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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Sustainable Development in Communities At Risk
1. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Sustainable Development in Communities At Risk BARBRA BATSHALOM THE GREEN ROUNDTABLE/NE X US “ We shape our dwellings, and afterward our dwellings shape our lives.” Sir Winston Churchill British Prime Minister 1960
2. INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY INTO ALL SCALES OF DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTEGRATION AND STRATEGY EDUCATION • POLICY • TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
3. PEOPLE: Carbon smackdowns, Second Saturdays social & networking functions (200/ yr) USGBC Affiliate / Chapter PRODUCTS : NEXUS showrooms, Quarterly Showcases “ Speed-Dating” rotational networking Global Green Product Association PROJECTS : Technical assistance for millions of SF Grants programs to nonprofit property owners Free resources for professionals PLANNING : portfolio, campus and muni guidelines Net Zero Energy Inst. & State program POLICY : local government, institutional and corporate policy formulation PROF. PRACTICE : Education, training Boot Camp consulting and SPI Green Firm Cert Program “ SYSTEMS” APPROACH TO PROGRAMS - TO MAKE CHANGE Green Product Association PEOPLE PROJECTS PRACTICE POLICY PLANNING PRODUCTS Net Zero Institute Sustainable Performance Institute
4. MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY INTRODUCTION • SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT • RE-ENGINEERING APPROACH AND PROCESS • ELEMENTS FOR SUCCESS
5. Shelter Comfort Aesthetics ($ $ $) (Infrastructure) Why do we build what we build?
8. HUMANS AND NATURE TORONTO PLAN LAND USE WATER ENERGY ECONOMICS BUILDINGS MATERIALS
9. INDEPENDENT & SYNERGISTIC OPTIMIZATION NATURAL SYSTEMS HUMAN SYSTEMS WE NEED TO HELP RESTORE REGENERATIVE NATURAL SYSTEMS WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT EFFECTIVE HUMAN SYSTEMS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE BOTH ARE SYNERGISTIC
24. PERCEPTION AND REALITY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES RELY ON COMPLEX LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT CAN NOT BE MAINTAINED COST-EFFECTIVELY NORTH AMERICA, WITH 42” OF RAIN EXPERIENCES DROUT CONDITIONS
31. ECONOMICS AND EXTERNATLITIES CARBON ACCOUNTING REQUIRED IN PERMITTING COSTS OF RUNOFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE CAN CHANGE THE EQUATION TAX SHIFTING TO ALIGN PRIORITIES AVOIDED HEALTH COSTS
33. According to medical studies that evaluate a person’s “body burden” (the level of contamination of tissues, organs, urine and blood) THE TYPICAL HUMAN ( THAT MEANS YOU ) has an average of 86 industrial compounds , pollutants and other chemicals in their bodies. The typical person referred to does not mean people who work with chemicals or live near manufacturing facilities, but the average person in general. These contaminates include PCBs, dioxin, furans, metals, phthalates and VOCs . Of a total 167 chemicals found across a test group, 76 cause cancer in humans or animals, 94 are toxic to the brain and nervous system, and 79 cause birth defects or abnormal development . Further, the dangers of exposure to these chemicals in combination has never been studied. Toxins commonly found in adhesives, preservatives, paints and many building products are significant contributors to these contaminates. To maintain good indoor air quality and eliminate the transmission of toxins through air and water, you should evaluate products that are: TOXICITY - from endocrine disruption to erectile dysfunction
52. 11.4% 5.7% 9.5% 7.7% 12.1% 18.9% 18.9% 15.8% E W S N Wind Power Feasibility At the cut in speed for the different turbine types ~97% of the hours there is wind available. The directionality diagram shows that >50% of the wind comes from the SW, W and NW orientations. This expresses that if directional turbines are used they should be pointed this direction however, the other wind speeds should be evaluated as well (refer to table below) Wind Cut-in Speed 4.5 mph 96% m/s mph N Ne E Se S Sw W Nw Hrs (yr) > mph threshold % of hrs for overall yr. case 1 2.0 4.5 11.4% 5.7% 9.5% 7.7% 12.1% 15.8% 18.9% 18.9% 8404 95.9% case 2 4.5 10.1 10.6% 4.9% 9.2% 5.4% 10.4% 15.6% 22.5% 21.5% 5578 63.7% case 3 6.7 15.0 10.4% 5.5% 8.9% 2.1% 8.2% 14.0% 26.9% 23.9% 2098 23.9%
53. Why do we use potable water for non-potable uses?
67. EXERCISE VISIONING : CURRENT STATE - GOAL STATE SPEND A MINUTE THINKING ABOUT A PARTICULAR GOAL THAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE OR INIATIATIVE TO PUT IN PLACE. THINK ABOUT WHAT STATE ITS IN NOW….AND WHAT THE IDEAL END GOAL IS. BREAK INTO GROUPS OF 3 OR 4 PEOPLE AND DISCUSS
68. STARTING TO DEFINE THE PATH BETWEEN HERE & THERE… Engaged Stakeholders Level of Knowledge Clear Strategy & Implementation Plan Data and Info Established Networks Social & Econ. Systems ? CURRENT FUTURE
69. WE CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE IF WE DON’T UNDERSTAND THE GAPS… Policies not holistic Targets not quantified in context of impact Impacts not tracked Systems/infrastructure not well resourced Disconnects Dominate Policy extension of systems MEASURE everything Track holistically Feedback loops Good resources/systems Interdependence dominates CURRENT FUTURE
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71. EXERCISE IN SMALL GROUPS: Describe your current process to achieve your goal. What needs to change in order to realize your ideal? What key indicators will let you know that things stay on track?
