Penny
and Ken . . .
Hope you are well and enjoying your important ASID and IIDA
sustainability
initiatives.
I'm following-up on my email to you both regarding the AIA/ Mayors 2030
Imperative to reduce 60% of global carbon in the next 5-10 years in
order to
stop dangerous and irreversible climate change, and the SMART National
Standard
as part of the Imperative.
Would interested ASID and IIDA Members want to receive the
We would also like to identify an ASID and IIDA representative to
participate
in an AIA accredited national training partnership of NGOs and leading
manufacturers for product purchasers/specifiers on Certified Sustainable Products.
What would be the best way to
identify these folks at
your earliest convenience?
We very much look forward to and appreciate your thoughts and expertise
in this
very important part of sustainability for interior designers!
Thank you Penny and Ken. Sincerely . . . Ginny
Ginny Dyson, IIDA, LEED AP
Senior Associate
DMJM ROTTET
Direct: 703. 682. 1573
Fax:
703. 682. 4901
NOTICE
Friends
& Interested Parties,
Re: 30
Day Ballot Vote for EMERGENCY SMART©
Sustainable Building Product Standard:
OCT. 10 - NOV. 10
In an unprecedented leadership action, the American Institute of
Architects
(AIA), Conference of Mayors, and European Mayors are aggressively
stopping
dangerous climate change by
Reducing Fossil
Fuel Energy Use in Buildings by 50% in Four Years and Being Carbon
Neutral by
2030: The 2030 Imperative.
SMART© Standard.
To
help achieve this Imperative, AIA and Market Transformation to
Sustainability
(MTS) are finalizing the EMERGENCY SMART© Sustainable Building
Product
Standard which substantially reduces dangerous climate change pollution
globally. It covers all of the thousands of products and
materials in the
whole building environment across the global supply chain.
It is an EMERGENCY National Standard due to the urgent global need to
counter
long term rapidly rising conventional energy costs, and stop dangerous
global
climate change within the next 5-10 years before it is irreversible
according
to NASA,
At the September
National Public Meeting for the Standard
and the SMART© Committee Call, the Standard was
fully supported and no changes recommended. It is the result of
four
unanimous Ballot votes of leading manufacturers, purchasers/specifiers,
and
governments. The following Public Meeting notice was sent
repeatedly to
over 7,000 people: http://www.semaphoria.com/email/aia_080106
OFFICIAL BALLOT VOTE.
Please
vote on this Draft Consensus Standard by November 10 by filling out the
Ballot
Form at this link which also contains the Standard, two page summary
Scorecard,
and background: http://mts.sustainableproducts.com/SMART_Building_Product_Standard.
MTS
is an American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Developer.
Standard Provides
Substantial Global Benefits:
- Help
stop dangerous climate change
- Reduce
long term increasing energy costs, improve energy security, and protect
the global economy
- Higher
ratings for needed capital market investments in certified buildings
and products
- Cost
savings
- Design
innovation
- Product
differentiation
- Long
term customer relationships
- Liability
reduction
- Public
accountability
- Increased
customer & employee good will which is 40% of share value
- Market
definition of
- Provides
maximum credit/recognition over all product stages/entire global supply
chain for certified products with:
- 100% Reduction of Over 1000 Pollutants covering 12
Environmental Impacts Including Climate Change
- 100% Use of Green-e
Renewable Power
- 100% Energy Efficiency
- 100% Post Consumer
Recycled
or Organic/BMP Biobased Materials
- 100% Reuse/Product
Reclamation
- Social Equity
Requirements
The SMART©
Standard is a Product of Four Years of
Consensus Voting. The
Standard is almost identical to the approved SMART© Fabric,
Textile,
Flooring and Apparel Standards and California Gold Sustainable Carpet
Standard
adopted by the State for all purchasing, and has thus gone through four
years
of substantial consensus including four unanimous Ballot Votes.
The City
of
Thank
You for Your Interest
in This Very Important Activity Stopping Dangerous Climate Change &
Improving Global Sustainability!
Please
feel free to contact us if you have any
questions, or MTS at 202-338-3131, MTS@sustainableproducts.com.
Very truly yours,
Phil Harrison,
CEO, Perkins+Will
Chairman, SMART© Building Product Committee
Phil.Harrison@perkinswill.com
Ralph Bicknese,
Principal, Hellmuth-Bicknese
Vice
Chairman,
SMART© Building Product Committee
rbicknese@hellmuth-bicknese.com
Eric Corey Freed,
President, Organic Architects
Vice Chairman, SMART© Building Product
Committee
eric@organicarchitect.com
Lou Newett,
Knoll Environmental Director
Vice Chairman, SMART© Building Product Committee
LNewett@Knoll.com
Michael Bohn,
Director, Bosch
Vice Chairman, SMART© Building Product Committee
Michael.Bohn@BSHG.COM
Michi Pena,
Vice Chair, SMART© Building Product Committee
mpena@cityofchicago.org
