risparmio di Modena; Architectural Project Manag-
A mosaic und Architects; Architect: ers: Mattia Parmiggiani, Michele Zini, Claudia
mural com- Eric Brown, Prellwitz/Chi- Zoboli, Romina Zucchi, Sara Callioni, ZPZ Partners;
missioned linski Associates Inc.; Tile General Coordination: Gioia Bertocchi; Contractor:
for a 12-story Manufacturer/Designer: CDC Modena
parking deck Kristin Powers, Trikeenan The Centre for Regenerative
at Center City Tileworks; Tile Installer: Medicine in Moderna, Italy,
Green in Char- Simeone Floors Inc. incorporated large-format
lotte, N.C., and Another Commercial New ceramic tiles from Laminam
composed of honoree was Whole Foods Market (WFM) in Dedham, on the exterior lower level
approximately Mass. Trikeenan Tileworks was the resource for a variety of the building. Additionally,
250,000 loose of decorative tiles applied in more than 5,000 square feet Casalgrande Padana Uni-
ORGANIKS 100 of wall surfaces, from the seafood, meat, bakery and deli colore series porcelain tiles
percent glass tiles was a PROJECT: Green honoree in the departments to food prep and restroom areas. WFM, with Bios treatment were
Commercial New category. Mosaic designer Jeannette renowned for its environmental stewardship, kept the integral to the labs within the
Brossart created the graphic artwork of circular color local production of products to within 500 miles. The tiles space, contributing to the antibacterial needs of the
bursts, and the entire building project, completed in have a recycled content between 50 to 85 percent, a long interiors and their certification by Good Manufacturing
2009, is LEED Silver registered. life cycle and a low carbon footprint. Practices (GMP) and by ISO 14001 and EMAS.

