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International Telecommunication Union Toolkit on Sustainable Buildings John Smiciklas ITU Consultant Principal, MJRD Assessment Inc.
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InternationalTelecommunicationUnion
Toolkit onSustainable Buildings
John SmiciklasITU Consultant
Principal, MJRD Assessment Inc.
July 2011
Committed to Connecting the World
John Smiciklas (MJRD Assessment Inc.), Liezl de Jager, (IBIGroup), Flavio Cucchietti (Telecom Italia), Ahmed Zeddam (France Telecom), Jean-Manuel Canet (France Telecom), Lutz-Guenther Scheidt (PE international AG), Constantin Herrmann (PE International AG), Giacomo Mazzone (EBU), David Wood (EBU), Richard Smith (BBC), Yogesh Chauhan (BBC), Mariam Ali (BBC), Rohan Parikh (Infosys), Sunita Purushottam (Infosys), Samit Kumar Bhowmick, (Infosys), Shannon A. West (Verizon), Chris T. Lloyd (Verizon), Nicole De Furia (Verizon), Sébastien Ziegler (Mandat International)
Contributors & Collaborators
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THANKS: •Cristina Bueti (ITU)•Erica Campilongo (ITU)
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Purpose:
Aims to give directions on the many current green building programs and standards that can be used to enhance the environmental performance of a company’s infrastructure.
Present information on the standards and how they can be applied at various life stages of a building, including design, construction, use and demolition.
Present examples of the use of environmental sustainability standards and principles in projects and the benefits obtained.
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The Document:
Design and build specifications
Building maintenance, repair and operations
Building improvement
Technical buildings and outside plant
Life cycle
Case Studies throughout
Check list
Conclusions - Suggestions
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Design and build specifications:
Provides an overview of Global Standards LEED Green Globes Green Building (Europe) BREEAM International Green Construction Code German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) Green Building Council of Australia Estidama − United Arab Emirates CASBEE – Japan
Case studies Waterfront Toronto Minimum Green Building Requirements −Toronto,
Canada UNEP Building − Nairobi, Kenya Suzlon One Earth − Pune, India
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Building maintenance, repair and operations
Provides an overview of Global Standards LEED guidelines for existing buildings: operations and
maintenance
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Best Environmental Practice•Using a systematic process, a thorough understanding of the operation of the building’s major energy-using systems should be undertaken with the goal of the development of a plan to optimize energy performance and efficiency.
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Building improvement
Provides an overview of Global StandardsBenefits
Increased building value Increased rent premiums Lower occupancy cost for tenants Fewer vacant buildings Improved public relations and marketing value Reduced ownership risk
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Economic BenefitOccupancy rates are approximately 3% to 6% higher for certified spaces over comparable non-certified spaces, according to a research conducted by the University of Reading, UK.
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Technical buildings and outside plant
Provides an overview of Global StandardsImportant to the ICT Industry BREEAM New Construction: data centersCase Study
British Geological Survey data center, Nottingham, UK
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Economic BenefitData centers are used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. These buildings tend to be heavy consumers of energy and, as they have grown in number, the application of sustainable building standards can have a measureable impact on energy use.
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Life Cycle
A life cycle assessment (LCA) can help avoid a narrow outlook on environmental, social and economic concerns by assessing a full range of impacts associated with all the stages of a process from cradle-to-grave (i.e. from extraction of raw materials through material processing, manufacturing, distribution, use, repair and maintenance, and disposal or recycling). Impacts taken into account include (among others) embodied energy, global warming potential, resource use, air pollution, water pollution, and waste.
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Economic BenefitIn terms of the physical environment, it is estimated that good design can reduce energy costs by 25%, and by reducing energy bills, the overall costs will also be lower.
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Checklist Examples
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Conclusions - Suggestions
1. Standards Green building standards available for almost every type of building on
a global basis and these standards are well developed and continuously being updated.
Buildings that have been designed with sustainability in mind also need to be operated and maintained using sustainability standards.
2. Environmental, socio-economic aspects:1. Buildings built and operated according to green building standards
maximize the economic and environmental benefit to owners and tenants.
2. ICTs are critical to the energy efficient operation of our built environment.
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Suggestions to ITU-T Study Group 5:
3. Review and development of standards
With respect to ICT usage in buildings to monitor and manage building systems, there is an opportunity to review the landscape and ensure that standards are in place and being used to ensure that equipment and systems from all manufacturers are compatible with each other.
Any lack of compatibility may constrain building owners and operators from improving their systems when potential replacement equipment purchases lack compatibility with current systems due to proprietary standards.
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More information
http://itu.int/ITU-T/climatechange/ess/index.html
Contact: Cristina Bueti ([email protected]) John Smiciklas([email protected])
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