Will the U.S. Ever Count Carbon?
Nov 03, 2014
Will the U.S. Ever Count Carbon?
Hopkins Architects
Palin has promoted oil and natural gas resource exploration in Alaska, including in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR),[78] and initiated a lawsuit over the federal listing of the polar bear[185] and Cook Inlet beluga whale as endangered species.[186] Palin has stated in the past that she does not believe that global warming is human-caused, but has since clarified her position—saying in September 2008 that "man's activities certainly can be contributing to the issue" and that "John McCain and I agree that we gotta do something about it."[187][188][85]
Sarah Palin,B.S. Comm., UISource: Wikipedia, Sept 2008
Maybe?
A Major Grassroots Movement U.S. Conference of Mayors American Institute of Architects Ed Mazria—Architecture2030 Bill McKibben—Step Up! Focus the Nation Eban Goldstein 1,000s of other groups…
Under the Agreement, participating cities commit to take following three actions: • Strive to meet or beat the Kyoto Protocol targets in their own communities, through actions ranging from anti-sprawl land-use policies to urban forest restoration projects to public information campaigns; • Urge their state governments, and the federal government, to enact policies and programs to meet or beat the greenhouse gas emission reduction target suggested for the United States in the Kyoto Protocol -- 7% reduction from 1990 levels by 2012; and • Urge the U.S. Congress to pass the bipartisan greenhouse gas reduction legislation, which would establish a national emission trading system
U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
Mayor of Seattle Greg Nickels Cites Mayors Climate Protection Agreement as Evidence of Mayors’ Climate Commitment
In 2007 Nickels said, “It’s been more than two years since I initiated the Mayors Climate Agreement and today we heard that more than 728 mayors have pledged to reduce emissions 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. Their cities’ population represents one in four people who live the United States.”
Nickels noted that Seattle has made tremendous progress in its effort to cut emissions and is on target to meet its climate protection goals.
Sept 1, 2006
Seattle's Mayor, Greg Nickels, proposed the mayors' agreement when Kyoto came into effect at the start of last year. By June 2005, he had 140 signatories, and the number has more than doubled since.
The goal is to "meet or exceed" the Kyoto target of cutting global warming pollution to 7 per cent below 1990 levels by 2012.
As of May 2008
(1,540) (13,468)
Source:NBI study 2008
UI Moscow Campus on the Palouse
Top-down & bottom-up!
© 2008 Sustainable Endowments Institute
UI Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment
Map of electricity sub-regions from the US EPA E-Grid (2006)
Coal
NWPP
Hydro
Over 50% no-carbon energy sources in NWPP
Idaho is lowest at 10.3 tons/capita
Institution Year Per Student Emissions (metric tons/ student)
University of Oregon * 2004 1.3Portland State University* 2004 1.5San Francisco State University 2005 2.1Marymount Manhattan College 2007 2.2The University of California, Santa Barbara
2004 2.2
University of Central Florida 2006 2.5Boise State University 2006 2.7Cal POLY San Luis Obispo 2005 3.5College of Charleston 2001 3.5University of Idaho 2006 3.6Tulane University 2000 4.1University of California Berkley 2006 4.4Evergreen State College 2006 5.1University of New Hampshire 2003 5.4Lewis and Clark College 2003 5.8University of Connecticut 2006 5.8Connecticut College 2006 6.0Oregon State University* 2007 6.1
Comparison to other institutions of higher educationCompared to other universities, UI has a small carbon footprint, well below the average of 6.7 metric tons per student found for other colleges and universities.
Oberlin College 2000 16.8Yale University 2006 19.2
PATH A: 2010 Imperative Curriculum Adopters of Path A commit to: Beginning in 2008,
adding to all design studio problems the requirement that:"the design engage the environment in a way that dramatically reduces or eliminates the need for fossil fuel," and by 2010, achieving complete ecological literacy in design education, including:
design / studio history / theory materials / technology structures / construction professional practice / ethics
UI Department of Architecture & Interior DesignUnanimously adopted 2010
1.) a half-term research, planning, and programming phase, during which students worked in teams, and
2.) a half-term design and development phase, during which students worked individually on segments of their team’s master plan.
How do you teach first-term M.Arch. Students carbon-neutral design?
Hypothesis: Underdeveloped carbon design tools will make it difficult.
1.) research of carbon-neutral materials, methods, design strategies, and technologies and
2.) accountability for design decisions.
Two requirements:
Teaching Fire Ecology in a prescribed burn area.
Fall 2006 vs. Fall 2007
McCall Field Campus Project Integrating Habitats Competition
Interdisciplinary Master Planning Teams
Individual project design development
Teams with Interdisciplinary Master Plan adviceIndividual project design development
Real site visit Visit ‘typical’ sites
Client’s passionate involvement Competition rules as client
Small to medium scale buildings Small to large scale buildings
No schedule overlap Planning and design overlap
Led to EPA P3 Grant and 3 awards& Follow-Up Design/Build Studio
Honorable mention project for one of four projects
Fall 2006 vs. Fall 2007
University of Idaho McCall Field Campus
• October 13, 2006• Paul Marx, Teresa Moosman,
Abbie Slavens, Jennifer Bauman, Lauren Svejcar
Mission Statement
At McCall Field Campus our vision is to educate users to current green building technologies in a navigable and naturally beautiful camp setting.
Site Analysis
Erosion
Wind
Guest Parking
Staff Parking
Views
Neighbors
Preliminary Design
Master Plan
Site Section
The Dock
Straw Bale Pod
Carbon Emission Reduction Strategies
By reusing the cabin wood we are saving 2.34 tons of Carbon Dioxide
Straw Bale Pod
Arch 553Comprehensive Design
Fall 2006Bruce Haglund Instructor
Paul Marx
Straw Bale Pod Design
Building Envelope - Roof
Building Envelope - Walls
Building Materials
Carbon Neutral?
• NY Wa$teMatch Materials reuse calculator.• Energy Star Target – 95• By reusing the cabin wood we are saving
2.34 tons of Carbon Dioxide
McCall Field Campus Redesign
Individual Project: Campus Office by Sara Richards
Building Cross Section
Rammed Earth Structural Columns
Glu-lam Column Extension
Wood Deck
Rammed Earth Infill (non-structural walls)
Rammed Earth Foundation
Radiant Floor Heating
Metal Roofing
Glu-lam Beams
Poured Earth Slab
2x6 Purlins
Entry Perspectives
Ecotect Model: Daylighting Study
1st Floor Offices Receive approximately 33% daylight
Mezzanine Floor Receives approximately 60-70% daylight
Integrating Habitats Competition Entry
Remember the Hypothesis: Underdeveloped carbon design tools will make it difficult.
I was wrong!• Passion• Scale• Interdisciplinaryism• Reality