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Green Building at the Metro
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
.1 1.0 NEEDS
AND
OPPORTUNITIES
.3 2.0 "PARADE OF HOMES" TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
5 3.0 SUMMARY OF WORK PERFORMED
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.6 4.0 MARKETING CONSULTATION PERFORMED BY PROJECT TEAM
..7 5.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
8 6.0 BUILT GREEN CONTRACTOR INFORMATION
...9 7.0 CONSUMER OUTREACH/GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT
9 8.0 OTHER INDUSTRY TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE/CONCLUSION
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: Green Building Technical
Assistance
Project
Evaluation APPENDIX B: Parade
of
Homes
Contractors APPENDIX
C:
Builder
Interview
Results APPENDIX D: Parade
of
Homes
Survey
Form
and
Results APPENDIX E: Highlights
of
Recycled
Content
Building
Products
Used
by
1998 Parade of Home Builders APPENDIX F: Parade
of
Homes
Fact
Sheets EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Home Builders Associations
(HBA)
across
the
country
have
adopted
or
are
considering
adopting
green
building
programs.
These
programs
reward
the
use
of
environmentally
sound
practices
and
materials,
and
focus
on
a
number
of
environmental
priorities,
such
as
energy
efficiency
and
water
conversation,
indoor
air
quality,
and
waste
reduction.
This technical assistance
project
used
the
Metro
Denver
HBA
Parade
of
Homes
(PoH)
as
a
venue
to
promote
the
use
of
waste
reduction
techniques
and
recycled-content
building
products
in
home
construction.
The
Metro
Denver
HBA
was
one
of
the
first
homebuilders'
association
in
the
United
States
to
develop
a
green
building
program,
Built
Green.
The 1998 Denver Parade
of
Homes
consisted
of
six
homes
built
by
six
contracting
firms. The participants included custom, semi-custom,
and
production
builders.
The intent of the program
was
to:
·
Expand the Metro Denver HBA's capacity to promote
the
use
of
waste
reduction
techniques
and
recycled-content
building
products,
and
waste
reduction
in
the
long-term;
·
Provide the Metro Denver HBA with informational tools
and
resources
it
could
use
to
help
members
use
these
products
and
techniques;
and
·
Increase awareness on the part of key contractors
and
the
public
about
the
benefits
and
availability
of
using
these
products
and
techniques.
Construction had already
begun
when
the
technical
assistance
project
was
introduced
to
the
PoH
contractors
and
most
of
the
homes
were
already
framed
at
the
start
of
the
project.
This
prohibited,
for
the
most
part,
"green"
design
changes
in
the
shell
and
interior
of
most
of
the
homes.
Some of the technical
services
performed
by
the
consultant
team
included
providing
a
preliminary
list
of
recycled-content
building
product
options
to
PoH
contractors
and
HBA
staff;
reviewing
the
Built
Green
checklists
completed
by
the PoH contractors; conducting
in-person
and
phone
interviews
with
PoH
contractors;
conducting
research
on
product
and
services
availability;
and
providing
specific
responses
to
PoH
contractors'
technical
information
queries.
In addition to the technical services
performed
by
the
consultant
team, six case study format sheets were prepared highlighting
each
contractors
use
of
waste
reduction
techniques
and
recycled-content
building
products.
A
summary
was
also
provided
of
the
ideas
the
HBA
Built
Green
Staff
and
Built
Green
contractors
could
use
to
promote
the
use
of
waste
reduction
techniques
and
recycled-content
products.
The project deliverables
included
an
inventory
of
all
recycled-content
building
products
available
in
the
Metro
Denver
area,
sorted
by
the
appropriate
Built
Green
category.
Research
revealed
that
a
dozen
products
available
in
the
Metro
Denver
area
were
not
reflected
in
the
Built
Green
certification
checklist.
The
project
team
recommended
that
these
products
be
considered
for
inclusion
in
the
checklist.
As part of the project,
a
survey
was
completed
by
nearly
200
attendees
at
the
Parade
of
Homes. Overall, survey results indicated that the
project
represented
a
good
first
start
in
building
public
awareness. Many of the participating contractors were
not
even
aware
of
waste
reduction
opportunities
and
recycled-content
building
products.
1.0
Needs and Opportunities
Green Building is a
new
but
growing
trend
in
construction
characterized
by
consideration
and
use
of
a
variety
of
environmentally
sensitive
practices
and
materials. It represents a tremendous opportunity for
planners
hoping
to
address
environmental
concerns,
including
those
due
and
related
to
the
disposal
of
waste.
According
to
Characterization
of
Building-Related
Construction
and
Demolition
Debris
in
the
United
States, prepared by Franklin Associates for the EPA,
an
estimated
136
million
tons
of
building-related
construction and demolition
(C&D) debris was generated in 1996. The June
Home Builders
The
appeal
of
these
programs
for
industry
groups
is
multiple. The programs can provide a mechanism for providing members
with
information
on
cost-effective
innovations;
In
Kitsap
County,
Washington,
the
primary
factor
leading
to
HBA
interest
in
a
green
building
program
was
the
imminent
closure
of
the
c
Professional and trade
associations
representing
those
working
in
the
primarily
commercial
sectors,
such
as
the
AIA
and
general
contractor
associations,
are
also
promoting
green
building
techniques
(including
waste
reduction)
in
commercial
buildings
through
the
development
of
guidelines
and
educational
programs. In general, however, commercial sector associations
have
not
adopted
green
building
programs.
Metro Denver HBA was
one
of
the
first
homebuilders
association
in
the
U.S.
to
develop
a
green
building
program,
Built
Green.
Although
Built
Green
does
promote
waste
reduction
and
the
use
of
recycled-
However, the tremendous
amount
of
growth
in
the
Metro
Denver
area
The green building technical
assistance
provided
through
the
Industrial Partnership Project (IPP)
The
1998
Parade
of
Homes
consisted
of
six
homes
built
by
six
contracting
firms.
Of
the
six
participants,
four
were
veteran
members
of
the
Built
Green
program and
2.0
Parade of Homes Technical
Assistance
Th
The Parade of Homes took
place
between
August
1st - September 7th
The intent
·
E
·
P
·
E
The project was constrained
by
the
fact
that
construction
had
already
begun
when
the
assistance
was
introduced
to
the
PoH
contractors.
Most
of
the
homes
had
been
framed
at
the
time
the
IPP
technical
assistance
project
began.
This
eliminated,
for
the
most
part,
changes
in
the
shell
and
interior.
However, since the homes were meeting Built
Green
standards,
it
was
reasonable
to
assume
that
some
recycled-content
building
products
were
being
used,
and
that
waste
reduction
was
taking
place
to
some
degree.
The
use
of
these
products
and
techniques
The consultant team performed
the
following
technical
services:
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