Green Engineeering Mr. Kerins

What is Green Engineering  Engineers work to improve and protect the environment and enhance human health

Renewable Resources  Resources that can be replenished in a reasonable amount of time.  Example –wood  Housing, paper, sun, etc

Non Renewable Resources  Resources that are not replenished in a reasonable amount of time  Examples  Coal and oil

LEEED  LEEED  Leadership in Engineering Energy and Environmental Design  Certified Green Structures

Green Structures  Sustainable sites  Design sensitive to plants, land, consumption impacts, existing and emerging eco-systems  Water Efficiency  Minimizing amount of water used in buildings. LEED requires 20% reduction

Green Structures  Energy & Atmosphere  Energy efficiency and performance  Limiting carbon footprint  Avoid air and water pollution

Green Structures  Materials and Resources  Strategies for waste management and construction  Construction waste  Regionally produced material  Indoor Environmental Quality  Automatic sensors and individual controls for  Humidity  Temperature  Ventilation

Green Structures  Regional Priority  Financial credits are awarded based upon green efficiently and based on scores of  Minimum score of 40

Resource and Recovery  Closed Loop system  Tons of waste is reduced to 2-3lbs of unusable material  Methane Heat  Hydroponics  Aquaculture  Vermiculture  Etc…

Field trip – Resource and Recover Plant

Field Trip – Homasote Plant  Recycling  Giant Blender  Over 100 years old  Post Consumer  Variety of Products  Alternative  Multiple Uses  Ice Rinks  Boards  Synthetics  Insulation  Cubicles

Homasote

Assignments  Written response to questions from field trips – Homasote plant & Resource and Recover plant  Written Proposals about green engineering at Edison High School.