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Gulf Coast Green speaker, Betsy del Monte, presented "Industrial Strength Sustainability" on 4/15/2010 in Houston, Texas
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Gulf Coast Green 2010Nasher Sculpture Center | Dallas, TX
Industrial Strength Sustainability
Betsy del MontePrincipal, Director of Sustainability
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We use too much stuff
Cell phones #2Chris Jordan, 2005
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Cell phones chargersChris Jordan, 2005
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Circuit boardsChris Jordan, 2005
Georges Seurat - Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884-1886
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Chris JordanCans Seurat, 2007, 60x92"Depicts 106,000 aluminum cans, the number used in the US every thirty seconds.
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Depicts 106,000 aluminum cans, the number used in the US every thirty seconds.
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Coffee cups - one week
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Coffee cup - until it breaks
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Grocery Bags - 1 Trip
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Grocery Bags - 20, 30, 40+ Trips
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Bridge - 20-30 Years
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Shkodra bridge
Ponte Fabricio62 BC
Bridge - 2000 Years
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Classroom space - 5 years
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• metal roof• tile roof• stone building• brick school?
Schoolhouse c. 1830
Classroom space - 150 years
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10 Year Roofing (or next hail storm)
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100 Year Roofing
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Better Buildings. Better Built. Gulf Coast Green 2010
Industry The bad guys
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What is “industry”?
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We need industry
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Food
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Clothing
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Shelter
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Life’s necessities
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What makes it sustainable...and how do you know?
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Issues for industry - Questions to ask
• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?
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Questions to consider
• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?
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What’s it made of?
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Raw Materials
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Raw Materials
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Questions to consider
• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?
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Processes
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Alternatively fueled equipmentTransit of materials
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Questions to consider
• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?
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How long will it last?
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How long will it last?
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How long will it last?
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Questions to consider
• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?
Consider alternatives
PVC flooring
Linoleum tile
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Consider alternatives
Asphalt Permeable Concrete
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Questions to consider
• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?
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Alternative uses: Recycling and repurposing
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Alternative uses: Recycling and repurposing
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Questions to consider
• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?
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Site Restoration
Gulf Coast Green 2010Restored Gravel Quarry
Image courtesy Steelcase
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How about the people?
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Questions to consider
• What’s it made of?• What was required to make it?• How long will it serve its purpose?• What would I use instead?• Can it be used for something else after this?• Did its manufacture help or hinder the area it came from?
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Corporate Standards
• ISO 14000 http://www.iso.org/• Cradle to Cradle http://www.mbdc.com/c2c/• IGBC http://www.gbcertified.com/home09.asp
Third party verifiedBased on measurable policies
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Ask your suppliersAsk your company
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By just asking, you help shape the market.
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Choose to incite change
