hotelaria sustentável

SAHIC 2011 Chile

Go Green is an alternative?

Introduction

Argentina Green Building Council

GREEN BUILDING COUNCILS WORLDWIDE

FULL MEMBER OF THE WORLD GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

AGBC

ArgentinaGreenBuildingCouncilisanongovernmental,nonprofitorganization,foundedinBuenosAires,Argentina,onDecember4,2007.

"TheMissionoftheArgentinaGBCistofacilitateandpromotethedesignandconstructionofsustainablebuildings,increaseawarenessofclimatechangeandenvironmentalconcerns,andtooffersupporttodecisionmakersandprofessionalsbyprovidingassistanceandservingasaguideforthedevelopmentofecologicalpracticesforbothnewandexistingbuildingsandurbandevelopments..."

CarlosGrinbergPresident

Argentina Green Building Council

Is Enough to claim being Sustainable?

What about Green Washing?

Argentina Green Building Council

GREEN WASHINGThetermgreenwashingwascoinedbyNewYorkenvironmentalistJayWesterveltina1986essay

regardingthehotelindustry'spracticeofplacingplacardsineachroompromotingreuseoftowels

ostensiblyto"savetheenvironment".Westerveldnotedthat,inmostcases,littleornoefforttoward

reducingenergywastewasbeingmadebytheseinstitutions.

Picture:Diario_Responsable

Global Certifications

7 7

30 The Bond

Sydney Olympic Village - 2000

Hanover Square - UK

Stratford City - 2012

Certified buildings rates

40% (United States)

43% (UK)

9% (Other)

8% (Other countries) France

Australia

Singapour

Japan

Several countries

Hotels Going green, is an

alternative?

Main aspects of the Design Process

  Image

  Service

  Sustainability

Argentina Green Building Council

Why would Developers/ Owners go green?

Developer

Owner

  Benefits (lower taxes)

  Appreciation of the property

  At least to finish break even

 O&M Savings

  Image

  Increase occupation

Argentina Green Building Council

Argentina Green Building Council

Is more expensive to be Green?

Developer

Owner

  Is more expensive to be Sustainable?

 How much will the property increase its value?

 Will this delay the construction?

 How much will I save?

 How long will take to offset the investment.

Argentina Green Building Council

GREENFACTS

 Operating costs decrease 13.6% for new

construction and 8.5% for existing building projects

  Building value increases 10.9% new construction

and 6.8% existing building projects

  Return on investment improves 9.9% new

construction and 19.2% existing building projects

 Occupancy increases 6.4% new construction and

2.5% existing building projects

  Rent increases 6.1% new construction and 1%

existing building projects

McGrawHillConstruction(2010).GreenOutlook2011:GreenTrendsDrivingGrowth.

Argentina Green Building Council

Argentina Green Building Council

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LEED® Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a voluntary certification

program developed by the USGBC (United States Green Building Council).

LEED provide owners, designers and builders with:

  A list of goals and performance standards to create a Sustainable building.

  Sustainable Benchmarking for projects.   A recognizable brand within the market.

Developer

Owner

Which certification to seek?

  LEED NC (New Construction)

  LEED EB:O&M (Existing Building: Operation & Maintenance)

Argentina Green Building Council

  LEED NC (New Construction)

  LEED CS (Core & Shell)

  LEED CI (Commercial Interior)

  LEED Schools

  LEED Retail

  LEED Volume

  LEED HC (Health & Care)

  LEED Homes

  LEED ND (Neighborhood Development)

  LEED EB:O&M (Existing Building: Operation & Maintenance)

LEED Process

Main aspects of the LEED Process Sustainability

LEED NC (New Construction)

What is Sustainable design?

  The intention is to substantially reduce or eliminate negative impacts to the environment and people, attained through a competent and sensitive design.

Sustainable sites

Water efficiency

Energy & Atmosphere

Materials & Resources

Indoor Air Quality

Five main areas are identified:

Sustainable Sites Solutions

It takes years to remediate impacts on the environment generated by a new development

  Select sites with existing infrastructure.

  Control Pollution during Construction.

  Protect local wildlife and vegetation.

  Minimize building footprint.

  Maximize pervious surfaces.

  Remediate brown fields or contaminated sites.

  Green roofs for storm water runoff control and for reducing heat

island effect.

Water Efficiency Solutions

An average

US citizen

consume

580 liters of

potable

water per

day.

  Reduce potable water consumption.

  Measuring, monitoring and regulating daily water consumption.

  Leakages control program.

  Install efficient fixtures (dual flush/low flow toilets, shower aerator, automated faucets)

  Grey water to be used for toilets or irrigation.

  Storm water collection.

  Implement a rationalized linen laundry program.

  Black water treatment.

Energy & Atmosphere Solutions

Buildings

expend

39% of the

energy

In HVAC and

illumination

  Design Solar Passive strategies (blinds, sunshades, orientation, etc.).

  Measuring and monitoring daily energy consumption.

  Install illumination control systems.

  Install HVAC control systems (ideally a BCMS).

  Low consuming fixtures.

  Keep a 25 C° degree temperature in rooms when not occupied.

  Interrupt non essential electrical services in not occupied rooms.

  Produce energy on site.

  Consider using renewable energy.

Materials & Resources Solutions

Excessive use, Manufacture and Transportation of materials produce negative environmental impact.

  Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

  Segregate waste.

  Reuse materials on site.

  Select recycled content materials.

  Select rapidly renewable materials (Bamboo, cotton, linen, etc.)

  Use of local materials reduce the need of transportation.

  Use FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) wood.

  No plastic and green purchase policy.

