A Case Study Of Dccw Uts Green Building : Description, Analysis And Evaluation

According to a “go green” blog named 2B Green World Website-LEED Consultants, “buildings represent over 50% of US wealth; $800 billion is the amount of renovation and new construction in the United States, buildings account for 1/6 of the worlds freshwater withdrawals, ¼ of its wood harvest and 2/5 of its material and energy flow” (Go Green Facts 1).These figures represent the disadvantages of a world without green building. Throughout this report the focus is on LEED certification and accreditation, and the impact LEED has on several different service firms. The report begins with background information about the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED, and LEED

Wind energy is, “a renewable resource and has no fuel cost”, which helps the wind energy industry rise to prominence (American). With the low prices of wind energy, it is becoming an affordable form of electricity, although it still isn’t a main component in regards to energy production. Hydropower is the United States, “largest source of renewable electricity”; the most common type is conventional, which is typically associated with dams (Valley). Although hydropower is the most prominent green energy source in the United States, it doesn’t take away from the outrageous prices that go along with having this type of energy. Solar energy is the last main source of green energy. There isn’t as much research regarding this industry, because it isn’t as developed as the others. However, millions of dollars have been granted to try and better its development (Howell). Green buildings are structures that, “aim to reduce the negative impacts on the environment through using less natural resources to build and operate” (Dwaikat). These eco-boosting buildings incorporate each of the common types of green energy, however in some cases, they “don’t perform as predicted” (Dwaikat). In a case study over green buildings, it was found that they, “used around 160% more energy than expected”, which became a trend for the majority of the buildings (Dwaikat).

I chose the same programs within different areas, both called “Greening America’s Capitals”. I chose my hometown of Jefferson City, Missouri and Little Rock, Arkansas. Both projects are geared towards improvements in surrounding areas of state capitals in the United States. Little Rock has focused on a multi-plan “facelift” for the Main Street Corridor located near their capital, and Jefferson City has focused on the restoration of Wears Creek near the capital.

Green buildings could become one of the main factors to preserve our rapidly decaying environment. There is no easy way to define a green building, but a green building is essentially a structure that amplifies the positives and mitigates the negatives throughout the entire life cycle of the building (Kriss, 2014). There are many definitions for a green building, but all of them include the planning, designing, constructing, and operating of the building while taking into huge considerations of the energy use, water use, indoor air environment, materials used and the effect it has on the site the green building is being built on. The first green buildings dates back to as far as the 1970’s, when solar panels went from experiments to reality. Green buildings were not as popular as they are today due to their extremely high pricing. With technology rapidly growing, solar panels are becoming cheaper and cheaper, making the transition to creating green buildings more affordable. This is the primary reason for the increased growth of green buildings today. A modern company that is paving the way to the growth of green buildings named LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, focuses primarily on new and effective ideas for environmentally friendly buildings projects. With more than 60,000 commercial projects worldwide and 1.7 million square feet being certified every day, LEED is one of the leading groups for promoting green buildings. LEED has popularized the entire

In NSW, the construction should be finished The Building Sustainability Index (BASIX), which is a part of the Development Application plans, if the cost of that building is over than $50,000, for this reason’14058 MHDP Lambert Narrabeen’ project completed that certificate. The purpose of The Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) is to control the reduction of water using and greenhouse gas discharging equitably and effectively in NSW. The Basix Certificate is consisting of three sections by focusing on water, thermal comfort and energy. The total result of The Basix Certificate is pass. This report will explain the detail of the Narrabeen project Basix Certificate into three sections, water, thermal comfort and energy.

Capitol Green Cleaning is a cleaning company located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. They have been serving the Northern Virginia and Maryland areas since 2005. Capitol Green Cleaning offers coupons and discount vouchers at their customers’ disposal. Clients are not compelled to anything as they do not have any contracts to sign. Cleaning service estimates are free. What makes this cleaning enterprise distinctive is that they are also providing handyman and home repairs.

The author starts the article by telling about her experience when she saw all the amazing energy efficient gadgets, applications, etc. at DPR Construction in San Francisco. This lead to hear thinking about how other energy efficient building held up after accountants moved in. In most cases, the spaced did not perform as expected or the platinum score was lowered. Information is gathered from occupants and organizations have not come up with an accurate way to use this information. Some even argue that LEED is a plaque and that its buildings are usually on par with non-LEED buildings when comparing them to be sustainable. LEED and other organizations are trying to receive data and occupants’ experiences in order to improve a buildings performance.

In the book Building Green Skyscrapers by Mary Reid, the solution that would be more effective to solve the problems that skyscrapers create is the Hearst Tower in New York City because this tower saves water and steel. First, the Hearst Tower saves water and also reuses it at the same time. It is used as a cooling system and for watering the plants. In the text, it states “The waterfall cools and adds moisture and freshness to the dry indoor air. The water comes from rainwater that the Hearst Tower collects on the roof” (Reid 20). This proves that this building is very eco-friendly and that it can help people save water. Next, the Hearst Tower saves steel, because they used the steel that they recycled to build the buildings. In the text,

University of Technology, Sydney is university located near the heart of the Sydney City Centre. The establishment of the institution traces back to the 1870s and currently has four campuses with several buildings and facilities within the campuses. UTS currently owns the land and the existing building located at 720 Harris Street Ultimo Sydney. With works commencing around mid to late 2015, UTS plans to take on board and implement sustainability measures by retrofitting optimum sustainable development. With this consideration in mind, UTS however, is uncertain on the aspects they wish to implement as retrofit works which is why they are seeking professional advice to explore sustainable options and better understand the optimum sustainability measures in the development with whole life cycle in mind. This report, outlines a certain sustainable retrofitting option and explores deeply on the criteria it will target, the outcomes and the long term benefits for the building of the university.

The TD West Tower is a part of a cluster of buildings that make up the Toronto-Dominion Centre. It was erected in 1974 at the northeast corner of York and Wellington in downtown Toronto with 32 storeys and over 515,00 sq. ft. [1] It was designed by Bregman + Hamann under the guidance of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Its located in the Financial District where nearly all the buildings follow the same vernacular typology, especially those inside the Toronto-Dominion Centre. The tower has been awarded the BOMA Best Green Certification along with being one of the first office buildings in Toronto to be certified LEED Platinum under the Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance program. [1]

Introduction to Green Building Construction Waste Reduction Recycled Content Materials Reusable, Recyclable, & Biodegradable Materials Deconstruction 2 4 5 6 7

This case study examines the experience of a freshly promoted sales person to be a Sales Manager at an international high-tech flower supply company called Color-Tech Green House International. The company grew to become one of the biggest companies in the Western hemisphere. It has various main branches in U.S. cities such as Phoenix, Arizona; San Diego, California; and Columbia, South Carolina. Furthermore, it had agreements to distribute its region-specific and seasonal plants in northern cities to expand its sales to a wider customer base (Booth & Cates, 2012).

　　　　 The purpose behind it is to create residential, commercial buildings (or any type of building) in the healthiest and energy-efficient way. That could be accomplished through the choice of materials and the way their transported to the site. Materials are the most important factor in green building.

In this part, government attitude and policies are focused on, as well as advanced technologies are considered. Finally, this paper also turn to highlight the relevant field in China and what availability would suit for China, especially focus on what recommendations be suggested to local authorities in order to guide the whole society to aware the importance of green building and accelerate the development of this industry.

An existing building that is SGI JUNIOUR BOYS HOSTEL, ATIGRE which is of G+5 stories and has been taken as a compartivie study . This buiding has been scheduled manually and total time taken by the building is about three years .In this study we have tried to revise the schedule and reduce the total duration of the project.