The Role of Compact Storage in Green Building Design Program No.: CSGBD Provider Name: Spacesaver Corporation Provider No.: J197

Best Practices Statement This program is registered with the AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include any content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA or any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing or dealing in any material or product. Questions related to specific materials, methods, and/or services will be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation.

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 3 Seminar Goals: 1.Define common “green” terms. 2.Understand motives for green buildings. 3.Describe role of the U.S. Green Building Council & LEED. 4.List ways you & compact storage can support green building goals and possibly contribute to LEED credits. 5.Things to look for in a compact storage equipment supplier.

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 4 What is “Green” or “Sustainable” Design? Design and construction practices that significantly reduce or eliminate the negative impact of buildings on the environment and occupants.

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 5 What is the “LEED ® ” Green Building Rating System? Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design ® A leading-edge system for designing, constructing, operating and certifying the world’s greenest buildings. - USGBC Buildings are LEED certified. People are LEED accredited (Accredited Professional). Products are NOT LEED certified or accredited.

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 6 Motives for Green Building Design PeopleProfit Planet LEED

® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 7 What are your motives for green building design? ?

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 8 The Role of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) USGBC’s CORE PURPOSE: “…transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.”

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 9 LEED covers many different types of buildings and construction. These are covered under the following LEED products: LEED - NC : LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations/Additions (released in 2000) LEED - EB : LEED for Existing Buildings (Winter 2004) LEED - CI : LEED for Commercial Interiors (Winter 2004) LEED - CS : LEED for Core and Shell (2005) LEED - H : LEED for Homes (2006) LEED ® Products

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 10 LEED-NC Rating System Categories   Sustainable Sites (8 cr., 14 pts.)  Water Efficiency (3 cr., 5 pts.)  Energy & Atmosphere (6 cr., 17 pts.)  Materials and Resources (7 cr., 13 pts.)  Indoor Environmental Quality(8 cr., 15 pts.)  Innovation & Design Process (2 cr., 5 pts.)

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 11 4 Levels of LEED Certification (Maximum score for LEED-NC is 69 points.)  LEED Platinum (min. of 52)  LEED Gold (min. of 39)  LEED Silver (min. of 33)  LEED Certified (min. of 26)

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 12 Ways you & compact storage can support green building goals and possibly contribute to LEED credits. Understand the LEED process. List the LEED credits that compact storage can help contribute to.

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 13 LEED Categories Affected by Compact Storage:  Sustainable Sites  Water Efficiency  Energy & Atmosphere  Materials and Resources  Indoor Environmental Quality  Innovation in Design

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 14 Disappearing Green Space

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 15 Category 1: Sustainable Sites - Credit 5 Site Development Credit 5.1 Protect or Restore Habitat (1 point) Intent: Conserve existing natural areas and restore damaged areas to provide habitat and promote biodiversity. Credit 5.2 Maximize Open Space (1 point) Intent: Provide a high ratio of open space to development footprint to promote biodiversity.

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 16 High-density mobile storage may help to reduce building size, thus reduce development footprint and maximize open space. Conventional StorageHigh-Density Storage

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 17 Museum Art Storage Project Storage space saved: 648 sq. ft. % Storage space saved: 50%

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 18 University Library Project

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 19 Museum Project

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 20 Category 3: Energy & Atmosphere - Credit 1 Optimize Energy Performance Intent: Achieve increasing levels of energy performance above the baseline in the prerequisite standard to reduce environmental impacts associated with excessive energy use. Credit 1 (a max. of 10 points based on efficiency)

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 21 Reduce Energy Demand: Smaller buildings consume less energy for a lifetime. Conventional StorageHigh-Density Storage

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 22 Category 4: Materials & Resources – Credit 1 Building Reuse Intent: Extend the life cycle of existing building stock, conserve resources, retain cultural resources, reduce waste and reduce environmental impacts of new buildings as they relate to materials manufacturing and transport. Credit 1 (up to 3 points based on % reused)

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 23 Building Reuse: High-density mobile storage aids adaptive reuse of existing buildings by allowing the shell to be retained. Conventional StorageHigh-Density Storage

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 24 Television Station Project

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 25 Art Museum Project

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 26 Art Museum Project

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 27 Category 4: Materials & Resources - Credit 3 Materials Reuse Intent: Reuse building materials and products in order to reduce demand for virgin materials and to reduce waste, thereby reducing impacts associated with the extraction and processing of virgin resources. Credit 3.1 (1 point for 5%+) Credit 3.2 (1 point for 10%+)

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 28 Category 4: Materials & Resources - Credit 4 Recycled Content Intent: Increase demand for building products that incorporate recycled content materials, therefore reducing the impacts resulting from extraction and processing of new virgin materials. Credit 4.1 & 4.2 ( 1 point for 10%+ & 2 for 20%+ )

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 29 Recycled Content: Public Library Project - LEED Case Study

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 30 Recycled Content: Government Building – LEED Case Study

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 31 Recycled Content: Central File Room: Powered HR Dept.: Manual Government Building – LEED Case Study

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 32 Category 4: Materials & Resources - Credit 5 Regional Materials Intent: Increase demand for building materials and products that are extracted and manufactured within the region ( within 500 miles ), thereby supporting the use of indigenous resources and reducing the environmental impacts resulting from transportation. Credit 5.1 (1 point for 10%+ extracted, processed & manufactured regionally) Credit 5.2 (1 point for 20%+ extracted, processed & manufactured regionally)

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 33 Category 4: Materials & Resources - Credit 7 Certified Wood Intent: Encourage environmentally responsible forest management. Credit 7 (1 point)

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 34 Intent: Reduce the quantity of indoor air contaminants that are odorous, irritating and/or harmful to the comfort and well-being of installers and occupants. Credit 4.1 Adhesives and Sealants(1 point) Credit 4.2 Paints and Coatings(1 point) Credit 4.4 Composite Wood & Agrifiber Products (1 point) Category 5: Indoor Environmental Quality Credit 4 Low-Emitting Materials

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 35 Category 5: Indoor Environmental Quality Credit 8 Daylight and Views Intent: Provide for the building occupants a connection between indoor spaces and the outdoors through the introduction of daylight and views into the regularly occupied areas of the building. Credit 8.1 Daylight 75% of Spaces (1 point) Credit 8.2 Views for 90% of Spaces (1 point)

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 36 Views for 90% of Spaces Public Library Project - LEED Case Study

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 37 Category 6: Innovation & Design Process Credit 1 Innovation in Design Intent: To provide design team and projects the opportunity to be awarded points for exceptional performance above the requirements…and/or innovative performance in Green Building categories not addressed by this Rating System. Credits 1 (up to 4 points)

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 38 Category 6: Innovation & Design Process Credit 2 LEED Accredited Professional Intent: To support and encourage the design integration required by a LEED-NC green building project and to streamline the application and certification process. Credit 2 LEED AP on project team (1 point)

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 39 Things to look for in a storage system manufacturer: Key Components of Green Manufacturing –Lean manufacturing –Recycled content –Recycling –Low-emitting materials –Flexible, reusable products –Employee health & safety

LEED ® Category 1 Sustainable Sites Category 3 Energy & Atmosphere Category 4 Materials & Resources Category 5 Indoor Environmental Quality Category 6 Innovation & Design 40 Seminar Goals: 1.Define common “green” terms. 2.Understand motives for green buildings. 3.Describe role of the U.S. Green Building Council & LEED. 4.List ways you & compact storage can support green building goals and possibly contribute to LEED credits. 5.Things to look for in a compact storage equipment supplier.

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