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istence; Tile and Stone Team: Mike Hamrick, Teague Chosen as the 2009 Orlando
COMMERCIAL REMODEL
Carlson, Carlos Ordonez, Stone Concepts Bathroom of the Year, the
USGBC Headquarters With the help of Stone Concepts, bathroom used locally made
Company: StonePeak Ceramics The Natural Dream Home in products and products made
Project Location: Washington, D.C. Colorado used recycled glass and of recycled materials in ad-
Project Team members: Client: U.S. Green Building composite countertops to natural dition to being designed for
Council (USGBC); Architect: Envision Design stone. While looking for green water and energy efficiency
With a nation of architects solutions, the project team real- and durability. Concrete
and designers looking ized that it had been working with blocks salvaged from previous
to the USGBC to help set a majority of them from the start projects were used along with
sustainability standards, due to the enduring life cycle of natural stones such as filled-block construction on
it was imperative the granite, limestone, marble and travertine. It was this the exterior wall. A bio-based
organization’s own newly long-lived design that scored highly with the judges. foam insulation was used as
Photo by Brilliance Photography
built headquarters set an well as 100 percent recycled-
example. So, Envision Design specified StonePeak Ce- content drywall. The interior designer contributed to
GREEN BATH
ramics 12" x 24" Limestone Gray porcelain tile for the the project by selecting low-VOC paints and stains,
lobby and reception area of the D.C. digs, which were Girls Bath Dal-Tile recycled-content tile and granite remnants as
completed in 2009. (See the cover story “The Embodi- Company: Floor & Decor vanity countertops.
ment of a Mission” in ED+C’s November 2009 issue for Project Location: Demarest, N.J.
a full write up on this project.) Project Team members: Architect: James Paragano;
RESIDENTIAL REMODEL
Contractor: Steve Mufson, S&B Construction; Tile/
Stone Designer: Anna Marie Fanelli, Floor & Decor; Kalil Master Bathroom
GREEN KITCHEN
Interior Designer: Faith Hochman, F.H. Designs Inc. Company: Sandra Kalil Interior Design
Rollingwood Kitchen Remodel The creative design in Project Location: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Company: Harris Welker Architects this Demarest, N.J., bath Project Team members: Interior Designer/Project Man-
Project Location: Rollingwood, Texas reflected the resident’s ager: Sandra Kalil, Sandra Kalil Interior Design
Project Team members: Architect/Design-Build: Susan personal style. Anna This master bathroom renovation features a porce-
Welker, AIA, Harris Welker Architects Marie Fanelli of Floor & lain floor tile chosen not
Harris Welker Architects was named Decor served as the tile only for its beauty but
for a remodel in a Rollingwood, Texas, and stone designer and also for all of its green
home from the late ’70s that not only supplied all of the tile and qualities. The particular
received an aesthetic transformation stone for the residence. Italian tile used is so
Photo by John Fanelli
but also a sustainable one through the When designing the girls stunning that it is the
use of Marazzi 13" x 13" glazed floor tiles bath, Fanelli was inspired to have one of the interior focal point of the room.
plus back-painted glass for the cooking walls of the bath look like artwork on the wall, which Its finish is polished
area backsplash and recycled glass is also how the color scheme evolved. The custom so that it reflects light,
Photo by Holly Williams
“pool” tile for the wet area backsplash. glass used was a combination of different hues of or- and the pattern creates
ange and white. The jagged wall of glass extends to the interest and makes a
other side of an interior wall to truly look like artwork. dramatic statement. The
RESIDENTIAL NEW
tile used is manufactured from natural materials
Tempe Urban Living and will break down organically at the end of its life
RESIDENTIAL NEW
Company: Baldinger Architectural Studio Inc. cycle (approximately 50 years). It is also resistant
Project Location: Tempe, Ariz. The Evergreen to extreme weather conditions such as fire, water,
Project Team members: Architect: Baldinger Architec- Company: Phil Kean Designs Inc. moisture, UV rays and temperature changes.
tural Studio Inc.; Developer: New Deal LLC; Builder: Project Location: Winter Park, Fla.
Urban Edge Builders Project Team members: Residential Designer and
RESIDENTIAL REMODEL
Tempe Urban Living is a Builder: Phil Kean, Phil Kean Designs Inc.; Interior
15-unit urban infill project Designer: Rob Turner, CRT Studio Inc.; Landscape Shogun Entry
located in the university Architect: Denise Smith, Evergreen Consulting; Company: Susan Wagner Designs LLC
town of Tempe, Ariz. A Quartz Panel Distributor: Jim Doane, Jimbos Cre- Project Location: Castroville, Calif.
simple palette of forms ative Masonry Project Team members: Designer/Builder: Susan
and building materials was The first LEED Gold Wagner, Susan Wagner Designs LLC; Architectural
employed that included certified home in Central Consultant: Michael O’Hearn; Tile Fabricator: Susan
exposing sandblasted Florida boasts the use of Wagner Designs LLC;
masonry both on the salvaged terrazzo flooring A tile design especially created
Photo by Raul Garcia
exterior and interior of the from a demolished home for this project, named “Sho-
project to contrast with the brightly colored exterior as driveway pavers, Real- gun,” is matched in the glass
rainscreen cement board cladding and the smooth sur- Stone Systems stone walls produced from pre-con- panels. Shogun Entry is a blend
faces of the interior. Minimalist detailing complement- sumer recycled quartz, recycled-content tile, stained of the natural and the man-
ed both the exterior architecture and the interiors. concrete flooring and concrete blocks salvaged from made in a dialogue that sup-
previous projects that were used along with filled- ports sustainability. A concept
block construction. The design team’s choice of these was developed juxtaposing five
RESIDENTIAL NEW
sustainable elements made the project stand out. natural elements: fire, water,
Natural Dream Home stone, wood and metal. Fire,
Company: Stone Concepts of Colorado symbolized by glass, became
GREEN BATH Photo by Susan Wagner
Project Location: Edwards, Colo. panels for the window and
Project Team members: Project Team Members: Margie The Evergreen Bath doors with imagery engraved by a local glass artist. A
Hamrick, David Huffman; Design Team: Kari Foster, Company: Phil Kean Designs Inc. pattern of mortar randomly inlaid with small black
Maggie Tandysh, Jill Bosshart, Natalie Lynch and Project Location: Winter Park, Fla. stones meandering between naturally edged slate
Rachael Morton, Associates III Interior Design; Ar- Project Team members: Residential Designer and flooring represented the flow of water. The tiles are 100
chitect: Peter MacDonald, Peter Stafford MacDonald Builder: Phil Kean, Phil Kean Designs Inc.; Interior percent concrete made with a green formula devel-
& Co.; Builder & Developer: Margie Hamrick, Ecoex- Designer: Rob Turner, CRT Studio Inc. oped at Susan Wagner Designs LLC.

