CCSE Sustainable Communities Panel | July 26th 2012

Revitalizing Communities By Design

Matthew Porreca AIA BNIM

BNIM: Firm Profile Designing What’s Next

Need overall summary slide of BNIM - # of people , etc. Preferrably a really nice singular image like the one below.

AIA National Young Architect

1

staff

78

Number of principals

10

AIA Fellows

7

AIA National Presidents

2

total number of design awards

380

local design awards

212

international design awards

14

national design awards

55

regional design awards

108

BNIM Designing What’s Next

2011 design awards

46

2011 AIA National Architecture Firm Award Recipient

“We do not seek to imitate nature, but rather to find the principles she uses.”

-Buckminster Fuller

sustainability

people planet

prosperity

Triple Bottom Line

Benchmarking Sustainability

AIA COTE USGBC LEED REGEN =

Beyond LEED

AIA COTE

TOP 10

Living Building

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Silver

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Platinum

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LEED: Gradual, Iterative Changes to Neutral and Beyond

Layers of Design = Integrated Design Strategy

"A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable

means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable."

Louis I. Kahn

GENEROUS PRAGMATISM

…what a building can do matters as much as what it looks like. Andrew Payne + Rodolphe el-Khoury

Design the Performance, the

Aesthetic and the Experience

(design for all senses)

Contribute positively to the

present and the future

Demonstrate aesthetic of

self-effacement

Nurture the Positive

(cumulative generosity)

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The best way to predict the future is to design it. - Buckminster Fuller

Feedback Loop

discover

design

build

occupy

learn

refine community

participation

community

participation

community

participation

“THERE IS NO POWER GREATER

THAN A COMMUNITY DISCOVERING

WHAT IT CARES ABOUT.” Margaret J Wheatley

There is a deep story to every place.

How do we find it ?

What does quality of life look like?

It is different in every place.

Edmonton City Centre Airport Lands Redevelopment

In the UK (Beddington Zero Energy Development)

of reductions in carbon

• 58% = building envelope, equipment &

renewable energy

• 42% = behavior changes (food, personal

transport, waste)

In the US (Sonoma Mountain Village) of predicted

reductions in carbon:

• 31% = buildings envelope, equipment &

renewable energy

• 69% = behavior changes (food, personal

transport, waste)

Lifestyle and behavior changes are important!

One Planet Communities

Impact of Behavior [courtesy of BioRegional Dev. Group]

Petite Rivière

Redevelopment Plan Quebec, Canada

Edmonton City Center Airport Lands Redevelopment

NEW ORLEANS

Holy Cross New Orleans, LA

Sustainable Playground – New Orleans, Louisiana

Make It Right Foundation – New Orleans, Louisiana

Green Arts District

Oberlin Green Arts District Oberlin, OH

How can the Green Arts District become the seed at

transforms Oberlin into the greenest region in the country?

Oberlin Green Arts District Oberlin, Ohio

Clinton Foundation - Climate Positive Partners

The Green Arts District

will be a laboratory for

exploring possibilities,

promoting innovation in

arts, music, sciences and

sustainable design to

reweave community,

transform the way we

learn and create new

post-carbon economies.

Vision

A Tappan Square

B Allen Memorial Art

Museum

C Venturi Art Building

Renovation and

Expansion

D Workshop

E Hall Auditorium

F Student Housing

G The Center

H Green Theater

I Curricular Arts Building

J Eco-machine

K Forum

L Lecture Hall

M Restaurant

N Oberlin Inn

O Downtown

P Black Box

New Construction

Renovation

Existing

Site Plan

Public Process

#go2030

8,494 VISITORS 60,584 PAGEVIEWS 467 IDEAS 2,110 COMMENTS

What We Heard

Leading Ideas from Housing

and Neighborhoods:

Leading Ideas from

Transportation and Infrastructure:

Leading Ideas from Land Use

and Urban Design:

Leading Ideas from Healthy Food

and Healthy Lifestyles

Business Survey Results

Noisette Community Master Plan North Charleston

Noisette Community Master Plan Transportation

New Orleans Greensburg, KS

Transforming Natural disasters by building healthy communities

1993 Great Mississippi River Flood

Pattonsburg, MO,Valmeyer, IL

2001 Tropical Storm Allison

Houston,TX

2005 Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans, LA

2007 EF5 Tornado

Greensburg, KS

2008 Iowa River Flood

Iowa City, IA

2010 Cumberland River Flood

Nashville, TN

2010 Haiti Earthquake

Tornado Hurricane

Greensburg KS

5.4.07

9:45 pm cdt

Blessed with a unique opportunity

To create a strong community

Devoted to family,

Fostering business,

working together for future generations.

