Orlando Zambrano

Design Goal #1: Design a sustainable certified building.

• Measure:  
• 20% energy savings on EDGE app.
• 20% water savings on EDGE app.
• 20% less embodied energy in materials on EDGE app.
• Targets:
• Achieve an EDGE Building Certification https://edgebuildings.com
• Strategies:
• Implement LED lightning with timers and motion sensors.
• Implement Solar Panels.
• Use FSC Wood.
• Manage ain, black and gray water.

Design Goal #2: Design a mass timber building

• Measure:  
• 100% of columns and beams have to be Glulams.
• 100% of walls have to be Timber Frame or CLT.
• 100% of floor slabs have to be LVL or CLT.
• Targets:
• Design the building with Ecuadorian wood species.
• Strategies:
• Besides foundation and probably elevator and emergency stairs core. All the structure and walls and floor slabs would be made of mass timber.
• Identify providers of mass timber products and see if they have shared Revit families content.
• Identify providers of mass timber connectors and accessories and see if they have shared Revit families content.

Design Goal #3: Design a building that encourage well being and healthy behaviors.

• Measure:  
• 30% off all parking spaces dedicated to low consuming cars.
• 5% off al parking spaces dedicated to electric cars.
• 100 bicycles parking spaces.
• Minimum 50% of the facade area made of curtain wall.
• Paper, plastic and glass recycle disposals in 100% of waste dedicated points.
• Targets:
• Promote users to harness sustainable transport.
• Promote users to don't turn on artificial light if they don't need to.
• Promote recycling.
• Strategies:
• Implement color coding to classified waste.
• Implement movement and presence sensors for artificial lightning.
• Implement benefits to people that uses bicycles like free lockers.
• Implement charging stations for electric cars.