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By Katie Rothenberg
Integrating LEED
A GREEN APPROACH TO LEASING OFFICE SPACE.
The topic of green leases and
ways tenants and landlords can
protect the financial interests
associated with green building
has been a big area of discus-
sion over the last few years
and for good reason. As build-
ing owners continue to adopt
green building practices both in
newly constructed and existing
buildings, they want to protect
their investment and the value
created by earning LEED green
certification of their portfolio.
On the flip side, many more ten-
ants are looking to lease space
in green buildings, are persuad-
ing landlords to seek LEED cer-
tification of existing buildings
as part of the lease negotiation,
and are building out tenant
space as LEED for Commercial
Interiors projects. To assist the
industry in navigating this new
market reality, the U.S. Green
Building Council (USGBC) devel-
oped the “Green Office Guide:
Integrating LEED Into Your
Leasing Process,” a new resource
to help tenants and landlords
collaborate and provide specific
tools and information that will
help integrate green decision
making throughout the leasing
process.
There are now numerous ex-
amples of green leases ranging
from full lease forms to specific
sustainability riders. While these
are important tools for the
real estate industry, what the
market lacked was a compre-
hensive resource that guided
tenants, owners, brokers and
attorneys through the process
of integrating green thinking
into the entire leasing process,
not just into the lease terms.
The leasing process constitutes
much more than just the legally
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binding agreement. Building
qualification and selection,
leasing, landlord qualification
and green tenant build-outs are
complex processes, and while
the lease terms frame key legal
areas of the tenant-landlord
relationship, decisions are made
throughout the process that im-
pact the success of the project’s
green goals.
Geared toward corporate
tenants and their brokers, the
“Green Office Guide” provides
specific tools that help teams
navigate the nuances of suc-
cessful execution. Building
owners, agency represen-
tatives and attorneys find
value in understanding what
prospective sustainability-
focused tenants are looking for
when selecting a prospective
landlord or building. Among
the topics covered in the guide
include selecting the right
team, qualifying and selecting
buildings and landlords, lease
negotiations and specific legal
language, the tenant build-out,
and the tenant’s ongoing op-
erations and relationship with
an existing landlord.
One of the challenges with
green leases is that there is no
“one size fits all” when it comes
to negotiating a green lease. By
educating practitioners on the
process and the options, ten-
ants and landlords can better
collaborate to achieve a solu-
tion that works for both parties.
The “Green Office Guide” tackles
areas in which tenants and land-
lords may not be familiar, from
background on LEED and green
building, to the different steps
of the leasing process, to how
to actively build green thinking
into standard practices. Other
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invaluable tools such as sample
RFP language, site selection
checklists, criteria for qualifying
brokers and other project team
professionals, and sample green
lease provisions with extensive
drafting notes are all covered.
This resource is the first in
a suite of commercial integra-
tion guides by USGBC aimed to
educate and be a companion
resource to those interested in
green building but are not im-
mersed in the process on a daily
basis. The “Green Operations
Guide: Integrating LEED Into
Your Property Management” will
be released in August 2010 and
will be an invaluable resource
for those real estate profes-
sionals working towards the
greening of existing buildings.
Practical solutions for energy,
water and waste reduction will
be discussed and purchasers
of the guide will receive access
to editable electronic policy
templates and tools that can aid
in certification documentation.
The “Green Retail Guide: Inte-
grating LEED Into Your Leasing
Process,” also available this sum-
mer, will focus on the nuances
of a successful green leasing
process with a specific focus on
the retail marketplace.
With every sector now play-
ing a vital role in the green
building movement, under-
standing how sustainability can
be incorporated and lucrative
for all is a vital component of
achieving green buildings for all
within a generation.
KATIE ROTHENBERG IS MAN-
AGER OF THE COMMERCIAL
REAL ESTATE SECTOR AT
THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING
COUNCIL.
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By Mark Peternell
Guiding the Way
USGBC TO PUBLISH GREEN RETAIL GUIDE DESIGNED TO HELP TENANTS, DEVELOPERS AND LANDLORDS
FIND COMMON GROUND.
Retailers, developers, and landlords are seeking to
green their retail facilities to realize operational gains,
demonstrate environmental stewardship and capture
increasingly conscientious consumers. To help unify
their efforts, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
will publish its new Green Retail Guide: Integrating
LEED into your Leasing Process later this year.
The Green Retail Guide, which will supplement
the two new LEED Retail rating systems launched
earlier this year, will help tenants and landlords
bridge the divide that has often hindered the devel-
opment of high performance multi-tenant commer-
cial buildings. The most notable barrier is commonly
referred to as the “split incentive,” a result of the
triple-net lease structure used in multi-tenant retail
properties. A triple-net lease creates an incentive for
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the retailer to lower its operating costs, as any utility
savings accrue directly to the tenant or are passed
through as part of Common Area Maintenance
expenses. However, the developer or landlord is
oftentimes responsible for initial construction costs,
as well as ongoing capital expenses.
Oftentimes, the economic barriers that exist in
multi-tenant green buildings can be overcome
by the development of a collaborative landlord
tenant relationship, and by formulating a lease
that outlines the environmental goals of the par-
ties, the behaviors needed to meet these goals,
and properly allocating the costs and benefits of
green buildings. In order to be successful, green
building investments and savings must be quantifi-
able and qualified by both parties. A green lease
ensures transparency throughout the duration of
the relationship, and provides both parties legally
binding accountability that sustainability goals and
standards will be adhered to.
The Green Retail Guide will provide retailers and
their service providers a practical resource that helps
integrate green strategies into the way that retail
space is selected, leased, built-out and operated. The
publication will include best practices in the retail real
estate market with specific guidelines set forth by the
USGBC and its Leadership in Energy and Environ-
mental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.
Furthermore, the guide offers suggestions on how
retailers and landlords can facilitate education and
collaboration that leads to more awareness about
sustainable practices and energy savings.
Green Building Services, Inc., a sustainable devel-
opment consulting firm from Portland, Oregon, is the
lead author of the Green Retail Guide, while Regency
Centers, a national owner, operator and developer of
grocery-anchored and community shopping centers,
and Ecoxera, a green business strategies and commu-
nications firm, are contributing authors.
The guide will be available for sale later this year
at www.usgbc.org/publications.
MARK PETERNELL IS VP OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR REGENCY
CENTERS CORPORATION (WWW.REGENCYCENTERS.COM)
AND THE LANDLORD’S PROJECT CONSULTANT ON THE
USGBC’S GREEN RETAIL GUIDE.
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By Jim French, AIA, REFP

Transforming a Community’s
Greatest Asset
OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL DESIGN TEAM RENOVATES LAND, LIGHT AND HEAT FOR LEED SILVER RATING.

