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 Sustainable
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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is Vital
WA S T E R E D U C T I O N
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C O N S E RVAT I O N O F N AT U R A L R E S O U R C E S
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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
performance
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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
S O L A R PA N E L S
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S O L A R WAT E R
H E AT I N G
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 The World's Most Sustainable
Architecture Projects

Biosciences Research H-E-B at Mueller Exploratorium at Pier

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

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Achieving Sustainability
in Architecture

C R E AT I N G A W O R L D W H E R E
E V E RY O N E T H R I V E S
Sustainable Design Ideas

OPEN COMMUNITY LOW E F F I C I E N T, L E D

RAINSCREEN O U T D O O R S PA C E MAINTENANCE LIGHTING
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 BEST PRACTICES FOR
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

G E N E R AT E P O W E R RECYCLED R E G U L AT E W I T H T H E
F R O M R E N E WA B L E S M AT E R I A L S E A RT H A N D S U N .
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Overall Environmental Impact of Green
Building
ENHANCES AND IMPROVES AIR AND RAISES QUALITY OF LIFE
PROTECTS WAT E R Q U A L I T Y O F O C C U PA N T S

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 Why is sustainable
architecture important?

I T B E N E F I T S T H E W H O L E P L A N E T.
 GREEN BUILDING
OVERVIEW
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Woody Fuller
CEO, ECOUNITED DESIGN GROUP

N O TA B L E W O R K S

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AWA R D S A N D A C C O L A D E S

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 The Architects of Tomorrow
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 Meet the Team

DIONNE KNAPP AVA G R A C E P R U I T T MASON HAMPTON

Senior Architect Junior Architect Lead Contractor

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Building Programs
G R E E N B U I LT H O M E S C E RT I F I C AT I O N P R O G R A M
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E N E R G Y A N D E N V I R O N M E N TA L D E S I G N ( L E E D )
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GREEN GAUGE WITH HOME ENERGY SCORE

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 References
I M P O RTA N C E O F G R E E N B U I L D I N G
Green Built Alliance (2018). Importance of Green Building.
Green Built Alliance. Retrieved from http://greenbuilt.org

G R E E N B U I L D I N G S I N T H E U . S . - S TAT I S T I C S
Statista (2018). Green Buildings in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts.
Statista. Retrieved from http://statista.com

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