Green Building

Standards &
nitiatives
Green Building
Standards &
nitiatives
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John Koeller, P.E. John Koeller, P.E.
Koeller and Company Koeller and Company
Technical Advisor for the Technical Advisor for the
U.S. U.S.- -Canadian Canadian
Alliance for Water Efficiency Alliance for Water Efficiency
Water Efficiency nitiatives Water Efficiency nitiatives
W Program nitiatives - U.S. & Canada
U.S. EPA WaterSense
SM
Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE)
"Green building programs (LEED,
ASHRAE, NAHB, Build-it-Green, California
Friendly, others)
Alliance for Water Efficiency 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
CIearinghouse & network of water efficiency information
and expertise
Training and workshops
Consumer education
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"Green Building. "Green Building.
W Numerous national green building programs.
W USGBC LEED Program
W Green Globes-Green Building nitiative draft standard
(comm'l & residential above 3 stories)
W ASHRAE draft Standard 189.1 for High Performance Bldgs
(comm'l & residential above 3 stories)
W ASHRAE Standard 191 for Water Efficiency (yet to begin)
W NAHB draft National Green Building Standard (for homes)
W U.S. EPA WaterSense
SM
for New Homes
Applications
Guidelines
or
standard?
Code-
adoptable
language?
Minimum
thresholds
or points?
Status
USGBC LEED-NC
All except
SFR
Guidelines No Points
LEED 2009 will likely
mandate 20% reduction
USGBC LEED-Homes
Single Family
Residential
Guidelines No Both
Green Globes S
Green Bldg nitiative
01-2008P
All above 3
stories
ANS
Standard
Yes Points
Public comment period
closed; 2
nd
public draft to be
issued
ASHRAE S189 S High
Performance
Buildings
All above 3
stories
ANS
Standard
Yes
Minimum
thresholds
Public comment period
closed; 3
nd
public draft to be
issued
ASHRAE S191 S
Water Conservation
All above 3
stories
ANS
Standard
Yes
Minimum
thresholds
Process began July 1; no
progress to date
NAHB Green Bldg Std
for Homes
Residential
ANS
Standard
Yes Points
Public comment period
closed 2
nd
public draft
WaterSense for New
Homes
Residential Guidelines No
Minimum
thresholds
Public comment period
recently closed on 1
st
draft

"Green Building. "Green Building.

W ASHRAE Standard 189.1 for High-Performance Buildings (a draft)
Developed in conjunction with USGBC
Proposed as an ANS 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
W HETs required; includes all plumbing & appliances
W Focuses on water reuse
W Focuses on landscape & landscape irrigation
Does not cover single family homes or low-rise MF
Competes directly with Green Building nitiative (GB)
"Green Building. "Green Building.
Green Globes - Green Bldg nitiative (GB) Std 01-2008P
"Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings (a draft)
More aggressive than LEED in water efficiency
Proposed as an ANS 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
W HETs encouraged; includes all plumbing & appliances
W Focuses on water reuse
W Focuses on landscape & landscape irrigation
Does not cover single family homes or low-rise MF
Competes directly with ASHRAE S189.1
"Green Building. "Green Building.
National Assoc of Home Builders:
National Green Building Standard
Proposed ANS 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
"Green Building. "Green Building.
WaterSense
SM
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
nternet Resources nternet Resources
W www.aIIianceforwaterefficiency.org
W www.cuwcc.org
click on >'product news"
W www.cuwcc.org/maptesting.Iasso
W www.waterwiser.org (AWWA)
W www.awwa.org/waterwiser/watch/
W www.h2ouse.org/ (Water Saver Home)
W www.epa.gov/watersense/ (U.S. EPA)
W www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency/docs/matrix508.pdf
W www.fishnick.com (FSTC-Food Service Technology Center)
Thank you. Thank you.
ohn KoeIIer, P.E.
KoeIIer & Company
Yorba Linda, CaIifornia
TeI. (714) 777-2744
koeIIer@earthIink.net
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