GREEN BUILDING SOLUTIONS WITH SIMPLICITY

 

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LEED-Charrettes
A LEED-charrette is a collaborative process facilitated to set the tone for a project by establishing open communication, identifying specific high-performance goals and setting a project vision. During a LEED-charrette, we often use the LEED rating system as a framework for evaluating green building design strategies. Key deliverables from a LEED-charrette include a project scorecard and roles and responsibilities identified across the project team.

LEED Project Management
Our team works with the building owner, design team, and general contractor to ensure that everyone on the team understands their role and deliverables in achieving specific LEED credits. Utilizing the tools and processes developed through our experience, we disseminate information on LEED documentation requirements and status, clarify any emerging questions around LEED credit criteria and ultimately, guide the team through a clear and efficient LEED effort. We provide a single point of contact for managing this complicated process. In addition, we will be responsible for compiling and submitting documentation to the U.S. Green Building Council as well as responding to their requests for clarification on specific points.

LEED Specifications
Our team will assist in the development and modification of specifications to meet LEED credit requirements. Division 1 specifications, reinforced with added technical requirements in Divisions 2 through 17, are key to successful integration of LEED requirements as well as collection of LEED documentation. We have a clear understanding of how to use the specifications as a tool to assist the team in procuring environmentally preferable materials and collecting necessary LEED information from sub-contractors and suppliers.

Technical Services
As a means of supporting and enhancing project teams, we have built a full suite of technical services that assist in improving building performance and obtaining LEED certification. From energy modeling to materials research, commissioning, and daylight modeling, we are able to provide comprehensive technical resources and insights that are proven to help generate truly innovative buildings all with a single point of contact.

Submittal Review
A critical component to compliance with specification language is the timely review of submittals to be returned to the contractor, owner, and design team. Ultimately the submittals will be sent to the USGBC and it is imperative to be proactively reviewing materials and processes against the environmental goals set out by the project team. Construction submittals are processed by the A/E team and reviewed for LEED compliance by 2D Innovations Inc.

Green Marketing
We work hand in hand with the project marketing team to provide the most up to date marketing materials and aggressively seek opportunities to present the projects at conferences around the world. Press release consultants are an invaluable resource we use to announce the project to right groups and markets. We actively publish project information at each significant milestone to ensure maximum exposure for our clients as well a unified project team and goals.

LEED Education
2D Innovations can provide LEED Training to help your staff prepare for the LEED exam or just help familiarize everyone with the latest changes in the USGBC. Many clients find it hard to stay abreast of all the changes in the USGBC or find it difficult to send an entire office to a full day LEED - NC technical review workshop due project schedules and cost. While we always recommend the USGBC workshops as they are invaluable in gaining an accreditation and cursory understanding of the LEED framework, our presentations can be tailored to suit any situation or targeted aspect of LEED training.

Performance Monitoring
Our staff can help gather and compile data about the performance of a new or existing building. Performance monitoring is a helpful reality check to see if green buildings are performing as well as designed. Many clients find this data to be a powerful tool to include in proposals and presentations. We also are able to provide a third party non biased report of our findings so that clients are able to report our findings with confidence and without liability.

TECHNOLOGIES

2D Innovations consultants are knowledgeable in a variety of innovative building technologies. We take great pride in staying up to date with the latest technologies in order to deliver our customers the most comprehensive information available. We are constantly looking for new technologies and new uses for old ones. If you are a company with a product that we should know about please send us more info (ELECTRONIC ONLY). 2D Innovations in no way, represents or endorses any particular product or company. This allows us to maintain an unbiased position for our customers. Below you will find a list of innovative technolgies that we actively support in their ability to deleiver a higher performance building. If you would like more information on any of these integrative technologies, please let us know and we can give you cutting edge industry perspective including estimated costs, feasibility, and technical specifications for each.

Green Roofs - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_roof

A green roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and soil, or a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. This does not refer to roofs which are merely colored green, as with green shingles. It may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems. Container gardens on roofs, where plants are maintained in pots, are not generally considered to be true green roofs, although this is an area of debate. Rooftop ponds are another form of green roofs which are used to treat greywater. Finally, the term "green roof" may also be used to indicate roofs that utilize some form of "green" technology, such as solar panels or a photovoltaic module. Green roofs are also referred to as eco-roofs, vegetated roofs, living roofs, and greenroofs.

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Cisterns -

Rainwater harvesting in urban areas can have manifold reasons. To provide supplemental water for the city's requirement, to increase soil moisture levels for urban greenery, to increase the ground water table through artificial recharge, to mitigate urban flooding and to improve the quality of groundwater are some of the reasons why rainwater harvesting can be adopted in cities. In urban areas of the developed world, at a household level, harvested rainwater can be used for flushing toilets and washing laundry. Indeed in hard water areas it is superior to mains water for this. It can also be used for showering or bathing. It may require treatment prior to use for drinking.