Within a community founded

on scientific research, Oak
Ridge High School is known
for its extraordinary academic
achievement. But a worn 1950s
high school facility negated the
standard of excellence demanded
by Oak Ridge residents.
DLR Group’s design solution
virtually doubled the size of the
school to integrate 21st cen-
tury technologies and teaching
approaches. The curriculum
reflects the highest emphasis
on science instruction, boasting
new state-of-the-art equipment
and modern science classrooms
and laboratories designed with
input from experts at Oak Ridge
National Laboratory.

Design Sustainably
One of the most important deci-
sions district officials faced in the
planning process was to either
renovate the existing facility or
build a brand new school. “Gen-
erations of families have passed
through the halls of Oak Ridge
High School,” says Dr. Thomas
Bailey, superintendent of Oak
Ridge Schools. “We considered
the history of the school and its
meaning to the community when
we decided the best option was
to renovate versus build a new
facility. Plus renovating the facility
is better for the environment.”
The district opted to improve
the existing 58.5-acre school site

©ALISTAIR TUTTON, COURTESY OF DLR GROUP

ARCHITECTS/ENGINEERS.

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LEED rating: Silver FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT

Furniture: Cafeteria/Food Court: Counter Stool – Fixtures Furniture; Booth
Location: Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Seating – KC Booth Co.; Booth Tables – BERCO
Size: 58.5 acres, 346,000 square feet Furniture: Classroom: Student Chairs – KI; Teacher’s Adjustable Stool – Source;
Student Desk – SIS; Teacher Desk – Inline Systems; Mobile Teaching Center,
Capacity: 1,700 students Lectern – Bretford; Activity Tables, Teaching Stool – Hon
Grades: 9 12 Furniture: Computer Room: Computer Tables – Bretford; CAD Workstation – Hon
Furniture: Library/Media Center: Arm Chair – Steelcase Turnstone; Tall Stools,
Date Completed: August 2008 Reading Chairs – SIS; Shelving Units, Study Tables, Book Truck – Bretford;
Conference Table – BERCO
Furniture: Lounge: Break Area Counter Stool – Fixtures Furniture
Project Team:
DLR Group – Architect, Design, Interior Design, MEP Engineering, Structural Furniture: Office/Administrative: Chairs – Herman Miller, Coriander, Styles,
Engineering, Landscape Architect SitOnIt Seating; Desk and Bookcase – Hon; Private Offices – Groupe Lacasse,
Adams Craft Herz Walker – Associate Architect, Civil Engineering National; Conference Tables, Credenza – Versteel; Occasional Table – Coriander
Heery International – Project Manager Furniture: Science/Lab: Staff Desk (30 by 60) – Hon
Messer Construction – General Contractor Furniture: Vocational: Welding Stool – KI; Locker Room Bench, Lockers –
Earl Walls Associates – Laboratory Consultant Global Industrial
Laboratory Casework and Cabinets: Advanced Lab Concepts, LSI
Athletic Equipment: Porter
Staging: JR Clancy
Theatrical Equipment: JR Clancy, Electronic Theatre
Lockers: Republic
Kitchen Equipment: Hobait, ThermoKool, Pitco, Blodgett, Groen

MECHANICAL
Drinking Fountains: Elkay
Hand Dryers: Bobrick
Elevators: ThyssenKrupp
HVAC Systems and Equipment: REA
Automated Building Controls: Johnson Controls
ADA Lifts, Ramps, Compliance Equipment: ThyssenKrupp

STRUCTURAL
Acoustical Treatments: Design Tex, Guilford of Maine, Tectum
Ceiling Tiles: Armstrong, USG Interiors
Concrete/Masonry/Precast: Brick – Acme, Trenwyth Industries;
Stone – Shaw and Jones
Doors and Door Hardware: Steelcraft, Trimco
Carpet: Lee’s
Hard Surface Flooring: Stonhard
Sports Flooring: Robbins
©ALISTAIR TUTTON, COURTESY OF DLR GROUP ARCHITECTS/ENGINEERS. Insulation: Dow Corning
Roofing: Georgia-Pacific DensDeck, Sarnafil G410
Signs and Signage: ASI, Metal Arts
Skylights: Super Sky Products 120 A
instead of developing a greenfield property. However, most high schools Windows: Vistawall
of similar size with comparable site facilities can require up to 70 or 80 Paint: Pittsburgh Paints
acres. As a result, designers created a multistory building that stacks edu- Wall Coverings: Omnova (Digital Wall Mural)
cational spaces and resources for a smaller building footprint. Washroom Partitions, Fixtures and Accessories: Bobrick

