Sustainability is defined as the concept of meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The modern concept of environmental sustainability goes back to the post-World War II period. Interest grew sharply during the environmental movements of the 1960s. In the United States, the first establishment of a national policy for environmental sustainability came in 1969 with the passage of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) whose purpose was to "foster and promote the general welfare, to create and maintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony and fulfill the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations." Sustainability is much more than environmental protection in another guise. It is a positive concept that has as much to do with achieving well-being for people and ecosystems as it has to do with reducing stress or impacts.
The key to success for a successful sustainable development project is to determine during the initial planning stages to complete the development to comply with the LEED criteria.
Green Globe is a network of design and construction industry leaders committed to sustainable design. The mission includes adoption of building practices that result in energy-efficient, healthier and environmentally sustainable buildings, with a focus on residential and commercial design and construction.
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating Systems are common sense principles in non-technical language that provide a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction.
There are Rating Systems for several different building types
LEED for Homes
LEED for Neighborhood Development
LEED for Commercial Interiors
LEED for Core and Shell
LEED for Existing Buildings: Operation & Maintenance
LEED for New Construction
LEED for Schools, Healthcare & Retail
Each system is divided into three categories
Design
Construction
Operation
Choosing an appropriate rating system is critical and depends on the building reuse, and whether the building is new or existing. The LEED Systems are more detailed and more widely accepted. The LEED Existing Buildings Rating Systems would not be an appropriate system for our purposes of this project because the Lemp Brewery Complex will require major rehabilitation and not simply operation & maintenance solutions. LEED for Neighborhood Development system will apply to site features. LEED for New Construction & Major Renovations is the appropriate rating system for the rehabilitation of the Lemp Brewery Complex buildings and for compatible new infill within the complex. The other rating systems (Homes, Commercial Interiors, Core & Shell, and Schools, Healthcare & Retail) are included in the New Construction & Major Renovations Rating System or are not applicable to this project.
The LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building. The advantages of LEED for Neighborhood Development include reducing urban sprawl, encourage healthy living, protect threatened species, developing community support, higher tenancy rates.
Smart Location & Linkage
1. Create Walkable Neighborhoods
2. Encouraging Community Collaboration
3. Attractive Communities with a Strong Sense of Place
4. Provide a Variety of Transportation Options
5. Strengthen Existing Communities
Neighborhood Pattern & Design
1. Create a range of Housing choices
2. Make Development Decisions Predictable
3. Offer Mix Land Uses
4. Preserve Open Spaces
Green Construction & Technology
1. Utilized Compact Building Design
2. Building Reuse & Adaptive Reuse
The LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building. The advantages of LEED for Neighborhood Development include reducing urban sprawl, encourage healthy living, protect threatened species, developing community support, higher tenancy rates.
Prerequisite Criteria
Sustainable Sites
1. Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
Energy & Atmosphere
1. Fundamental Commissioning of the Building Energy Systems
2. Minimum Energy Performance
3. Fundamental Refrigerant Management
Materials & Resources
1. Storage & Collection of Recyclables
Indoor Air Quality
1. Minimum Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Performance
2. Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
Optional Criteria
Sustainable Sites
1. Development Density & Community Connectivity
2. Brownfield Redevelopment
3. Alternative Transportation
4. Stormwater Design
5. Heat Island Effect
6. Light Pollution Reduction
Water Efficiency
1. Water Efficient Landscaping
2. Innovative Wastewater Technologies
3. Water Use Reduction
Energy & Atmosphere
1. Optimize Energy Performance
2. On-Site Renewable Energy
3. Enhanced Commissioning
4. Enhanced Refrigerant Management
5. Measurement & Verification
6. Green Power
Materials & Resources
1. Building Reuse
2. Construction Waste Management
3. Materials Reuse
4. Recycled Content
5. Regional Materials
6. Rapidly Renewable Materials
7. Certified Wood
Indoor Environmental Quality
1. Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
2. Increased Ventilation
3. Construction IAQ Management Plan
4. Low-Emitting Materials
5. Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control
6. Controllability of Systems
7. Thermal Comfort
8. Daylight & Views
What will the Guidelines Look Like?
Design guidelines appear in many forms, some of which are discussed later in this document, but comprehensive ones will contain the following four elements.
First guideline element:
A Description of the sustainable features of the design topic to be discussed, along with a statement of broader, related policies.
Second guideline element:
The Guideline text itself, addressing the sustainable topic. This defines a quality of performance or provides a specific measure that one should meet.
Third guideline element:
Any amplifications of the sustainable guideline, where appropriate; these may suggest specific ways in which property owners or developers may meet the guideline’s requirements.
Fourth guideline element:
How will the Guidelines be Organized?
As with Historic Design guidelines, Sustainable guidelines can be organized in a variety of ways: by construction activity, by specific building component or by building type. For example, all work related to rehabilitation of historic buildings may be presented in one chapter, while guidelines for new buildings may be in another.
These guidelines will also be organized by building component. Since the Lemp Brewery Complex is a functionally related group of buildings the historic architectural style is the same for all of the buildings, Italianate/Renaissance Revival. Therefore, distinguishing by building type would not be prudent.
How will the Guidelines be Used?
Sustainability guidelines will be used by a neighborhood review board to insure mandatory compliance the LEED criteria, and with programs that encourage green design and construction. Design review will be mandated under a sustainability agreement, and property owners must participate in the review discussions and they must abide by the findings of the review board. It is important to distinguish the requirement of an owner to submit a design, materials and construction methods for review from the requirement to comply with design recommendations of a review board. This system requires that owners submit their design for discussion and receive approval of the review board.
How will the Guidelines Affect the Character of the District?
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