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Green Building Standards & Initiatives

Green Building Standards & Initiatives. John Koeller, P.E. Koeller and Company Technical Advisor for the U.S.-Canadian Alliance for Water Efficiency. Water Efficiency Initiatives. Program Initiatives - U.S. & Canada U.S. EPA WaterSense SM Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE)

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Green Building Standards & Initiatives

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  1. Green Building Standards & Initiatives John Koeller, P.E. Koeller and Company Technical Advisor for the U.S.-Canadian Alliance for Water Efficiency

  2. Water Efficiency Initiatives • Program Initiatives - U.S. & Canada • U.S. EPA WaterSenseSM • Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) • “Green building” programs (LEED, ASHRAE, NAHB, Build-it-Green, California Friendly, others)

  3. Alliance for Water Efficiency • Centralized focus on water efficiency for U.S. and Canada • Research and testing • Advocate for water efficiency • “Green Building” support • Codes & standards technical support • Clearinghouse & network of water efficiency information and expertise • Training and workshops • Consumer education

  4. “Green Building”… • Numerous national green building programs… • USGBC LEED Program • Green Globes-Green Building Initiative draft standard (comm’l & residential above 3 stories) • ASHRAE draft Standard 189.1 for High Performance Bldgs (comm’l & residential above 3 stories) • ASHRAE Standard 191 for Water Efficiency (yet to begin) • NAHB draft National Green Building Standard (for homes) • U.S. EPA WaterSenseSM for New Homes

  5. “Green Building”… • ASHRAE Standard 189.1 for High-Performance Buildings (a draft) • Developed in conjunction with USGBC • Proposed as an ANSI National Standard • Comment period closed on 2nd public draft - 3rd draft later this year • Covers only “high performance” buildings of 4 floors and more, incl residential • HETs required; includes all plumbing & appliances • Focuses on water reuse • Focuses on landscape & landscape irrigation • Does not cover single family homes or low-rise MF • Competes directly with Green Building Initiative (GBI)

  6. “Green Building”… • Green Globes - Green Bldg Initiative (GBI) Std 01-2008P “Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings” (a draft) • More aggressive than LEED in water efficiency • Proposed as an ANSI National Standard • Comment period closed on 1st public draft - 2nd public draft to be released later this year or early 2009 • Point-based • Covers only buildings of 4 floors and more, incl. residential • HETs encouraged; includes all plumbing & appliances • Focuses on water reuse • Focuses on landscape & landscape irrigation • Does not cover single family homes or low-rise MF • Competes directly with ASHRAE S189.1

  7. “Green Building”… • National Assoc of Home Builders: National Green Building Standard • Proposed ANSI nat’l standard for new & remodeled homes (3 stories & less) • Point-based • Water efficiency a small part (6% to 9%) • WaterSense HETs required; other water-using equipment & designs included: urinals, faucets, showers, appliances, structured plumbing, landscape & landscape irrigation, graywater reuse, leak detection-automatic shut-off • To provide a basis for home builders to build “green”

  8. “Green Building”… • WaterSenseSM for New Homes • Guidelines for water-efficient new homes (3 stories & less) • 1st public draft released for stakeholder comment - comment period closed in Sept • Third-party certification may be a part of the program • Water efficiency is 100% of the program • WaterSense HETs required; other water-using equipment & designs included: appliances, water treatment systems, structured plumbing, landscape & landscape irrigation • To provide a common basis for local governments adopting “green building” programs for new homes

  9. Internet Resources • www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org • www.cuwcc.org click on >“product news” • www.cuwcc.org/maptesting.lasso • www.waterwiser.org (AWWA) • www.awwa.org/waterwiser/watch/ • www.h2ouse.org/ (Water Saver Home) • www.epa.gov/watersense/ (U.S. EPA) • www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency/docs/matrix508.pdf • www.fishnick.com (FSTC-Food Service Technology Center)

  10. Thank you… John Koeller, P.E. Koeller & Company Yorba Linda, California Tel. (714) 777-2744 koeller@earthlink.net

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