Sustainable

Architecture Youth Leadership Summit 2012 Sustainable Hawaii Youth Leadership Initiative

The Concept

• Sustainable architecture is a process of

creating buildings to help preserve the

future.

• There are two general methods for

sustainable architecture: new "green"

building and preservation/reuse of old

buildings.

Preservation in

Sustainable Architecture

• Re-adapting, or reusing existing

buildings rather than starting new

construction projects that will that

consume more resources.

• Helps conserve land and

resources as well as the cultural

significance of historic buildings.

• Adaptive reuse is rising in

popularity worldwide, especially in

areas that have large numbers of

pre-existing buildings.

New Construction in

Sustainable Architecture

• Most new construction aims to

have some sustainable aspects

through materials, optimization

of resources and choosing a

sustainable energy source.

• New trends include using

renewable or recycled

materials, alternative energy

sources, and orienting the

building in order to make use of

cross winds and sun for natural

temperature regulation.

Adrere Amellal a resort in Egypt

constructed of natural local

materials, has no outside power

supply and operates on a zero-

waste system.

BMW Welt in Munich, Germany

optimizes solar energy production

with photovoltaic systems on the

roof and steel building materials

that absorb the sun's energy to

heat the building

Sustainable Architecture

Worldwide

All around the world new construction is beginning to integrate

sustainable methods, Examples include:

Bahrain world trade center

with wind turbine to provide

alternative energy

Green Lighthouse, a carbon

neutral building located at the

University of Copenhagen in

Denmark. 75% of the energy

reductions were achieved

through architectural design,

not new technologies.

Sustainable Architecture in Hawaii

Hawaii is home to many new and innovative examples of

sustainable architecture. Many personal homes use alternative

energy, and renewable materials.

• The diverse climate and environment allows for several types of

renewable energies to be ratably available. Such sources

include: Solar, wind, hydro-elec,and geothermal.

• Most homes are designed to eliminate the need for central

cooling by insulating well and placing windows/ doors in

locations to create a cross breeze utilizing natural trade winds.

• Most new construction attempts to use local materials to lower

the total amount that must be shipped in

Green homes Tour in Hawaii

• Holualoa: Features include: metal roof integrated with laminated solar

panels; extensive water catchment system; passive solar design with

skylights and natural lighting; solar and on-demand water heaters;

recycling and composting stations.

• Kaloko Mauka:This home features use of blown-in cellulose insulation

made from recycled materials that is fire, mold and insect resistant, use

of local reclaimed wood in the solar driveway gate, has LEED–compliant

artificial turf made from recycled materials that does not require watering

kitchen recycling stations; and low energy lighting.

• Kamuela:This home features site orientation to take advantage of wind

and light. Other features highlighted include: solar electricity and hot

water; LED lighting, energy efficient appliances.

• Kamuela:This location features a mobile, self-sustainable Habitat

that boasts recycled woods, cabinetry, fabrics; solar electric; water

Sustainable Architecture

in Business and Government

• The Natural Energy Lab of Hawaii

Authority: a research facility on the west

side of Hawaii island devoted to finding

alternate energy sources and sustainable

solutions. The facility is LEED- certified and

most of its power is provided by extensive

photovoltaic solar and wind turbine systems.

NELHA also uses a deep sea water system

to regulate the temperature of it buildings.

• West Hawaii Civic Center: This local

government building was recently built with

an environmentally friendly design. The

center operates as near zero waste with

organized composting and recycling

programs. It also runs majorly on energy

produced on sight.