Alternative Building Materials & Design Expo

2008 Santa Monica Green Home Tours Sunday April 27 The City of Santa Monica is hosting the 2008 Green Building tour in conjunction with the AltBuild Expo. The tours are free and open to the public. The tours will be open from 10:30 AM to 3 PM on Sunday, April 27 and do not operate on a specific schedule -- closer to the date of the tour, a map is below showing the tour locations corresponding to the building summaries you see below. At each tour location, docents will be available to guide you through the green aspects of each building. You may visit the tour sites at your own leisure between 10:30 AM and 3 PM on Sunday. To assist us in planning for the tours, please RSVP to brenden.mceneaney @ smgov.net with the number attending and which tours you would like to attend. click here to view a larger map with addresses

	Office: Big Blue Bus Transit Store Designer: W3 Architects, inc. Venice, CA	Big Blue Bus Transit Store The Big Blue Bus Customer Service Center and Transit Store is an innovative design for the City of Santa Monica that transforms 1,000 square feet of retail space into a new satellite store for the BBB. Combination customer service center for seven employees and public retail space for BBB merchandise, the design provides both a private and public interface. A conceptual “blue band” wraps from the outside into the interior and serves multiple functions from signage to retail display, conceptually linking the service center to an actual bus. The project is conceived as a showcase for environmentally conscious retail development. Some of its sustainable features include: A passive ventilation scheme Solar photovoltaic off-grid powered signage Daylighting design strategies A palette of green building materials - Recycled tire flooring - Natural linoleum sheet flooring - Recycled paper & plastic work surfaces - Eco-resin stair infill panels - Low-VOC clear finishes

	Home: Santa Monica Bungalow Remodel	Santa Monica Bungalow Remodel The green remodel of this 1425 square foot Santa Monica Bungalow began its sustainable work during demolition, where building materials were salvaged and given to Habitat for Humanity. The building's room layout, plumbing and ventilation design, lighting and appliance choices were all designed for energy efficiency, making use of existing natural resources like daylighting. The site landscaping includes a runoff mitigation pit, a permeable driveway, composting of household wastes, and a high efficiency irrigation system which garnered a City grant for sustainable landscaping. The house was the first to go through the Solar Santa Monica program, combining energy efficiency with solar panels on the garage roof to meet the home's electricity demand.

	Home: Beitcher Residence Designer: Warren Wagner, W3 Architects	San Vicente Residence Passive Solar Design: Direct gain passive solar heating that utilizes 8" thick concrete block walls and exterior earth berms for thermal mass Passive cooling and ventilation that utilizes a two story thermal chimney Daylighting throughout State-of-the-art active solar thermal and solar electric technologies: Active solar thermal water heating system which heats the domestic hot water, in-floor radiant heating and the pool and spa 5.0 kW solar electric photovoltaic system Low-voltage lighting system throughout Wide spectrum of "Green" building materials: FSC Western Red Cedar exterior cladding Bamboo main level ceiling Strawboard cabinets throughout Post-industrial denim batt insulation Trust joist floor framing Pau Lope sustainable wood decking Palmwood upper level flooring Cesar stone counter tops Exposed steel moment frames