Community

A progressive community that offers urban services within the

unassuming feel of a rural, Midwestern community.

Family

A community that provides opportunities for its young people in

the way of jobs, education, and recreation as reasons to stay in

Greensburg.

Prosperity

A community where entrepreneurial spirit, customer service, and

a sustainable economy permeate the business sector and where

residents, travelers, and tourists enjoy a full line of locally owned

businesses that provide jobs and services to

an exceptional example of small-town America.

Environment

A community that recognizes the importance of the natural

environment and balances the need for growth and economic

development with the maintenance and improvement of the

environment.

Affordability

An up-to-date, affordable rural community where housing plans

and strategies incorporate energy-efficient design and materials

and serve as a regional and national model for integrating

residents of all ages and needs with services of all kinds.

Catalysts

The rebuilding process starts with the most stimulating structures

and spaces. These will spawn further growth.

Growth

A community that opens its doors to new residents and visitors

without affecting the values and lifestyles of its current

residents.

Renewal

A community that makes proactive decisions that use this

opportunity to reverse the decline of the community and build a

progressive city with a strong future.

Water

Treat each drop of water as a precious resource.

Health

Improve quality of life by promoting a healthy and active

lifestyle.

Energy

Promote a high level of efficiency in new construction and look

to renewable options for generation.

Wind

Greensburg’s vast wind resources are part of an emerging

economy and should be harvested.

Built Environment

Build a town that encourages interaction between residents,

welcomes guests, and serves as a model community. New

development should be durable, healthy, and efficient. City

projects will lead the way by becoming examples of green

practices that are built to last.

Greensburg Sustainable Comprehensive Plan

Energy

Promote a high level of efficiency in new construction

and look to renewable options for generation.

HOMES

43% energy cost

savings compared to

code (HERS ratings*)

43%

WIND

100% renewable

energy generation

100%

Water Treat each drop of water as a precious resource.

Streetscape slides

Kiowa County School Greensburg, KS

THE BUILDING SYSTEM

Kiowa County Schools City of Greensburg, Kansas

62% Energy Savings

Kiowa County Schools (K-12) – Greensburg, Kansas

John Deere Greensburg, Kansas

“Greensburg is a global example of how clean energy can power an entire community, how it can bring jobs and businesses to a place where piles of bricks and rubble once lay.”

—President Barack Obama

EF5 Tornado First Platinum Community in America

Harvest all its own energy and water

Adapted to climate and site

Promotes health and well-being

Operates pollution free

Comprised of Integrated Systems

Is Beautiful

percent of building that is daylit

98%

percent of energy supplied by on-site renewable energy

100%

percent of precipitation managed on-site

100%

percent of construction waste diverted from landfill

99%

Omega

Center

for

Sustainable

Living Rhinebeck, New York

1st Living Building

+ LEED Platinum Certified

AIR FLOW

ENERGY FLOW

WATER FLOW

Omega Center for Sustainable Living – Omega Institute for Holistic Studies – Rhinebeck, New York

ZERO

WASTE

New material cycle Existing material cycle

New energy cycle Existing energy cycle

New water cycle Existing water cycle

ZERO

WATER

ZERO

ENERGY

Living Building Challenge Prerequisite 2 SITE Limits to Growth

For each acre of development, an equal amount of land must be set aside for at least 100 years as part of a habitat exchange.

Living Building Challenge Prerequisite 3 SITE Habitat Exchange

Living Building Challenge Prerequisite 4 ENERGY Net Zero Energy

Living Building Challenge Prerequisite 5 MATERIALS Materials Red List

Omega Institute of Sustainable Living Rhinebeck New York

“This is simply an elegant building.” -—Peter Busby AIA | 2010 AIA COTE Top Ten Jury

LEED Regenerative Design Tool

LEED Regenerative Design Tool

LEED Regenerative Design Tool

LEED Regenerative Design Tool

What will she see in 2020?

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