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Who is Wes?
President of Harding Design and Construction
Residential Design-Build General Contractor
In business for 11+ years in Long Beach
GreenPoint Rater with Build It Green
Energy Star Home Performance Contractor
Trainer and founding member for Efficiency First – a national non-profit advocacy group for residential energy efficiency.
Built a Net Zero and carbon neutral home in Hermosa Beach (produces as much power as it consumes and is zero polluting)
Formerly created a Green Building curriculum and trained contractors, the under skilled construction workforce, developers, and city officials for Southern California Edison, SoCal Gas, LBGO, LBCC, NOCC, and CSULB Extension.
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What is Green Building
A Better Way to build!
Designed well.
Built with craftsmanship.
Built sustainable (durable and provides lower maintenance).
Designed and built resource and energy efficient.
Financially makes sense.
Green Building is not a silver bullet answer but a thousand silver BBs.
What does green mean to you?
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3. Green Building Overview
Topics of Conversation
Community
Design and Craftsmanship
Energy Efficiency
Resources Efficiency
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Green Building
Community
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5. Community and Site Selection
Green Building benefits:
Improves quality of life and neighborhoods.
Designed for safety and social gathering (BHCA Meeting)
Minimizes strain on local infrastructure (walk score).
Conserves land and is pedestrian friendly
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6. Community And Site Selection
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Green Building
Design
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8. Good Design and Craftsmanship Supports Community Involvement
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Good Design and Craftsmanship Supports Community Involvement
Bungalow and Cliff May
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9. Good Design: Passive Heating and Cooling
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Good Design: Passive Heating and Cooling
It helps to understand prevailing winds such as ocean breezes which flow in low windows and out high windows.
Passive solar cooling can reduce or even eliminate the need for air conditioning in homes.
At its simplest, passive cooling includes overhangs for south-facing windows, few windows on the west, shade trees, thermal mass and cross ventilation.
Some of the same strategies that help to heat a home in the winter also cool it in the summer.
Make the layout work: rooms that need light and warmth should be located in the southeast. Rooms used later in the day should face west and utility areas on the North.
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Passive Cooling
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11. Passive Heat Year Round
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12. Design is Universal and Timeless
Design to make things easier for everybody for multiple generations, no matter your needs
Examples:
Zero step entrances.
Levered handles instead of knobs that twist on doors.
Single story living.
Open floor plans.
Good lighting.
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13. Energy Efficiency and Resources
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Green Building
Energy Efficiency and Resources
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14. Green Building – Energy Efficiency and Craftsmanship
Energy and resource efficient
The building uses less electricity, natural gas, and less water.
Lowers utility bills and allows for renewable energy systems to be sized smaller
Protects and preserves good indoor air quality for the occupants (off gassing and outdoor pollutants)
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16. Green Building – Energy Efficiency and Craftsmanship
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17. Resources -Nine Ways to Know Green When You See It
Green Attribute
Applies To
Explanation
1. Social Responsibility
Manufacturer, Service
Company embraces environmental practices for employees, customers and community
2. Manufacturer
Processes
Methods are environmentally responsible
3. Distribution
Methods
Environmentally friendly packaging and distribution, Points for local materials
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18. Resources - Nine Ways to Know Green When You See It
Green Attribute
Applies To
Explanation
4. Renewable
Product
Raw materials can be replicated relatively quickly
5. Recycled Content
Post-industrial vs.
Post-Consumer.
6. Recyclability
Content of product is recyclable and can be disposed of safely or reused in manufacturing.
Recycled vs. Recyclable
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Is It Green?
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