	Office: Studio of Environmental Architecture Designer: David Hertz Architects, Inc.	Studio of Environmental Architecture Noted environmental architect, David R. Hertz, FAIA, LEED AP, built this project as his own office (SEA, the Studio of Environmental Architecture) to demonstrate sustainable technology and to work as a research station to showcase his 25-year commitment to environmentally conscious design. The project is an example of creative adaptive reuse of two existing buildings, formally a Taco Stand and a Mexican Market, on a prominent corner in Santa Monica, CA. Unifying the two buildings to create a singular statement worked within the buildings' original footprint and saved over 90% of the original structure. One of the principal environmental goals was to create a zero net energy solar powered and carbon neutral architecture firm. Another ecological goal was to turn the site from 100% impervious to 100% pervious. The materials used include, but aren't limited to, passive solar energy, green roofing, cool roofing, Lutron day-lighting system, low flow toilets and faucets, energy star rated appliances, denim insulation and no voc paint. This allows the architect and his team to demonstrate to clients, first hand, the implementation of green building materials, and to work in an environment that reflects their personal environmental commitment and building ethos. The main architectural intervention and innovation, is an elevated aluminum clad roof monitor, which floats above the bow truss ceiling, which was exposed. The roof monitor serves three primary functions: to provide for a flat roof to accommodate the "Open Energy" integrated building photovoltaic roofing membrane, as a daylight harvester which uses the white cool roof to reflect diffused daylight into the space off its aluminum ceiling and as a solar chimney with four thermostatically controlled actuator windows that regulate natural ventilation and passive cooling. As a whole, the building is an example of the architect's longstanding relationship with Santa Monica, and is the City's first pilot project and a grant recipient for the Community Energy Independence Initiative. This project is a registered LEED Platinum certified building, the highest rating of a national standard set forth by the USGBC, United States Green Building Council. The project is the only West Coast Research Station monitored by Earth Pledge NY, and in partnership with the University of California and Crossroads School, for Green Roof technologies. It allows David's firm to demonstrate to clients and the community, the implementation of green building materials and systems. The building has been widely acknowledged and visited in public tours, both professional and educational, and in the media. The project was chronicled through its construction by the Sundance channel for "The Green: Big Ideas for a Small Planet" which promoted the building's ecological features.

	Landscaping Santa Monica Sustainable Landscape Designer C and K Landscape Designs	Santa Monica Sustainable Landscape The front yard, designed and installed approximately 10 years ago was way ahead of its time in using grading methods and gravel pits to mitigate run-off. The use of several Mediterranean climated plants requiring low water and maintenance were also a main feature of this frontage. The rear yard is a more aggressive approach to sustainable landscaping completed approximately 1 1/2 years ago. Designed by C & K Landscape Design, Inc., its purpose was to incorporate recycled materials in a broken concrete patio; mitigate run-off by utilizing permeable decomposed granite and pitching impermeable surfaces so they flow into the garden; subsurface irrigation that reduces run-off, evaporation and directs watering to the roots of the plants; a substitute native meadow eliminating mowing and thirsty lawns; a "smart" irrigation controller that takes "real-time" weather information and incorporates that with on site soil, plant, irrigation data to formulate a new program daily to reduce watering; gravel percolation pits and some other wonderful attributes that creates a natural wonder for humans and nature to enjoy.

	Home Venice Remodel Designer Isabelle Duvivier, Duvivier Architects	Venice Remodel In addition to doing structural and energy efficiency upgrading to this historic “Venice of America” home, we also added a master bedroom suite in what was once an attic, a new game room and two exterior decks. Green Features include: Sustainable Site Reuse 100% of existing building Drought tolerant and native plantings (to come) Energy 18.5% better than current Title 24% new insulation in existing cavities new energy star fixtures new hi performance heating system all new double-pane windows Alternative materials Reused, replaned and ripped old-growth wood from another job site for the exterior hand rails. Plastic lumber deck material Hardiplank siding

	Home Venice Sunset Residence Designer Isabelle Duvivier, Duvivier Architects	Venice Sunset Residence 1750 SF A new three-story house is built behind an existing single family home. This compact L-shaped building was designed to enhance beneficial solar orientation and maximize garden space and views. This project incorporates a number of environmental green building techniques such as passive and active solar heating and cooling, imported water reduction with percolation pits and the use of sustainable/reused building materials. Green Features include: Sustainable Site Kept existing front unit Infiltration pit for storm water run-off Small building footprint to maintain small garden Massing is sensitive to neighbors Drought tolerant and native plantings Water Dual flush toilets Energy 4.2 kw solar system 2x6 exterior walls for R-19 insulation On-demand (tankless) water heating 90% plus efficiency heating system zoned for max efficiency Natural daylight throughout Alternative Materials Reused trust-joists from movie set for floor framing Reused, replaned and ripped redwood from another jobsite for deck and stair railing Used low and no VOC paint and finishes. Used certified re-harvested wood