Indoor Air Quality Solutions

Indoor air is 2

to 5 times

more

contaminated

than outdoor

air.

  Increase natural and mechanical ventilation.

  Monitor CO2 concentrations.

  Maximize daylight and views.

  Implement HVAC handlers filters changing program.

  Select non adhesive carpet systems (tact-tile).

  Select low emission materials (carpets, flooring, paints, coatings, furnishings, etc.).

  Implement a green cleaning policy.

  No smoking policy.

  Individual thermal control.

Main aspects of the LEED Process Sustainability

LEED EB:O&M (Existing Buildings: Operation & Maintenance)

Encourages owners of existing buildings to implement sustainable practices and reduce the environmental impacts of their buildings over their functional life cycles.

Specifically, the rating system addresses:

  Exterior building site maintenance programs,

  Water and energy use,

  Environmentally preferred products and practices for cleaning and alterations,

  Sustainable purchasing policies,

  Waste stream management,

  Ongoing indoor environmental quality.

Main differences between LEED NC and LEED EBOM

  LEED NC can be achieved as soon as the building is occupied,   LEED EBOM needs one year from occupation due to the

performance period.

  LEED NC is a one-time certification, it does not expires,   LEED EBOM needs recertification every 5 years.

  LEED NC focus on design & Construction,   LEED EBOM focus on policies implementation.

  LEED NC needs Energy modeling,   LEED EBOM does not.

  Both have the same criteria of Prerequisites and credits.

  Both need same amount of points to achieve certification.

Latin America

Projects registered and certified LEED in Latin America

Country Registered Certified Reg. Hotels Confid.

Argentina 46 3 1 1

Brazil 328 35 0 66

Chile 108 9 6 (1) 4

Colombia 57 4 3 1

Ecuador 2 0 0 0

Peru 22 3 1 3

México 216 16 19 (1) 16

Venezuela 2 0 0 0

  781 Projects Registered, 70 of which have achieved the Certification (9%).

  Only 30 of projects registered are hotels, 4% (11% are confidential).

  Only 2 of the certified projects are hotels (Chile, Peru).

Projects registered and certified LEED in Latin America

PhotographybyMichaelCalderwoodSource:ArchitecturalDigest

Posada de Mike Rapu, Isla de Pascua, Chile

First LEED hotel in Latin America Architecture and Interior Design by José Cruz Ovalle and Associates

Owned by Explora

  US Travel + Leisure magazine selected Mike Rapu’s hotel as the best in Latin America and one of the top 13 worldwide.

  The Architect employed about 100 local artisans to build the bases of the buildings according to ancient traditions using local stone.

  Then he brought in wood from Chile and employed another 100 artisans from the mainland to build the lighter superstructure with its large windows and support posts stretching upward toward the sky.

  boiled red volcanic clay called hani hani on the rooftops.

Country/regionNaturalgas,households,$/m3(1)

Naturalgas,commerce,$/m3(1)

Electricityhouseholds,$/m3

Argentina,Bariloche 0.026(2) 0.043(2) 0.10Argentina,BuenosAires 0.075(3) 0.063(3) 0.08Canada(4) 0.41 0.23ChineseTaipei(4) 0.42 0.47 0.074Finland(4) 0.45 0.32 0.17France(4) 0.83 0.50 0.17Italy(4) 0.94 0.47 0.27Korea(4) 0.66 0.52 0.096Mexico(4) 0.67 0.39 0.11Netherlands(4) 1.14 0.24Poland(4) 0.70 0.42 0.18Spain(4) 0.90 0.41 0.19Turkey(4) 0.54 0.48 0.16UnitedKingdom(4) 0.71 0.37 0.23USA 0.45 0.32 0.10

(1):Onem3ofnaturalgasispricedas9,300KcalGrossCaloricValue(38,9MJ/m3)

(2):Taxincluded,in2008,suppliedbyCamuzziGasdelSur(www.camuzzigas.com)(3):Taxincluded,in2008,suppliedbyGasNaturalBan(www.gasnaturalban.com.ar)(4)Naturalgas,electricity,gasolineanddieselforend‐usecustomer,in2008,withtax,fromIEA

Why is the Sustainable construction not growing faster in Argentina?

  InArgentinaenergyisstronglysubsidized  Legislationinforceisweek  Thereisnotpricing,hencenomotivation

43timesasmuch!

What is being done in Argentina?

INPROGRESS:  Regulatory Decree 1030 | Law 13,059 “Thermal conditioning in construction, province of Buenos

Aires”.   IRAM 15,392 – Voluntary standard for Sustainable buildings – General Principles.   IRAM 11,603 – Thermal Conditioning in Buildings.   IRAM 11,900 - Building heating energy efficiency label. Classification according to the thermal

transmittance of the building envelope.   Buenos Aires City – Adaptation and Mitigation for Climate Change Act   Buenos Aires City EPA- Resolution Nº 175/010 – Green rooves program   Rosario City – City ordinance Nº 8,208/2007 – Green rooves program   Rosario City – City ordinance mandating thermal collectors on public buildings   San Isidro City – City ordinance Nº 8,497 – Benefits for Sustainable buildings   Governmental building tender with LEED requirements.   Isolated measures (PRONUREE; loans; etc)

PENDING:  Regulation for non hazardous Construction Waste Management (segregation, recycling, etc).   Pricing to Sustainable initiatives (lower taxes, code regulations benefits, etc).   Update energy prices.

Lucas Clariá LEED-AP: BD+C | Latin America Sustainability Manager lucas.claria@lendlease.com

Go Green is an alternative?