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Module 3 - Project Goals Targets & Strategies
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Glenn Katz
Goal 1: Reduce energy use
- Measure: Energy use intensity (EUI)
- Targets:
- Minimally acceptable value: 165.7 kBtu/sf/yr
- Desired / target value: 86 kBtu/sf/yr
- Strategies:
- Reduce the energy used by lighting:
- using natural light and daylight sensors
- setting up an occupancy schedule and occupancy sensors (so the lights turn off when the building is closed to the public or a room/space is not occupied)
- LED lighting
- Reduce the energy used by HVAC systems:
- using natural ventilation during the night
- temperature sensors and smart thermostat
- insulative materials for a building envelope and avoid the effect of thermal bridging
- Measure:
- The Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool (material life cycle assessment). The tool helps to reduce the carbon footprint of the chosen material by proposing a local manufacturer, etc.
- Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)-documented life-cycle environmental impact of products
- LEED points for materials & resources used for the building
- Targets:
- Minimally acceptable value: 15% reduction in embodied carbon emissions
- Desired / target value: 30% reduction in embodied carbon emissions
- Strategies:
- using low-carbon materials such as recycled materials, structural timber, CLT panels, SIPs, low-carbon brick, Concrete with Alternative Cements, etc.
- Give preferences to the locally produced materials
- Eliminate the use of materials that produce toxins during their production phase
- Limit generation of Construction & Demolition (C&D) debris
- Reduce overall material use by optimizing the size and shape of the building
- Measure: Biophilic design
- Targets:
- Minimally acceptable value: Natural analogs (patterns, forms, symbols, sounds) that represent nature
- Desired / target value: Green walls/roofs, nature inside the building
- Strategies:
- A visual connection to nature (a view of elements of nature, living systems, and natural processes)
- Green roof and mini gardens on the roof
- Green walls
- Natural analogs: natural colors in interior design, natural patterns/forms/symbols, thermal and airflow variability, presence of water, dynamic and diffusive light, and natural building materials
Goal 2: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with construction materials.
According to estimates by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, the production of building materials, including cement and steel, accounted for approximately 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. By finding more sustainable solutions for building materials carbon footprint can be reduced.
Goal 3: Make a design for wellbeing and comfort
One of the ways to the wellbeing of the occupants of a space is Biophilic Design. Biophilic Design is based on our biological connection with nature, and maintaining this connection in urban environments is essential for positive wellbeing. The advantages of biophilic design are reduced stress, enhanced creativity, enhanced clarity of thought, etc.