	Home GreenOn19 Townhome Designer Jesse Bornstein Architecture	GreenOn19 Townhome The first green townhomes in Santa Monica, these modern, custom-crafted dwellings will provide their owners with groundbreaking green technologies that work in unison with architect Jesse Bornstein's penchant for creating harmonious spaces infused with natural light and connections to outdoor spaces and views. Within this design sensibility, green features and high-end finishes normally reserved for larger, estate-style homes, represent a leap forward for value in the green building movement. Architecturally integrated photovoltaic solar canopies above the roof deck generate two kilowatts of electricity. Inside the home high-end sustainable finishes, ethanol burning fireplaces, and dual-flush toilets are but a few green features integrated into the project. “These homes are built for our current time and place and for a sustainable future. They are designed to support the modern lifestyles of its occupants, while supporting our global community’s need for energy efficiency.” Jesse Bornstein, architect for Green on 19 Green Features: Solar electricity generation with state-of-the-art translucent modules Energy Star New Home Qualification Large expanses of dual-glazed windows provide abundant natural light and ventilation Durable, sustainable bamboo and polished concrete flooring Sustainable bamboo cabinetry Energy Star professional Viking kitchen and Bosch dishwasher High-efficiency central air conditioning system without freon High-efficiency water heater with recirculating pump High-efficiency lighting featuring fluorescent soffit illumination Environmentally friendly ethanol-burning Ecosmart fireplaces Water-saving Toto dual flush toilets Xeriscape landscape plantings with drip-irrigation Ultra-low consumption LED landscape lighting 100% urban runoff mitigation with onsite rain water retention system Exceeds State of California Title 24 requirements by 41% Exceeded Santa Monica’s stringent Construction & Demolition Waste Program requirements by recycling more than 60% of construction waste. Recycled content engineered lumber used in floor and roof framing.

	Home Venice Walk Street House Designer Rafe Eddington, Eddington Design	Venice Walk Street Residence This tour site has been removed from the tour due to construction delays. Please visit www.eddingtondesign.com for more information

	Home Mar Vista House Designer Roger Kurath, design 21	Mar Vista House Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Mar Vista House will not be a part of this year’s tour

	Office: LEED Silver Commercial Interiors project Designer: Lori Selcer, HOK	LEED Silver Commercial Interiors project AllSteel’s new Resource Center opened in April 2007. It is located in the park-like Water Garden office complex – a collection of office buildings, cafés and restaurants surrounded by gardens, waterways, lakes and courtyards. Allsteel’s selection of the Water Garden site for its showroom earned the company site selection credits during the LEED application process. First, the building uses 100-percent recycled urban runoff water from the City’s SMURRF facility for its landscape irrigation. Second, all of building’s parking is underground, eliminating the need for above-ground concrete. Allsteel and the HOK design team also incorporated a day-lighting system that adjusts the level of interior lighting based on how much natural light is coming in and maintains a constant lighting level all day, while decreasing overall energy consumption. Occupancy sensors turn off lighting in areas not in use. As such, the company exceeded the levels of energy savings required by LEED and regularly monitors it with a meter directly installed in the showroom. Allsteel focused on obtaining many LEED Indoor Environmental Quality credits, such as using low emitting materials and indoor pollutant source control, in order to assure a showroom that is healthy as well as beautiful. Allsteel installed a kiosk to educate visitors about sustainable design and LEED, while showing the company’s corporate commitment to environmental responsibility. The Santa Monica showroom also was awarded an innovation credit for exemplary performance of Construction Waste diversion. During installation, Allsteel and the contractor recycled 95 percent of the construction waste, which is well above the LEED credit requirement of 50 to 75 percent. This extra step guaranteed nearly all waste was diverted from landfills.