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SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Colleen Kulesza FOR/CSS 235 December 8, 2008 โI like to play indoors better โcause thatโs where all the electrical outlets are.โ 4 th^ grader In wildness is the preservation of the world. H. D. Thoreau
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BIOPHILIA HYPOTHESIS
๏ Literally ๏ โlove of life or living thingsโ ๏ States that there is an instinctive connection between people and the environment ๏ Our attraction to natural ecosystems is biologically based ๏ We NEED contact with natural ecosystems
BENEFITS OF GREENSPACE
๏ Spiritual ๏ Intellectual ๏ Physical ๏ Emotional ๏ Social
โWe will not enter this
kingdom of sustainability
until we allow our children
the kind of childhood in
which Biophilia can put
down roots.โ
David Orr
SUSTAINABILITY
Environment Society Economics
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
๏ A lifestyle that does not over-consume resources or cause environmental damage ๏ Embraces new technology that furthers mission ๏ Considers the following elements ๏ Food ๏ Water ๏ Housing ๏ Transportation ๏ Energy ๏ Material goods
GREEN URBANISM
๏ Clean air, water and land ๏ Ample water supply ๏ Access to open spaces, green spaces ๏ aka Zoopolis ๏ Nature is an intentional part of the urban setting
SMART GROWTH
๏ Urban planning concept that concentrates growth in the city center ๏ Goal is to avoid urban sprawl ๏ Create community and sense of place ๏ Pedestrian and bicycle- friendly design
SELF-SUFFICIENCY
๏ Relying on self or small family group for all living needs ๏ Reduce need for trade with others regardless of the sustainability of traded items ๏ Much stricter lifestyle
THE THREE RโS
- Recycle
- Reduce
- Reuse
INCREASE TO THE FIVE RโS
- Refuse
- Rethink
SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
Rethink
Refuse
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
SUSTAINABLE HOMES
GreenRoofs
aka EcoRoofs
Green Construction
LEED Certification
Earthships
GREEN ROOFS
๏ Reduce ๏ city โheat islandโ effect ๏ CO 2 impact ๏ summer air conditioning cost ๏ winter heat demand ๏ volume and peak rates of stormwater ๏ Potentially lengthen roof life 2 to 3 times ๏ Treat nitrogen pollution in rain ๏ Negate acid rain effect ๏ Beautify the area ๏ Potential to increase biodiversity locally
GREEN CONSTRUCTION
๏ Uses less ๏ Energy ๏ Water ๏ Natural resources ๏ Creates less construction waste ๏ Is healthier for people ๏ Less expensive in the long run ๏ Increases property values ๏ Reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions
L.E.E.D.
๏ Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating Systemโข ๏ United States Green Building Council ๏ Begun in 1998 ๏ Addresses design to construction to operation ๏ National benchmark for design, construction and maintenance of green buildings ๏ Independent verification that a building meets the highest green building and performance measures
LEED โ 5 KEY AREAS
๏ Sustainable site development ๏ Water savings ๏ Energy efficiency ๏ Materials selection ๏ Indoor environmental quality
EARTHSHIPS
๏ Mike Reynolds, founder of Earthship Biotechture , wanted a home that could do three things ๏ Be sustainable ๏ Generate its own utilities, be off the grid ๏ Be available to all economically
EARTHSHIP CHARACTERISTICS
๏ Tire walls filled with earth ๏ Aluminum can walls โ non- load bearing walls ๏ South facing windows ๏ Collect and use local water (rain, snow) ๏ Treat and use grey water ๏ Electricity from sun and/or wind ๏ Passive solar heating and cooling
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
๏ A lifestyle that does not over-consume resources or cause environmental damage ๏ Embraces new technology that furthers mission ๏ Considers the following elements ๏ Food ๏ Water ๏ Housing ๏ Transportation ๏ Energy ๏ Material goods
