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| A process that is circular and repetitive. Contains numerous feedback loops. Provides opportunities for setting goals and checking each idea against those goals. |
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| Steps to an Iterative Process |
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Establish clear goals and overarching commitments.
Brainstorm and develop creative solutions.
Research and refine ideas.
Explore synergies between specific strategies.
Establish metrics for measuring success.
Set new goals based on the work that has been done. |
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| Charrettes, Team Meetings, Small Task Groups, and Stakeholder Meetings. |
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| Intense workshops designed to produce specific deliverables. Bring together the project team with stakeholders and outside experts as needed for creative thinking and collaboration. Assist in establishing goals. |
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| What distinguishes charettes from other types of meetings? |
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| A combination of brainstorming, different perspectives, and a focus on results. Often require a strong facilitator, perhaps from outside the project team. |
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Background briefing, to ensure that all participatnts have the basic information on the project and topics to be discussed.
Brainstorming, small-group work, reports, further brainstorming, and subsequent reports structures around discussion questions and specific tasks.
Synthesis of work, development of recommendations, and identification of deliverables.
Initial response from the owner or developer to the recommendations, affirming the committment to sustainable approaches or ideas.
In follow up, a written report documenting the charrette and identified action item should be sent to all participants. |
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| Allow the group to work together creatively on new synergies. |
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| Provide opportunities to explore particular topics, conduct research and refine the ideas for presentation at a later team meeting. Do not need to be multi-disciplinary. |
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| Held with neighbors, community members, and others with a vested interest in the project. |
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| Builders that were schooled through local apprenticeships, and their techniques come from a deep local understanding. Result is buildings/communities that were truly integrated with their environment and that lived, breathed, and grew to become timeless elements of their place. |
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| Broad, inclusive, collaborative group that works together to design and complete the project. |
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| Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Design-Build |
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| Approach that is best-suited to team process. Team members participate from the early project stages, including goal setting and brainstorming. |
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| Clear goals articulate what the project will be designed to accomplish by... |
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Making sure the vision is clear
Providing a frame of reference for the whole project
Defining the sustainability targets and keeping the project on track to meet them |
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| Things that can be measured |
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| Levels of achievement that should be reached |
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| Project goals can be... (2 words) |
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| Qualitative or Quantitative |
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| A metric measured in numbers. Example: Walkability is goal, so measure number of homes within a quarter mile of stores. |
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| A metric not measured in numbers. Example: Walkability is goal, so does the area have sidewalks? |
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| Goals must be... (3 terms) |
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| measurable, accompanied by appropriate targets and metrics, and achievable. |
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| Give an example of a goal reflecting spatial scales and time horizons. |
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"To reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030."
Just 30%, or to stop global climate change, alone are not enough. |
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| True or False: Once the goals have been established, they need to be listed and described in a written report. |
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| Questions to ask when observing a system: |
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What are the general climatic patterns of the site? What are the microclimates, and how and why do they occur? How does water fall on and run off the site? How does the sun affect these conditions?
What are the soils like on the site? Are they rich loam or hard clay? Has the site ever been used for agriculture? Can it be used to grow food now?
What plants and animals exist on the site? How did they get there? Are they healthy or stressed?
How does energy get to the site? Is the site remote or connected to the utility grid?
Are there roads? What type? Where do they go? Do they have sidewalks? How do the current occupants use this infrastructure?
What kinds of buildings are on the site? How tall are they? How do they connect to the street? Are they old or new? Occupied or vacant? What are they used for? |
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| A formal review based on the project's intended function and conducted to identify alternatives that reduce costs and improve performance. |
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| Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan |
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| Addresses measures to prevent erosion, sedimentation, and discharges of potential pollutants to water bodies and wetlands. |
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| Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan |
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| Spells out strategies to protect the quality of indoor air for workers and occupants; it includes isolating work areas to prevent contamination of occupied spaces, timing construction activities to minimize exposure to off-gassing, etc. |
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| Addresses the sorting, collection, and disposal of waste generated during construction of renovation. Must address management of landfill waste as well as recyclable materials. |
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| Success depends on these essentials... |
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Start early
Find the right team and process
Understand the systems across space and time
Develop clear, measurable goals
Follow an iterative process to ensure achievement of goals
Commit to continuous improvement |
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| On-Going Performance Tasks |
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Retrocommissioning
Energy and water audits
Solid waste audits
Occupant surveys, including thermal comfort and transportation analysis
Green purchasing and green housekeeping program assessments |
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