PRESENTATION OUTLINE
There is a need for a design standard that goes beyond the world of green and LEED.
LEED makes buildings "green"
LEED makes buildings "sustainably designed"
LEED makes buildings
"energy efficient"
Sustainable design is fine without LEED
"Green features" are just as good as LEED
Saying it's "green" is just as good as LEED
New Rating Systems
- SITES
- PEER
- Green Garage
- GRESB
- WELL
Wellness is easing into the built environment
Prescriptions
Policies
Performance
Incentivize self-monitoring
Interior and Exterior Noise Intrusion
Prescriptions ✔
Policies ✔
Performance (?)
SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE QUANTIFIABLE
SIMULATABLE
A true healthy design standard must be performance-based.
We must find our equivalent of the "energy model".
Architectural design influences structure and diversity of microbes
Indoor bacterial communities are influenced by HVAC system design
Materials selection has an impact on microbial residents
Microbial environment impacts physical and mental health
Architecture
Engineering
Manufacturing
Operations
Public Health
The performance metric for the next design *innovation* is microbiological.
My prediction is consistent with social trend, industry tech, and the market's need for *performance-based* standards.
What will it take for building professionals to join us?