DLR Group also incorporated an innovative lighting design. The design SAFETY & SECURITY
application includes occupancy sensors that control the lighting in each Access Control Systems: RS2, H10
classroom so lights are turned off when the room is not in use. In addition CCTV/Surveillance: Bosch
to these sensors, teachers and students have the option of selecting from Fire Alarms and Systems: Notifier, GE, Honeywell
Sprinklers: Tyco, Venus
three light levels, in one-third increments, so users can tune the lights
Intrusion Alarms: Edwards
accordingly and save additional energy.
A second element allows approximately two-thirds of all corridor light- TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATION
ing to automatically shut off while classes are in session. Corridor lighting, Chalkboards and Whiteboards: Claridge
which is typically on up to 10 hours per day, is only on during periods of Cable/Wire Management: Ortronics
Classroom Amplification: Gallaher
high corridor traffic, or about three hours per day.
Clock and Bells: Primex Wireless
These solutions are possible using Oak Ridge’s master clock, which
Intercoms and Communication Systems: Bogen
is part of the intercom system and controls the school bell system. The

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 ©ALISTAIR TUTTON, COURTESY OF DLR GROUP ARCHITECTS/ENGINEERS.
master clock is interfaced with the relay panel system, which controls
the corridor lighting circuits and sends signals to turn lighting on and off
throughout the day.
Oak Ridge High School is designed to perform 41 percent greater
than the ASHRAE-90.1-1999 baseline by utilizing a hybrid geothermal
mechanical system and a water-source heat pump system for maximum
efficiency. These systems use the relatively stable earth temperature to
heat or cool a building by circulating water through a continuous loop of
buried pipes.
Geothermal is a wise choice for a school if the site and subsoil condi-
tions can accommodate geothermal wells. At Oak Ridge, 200 geothermal
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wells were installed more than 300 feet below ground to utilize the earth
as a heat sink.
“Oak Ridge is a scientific community and is a leader in the research of
energy,” Bailey says. “This community expects sustainable and environmen-
tally friendly design, and we would not settle for less on the high school.”
The facility earned LEED Silver certification in 2009.
JIM FRENCH, AIA, REFP, IS A SENIOR PRINCIPAL AND K-12 PRACTICE LEADER WITH DLR GROUP, A NATIONAL DESIGN
FIRM WITH 14 OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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Ushering a New Era
THE INTERNATIONAL GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN.
ADOPTING AND ENFORCING THE
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By Ravi Shah
The evolution toward greater safety
and sustainability in commercial
construction has taken a significant
leap forward. On March 15, 2010,
the International Code Council
(ICC) announced the release of a
comprehensive, integrated green
code for traditional and high-per-
formance commercial buildings
the International Green Construc-
tion Code (IGCC) Public Version 1.0.
The code provides a road
map that jurisdictions can use
to immediately incorporate
green components into existing
or developing building codes.
Adopting and enforcing the IGCC
will drive safety and sustainabil-
ity in the built environment by
ensuring integration with other
International Code provisions
and providing criteria that have
been reviewed by experts in
sustainable science, safety and
building performance.
Development Process
The IGCC initiative was launched
in 2009 with its cooperating
sponsors, the American Institute
of Architects (AIA) and ASTM
International (ASTM). The sup-
port of the AIA underscores
its longtime leadership in
the sustainability movement,
including its 2030 Commitment
carbon-neutrality challenge,
and its emphasis on the critical
role of architects and designers
in the life cycle of sustainable
construction. ASTM Internation-
al, which carries a worldwide
reputation as a leading stan-
dards developer, strengthens
the scientific basis that will drive
the code.
In March 2010, the ICC/AIA/
ASTM team was joined by the
American Society of Heating, Re-
frigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S.
Green Building Council (USGBC)
and the Illuminating Engineering
Society (IES) as cooperating spon-
sors of the IGCC. This new align-
ment reflects that the IGCC now
references the ANSI/ASHRAE/US-
GBC/IES Standard 189.1-2009 for
the Design of High-Performance
Green Buildings, Except Low-Rise
Residential Buildings as an alter-
native jurisdictional compliance
option within the IGCC.
IGCC’s Scope
Most building industry profession-
als have heard the statistic that
buildings consume approximately
40 percent of the nation’s energy
usage and produce about the same
ratio of carbon emissions. Given
this considerable impact, mu-
nicipalities and developers across
America and around the globe
have been clamoring for a green
code that addresses sustainable
design and construction practices.
The IGCC provides model
code language to establish
baseline regulations for new and
existing building related to:
Q Administration;
Q Site Development and Land Use;
Q Material Resource Conserva-
tion and Efficiency;
Q Energy Conservation, Ef-
ficiency and Atmospheric
Quality;
Q Water Resource Conservation
and Efficiency;
Q Indoor Environmental Quality
and Comfort; and
Q Commissioning, Operation
and Maintenance.
A key feature of the new code
is a section devoted to “jurisdic-
tional requirements” and “project
electives” that will allow customi-
zation of the code beyond its
baseline provisions to address
local priorities and conditions
such as brownfield and infill
sites, the development of high-
performance buildings and other
site-specific considerations.
Integration and
Adoption
The IGCC is designed specifi-
cally to integrate and coordinate
with the other International
Codes already being enforced by
governmental code officials at all
levels. All 50 states and more than
20,000 U.S. jurisdictions use the International it has been effectively codified. But enforce- the marketplace. By incorporating the latest
Codes developed by the code council for safety ment of the requirement presents some science, technology and regulatory principals,
and sustainability. The International Codes also challenges to the jurisdiction, introducing IGCC will allow for a practical, adaptable and
serve as the basis for construction of federal tremendous education and training hurdles enforceable model for green construction.
properties around the world and as a reference for code officials depending on the complex- The beneficiaries of this new code will be the
for many nations outside the United States. ity of the rating system. Voluntary guidance millions of developers, owners, occupants
Due to the public response and demand for such as LEED, Green Globes and other systems and neighbors of commercial structures, both
sustainable construction, municipalities and have contributed greatly to educating the old and new, that will be the lasting evidence