79. SKILLS CRITICAL TO SUCCESS 7 elements of Collaborative Influence Interests Alternatives Options Objective Criteria Relationships (pattern of your interactions with people over time) Commitment Communication Speaking in order to be heard (facts, feelings, Identity) Listening Asking Q’s, Listening, Reflecting Back Ladder of Influence: Data - Observations - Inferences - Conclusions Leadership: Model the way, Inspire shared vision, Encourage risk taking & innovation, foster collaboration, encourage the heart (celebrate incremental successes) Facilitation: Right people at the table, Desired outcomes, Design agenda based on Desired Outcomes, Facilitate Communication using Listening Skills and manage group process. Fisher, “Getting To Yes”
80. THANK YOU THE GREEN ROUNDTABLE NE X US 617-374-3740 www.nexusboston.org [email_address]
81. 16,000 subscribers and growing all the time 300,000 specifiers in network 12,000 visitors for training, networking, product showcases 200 events last year Exhibitor Showcase - 350 specifiers, designers, etc Like a mini-Greenbuild all year long!
82. >98% Waste diverted from Landfill 35% Lighting Power Density Reduction OVERVIEW RATIONALE USGBC COMMERCIAL INTERIORS Green Roundtable’s Green Building Resource Center and Offices LEED Gold Green Roundtable, Owner Boston, MA 1920’s Building 10,000 s.f. fit out >5% Rapidly Renewable Materials >50% Energy for cooling
83. BASELINE - identifying places to intervene in a system - mapping
84. BASELINE - identifying places to intervene in a system - mapping
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87. SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR CITY POLICY Understanding Barriers - Lewin Force Field Analysis Change situation: “should I paint my house?” Recommend: Reduce barriers
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89. Organizational recognize that no system is perfect, human systems are dysfunctional - understand the culture and structural challenges Policies what is currently in place, disconnects/gaps and barriers. Inventory. Current implementation/success. Data what do you measure now, what does it tell you, what data do you have that you measure but don ’ t harvest. Can help inform your targets. In a city that ’ s 75% built up, obvious priority is existing building. Social and cultural tie to use of agriculture, housing(co-housing), etc Financial opportunities: including decision making, expertise (staff), authority and alignment of expertise and authority. Gap analysis, flow of decisions, authority – system mapping to see where to intervene. Barriers/opportunities BASELINE - identifying places to intervene in a system - mapping
90. Baseline Vision Leadership Outreach Intentional Process: “ Task Force” Working Groups ------------------ Baseline cont Partnerships cont Recommendations Formulated Implementation Plan Begins Marketing Plan EDUCATION Metrics and Feedback Loops Implementation Intervention Education PR Internal systems & Capacity building A focused, well balanced group setting policy, with working groups focused on details supporting the overall process. INTENTIONAL PROCESS MAPPING - LIKE “ IDP ”
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NOW, first to set a baseline on what we’re talking about here…let’s do a little GB 101! I do this as a question to the audience and have them answer…do whatever you are comfortable with! So what is the point of building? Whether it’s a wood frame house in new england, an igloo or a hi rise in asia, why do we build? Intent here is to convey that the basics of building (housing) is to provide shelter comfort and aesthetics, and what makes it GREEN is meeting the basic needs WITHOUT unintended consequences…(pollution, sickness, water depletion, etc)
Buildings are secondary. Planning and infrastructure is primary. [Figure-Ground image highlighting area outside of building]
Transparency is really starting to take off with when it comes to chemical exposures because serious health concerns are rising, and they are increasingly linked to chemicals called endocrine disruptors that mimic hormones in the body. These chemicals are not well understood. The science is only emerging, and at every step that science is being contested as strongly and with the same tactics as climate change data that lead to the recent outcome in Copenhagen. Think Lead paint in the 40’s, or cigarettes in the 60s or Asbestos in the 70s. A major public health issue of our generation will be endocrine disrupting chemicals. You can see it coming.
Time Magazine called it one of the Top 10 Ideas That Are Changing The World.
Here’s a You Tube channel from a very small, very poor community group in Port Arthur, Texas that puts up videos of daily life living next to the heavy industry in their town.
This is a national US coalition of non-profit groups that is monitoring our chemical body burdens – a portal to the latest science from around the world.
Of course the ripples are much broader and impactful (you want nonvinyl backing, use agricultural waste…but that means herbicides and pesticides are now your problem)
What are the infrastructure opportunities? Passive Strategies: Solar Access [building setback image and solar cone]
What are the infrastructure opportunities? Passive Strategies: Shade [shared shade in hot climates]
Ok, so if we want to DO IT…what makes the difference?