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Brooklyn’s L.E.E.D to Green

Brooklyn’s L.E.E.D to Green. by Janella Peters Green Map Systems 8/12/10. Outline. Introduction Why did I choose to research places in Brooklyn instead of Manhattan? Why did I entitle my presentation “Brooklyn’s L.E.E.D to Green”

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Brooklyn’s L.E.E.D to Green

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  1. Brooklyn’s L.E.E.D to Green by Janella Peters Green Map Systems 8/12/10

  2. Outline • Introduction • Why did I choose to research places in Brooklyn instead of Manhattan? • Why did I entitle my presentation “Brooklyn’s L.E.E.D to Green” • What is L.E.E.D? Why did it influence me to create a map based on this theme? • Objective • What is my goal for this presentation? • Open Green Map • 32 Sites, ? icons • Summary of Site Visits (2) • Brooklyn Bridge Park • 439 Metropolitan • Conclusion

  3. Introduction • Huge history going back to 1630’s with the first Dutch settlement established along the East River. • Developed out of the small town of Breuckelen • Many events not only in a history of New York, but also in a history of the country are connected to Brooklyn. • August 27, 1776, the Battle of Brooklyn, one of the first major engagements fought in the American Revolutionary War. • During the Civil War, The Monitor, the world's first ironclad warship, was built in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. • Resident of Brooklyn for over 22 years, went to college in the downtown area. • Cultural diversity of downtown was embodied in the student life • It was cultural diversity that helped Brooklyn to flourish • Being a Civil Engineer major has taught me that we have a social responsibility when we design and build infrastructure • It must encourages a productive way of living and thinking in all aspects of one’s daily life. • Hence, the title “Brooklyn’s L.E.E.D to Green,” Brooklyn’s way of life is being reformed by a lead to practice productive living (productive = green)

  4. Introduction (Cont’d) • What is L.E.E.D? • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design • Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) • Why did it influence me to create a map based on this theme? • There’s been a lot of newly developed projects in Brooklyn since 2000 and some have used the words “sustainable” or “green building design,” but were the building strategies and materials used during construction actually eco-friendly or environmentally responsible? • With L.E.E.D certification being primarily a building certification program how is it’s credit system encouraging non-building projects to think more about the following key areas: • Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Locations & Linkages, Awareness & Education, Innovation in Design

  5. Objective • Goals for this presentation • To clearly show the connection between L.E.E.D design for buildings and the sustainable design strategies used by non-building projects. • To show how it is being used as an educational tool by Brooklyn colleges, significant organizations, cultural institutions etc. to teach students/businesses/individuals about choosing more responsible products/solutions to achieve company/personal design goals. • For us to becoming more familiar/reacquainted with L.E.E.D’s measures

  6. Open Green Map • http://www.opengreenmap.org/greenmap/brooklyns-leed-green

  7. Summary of Site Visit (1) • Brooklyn Bridge Park • http://www.opengreenmap.org/greenmap/brooklyns-leed-green/brooklyn-bridge-park-15230 • 4 criteria have been fundamental in developing the final design of the park • Connectivity • Integrated landscape and community life in visual, physical and programmatic ways. • Sustainability • Restoration of habitats and ecosystems, including plant communities that will thrive in difficult conditions • Stormwater management will be resolved on site, and the park will generate its own energy • Economy • The construction of the park will use as many existing site and landscape features as possible • Economic self-sufficiency • The park will generate all of the financial resources for its maintenance

  8. Summary of Site Visit (2 Cont’d) • Sites that provided locally sourced materials • East Side Access Project • 78,000 cu yards of soil and rock • 68 trucks/dy, 33 cu yds/truck • Trucks travelled on the BQE • Park benches • Used large beams from 1800’s timber construction building • Long leave southern pine, 200 yr old wood considered petrified timber • Recycled granite for granite steps at Pier 1 • Elevation change 29 ft • Slabs 6ft long, 7” thick, 3 ft wide, Roosevelt Island Bridge • Pink Granite along salt marsh • Used as sitting stones, from Westerly Rhode Island

  9. Summary of Site Visit (1 Cont’d) • Stormwater system • Collected underground through plastic pipes • Irrigation pump uses 70% rainwater, 20 % city water • Naturalized water filtration system • Using treatment swales (wetlands) to collect runoff that is either infiltrated back into the groundwater table or recycled for irrigation • Topographic and planted landscape • Coastal forests, shrublands, wildflower meadows and freshwater wetlands

  10. Summary of Site Visit (2) • 439 Metropolitan • http://www.opengreenmap.org/greenmap/brooklyns-leed-green/439-metropolitan-llc-15745 • Main focus of designer • Energy efficiency, water efficiency, local materials and air quality • Solar panels on front of building since it’s south facing • Solar panels net metered • Energy that is unused is stored in the meter system • Top units use 14 panels • Studio uses 12 • Fiber cement used for the structural structure of the building • Concrete material helps regulates heating and cooling • Rebars used 98 % recyclable • Tankless water heater • 96 % efficient vs. regular boilers which are 80 % efficient

  11. Summary of Site Visit (2 Cont’d) • HEPA Filter • High efficiency particulate air filter • HEPA filters, as defined by the DOE standard adopted by most American industries, remove at least 99.97% of airbone particles, 0.3 micrometers (µm) in diameter • Dual Flush Toilets • Reuse tiles in bathroom • Designer ordered offline from a company with extra tiles from a previous project • Reused flooring • Also ordered it offline

  12. Conclusion • Plans for Fall 2010 • To arrange a display of my project at my previous university on the Civil Engineering Department’s plasma TV. • To visit more of my other sites and get more information about those projects that are still in progress. • Use this opportunity to continue networking • Will be working with Eco Brooklyn Inc, one of my sites, as an intern

  13. Conclusion • What is the most important message I want listeners to leave with? • Only through skillful and sensitive design can a minimal impact on the environment be achieved. To do so, architects/design team/engineers must study the way people relate with the natural environment and duplicate it in an innovative fashion so that clients may be more obliged to invest in such a project.

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