state officials from across the U.S. are actively construction industry and will continue to in a new era in green construction.
working with the code council on adopting the be valuable in pushing the envelope for the The ICC is encouraging professionals from
Public Version 1.0 in advance of the final ver- future. However, a code such as IGCC responds all industries to provide comment on the IGCC.
sion of the code which will be released in 2012. directly to the call from elected officials and For more information on the IGCC, including a
other decision makers for a model code that timeline of events and a synopsis of the code,
The Language of Green Construction is enforceable and integrated with other exist- visit www.iccsafe.org/igcc.
The language of green construction often ing codes as well as complementary of these
can be confusing. Given the diversity of ap- important ratings systems. RAVI SHAH IS AN INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL
proaches in practice today, a comparison of BOARD MEMBER AND THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN
three key concepts can help provide needed Impact DEVELOPMENT, CARROLLTON, TEXAS.
clarity on the specific role the IGCC will serve Ultimately, the end goal of the IGCC is to pro-
in the marketplace. vide an efficient way for safe and sustainable
Building Codes: Building codes are an en- building practices to gain greater traction in
forceable body of rules that govern the design,
construction, alteration and repair of buildings.
The development of a code occurs when there
is a clear need expressed from regulators and
others in the construction and enforcement
communities. In the case of the IGCC, there has
been an increasing call for a green code that
addresses sustainable design and construction
practices. Model codes such as the IGCC are
developed by a consensus-based process of
stakeholder groups and are typically adopted
by local communities, with local amendments
respective of climate and regional construction
practice. Building codes, as the governing body
of rules over a jurisdiction for buildings, are not
intended to be flexible and are enforceable to
the letter of the code, or as code officials say,
“compliant with the minimum standard.” Unlike
standards and rating systems, codes are not
optional or permissive once adopted.
Standards: Standards often outline a series
of options for performance of building sys-
tems and assemblies and are often referenced
in building codes. Codes derive legitimacy
from standards in that they lend a proven
methodology and science to the code process.
For example, components of building systems,
including plumbing, piping, fire testing and
roofing, are all covered under standards. How-
ever, standards are not always strictly enforce-
able due to the provisions for multiple options
unless adopted by a jurisdiction as its code.
Ratings Systems: Voluntary rating systems
typically aspire to a set of criteria for construc-
tion and performance above and beyond
codes, not baselines or minimums. If a jurisdic-
tion calls for compliance with a rating system,
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1 Tile Backer added to Family of Products
Temple-Inland has added GreenGlass tile backer to its family of GreenGlass
products. The new product is designed to deliver critical moisture and
mold protection in highly moist or humid areas as well as an SCS-certified
recycled content level of at least 90 percent. GreenGlass is a fiberglass-faced
product with a built-in moisture-blocking acrylic coating that resists water
penetration through its surface, plus a water-resistant gypsum core formu-
lated to include the TemShield Mold Protection System. Faced on both sides
with naturally mold- and moisture-resistant fiberglass mats, this combina-
tion has been shown to be mold resistant. www.greenglassinfo.com
Temple Inland Inc. | Reader Service No. 5
2 VOC-Compliant Construction Adhesives
Franklin International’s Titebond PROvantage line of eight high-performance
solvent-based adhesive construction adhesives offers a minimal VOC content
of 50 g/L or less that enables professional contractors to meet VOC regulations
anywhere in the U.S., according to the company. The PROvantage line launches
with eight adhesives for primary construction applications: PROvantage Heavy
Duty Construction Adhesive, PROvantage Subfloor Adhesive, PROvantage Dry-
wall Adhesive, PROvantage Wood Projects Adhesive, PROvantage Foamboard
Adhesive, PROvantage Tub Surround Adhesive, PROvantage Projects & Repair
Adhesive and PROvantage Mirror Adhesive. www.titebond.com/provantage
Franklin International | Reader Service No. 6
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3 New Technology for Machine Room-Less Elevator System
Schindler’s 400A machine room-less traction elevator system can now be
combined with the company’s Schindler ID destination-dispatch technol-
ogy as an option. The company reports that with this technology the
system can further improve traffic handling by up to 30 percent, meaning
less elevator usage and fewer power requirements. When coupled with
available Power Factor 1 drives that actually return power to the building,
the Schindler 400A can reduce energy usage even further. The Schindler
400A system is available in up to 5,000 pound capacities and for speeds
up to 500 fpm. www.us.schindler.com
Schindler Elevator Corporation | Reader Service No. 7
4 Award-Winning Automated Shade Control
MechoShade’s SunDialer is an automated shade control system that tracks the
sun and adjusts shade positions on the window automatically while monitor-
ing real-time sky conditions over the course of the year. The SunDialer uses win-
dow geometry and window orientation for each control zone for calculating a
user-adjustable solar-penetration threshold and includes an event scheduler
for weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, or one-off settings. The company
also reports that the system is ideal for small-scale and retrofitted projects.
A solar-memory log to report and review the history of shade positioning is
featured, as is an optional Web-accessible IP interface. www.mechoshade.com
MechoShade | Reader Service No. 8
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Material Offers Design Possibilities with Less Cost
and Maintenance
Bradley Corp. introduced Evero C a rpet S u p po r t
Natural Quartz Material, a natural,
GREENGUARD-certified material
that fuses quartz with the durabil-
ity of granite and the luminance
of exotic materials. Composed of
a bio-based resin made of soy and
corn, Evero is intended to give de-
signers the freedom and flexibility
to mold round and curved shapes.
The product reportedly costs less
than granite and is virtually mainte-
nance-free, since it does not require sealing, buffing or reconditioning.
Repairable and constructed with a smooth, seamless finish, Evero’s non-
porous surface does not support microbial growth and is stain, chemical,
scratch and heat resistant. Evero is available in 15 nature-inspired colors.
www.bradleycorp.com
Bradley Corporation | Reader Service No. 9

