Green Homes: Lessons Learned from the worldand at home

Session 1 Presentation By Dr. Kath Williams Indian Green Building Council Conference 9 October 2010 Chennai Trade Ce nter

Home Audit
Analysis in 3 areas
Water Waste Energy

Water Savings
Maximizedlow use per person, water saving toilets, aerators on faucets, water conserving appliances Room for improvement?
Rainwater c atchm ent system for two months of lawn irrigation

Impact in 3 areas
Environmen tal Financial Community

Waste Reduction
Small trash accumulation Recycling paper, cans, plastic bottles, cardboard Composting lawn clippings, trimmings from bushes and trees Need improvement?
Recycle glass by starting community program Continue to reduce consumption

Energy Ra ti ng Home Hea ting/Cooling Index0 to 12

0Airtight, 90+ system efficiency, small window area with high R-value windows 4Well insulated, Super Good Cents rated home in USA, R-2000 in Canada, IndiaBEE? LEED-India home? 12Poor insulation, abundant air leaks, inefficient building systems My house5.3

Air Infiltration (0 to 10)

My home4.78
Ebensburg 12/113/0000 Ebensburg 12/ 3/
90 90 80 80 70 70 Temp (F), Relative Humidity Temp (F), Relative Humidity 60 60 50 50 6600 00 4400 00 2200 00 00 0010 0010 0150 0150 0330 0330 0510 0510 0650 0650 0830 0830 1010 1010 1150 1150 1330 1330 1510 1510 1650 1650 1830 1830 2010 2010 2150 2150 2330 2330 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 Carbon Dioxide (ppm) Carbon Dioxide (ppm) 8800 00 11400 400 11200 200 11000 000 Tem p_1 Tem p_1 RH _11 _ RH CO 2_1 2 CO _1

What does this mean?

Leak area 1,677 sq. centimeters Equivalent to having a 30.48 by 55.15 centimeter hole in wall! Estimated annual cost? 10,640 INR

0Tight homes have less than 3 Air Changes per hour at 50 Pascal (Normal ACH50 are between 3 and 8 with no mechanical ventilation) 10Leaky home

Time Time

Utility Analysis
Load description
Heating (no cooling!) Water heating Tel evision
December--minus 38C

Load analysis continued

Hot tub Sauna Garage heater Wine cooler Audio visual equipment

Dishwasher Computer Refri gerator Lighting Washer Dry er

July-- 3 degrees C

Comparison to average home

Heatinghigher Water heatinghigher Lightinglower Appliancesslightly higher Other stuffhigher
What is ave rage? What is your benchmark?

Carbon Footprint
Annual CO2 emissions? Our home22.21 metric tons Average in Montana 12.26 Goal (with upgrades) 14.87 Power generation? Coal-fired power plants

Statistics
hectare of forest sequesters 1 metric ton of CO2 per year Average passenger vehicle emits 5.2 metric tons of CO2 per year
Quick fixes

Savings Analysis
insulate the house and pipes install thermal window covers install motion sensors install on demand hot water heater Results? Pays for itself 2.69 times over 25 years (at todays energy cost)

Environmental impact
Upgrades reduce CO2 emissions by 17.76% 3,946 kilograms equivalent to planting 26 pine trees that are 25 years old or driving 18,041 fewer kilometers

Community Impact
Goods and services purchased in my community3/4 of the money spent stays

Savings Analysis
Big Picture
Do all quick fixes Install solar hot water Install 2.25kW array of photovoltaics

Environmental Impact
Planetreduces CO2 emissions by 33.06% 52,701 kilograms equivalent to planting 49 pine trees that are 25 years old or driving 33,574 fewer kilometers

Results? Pays for itself 1.85 times over 25 years ( at todays en ergy cost)

Community Impact
Goods and services produced in my community5/8 of money spent PVs not Made in Montana

Lesson Learned?
Triple Bottom Line
People Planet Profit

Does not just apply to business! Applies to

my home your home my community Your community

My planet Your planet and theirs!

Thank you!