Cradle to Cradle by Di Cradle_to_Cradle_by_Diane_Daleane Dale

Cradle to Cradle

6th Conference on Roads and Regional Development15 September 2009

Diane M. Dale, ASLA, JDDirector of Community DesignWilliam McDonough + Partners

Cradle to Cradle: remaking the way we make thingsrethinking the way we design communities

Relationship of transportation and land use

Is a road the right solution?Is it in the right location?Will it support transitability?

What are the intended economic, social and environmental impacts?

and the unintended consequences?

Thriving community

Ring Road

• Cradle to Cradle design philosophy

• Eco-effective design

• Design Principles

• Integrated site systems design

A design philosophysuggesting that:

Human design can learn from nature to become an effective, safe, enriching, and delightful.

Cradle to Cradle remaking the way we make things

Waste = Food

“…employs manufacturing, distribution, and recovery systems that allow those material inputs to be put back into productive use…”


Waste = Food

“…uses material inputs that have positive effects on people and the environment…”


Closed loops Up-cycling


Use renewable energy

“…powered by clean and renewable energy…”


Celebrate diversity

“Become native to place…”


1. Waste equals food

2. Use renewably sourced energy

3. Celebrate diversity

Nature’s Design Principles

4. Anticipate evolution

Biological Metabolism Technical Metabolism

Cradle to Cradle Design Paradigm

Biological Nutrients Fabric returns to soil safely


Technical Nutrients Products return safely to industry





Integrated Site Systems Design

“Eco-efficiency.”

– 1992 Earth SummitRio de Janeiro, Brazil

Reduce. Recycle. Reuse.

Eco-efficiency (less bad)

Flight Path

TimePresent

Ben

efits

Future

Eco-efficiency

A better world

Minimization.

“Being less bad is not being good.”– William McDonough, FAIA

“Being less bad is not being good.

It’s still being bad, just less so. ”– William McDonough, FAIA

100% Good

Eco-efficiency

Flight Path

Eco-effectiveness

Leadership

TimePresent

Ben

efits

Future

Eco-effectiveness

Optimization.

Charting the path to 100% good rather than trying to be

less bad.

Positive and creative design agenda.

Celebrate our abundance.

•Site

•Water

•Energy

•Materials

•IEQ

TACTICS + STRATEGIES


•Site

•Water

•Energy

•Materials

•IEQ

An organization’s

overriding vision

A declaration of a project’s

values

PRINCIPLESMISSION

An organization’s

overriding vision

PRINCIPLESMISSION GOALS

A declaration of values to guide

project development

What a project will accomplish

An organization’s

overriding vision

•Site•Water•Energy•Materials•IEQ

A declaration of values to guide

project development

PRINCIPLESMISSION GOALS


How a project will achieve its

goals

What a project will accomplish

FORD ROUGE CENTER, Dearborn Michigan

“We are committed to transforming an icon of 20th century industrialism into a model of 21st century sustainability.”

- William Clay Ford, Jr., CEO , Ford Motor Company

FORD ROUGE CENTER, Dearborn Michigan

FORD ROUGE CENTER, Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Quality EnvironmentWaterSoilAirHabitat

FORD ROUGE CENTER: conceptual framework

Quality EnvironmentWater


Strategies:• Storm Water Filtration• Green Roofs• Grey Water reuse

Goals:• Treat water as a precious resource by reusing it to the maximum extent possible.• Release to the ecosystem only water that is clean, healthy, and ready for reuse.


FORD ROUGE CENTER storm water strategies





Hedgerows and Vegetated Drainage Swales


Trees

Shrubs

Ground cover

FORD ROUGE CENTER ecological infrastructure

FORD ROUGE CENTER master plan

ALKIMOS CONCEPT PLAN, Perth, Australia

ALKIMOS CONCEPT PLAN

Vision: To create a master planned coastal community of global significance that is moving towards carbon-neutral living.

Development Program:Regional CenterResidential neighborhoodsCoastal development


• A place of discovery. • A resilient place. • A place inspired by the Australian coast. • A place of wellbeing and prosperity. • A place of respect. • A resourceful place. • A place well managed.

The Alkimos Principles

• Economic health • Community wellbeing• Excellence in infrastructure• Responsible Governance & project

management• Environmental leadership

Objectives:


ESSAY OF CLUES: Hydrology

ESSAY OF CLUES: Landform

ESSAY OF CLUES: Hydrology

ESSAY OF CLUES: Vegetation

ESSAY OF CLUES: Solar Path

ESSAY OF CLUES: Wind

ALKIMOS Concept Plan: 2036




ALKIMOS Energy Strategy

ALKIMOS Energy Strategy

ALKIMOS Carbon Emissions: Business As Usual

ALKIMOS Carbon Emissions: Day 1 Efficiencies

ALKIMOS Carbon Emissions: 2036

ALKIMOS Built Form: 2 Story Row House

ALKIMOS Built Form: Mixed Use

ALKIMOS Built Form: Stacked Apartments

ALKIMOS Water Use: Business As Usual

ALKIMOS Water Use: Day 1 Efficiencies

ALKIMOS Water Use: Harvest and Reuse

ALKIMOS Water Use: Off-Grid Water Supply

Business As Usual Day 1 Efficiencies

Harvest and Reuse Off-Grid Water Supply

ALKIMOS Waste & Material Flows: Business As Usual

ALKIMOS Waste & Material Flows: Cradle-To-Cradle

ALKIMOS CONCEPT PLAN Entrance to Community

ALKIMOS Harbour: 2036

ALKIMOS CONCEPT PLAN Beachfront commercial development

ALKIMOS Regional Centre: 2036

ALKIMOS Regional Centre Pedestrian-focused Main Street

ALKIMOS Neighbourhood: 2036

ALKIMOS Neighbourhood Streets

ALKIMOS Coastal Neighbourhood

Cradle to Cradle Inspired Design

Waste = Food

• Eliminate concept of waste at all scales• Pursue biological & technical nutrients • Incorporate reverse logistics in design• Integrate site systems design

Use renewable energy

• Understand impacts of energy use - Embodied energy- Transport of food- Cleansing and movement of water


Respect diversity

• Embrace location and culture• Support environmental health• Create compelling places for people• Promote social fairness


Anticipate evolution

• Anticipatory design• Design the path to 100% Good


Create communities that function like living organisms:

- harvesting energy from the sun- sequestering carbon - making oxygen - creating habitats- building soil- distilling water and - creating beneficial microclimates.

Cradle to Cradle: remaking the way we make thingsrethinking the way we design communities

6th Conference on Roads and Regional Development15 September 2009

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