1. We all Win with Sensible Building Material Choices
Presented by:
Cate O’dahl Robert Burns

2. The Shades of Green
Different material choices have different environmental impacts
Even in the same product category some brands or models have greater environmental benefits
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Time for this Activity depends on the size of the class, so be prepared to monitor the time accordingly
Ask each participant to introduce themselves, including their name, what they want to get from the class or series and any experience they have with selling or listing green properties.
For the final question “What do you know about green building?” Explain the Shades of Green
So, when you give your introduction, please rate your exposure to green building on the paint swatch spectrum
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3. Why go green? Materials Efficiency Benefit
Americans continue to generate more waste each year, growing from 247 million tons in 1990 to 409 million tons in 2001
On the average, every American generates 4.5 pounds of waste per day
Benefit
Recycling just 1 ton of aluminum cans conserves more than 207 million BTUs, the equivalent of 36 barrels of oil, or 1,665 gallons of gasoline.
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4. Trade-Offs

5. Material Efficiency Criteria
Made with salvaged, recycled, or agricultural waste content
Conserve natural resources
Avoid toxic or other emissions
Save energy or water
Contribute to a safe, healthy indoor environment
Source: GreenSpec® Guide to Residential Building Materials, Alex Wilson & Mark Piekorn

6. Salvaged, Recycled, or Agricultural Waste
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What else?

7. Conserve Natural Resources
Reduce Material Use, Conserve Other Resources
Rapidly Renewable Materials
Certified Sustainable Materials

8. Avoid Toxic or Other Emissions
Natural or minimally processed
Alternatives to ozone-depleting substances
Alternatives to hazardous materials
Products that reduce or eliminate pesticides
Products that reduce stormwater pollution
Reduce impacts from con/deconstruction activities
Reduce pollution or waste from jobsite operations

9. Save Energy or Water

10. Contribute to Safe, Healthy Indoor Environment
Particleboard that has no added urea-formaldehyde
Duct Mastic can block the entry of mold-laden air or insulation fibers into a duct system
True linoleum naturally controls microbial contamination

11. Materials Efficiency Benefits
What do you think would be the benefits of material efficiency?
Protect the environment
Add Market Value
Client benefits
Lower maintenance
Lower replacement costs
Community involvement
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Explain: Materials and product choices have an impact on the entire built environment and the Building Industry. Material choice “trade-offs” include considering full costs associated with embodied energy, sustainable manufacturing, and first cost considerations of building materials, including insulation, countertops, and flooring. Remind them of one of the most widely quoted definition of sustainability and sustainable development, that of the Brundtland Commission of the United Nations on March 20, 1987: “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
Explain that the instructor will use Product samples to demonstrate representative benefits
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12. Jobsite Operations Reduce Reuse Recycle Central cutting area
Involve subcontractors
Reuse
Deconstruction
Salvage
Recycle
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Central cutting areas to reuse wood on site
Collect and give away of sell reusable items – salvaged from the deconstruction
wood scraps
lumber
windows
doors – architectural elements
fixtures
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13. Material Selection Regionally produced Sustainable harvested
Resource efficient
Recycled content
Rapidly renewable
Salvaged
Less toxic
Recyclable
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14. Key Take Aways
Materials recycling saves energy and turns a waste into a resource
A wide variety of of green building materials are widely available that
Use waste products
Conserve natural resources
Avoid toxic emissions
Save energy and water
Contribute to a safe and healthy indoor environment
Quality materials equals market value, durability, less maintenance, fewer replacements
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

15. Resources Building Green , www.buildinggreen.com
Ecohaus
King County Green Tools, Construction & Demolition Recycling
Washington State Department of Ecology, On-line Recycling Tools
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Throughout the series I will be bringing in new resources that will help guide you through your green building education.