Sustainable Design

Key Components of StudioJAED’s Sustainable Building Design

Site Selection, Site Planning, and Landscape Design

• Develop the site in an environmentally sensitive manner
• Maximize existing natural site conditions
• Design site for easy pedestrian, bicycle, and mass transit access
• Minimize hardscape
• Minimize heat island effects
• Minimize light pollution

Natural Lighting – Daylighting

• Maximize natural interior lighting and views as much as possible
• Orient buildings to maximize southern exposure and minimize east-west walls
• Utilize lighting controls to minimize energy costs

Energy Efficient Building Shell

• Design the building shell to address radiant energy and conductive heat gains and losses
• Select glazing to optimize energy efficiency
• Provide window treatments to maximize winter solar gain and minimize summer solar gain

Renewable Energy

• Consider various renewable energy alternatives to reduce grid energy costs

Energy Efficient Lighting and Electrical Systems

• Employ lighting systems with energy efficient fixtures that are compatible with the chosen daylighting strategy
• Use occupancy sensors as much as possible
• Use EnergyStar rated equipment and high efficiency transformers
• Utilize building-wide controls of lighting, mechanical, and electrical systems with an energy management system

Energy Efficient HVAC & R Systems

• Employ energy efficient HVAC & R systems
• Employ energy recovery systems
• Allow for individual occupant control of systems wherever possible

Environmentally Sensitive Products and Systems

• Specify products made of recycled materials
• Specify locally harvested and manufactured materials
• Control waste diverted to landfills
• Reuse materials wherever possible
• Use materials with low ozone depletion potential and low greenhouse effects
• Specify rapidly renewal materials whenever possible

Indoor Air Quality

• Use low or no VOC containing materials
• Incorporate ASHRAE standards and better them when possible
• Use natural ventilation where possible
• During construction, employ various strategies to insure adequate indoor air quality
• Monitor air quality during construction and after occupancy
• Flush building with fresh air prior to occupancy

Water Conservation

• Utilize low flow and water conserving fixtures
• Irrigate as little as possible
• Consider greywater reuse for irrigation and/or waste transport
• Require contractors to recycle waste materials during construction
• Provide recycling stations for occupants
• Utilize pre- and post-consumer recycled materials whenever possible

Transportation

• Use alternative fuel and electric vehicles when possible
• Discourage single occupancy vehicle use by providing incentives for mass transit use, bicycle use, and car/van pool use

Commissioning

• Develop and implement an effective commissioning process that includes commissioning of at least the lighting controls, HVAC & R systems, domestic hot water, and renewable energy systems
• Encourage enhanced building-wide commissioning