Briana Dobbs

ARC6913- Final Paper Presentation

October 19, 2015

Global

Greenhouse

gas emissions

by source.

Green Building Certifications and Assessment Tools

Addressing more than the individual building.

Urbanization: Neighborhood Infrastructure, Public Transit & the Built Environment

The red dots

highlight cities

with a population

over one million in

2006.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Neighborhood Developments

British Research Establishments Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) Communities

Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environmental Efficiency (CASBEE) for Urban Developments

- Best Practices

- Clarify Process

• Certification Process

• Costs

• Point Thresholds

• BREEAM Certification

• BREEAM Communities

• Sustainability

• Benefits

Registration

Cost

$808 USD

Certification

Cost

$7274 USD

5-20 Acres $36,000

+20 Acres $43,000

0-5 Acres $30,000

Development Costs (USD)

LEED ND

- More Completed Projects

- Smaller Point Sections = Commonly Overlooked

CASBEE in Urban Development

- Visual Data Display

- Lacking Mixed-Use Development

BREEAM Communities

- Flexible Parking

- Least Expensive

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- CASBEE. (2011, September 1). Retrieved October 20, 2015, from http://www.ibec.or.jp/CASBEE/english/document/CASBEE_brochure.pdf

- "Certified Green." Newpark LEED-ND. Newpark Town Center, 2010. Web. 20 Oct. 2015. <http://newparktowncenter.com/green>.

- Environmental Performance Assessment Tools for Municipalities. (2014). Retrieved October 20, 2015, from http://www.ibec.or.jp/CASBEE/english/document/Outline_CASBEE_City.pdf

- Haapio, A. (2012). Towards sustainable urban communities. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 32(1), 165-169.

- Hale, L. (2013, April 1). Peak Urbanization? Retrieved October 20, 2015, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lyric-hughes-hale/peak-urbanization_b_2993001.html

- Ries, R. (2015). Sustainable Construction and Green Building.

- Ries, R (2015). Fundamentals

- Sharifi, A., & Murayama, A. (2014). Neighborhood sustainability assessment in action: Cross-evaluation of three assessment systems and their cases from the US, the UK, and Japan. Building and Environment, 72, 243-258.

- U.S. Green Building Council. (2015). Retrieved October 20, 2015, from http://www.usgbc.org