One Planet Reno Presentation

Editor's Notes

• #3: FIND OUT WHO IS IN THE ROOM
• #13: ENVELOPE FIRST approach
• #14: Insulate until you no longer need a conventional furnacePassive House Planning Package
• #20: Reducing spray foamPolyiso - $/insulating value inch.Keep structure warm
• #23: Reducing spray foamPolyiso - $/insulating value inch.Keep structure warm
• #25: Chris Weissflog – EcoGen Energy
• #31: Typical house uses 238.9 kwh/m2 / year – our house would be 43,000 - we have our loads down to Typical house in Canada uses 28613 for space heat. We can get our load down to 18% of this at 5205. Can’t go further in retrofit construction on a tight city lot –limits of solar access for gains and limits of connecting old-to-new, limits of wall thickness and building shape.
• #32: Typical house uses 238.9 kwh/m2 / year – our house would be 43,000 - we have our loads down to Typical house in Canada uses 28613 for space heat. We can get our load down to 18% of this at 5205. Can’t go further in retrofit construction on a tight city lot –limits of solar access for gains and limits of connecting old-to-new, limits of wall thickness and building shape.
• #33: Typical house uses 238.9 kwh/m2 / year – our house would be 43,000 - we have our loads down to Typical house in Canada uses 28613 for space heat. We can get our load down to 18% of this at 5205. Can’t go further in retrofit construction on a tight city lot –limits of solar access for gains and limits of connecting old-to-new, limits of wall thickness and building shape.
• #35: Zero Waste – reusing and recycling building waste, composting, less packaging♣ Approximately70% of the existing building (by area) will be retained and renovated in the project. This represents more than 95% of the building’s mass.♣ Salvaged wood and bricks from the demolition will be re-used in the construction project.♣ Demolition waste will be sorted and separated for re-use and re-cycling with the goal of a 75% diversion rate.♣ Construction waste will be sorted and separated for re-use and re-cycling with the goal of a 95% diversion rate.♣ Post construction the reduction efforts will include purchasing decisions that reduce packaging and waste; swapping, sharing, and giving/receiving used items; recycling in the municipal program; backyard composting; and composting within the municipal program. A baseline will be established in the first year that has 80% diversion by weight, and then a plan for future improvement will be established for 95% by 2020.
• #36: Reducing spray foamPolyiso - $/insulating value inch.Keep structure warm
• #40: Combined sewers in Ottawa – cistern reduces peak load.4 feet x 13 feet x 7.5 feet
• #46: HCFC blowing agents, 1000 times more powerful than CO2, Building Science Institute Dr. John Straube University of Waterloo, 80 year payback at R40. Old part of the house – leaky, can’t take the brick off thought closed cell would be ideal – Roxul, layer of polyiso (water blown). Selective use of Icynene to infill walls (CO2 blown). Icynene 3.5/”, PolarFoam 7.2/”.FSC – about a 5% premium, local, salvaged materials and no nasties♣ Re-use as much of the existing building as possible.♣ Source salvaged materials for elements that have high-embodied energy – example extruded polystyrene insulation.♣ Use salvaged and FSC lumber where available, where not available use local managed woodlots.♣ Use high- recycle content materials following LEED guidelines, including SCM’s in concrete, drywall, steel, insulation, and flooring.♣ Source locally following LEED guidelines.♣ Avoid items on the “red-materials list” published by the Living Building Challenge♣ Non-toxic finishes, no added UF
• #51: Steel or wood doors with the strip that holds the IGU in place, PVC in drywall return for windows., HCFC’s in blowing agent in closed cell spray foam insulation.IKEA kitchen – some formaldehyde (E1 standards).The building industry is largely responsible for many of these materials and chemicals in use. For example, approximately three-quarters of all PVC is in building materials. Some of the other items on the list such as cadmium, lead, mercury and phthalates are also used as plasticizers and stabilizers for PVC.Living Building Challenge recognizes that it is a tall order to eliminate the Red List in all cases due to current market limitations. There are several program exceptions that are footnoted in the Standard. As a last resort, the product is allowed to be used. However, when faced with imperfect solutions, project teams must communicate with manufacturers to share expectations about product ingredients. A letter must be sent to the manufacturer stipulating that the product purchase does not constitute an endorsement – and include a statement that requests that the company stops using the Red List material.
• #57: Look out back of the house down on green roof of shed – neighbourhood amenity.