Triple bottom line
ECONOMIC
PROSPERITY
TRIPLE
BOTTOM
LINE
ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP
SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
USGBC Facts
• Founded in 1993
• Member Organizations +20,000
• LEED Accredited Professionals +200,000
• Commercial Space Certified +3.6 Billion
What is Green Building?
• Avoid Depletion of Resources
• Water Control & Consumption
• Viable Eco Systems
• Indoor Air Quality
• Occupancy Comfort/Wellbeing
• Climate Change
• Economic Benefits
Rating Systems
22,5oo
US LEED Certified
Commercial
Projects
37,786
US LEED Registered
Commercial Projects
198,500 LEED Accredited Professionals in the US
1,280 USGBC Members
As of July 2
369
NJ LEED
Certified
Commercial
Projects
946
NJ LEED Registered
Commercial Projects
5,154 LEED Accredited Professionals - NJ
1,449 USGBC-NJ Chapter Members
As of October 15, 2014
Highest Cost Factor
• People are the most costly element to any business. Salary,
sick time, benefits, investment…
• Has been shown to be between 10-100 times more
expensive than operating and maintenance costs for any
building type.
• Green buildings can save money
through reduced energy and
water consumption and lower
long-term operations and
maintenance costs.
• Energy savings typically exceed
any build cost premiums within a
reasonable payback period.
• Evidence shows that green
design attributes can improve
occupant productivity, health
and well-being.
• Investing in better indoor
environments can lead to better
returns on one of every
company’s greatest assets - its
employees.
• Sustainability risk factors can
significantly affect rental income
and the future value of real
estate assets, in turn affecting
their ROI
• Changing tenant preferences
and investor risk screening may
translate into risk of
obsolescence for inefficient
buildings
A $4 investment per square foot
in building green nets
a $58 benefit per square foot
over 20 years
$8.50
OPERATIONS &
MAINTENANCE
SAVINGS
$1.20
EMISSIONS SAVINGS
$5.80
ENERGY SAVINGS
EST. HEALTH &
PRODUCTIVITY
BENEFITS
$0.50
WATER
SAVINGS
COST
$4.00 PSF
Test
$46.00
BENEFIT
$62.00 PSF
Wyndham Worldwide Corporate HQ
Johnson & Johnson Corporate HQ
LPCDD & Symphony Hall West
Redevelopment Project Collaboration
Rider University & Spiezle Collaboration
Iconic U.S. Green Retrofits
Willis (Sears) Tower
Cost:
Empire State Building
Cost:
$350 Million
$500 Million
Energy
Consumption:
Energy
Consumption:
Reduce 80%
Reduce 38%
Highlight:
Highlight:
Addition of
50 story, offthe-grid,
sustainable
hotel
Replicable
model for
affordable
retrofits
• Building green does not
necessarily need to cost more.
• There is an overall trend in the
reduction of design and build
costs as markets mature.
• Upfront costs are often offset by
a decrease in long-term life cycle
costs.
• Studies show a pattern of green
buildings being able to more easily
attract tenants and to command
higher rents and sale prices.
• Local market conditions have a
significant impact on the value of
green buildings.
• In markets where green is more
mainstream, ‘brown discounts’ are
emerging.
New Jersey
Willow School Gladstone, NJ
LEED Gold
US Green Building Council –
New Jersey Chapter
Chapter Mission
To be NJ's foremost leader promoting, advocating, and providing
education for the planning, design, construction, operation and
maintenance of high performance buildings and communities
that are environmentally responsible, cost effective, productive,
and healthy places to live, learn and work.
USGBC-NJ 14 Maple Ave Suite 201, Morristown, NJ 07960 www.usgbcnj.org