New Energy-Efficient Residential Ventilation Fans

Panasonic Home & Environment Company has introduced a new genera-
tion of both WhisperCeiling and WhisperLite premium ventilation fans.
The ceiling-mounted models, designed for 4” or 6” ducts, maintain their
performance and quiet operation at both 0.1” and 0.25” water gauge
(w.g.). With a new central mounting system, contractors reportedly have
more flexibility during an installation. The new WhisperLite models also
feature a contemporary flush mount grille that incorporates a 32-Watt
ENERGY STAR rated CFL light fixture and a 4-Watt night light. All new
models are ENERGY STAR rated, HVI certified and comply with ASHRAE
Standard 62.2. www.panasonic.com/ventfans
Panasonic Home & Environment Company | Reader Service No. 10

Spray-in-Place Foam Insulation

According to the company, Insul-
Bloc’s seamless Spray Polyure-
thane Foam insulation (SPF in-
sulation) system is a closed-cell,
spray-in-place foam insulation
with air barrier and moisture bar-
rier qualities ideal for masonry
walls. InsulBloc has a 2.0 lb/cu ft.
density and, because it is spray
applied, will conform to any geometric shape. The insulation is non-toxic
after installation and will also seal walls to roof decks creating a water
barrier. By sealing any construction gaps or tiny cracks, all heat flow by-
pass of the insulation membrane is eliminated, thereby increasing energy
efficiency. GoldStar Certified Applicators can apply InsulBloc SPF to the
exterior or interior of a masonry or concrete wall. www.insulstar.com
NCFI Polyurethanes | Reader Service No. 11 SPEC GREEN
carpet backing for any app
LED Luminaire For Parking Structures
The PSL95 LED parking structure lumi-
naire from Everbrite Lighting features
indirect lighting in both a down light and
down/up light version. This is Everbrite’s
first product engineered for the park-
ing structure market. While purposely
designed to have the appearance more
like a traditional parking structure fixture,
universal-textile.net
PSL95 luminaires deliver better illumi- 706.279.3801 x6104
nation than traditional light sources, according to the company. The
patent-pending technology of these units was designed to take the light
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We’re Already There. from just a few high-power LEDs and distribute it with optimal uniformity
and minimal loss. Visibility is dramatically improved, increasing safety for
vehicle and pedestrian traffic. www.everbrite.com
Everbrite | Reader Service No. 12

