Intersection between Civic Engagement & Sustainable Design

1. Intersection between Civic Engagement & Sustainable Design Clark Manus, FAIA AIA VP/2011 President Heller Manus Architects Brooks Rainwater Director, Local Relations • The Terry Thomas, AIA/COTE 2009 Top Ten Green Project. • Weber Thompson Architect. Seattle, WA. Photo credit: Gabe Hanson

2. Who is the AIA? • Founded in 1857 • 85,000 Members • 60% of Registered Architects • 300 State & Local Chapters • Leadership • Elected (National, State, Local) • Staff (National, State, Local)

3. Citizen Architect • Currently 1,000 members identified serving in elected and appointed roles • Do you know who they are in your community? • Civically engaged architects helping to design healthy, sustainable and livable communities

4. community Sustainability 101: What does it mean? environment social equity Principles Indices Footprint calculators economy Ecologically studying Systems, Relationships and Interactions leadership collaborative responsibility 4

5. Designing the Connections 1: environment 1:ENVIRONMENT Cycles Systems Connections 2: economy 3:COMMUNITY Equity Social Fabric Culture Preservation 3: equity 2:ECONOMY Flows Value Sustainability is a three-dimensional opportunity 5

6. Key Findings American Institute of Architects Nationwide Voter Survey 2009 CAUSE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS You may have read or heard that some people believe greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to the environment. What do you think is the top cause of greenhouse gas emissions today? Would you say it is… 2009 2007 Exhaust from cars and trucks 36 40 Emissions from aerosol cans 1 1 Emissions from buildings 4 7 Emissions from power plants 21 19 Natural causes 22 15 Other 7 10 COMMENT: While vehicles and buildings have declined somewhat as greenhouse gas emission culprits, natural causes has increased. Based on both the 2007 and 2009 surveys, voters nationwide still do not see buildings as a major cause of the problem. That message has yet to penetrate the public mind.

7. TheAIA Sustainability Profile • What is the AIA doing on sustainability? • COTE • SDATs • 2030 Challenge • Local Alliances • National Legislation • Advocacy • Research • International Green Construction Code (IGCC) • 1812 North Moore Street, Arlington, VA • First LEED Platinum Building in Virginia - under construction

8. AIA Sustainability Research • www.aia.org/localleaders • www.aia.org/localleaders_counties

9. Local Leaders in Sustainability 2007

10. Local Leaders in Sustainability Three Key Priority Incentives Identified Tax Incentives Bonus Density Expedited Permitting Feedback derived from Developers Roundtable 2008 www.aia.org/localleaders_incentives

11. Local Leaders in Sustainability • Joint report with the National Association of Counties (NACo) that examined green building policy in counties. • Counties with green building programs have increased almost 400% since 2003 • 39 out of 200 surveyed have a policy, with a further 9 in an advanced stage of policy formation 2008

12. Local Leaders in SustainabilityGreen Building Policy in a Changing Economic Environment Release date: August 2009

13. Local Leaders in Sustainability

14. Recommendations for Continued Greening • Be Inclusive • Use Architects as a Resource • Hire a Director of Sustainability • Train and Accredit Municipal Employees • Keep it Simple • Implement Additional Sustainability Initiatives

15. Design of a Livable & Sustainable Community Green buildingTransit orientedLivableWalkable

16. Livable Communities/Sustainable Design • Green building • Transit oriented • Livable • Walkable

17. Sustainability Principles: AIA CXD Livability 101 • Design on human scale • Provide choices • Encourage mixed use development • Preserve urban centers • Vary transportation options • Build vibrant public spaces • Create a neighborhood identity • Protect environmental resources • Conserve Landscapes • Design matters 17

18. What is the Design Assistance Team Program? Since 1967……Collectively the DAT program, a public service of the AIA, represents over 500 professionals from 30 disciplines providing more than $3.5 million in professional pro bono services to more than 180 communities across the country Over 40 Years 18

19. 41 Sustainable Design Assessment Team Communities 2009 SDAT Communities Beatrice, NE Eagle River Valley, CO Hilo, HI Indianapolis, IN Los Angeles, CA Orange, MA Port Angeles, WA SE Tennessee Valley Virginia Beach, VA 19

20. 143 Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team Communities 20

21. DAT Principles Multi-Disciplinary Team Objective Perspective Community Participation 21

22. Federal Sustainability Advocacy Stimulus EEBG Funding Green Schools Mass Transit Waxman Markey Funding for State Energy Offices Advanced Codes Code Administration Grants Green Act Transportation More funding for mass transit Broader Green house gas reduction goals 22

23. Timelines for ChangeThe long and the short Short Term Projects – Immediate to 1 yr. Medium Term Projects – 1-3 years Long Term Projects 3 -10 years 23 23

24. The International Green Building Code • Joint Partnership between the AIA, ASTM, and the ICC • Commercial Only • The code will address: • energy efficiency (including solar and other advanced technologies) • water use efficiency, • materials and resource use conservation, • indoor environmental quality and overall building impact on the environment. • The development approach will be the same used for any new I-Code with the final draft placed into the current 2012 Code Development Process

25. The AIA is your ResourceContact Us! AIA Government & Community Relations 1735 New York Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006-5296 Brooks Rainwater, Director Local Relations brainwater@aia.org 202.626.7513 Twitter @CitizenAIA