HOK RENEW General Presentation

Why Standards + Certifications
A LARGE FIRM’S PERSPECTIVE
Clark Davis, FAIA, LEED AP
Mary Ann Lazarus, AIA, LEED AP
hok.com
TOPICS
Sustainability at HOK
What Matters to HOK Designers
Thoughts on the Future
SUSTAINABILITY AT THE
CORE OF HOK
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Recognized Industry Leader in Sustainable
Design - 2009 “#1 Green Design Firm” by ENR
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The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design;
The Green Workplace
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860+ LEED-accredited professionals
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67 LEED-certified projects; 10 BREEAM
rated projects and 200+ additional
projects pursuing certification
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Honored by the AIA Committee on the Environment with
seven “Top 10 Green Projects”
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Cited #1 as role models of green and sustainable design
– 2009 Design Intelligence Sustainable
Design Survey
BIOMIMICRY + HOK
Bio-mim-ic-ry: a science that studies nature's best ideas and imitates these designs
and processes to solve human problems.
Expanding our Impact
Collaborating with Nature
Driving Innovation
What HOK designers want
WHAT IS THE
DESIGNER LOOKING FOR?
Results of a recent survey of HOK designers:
1ST PRIORITY: Looks Great
2ND PRIORITY: Meets Sustainable Criteria
3RD PRIORITY: Long term Durability
4TH
PRIORITY: Initial Cost
PRIMARY SOURCE
WHAT IS THE
OF INFORMATION?
Results of a recent survey of HOK designers:
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Colleague recommendations
Sales Rep
Manufacturer’s websites
Trade shows
Library samples
Third-party certifications
Sustainable product databases
WHO GENERALLY PERFORMS
PRODUCT RESEARCH?
Results of a recent survey of HOK designers:
1. Designer: 80% of the time
2. LEED Consultant
3. Product Librarian
WHAT IS A
“GREEN” PRODUCT?
STANDARD DESCRIPTIONS
Natural
Non-toxic
Recycled
Local
Reusable
Salvaged
Energy-efficient
Resource-efficient
Renewable
EMERGING VOCABULARY
Life cycle
Intelligent
Biomimetic
Embodied energy
Embodied carbon
Socially-responsible
Low-VOC
WHAT ARE THE TYPICAL CHALLENGES
WHEN LOOKING FOR “GREEN”?
• Greenwashing
• Not enough detail about product life cycle
• Information is too “technical”
(unknown chemicals, etc.)
• Which label is best?
• Not apples to apples
CHALLENGES
Making Decisions in Practice
PRIORITIZING
How much time to spend assessing?
How much detail do I really need?
What impacts or features matter most?
PURCHASING
At the end of the day,
how do I make the right choice?
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WHAT DOES THE MANUFACTURER
WANT TO SHARE?
New Product Introductions
Environmental features of a product line
ONLINE RESOURCES
1. Manufacturer green claim
2. Trade-only design library
3. Interior design focus
4. Limited numbers
5. All manufacturer info
GREEN SPEC
PRODUCT DIRECTORY
What it IS:
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Trusted Mark of Approval
Screened Product Listings
Product Database
Guide to Product Sectors
What it is NOT:
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Certification
Referenced Standard
Performance Guideline
Testing Agency
THE VALUE OF
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
HOK BUILDING GREEN PORTAL
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View all products in the system, including
those that have been rejected or are still
being reviewed
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Suggest new products for review
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Add comments as to why HOK
does like a product
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Indicate project(s) we have used it on
HOK GREEN LIST
PERKINS + WILL RED LIST
PERKINS & WILL
LIST
STANDARDS, REGULATIONS,
INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATIONS
1. BIFMA X7.1-2005 Furniture Standard
2. CHPS Low Emitting Materials Table
3. CRI Green Label & Green Label Plus
4. GreenGuard Indoor Air Quality
& Children & Schools
5. Green Seal GS-11
6. MPI Green Performance Paint
7. RFCI FloorScore
8. SCAQMD Rules 1113 & 1168
9. SCS Indoor Advantage & Gold
STANDARDS, REGULATIONS,
INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATIONS
1. BIFMA
X7.1-2005
Furniture
Standard
Only
address
indoor
air quality
IAQ
Recycled
content?
