ECOUNITED DESIGN GROUP

SUSTAINABLE
ARCHITECTURE
A Primer to Responsible Building
Presentation • Defining Sustainability
• Why Sustainable Architecture Is Vital

Overview
• The World's Most Sustainable Architecture Projects
• Sustainable Design Ideas
• Best Practices for Sustainable Architecture
Topics to Discuss
• Overall Environmental Impact of Green Building

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 Something to Think About

THERE IS NO SUCH THING

AS ‘AWAY’. WHEN WE
THROW ANYTHING AWAY IT
MUST GO SOMEWHERE.
ANNIE LEONARD
Sustainable
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 Traditional Architecture
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Sustainable Architecture
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Why
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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Sustainable
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WASTE REDUCTION

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is Vital
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CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING

Reduction of operating costs Boost occupant productivity

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Optimize life-cycle economic

Boost occupant productivity
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$81 Billion
GREEN BUILDING MARKET IN THE U.S.

21.20%
OVERALL SHARE OF U.S. COMMERCIAL
OFFICE GREEN BUILDING DESIGN MARKET
What exactly is
sustainable
architecture?
The concept of ecological design

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 40%
OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS COME
FROM BUILDINGS
Of greenhouse gas emissions
come from buildings
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RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION

SOLAR PANELS WIND TURBINES SOLAR WATER HEAT PUMPS

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The World's Most Sustainable
Architecture Projects

Biosciences H-E-B at Mueller Exploratorium at

Research Building (Austin, TX, USA) Pier 15 (San
(Galway, Ireland) Francisco, USA)

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 Achieving
Sustainability in
Architecture
CREATING A WORLD WHERE
EVERYONE THRIVES
Sustainable Design Ideas

OPEN COMMUNITY LOW EFFICIENT, LED

RAINSCREEN OUTDOOR SPACE MAINTENANCE LIGHTING
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 BEST PRACTICES FOR
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

GENERATE POWER RECYCLED REGULATE WITH THE

FROM RENEWABLES MATERIALS EARTH AND SUN.
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Overall Environmental Impact of
Green Building
ENHANCES AND IMPROVES AIR AND RAISES QUALITY OF LIFE
PROTECTS WATER QUALITY OF OCCUPANTS

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 Why is
sustainable
architecture
important?
IT BENEFITS THE WHOLE PLANET.
GREEN BUILDING
OVERVIEW
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Woody Fuller
CEO, ECOUNITED DESIGN GROUP

NOTABLE WORKS

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AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

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 The Architects of Tomorrow
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 Meet the Team

DIONNE KNAPP AVA GRACE PRUITT MASON HAMPTON

Senior Architect Junior Architect Lead Contractor

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Building Programs
GREEN BUILT HOMES CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
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ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED)

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GREEN GAUGE WITH HOME ENERGY SCORE

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 References
IMPORTANCE OF GREEN BUILDING
Green Built Alliance (2018). Importance of Green Building.
Green Built Alliance. Retrieved from http://greenbuilt.org

GREEN BUILDINGS IN THE U.S. - STATISTICS

Statista (2018). Green Buildings in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts.
Statista. Retrieved from http://statista.com

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