US Senate Energy Committee presentation June 8 2010

U.S. Senate Energy Committee

Presentationby

The Green StandardJune 8, 2010

Legislative Claritywith

Science-Based Measurementof

Energy, Water, Green House Gasesand other

Environmental Factors

www.TheGreenStandard.org

Visual Data Representations

Accelerated Achievementof

Existing and New Regulationswith

Life Cycle Analysisand

Environmental Product Declarations


Life Cycle Analysis Environmental Product Declarations

Consumer Protection and Cost Savingsproducing

New Economy Jobsmaintaining

U.S. Global Leadershipwith

Legislative Guidance

www.TheGreenStandard.orgGeoreferenced Data

Deborah Dunning, President & FounderThe Green Standard

Kimon Onuma, FAIA, President & FounderONUMA, Inc.buildingSMART alliance Board Member

Erin Meezan, Vice President, SustainabilityInterface Global

Dana K. “Deke” Smith, FAIA, Executive DirectorbuildingSMART alliance


Improving Environmental Decision Makingwith

Measurable, Repeatable Processesfor

10-years as a 501c3


Environmental Product Declaration

Deborah Dunning, President & FounderThe Green Standard


Advancing sustainable production and consumption by providing education, tools and training to

manufacturers and purchasers.

Translating scientifically robust performance information into useful and used formats supporting product eco-

design and environmentally preferable purchasing

Mission

Life Cycle Assessmentsas the basis for ISO-Aligned

Environmental Product Declarations . . .


. . . Improve Energy and Water UseMeasurement, Verification & Reporting

Selected Achievements

Environmental Protection AgencyGreen Building Interactive Learning ExhibitCreated by The Green Standard


- EPA Education Program- United Nations

Life Cycle Work Group- Green Purchasing

Accredited Professional- ISO 14025 Program

First U.S. EPD Program- Established Global

Product Alliance- Established eLCie- Collaboration Leader in

Global Building Industry

Existing Drivers


Award-winning guide by The Green Standard

- Executive Orders- Commerce Dept.

Programs- SEC Regulations- Federal Agency

Implementation- Association Support- Open Standards- Global Competition- Cloud Computing

Near Term Goals

- Legislative Guidance- Agency Compliance Assistance- Win-Win Tax Structure- Assist National Export Initiative- Grant Programs Established- Assist EO 13514- Assist S. 3390- Assist Net Zero Energy Goals


Interiors and Sources Cover Articleby Deborah Dunning

Path to Collaborative Success

- Product Category RulesAssists Wide ParticipationValidated by ExpertsAssures Level Field

- Third Party VerificationScience-based ReviewValidated by Experts

- Transparent Data Formats


Gaia Product Profile assists data sharing

Environmental Product DeclarationProgram Operator

(The Green Standard)


One “snapshot” view of EPD data

- Provides Report Formats

- Reviews Submissions

- Works with Third Party Reviewers

- Registers, Posts and Publicizes availability of data to all interested stakeholders

Advantages ofType 3 Ecolabels

overType 1 & 2 Ecolabels


- Objective - Natural- Comparable- Trusted

Environmental Product Declaration Cover

Global Environmental Product Declaration Activity


- The Green Standard is partnering with the European Union’sInstitute for Construction and the Environment

- The EU is writing Environmental Product Declaration Law- Japan is experiencing internal productivity gains with EPDs- Brazil, China and Korea are registering EPDs


Erin Meezan, Vice President, SustainabilityInterface Global

WE’VE ALWAYS FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE.

Focus on the Future

Sustainability Industry Leader - Repeatable Success


Founder Ray Anderson

Extreme Goals - Achievable Results


Life Cycle Assessments - Road to Results


Deeper understanding of process and impacts are revealed


Science-based understanding leads decision making


Uses of LCA at Interface

Product trend footprint

Decisions directly impact improved results


Third Party Verification provides assurance


Uses of LCA at Interface

Third party verification of claims

Green House Gas Impacts by Component


PRESENTATION TITLE. Presentation Subtitle. DATE

Uses of LCA at InterfaceUnderstanding areas of impact


A Council ofNational Institute of Building Sciences

Created by Congress1974 - Public Law 93-383, Sect. 809

Dana K. “Deke” Smith, FAIA, Executive DirectorbuildingSMART alliance

Reports to President


1987 - Construction Criteria Base 1992 - Whole Building Design Guide1997 - National Computer Aided Design Standard2007 - National Building Information Modeling Standard

National Institute of Building Sciences Selected Achievements


Vision. . . transparently share, apply and maintain information about

facilities and infrastructure to enhance quality and economy . . .


Drivers/Passengers Rules of the Road

Associations

AGCAIAAACECIIMCAANECANSPEPCISMACNA. . .

Road SystemRoad System

ISO 16739ISO 15926ISO 12006-3ISO 29481CSI/OmniClassMasterformatUniformatAnd more. . .

Consensus Rules


ISObuildingSMART Intl

Intl AdditionsNational BIM Standard

Ballots

Projects The Green Standard


Kimon Onuma, FAIA, President & FounderONUMA, Inc.buildingSMARTalliance Board Member


ONUMA, Inc. demonstrates what is possible today with

2-minute demo video at: http://vimeo.com/12394910/password Password - BIMStorm (case sensitive)


The power of Open Standards in the travel industry


Open Standards are now transforming the building industry

Cloud Computing is available for achieving green goals



U.S. Coast Guard is an Information Leaderwith its 33 million sf portfolio modeled in BIM


Data regarding floor covering, furniture, people and usage for rooms and buildings . . .


. . . Help tie buildings to missions in powerful ways, and . . .


. . . Represent Congressional requirements in clear ways


U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Base data live on the web


Environmental data can also be represented live on the web . . .


. . . and can be applied to the entire U.S. Army portfolio


GSA building with Environmental Product Declaration data


Green areas represent Interface carpet and related data


Customized reports support The Green Standard processes

Science-based processes and data represented by clear visualizations that improve consensus decision making can be confidently requested by Congress today


U.S. Senate Energy Committee

Presentationby

The Green StandardJune 8, 2010

2010 Copyright by:Deborah Dunning, The Green Standard

Erin Meezan, Interface GlobalDana K. “Deke” Smith, FAIA, buildingSMART alliance

Kimon Onuma, FAIA, ONUMA, Inc.Michael Bordenaro, BIM Education Co-op

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