2. CHPS Low
Emitting Materials Table
Embodied
energy?
3. CRI Green
Label & Green Label Plus
Worker
safety?Indoor Air Quality
4. GreenGuard
& Children & Schools
Only address volatile organic
5. Green Seal GS-11
compounds (VOCs)
6. MPI Green Performance Paint
Phthalates?
7. RFCI
FloorScore
Flame
retardants?
8. SCAQMD
Rules 1113 & 1168
Heavy
metals?
9. SCS Indoor Advantage & Gold
WHAT DO
WE WANT?
1. Credibility
2. Clarity
3. Documentation
4. Performance detail
5. Personalization
FULL
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTE
CERTIFICATION
Toxics
Biobased or recycled materials
Product reclamation
Renewable energy
Social reporting
LCA
Point based
SMART Building Product Standard
Transparency:
How did they get their ratings?
NEW GREEN
PRODUCTS INNOVATION INSTITUTE
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HOK CASE STUDY
HOK Chicago Office, Chicago, IL
LEED CI Platinum
Research time “wading through”…
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greenwashing
irrelevant information
(such as company’s general environmental
statement)
Cost data and substitutions checking
500 mile radius NOT a challenge given location
Emphasis on salvaged, recycled content , and
local materials
HOK product design tile – first application
HOK CASE STUDY
HOK Chicago Office, Chicago, IL
3rd Party Certification Used
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Cradle to Cradle certified workstations
Low-VOC materials (Greenguard), Paint
FSC Wood
3rd Party Certification Needed
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Efficient lighting
Lighting, temperature & ventilation controls
Local materials
Project Level 3rd Party Certifier
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LEED
American Inhouse Design Award from Graphic Design USA, April 2010.
Future Directions
ZERO ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT CHARGE!
“Zero environmental footprint is this generation’s moon shot.
And so, it must be ours at GSA. It is not only the right thing to do
environmentally (though it is), it is also the right thing to do from a
business perspective, from a social perspective, and from a strategic
perspective. “
Martha Johnson, GSA Administrator
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ZERO ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT CHARGE!
• Use federal buildings as a green proving ground
for new technologies and techniques;
• Practice with new technologies for smart grid modernization and
embrace cradle-to-cradle design;
• Aim for only green products on the federal supply schedule;
• Incentivize green service providers to
keep offering top-value, green services;
• Develop and implement technology to track purchases
of green products across government;
GREEN PROVING GROUND
HOK Projects with GSA (some)
Byron Rogers Federal Office Building
and Courthouse, Denver
DHS - Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Detroit, MI
DHS - Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Columbus, OH
National Cancer Institute
St. Elizabeth Coast Guard HQ
National Regulatory Commission
NOAA – National Center for Weather
and Climate Prediction
NOAA – Ford Island
BIOMIMETIC PRODUCTS
MAIN LINK BETWEEN BIOLOGY & DESIGN:
“DETERMINATION OF FUNCTION”
What function do we want
to perform?
How does nature perform
that function?
REFRACTED LIGHT VS. DYES
REFRACTED LIGHT VS. DYES
Morpho Butterfly
REFRACTED LIGHT VS. DYES
Dye-Free Fabrics – Teijin Fabrics
SHED DIRT
SHED DIRT
SHED DIRT
Lotusan by STO
Self-Cleaning
Paint
MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTE
CERTIFICATION
SMART Building Product Standard
GREEN PROVING GROUND
Clark Davis, [email protected]
Mary Ann Lazarus, [email protected]
Thank you.