Energy and Environmental Monitoring Product Catalog

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insulating concrete forms. Reward ICFs can reduce your
operational, maintenance and energy costs, while creating a
high-performing, versatile and indelible building.
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Enhanced Comfort
Better internal acoustics with a cleaner,
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Reward offers unprecedented service and support for
builders, designers, and owners alike, by being able to assist
in any stage of the ICF design and construction process.
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ICF Concrete Cores are available in 4", 6", 8", 10" or 12" widths.
Full CAD details, BIM objects, and specs are available online.
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Onset announced the availability of the company’s
new Energy and Environmental Monitoring Product
Catalog. The 75-page catalog provides product
descriptions, technical specifications and pricing for
the company’s full line of HOBO data logging solu-
tions used in energy management, field research
and water resources management. This includes
standalone data loggers, Web-based data logging
systems and wireless sensor networks. The catalog
is available for download at www.onsetcomp.com/
catalog. www.onsetcomp.com
Onset | Reader Service No. 13
NAHB Green Approved Foundation System
Superior Walls’ Xi wall systems have earned the Green Approved Product
designation by the NAHB Research Center. In most U.S. climate zones,
Xi wall panels meet or exceed energy conservation requirements from
both the IECC and the IRC. One-inch foam insulated concrete studs and
one-inch foam insulation on the bond beams help to ensure energy
efficiency. The panels’ concrete face shell is backed by 2-1/2” of continu-
ous DOW Styrofoam. The patented wall systems from Superior Walls are
custom built to a project’s specification in nearly any home style, allowing
homeowners to save on energy bills while gaining additional living space
in the home, the company reports. www.superiorwalls.com
Superior Walls | Reader Service No. 15
Air Handler Offers New Options
Trane’s Performance Climate
Changer air handler has
cataloged capacities up to
60,000 cfm and features energy
recovery, airflow monitor-
ing and advanced humidity
control options that reportedly
improve the building envi-
ronment and better control
temperature and humidity
while optimizing performance.
45º Corner
The options include Trane Cool Dry Quiet (CDQ) desiccant dehumidifica-
tion wheels, energy recovery wheels, direct-drive plenum fan arrays and
dual-path split dehumidification units. These latest technology advances
enable a Performance Climate Changer HVAC system to deliver optimized
performance with up to 30 percent fan energy savings compared with
the previous generation air-handling units. www.trane.com
Taper Top Trane | Reader Service No. 18
Design Options for Existing Glass Surfaces
3form has introduced Gecko, an adhesive textile that reportedly adheres
to any glass surface. It is designed to easily be removed and re-applied
to provide an element of design flexibility that is not available with other
solutions. Part of the 3form Ready-to-Go line of packaged solutions,
Gecko is customizable and available in a collection of patterns and colors
ranging from subtle and sophisticated to bold and graphic. The product
is a stylish way to add privacy and transform any glass application into a
piece of art. Installation requires no glue, no bondings and the product
emits no VOCs. Made of 100 percent polyester, Gecko is easily cleaned
right on the window using a mild detergent. www.3-form.com
3form | Reader Service No. 19
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 S
ituated on a former parking lot in Portland,
Ore.’s West End, just south of the recently
revitalized Pearl District, Twelve|West, an iconic
blue-gray glass tower, stands 22 stories above
the ground. The 85,000-square-foot mixed-
used high-rise includes six levels of underground
parking, first floor retail spaces, four floors
KEY PLAYERS: of office space and 17 floors of apart-
ZGF Architects LLP (architect, interior designer, landscape designer, sustainable designer);
ments. Developers chose this site
Gerding Edlen Development Co. LLC and Downtown Development Inc. (developers); Hoffman
Construction Co. (general contractor); Gerding Edlen Development Co. LLC (construction manager);
specifically to provide residents
Glumac and Total Mechanical Inc. (MEP engineers, lighting design); KPFF Inc. (structural engineer); and tenants with the conve-
David Evans and Associates Inc. (civil engineer); Altermatt Associates Inc. (acoustics); nience of having a downtown
Benson Industries LLC (curtain wall); Southwest Windpower (wind turbines); location adjacent to all the ameni-
Heliodyne Inc. (solar hot water panels) ties needed for urban living.
Twelve|West is on track to receive two
LEED Platinum certifications: one for new con-
struction and the other for commercial interiors. Along with
meeting LEED criteria, designers created this sustainable
mixed-use building to align with the environmental goals of
the Architecture 2030 Challenge.
ZGF Architects engaged West Coast engineering firm
Glumac to design the mechanical, electrical and plumbing
(MEP) systems for Twelve|West ZGF’s new headquarters.
Glumac and ZGF collaborated through a series of eco-char-
rettes to integrate energy-saving measures into the design.
Though energy efficiency was a key design focus, the end
goal was to create a truly comfortable green building in
which people would enjoy spending time.
Initially, Glumac’s design engineers offered multiple ener-
gy- and carbon-reduction strategies for the building, but the
team narrowed down the possible solutions to 25. Energy
modeling pointed the team to specific efficiency strategies
that would reduce energy consumption by more than 44
percent beyond ASHRAE 90.1-2004 and exceed the Architec-
ture 2030 Challenge benchmarks for this project type.
The facility takes advantage of its location’s wide summer
diurnal temperature swings through night flushing. Fanwall
technology an array of plenum fans that produce lower
noise levels, minimize static pressure, and improve mainte-
nance through built-in redundancies aids in the building’s
energy savings.
Since rainfall in the area is abundant, the tank on the rain-
water harvesting system processes approximately 286,000
gallons of water each year, enough to irrigate the green roof
entirely as well as supply 90 percent of the water required
for toilet flushing in ZGF’s offices.
Designers incorporated daylight into more than 90
percent of the frequently used office and residential spaces.
Low-E glass combined with the use of automated shades
reduces the amount of excessive heat entering the building
to aid in conserving energy.
Helping to offset electricity use from the grid are 40-feet-
tall wind turbines, which are expected to generate 10,000
12,000 kWh annually, and solar thermal panels, which act a
second source of alternative energy and provide a quarter of
the domestic hot water heating needs in both the residen-
tial and office portions of the building.
As an innovative multiuse building, Twelve|West is the
realization of an ambitious design team aiming to create a
high-performance, energy-efficient and comfortable envi-
ronment for its tenants.

For more information on Twelve|West, a full feature is available online

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