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KAUAÌ COUNTY Management Training Applied Sustainability on Kauaì

The Kauaian Institute Ken Stokes kauaian.net

GREEN BU ILD INGGREEN BU ILD ING



GREEN DESIGN, RESIDENTS & COMMUNITIESGREEN DESIGN, RESIDENTS & COMMUNITIES



CONSTRUCTION/SHIPPING FOORPINTCONSTRUCTION/SHIPPING FOORPINT

Source: UK Carbon Calculator



ECOECO--TOWNS IN BRITAINTOWNS IN BRITAIN

Britain is setting out to build 10 new eco-towns in 12 years.

Each town will:

1. Provide between 5,000 and 15,000 new homes.

2. Build on good links to surrounding towns and cities in terms of jobs, transport and services.

3. Put back as much or more energy as it uses.

4. Excel in at least one area of environmental technology.

5. Meet new green standards for all buildings.

6. Provide at least 30% affordable homes.

7. Provide a minimum of one job per household reachable

with public transport, by bicycle or on foot.

8. Enable anyone to walk no more than 10 minutes to access frequent transit.

SOURCE: http://ecotownsyoursay.direct.gov.uk/



PULELEHUA GREEN TOWN PULELEHUA GREEN TOWN

SOURCE: Mauii Land & Pineapple, http://www.pulelehua.com



GREEN BUILDING: TROPICSGREEN BUILDING: TROPICS

In the tropics, few of the green building techniques or LEED certification requirements apply because climate is so different.

“Passive” design for the tropics is exactly the opposite of design for temperate zones.

For example, “passive” in the north requires air-tightness, whereas “open air” is elemental in the tropics. Here are some tips for tropical design and building from Costa Rica:

• Extended shade roofs • Cross Ventilation • Natural Lighting • Solar Power

• Using Waste Heat to Dry Clothes • Living Plants for Shade • A Flat, Usable Roof

• Recycled Roofing Material • Rainwater Catchment • Natural Coloring

• Chemical Free Wall Treatments • Local Materials Use

• Hire Local Craftspeople • Outdoor Garden Bathroom

• Blackwater/Sewage Treatment • Saving Water

• Integrated recycling & composting • Loft Spaces

Geoff McCabe, Pura Vida Sunsets, http://www.puravidasunsets.com/green-building-tour.html



PASSIVE DESIGN IN THE TROPICSPASSIVE DESIGN IN THE TROPICS

SOURCE: City of Brisbane, Queensland, SOURCE: City of Brisbane, Queensland, http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/



WHAT DO WE WANT OUR ROOFS TO DO?

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22

33

44

55



GREEN DESIGN FOR RISING SEAS?GREEN DESIGN FOR RISING SEAS?

The FLOAT House will in fact float up to twelve feet high with vertical guideposts and a raised four-foot chassis, prefabricated with polystyrene foam coated in glass fiber reinforced concrete. It's also a net-zero energy structure, on track for LEED Platinum: All the systems will sustain the home's power, air, and water needs -- it'll be solar and geothermal powered, while the roof will funnel and

reclaim rainwater. With 945 square feet of space, the interior has a living room, kitchen, and two bedrooms and bathrooms.

SOURCE: Morphosis Architects, http://morphopedia.com/projects/float-house



GOODS & SERVICES IN CONTEXTGOODS & SERVICES IN CONTEXT

GREEN BUSINESSGREEN BUSINESS &&

GREEN CONSUMERSGREEN CONSUMERS

A NEW TYPE OF ENTREPRENEURA NEW TYPE OF ENTREPRENEUR

John Elkington (9min) on "Unreasonable People" [2009]



COMPARATIVE ECOMPARATIVE EMISSION REDUCTIONSMISSION REDUCTIONS

SOURCES: Best Foot Forward (bestfootforward.com) and EarthDay (earthday.net/footprint) ecological footprint calculators.



F LOW OF GLOBAL EMISS IONSFLOW OF GLOBAL EMISS IONS



EM ISS IONS H ISTORYEMISS IONS H ISTORY

SOURCE: World Resources Institute, “Navigating The Numbers”, 2005



C L IMATE CHANGE ETH ICAL I SSUESCL IMATE CHANGE ETH ICAL I SSUES

1. How much warming should we tolerate?

2. Who gets to use the atmosphere as a sink?

3. Who gets which share of the increase or decrease?

4. Who pays for damages to the atmosphere?

5. Are continuing damage actions criminal?

6. Is it immoral for the US to say mitigation is too costly?

7. Is it immoral for the US to wait until everyone else acts, too?

8. Should we gamble and wait for some saving technology?

9. Do the world’s poor get a say in which gamble we will take?

“if the world took climate change as a moral issue, it would radically change the way this is being negotiated.”

Don Brown, Clinton administration climate negotiator at the UN Comission on Sustainable Development.



GENU INE PROGRESS?GENUINE PROGRESS?



’ PROGRESS ’ METR ICS’PROGRESS ’ METR ICS

NET:

$4,418

$1,312

8.0X 5.9X 4.3X

Source: Redefining Progress. 2006



WEALTH = HAPP INESS? WEALTH = HAPP INESS?

www.happyplanetindex.org



GREEN BUS INESSGREEN BUS INESS

A “Green Business” doesn't just comply with all environmental regulations and take steps to conserve natural resources, prevent pollution, and reduce waste.

It also:

1. Is recognized as an environmental leader

2. Strengthens its bottom line through operating efficiencies

3. Improves employee morale & the health of the workplace

4. Holds a marketing edge over the competition

SOURCE: San Francisco Green Business Program: http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/enviro/gbus/BGRewarding.html

According to DBEDT, businesses that become “green” can:

1. Reduce waste and utility costs 2. Improve systems and equipment performance

3. Attract environmentally conscious customers

4. Demonstrate community good will

5. Establish good relationships with regulators

6. Provide a safer workplace

7. Motivate and recognize employees' environmental efforts

SOURCE: http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/energy/resource/greenbusiness



WASTEWASTE



U.S. WASTE FLOWSU.S. WASTE FLOWS



MATER IAL FLOW ON HAWAI ` I I SLANDMATER IAL FLOW ON HAWAI ` I I SLAND

Source: Yale Center for Industrial Ecology, 2006 1 gigagram = 1,000 tons



SOLID WASTESOLID WASTE

IMPORTSIMPORTS

POPULATIONPOPULATION



WAWA STE ON KAUA` ISTE ON KAUA` I

Source: Kauaì County Solid Waste Management Plan, 2008



LANDFILL METRICSLANDFILL METRICS

Source: UK DEFRA, Municipal Waste Study, 2007



WASTE SYSTEM LEVERSWASTE SYSTEM LEVERS

Source: Minnesota Solid Waste Systems Mapping Report



EVERY AMER ICAN BORN WILL NEED…EVERY AMER ICAN BORN WILL NEED…

3.7 million pounds of minerals, metals, and fuels in their lifetime.

Source: Mineral Information Institute



GLOBAL EXTRACT ION:GLOBAL EXTRACT ION: SUSTAINABLE RATE?

Best Case = current consumption rate Worst Case = ½ US consumption rate Source: How Long Will It Last? (Armin Reller & Tom Graedel)

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