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REGREEN A S I D & USGBC Residential Remodeling Guidelines Second Edition REGREEN Residential Remodeling Guidelines 2008 Copyright pending © 2008 by the American Society of Interior Designers and U.S. Green Building Council. All rights reserved. None of the parties involved in the funding or creation of the REGREEN Guidelines, including ASID and U.S. Green Building Council, its members, its contractors or the U.S. government, assume any liability or responsibility to the user or any third parties for the accuracy, completeness or use of or reliance on any information contained in the REGREEN Residential Guidelines, or for any injuries, losses or damages (including, without limitation, equitable relief) arising from such use or reliance. As a condition of use, the user covenants not to sue and agrees to waive and release ASID and U.S. Green Building Council, its members, its contractors and the U.S. government from any and all claims, demands and causes of action for any injuries, losses or damages (including, without limitation, equitable relief) that the user may now or hereafter have a right to assert against such parties as a result of the use of, or reliance on, the REGREEN Residential Guidelines. The builder (or primary project manager) is solely responsible for choosing REGREEN Residential Guidelines features that are appropriate for the home and for their proper installation. Use of these guidleines in no way constitutes a warranty as to the appropriateness of the selected REGREEN Residential Guidelines best practices or the quality of implementation. ASID 608 Massachusetts Ave., NE Washington, DC 20002-6006 U.S. Green Building Council 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 REGREEN™ trademark pending 2008 by the American Society of Interior Designers and U.S. Green Building Council. All rights reserved. ISBN-10: 1-932444-12-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-932444-12-4 Cover photo: Fine Homebuilding ii REGREEN A S I D & USGBC Residential Remodeling Guidelines Second Edition www.regreenprogram.org Contents Preface v Acknowledgments vi Introduction viii How to Use the Guidelines x Green from the Start xii Kitchen 1 Bathroom 7 Bedroom 13 Living and Working 19 Finished Basement 25 Home Performance 31 Major Addition 37 Gut Rehab 43 Deep Energy Retrofit 49 Outdoor Living 55 Strategy Library 61 Strategy Image Appendix 129 Glossary 151 Building Profile Worksheet 161 Photography and Illustration Credits 164 iv Preface ASID The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is a community of people—designers, industry representatives, educators, and students—committed to interior design. Through education, knowledge sharing, advocacy, community building, and outreach, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the process, to demonstrate and celebrate the power of design to positively change people’s lives. Its more than 40,000 members engage in a variety of professional programs and activities through a network of 48 chapters throughout the United States and Canada. ASID endorses the following principles of environmental stewardship: n Advocacy for safe products and services: Interior designers should advocate with their clients and employers the development of buildings, spaces, and products that are environmentally benign, produced in a socially just manner and safe for all living things. n Protection of the biosphere: Interior designers should eliminate the use of any product or process that is known to pollute air, water, or earth. n Sustainable use of natural resources: Interior designers should make use of renewable natural resources, including the protection of vegetation, wildlife habitats, open spaces, and wilderness. n Waste reduction: Interior designers should minimize waste through the reduction, reuse, or recycling of products and encourage the development and use of reclaimed, salvaged, and recycled products. n Wise use of energy: Interior designers should reduce energy use, adopt energy-conserving strategies, and choose renewable energy sources. n Reduction of risk: Interior designers should eliminate the environmental risk to the health of the end users of their designs. ASID believes that, whenever feasible, interior designers should endeavor to practice sustainable design. Interior designers should meet present-day needs without compromising the ability to meet the needs of future generations. Of the Society’s 20,000 practicing interior designers, 6,500 practice primarily in the commercial field and 4,000 practice primarily as residential designers. The remaining 9,500 work in both commercial and residential design. Professional members of ASID must pass rigorous acceptance standards: they must have a combination of accredited design education and/or full-time work experience and pass a two-day accreditation examination administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ). ASID Industry Partners include nearly 3,000 member firms with more than 8,000 individual representatives, uniting the professional designer with manufacturers of design-related products and services. The Society’s membership also includes more than 12,000 students of interior design. ASID has more than 300 student chapters at colleges, universities, and design schools with two-year and four-year programs throughout the United States and a “virtual” chapter through Rhodec International. Contact the American Society of Interior Designers ASID tel: (202) 546-3480 608 Massachusetts Ave., NE fax: (202) 546-3240 Washington, DC 20002-6006 e-mail: [email protected] v USGBC The built environment has a profound impact on our natural environment, economy, health, and productivity. Breakthroughs in building science, technology, and operations are now available to designers, builders, operators, and owners who want to build green and maximize both economic and environmental performance. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is coordinating the establishment and evolution of a national consensus effort to provide the industry with the tools necessary to design, build, and operate buildings that deliver high performance inside and out. Council members work together to develop industry standards, design, and construction practices as well as guidelines, operating practices and guidelines, policy positions, and educational tools that support the adoption of sustainable design and building practices. Members also forge strategic alliances with industry and research organizations, federal government agencies, and state and local governments to transform the built environment. As the leading organization that represents the entire building industry on environmental building matters, USGBC’s unique perspective and collective power enable our members to effect change in the way buildings are designed, built, operated, and maintained. USGBC’s greatest strength is the diversity of its membership. USGBC is a balanced, consensus nonprofit organization representing the entire building industry, comprising more than 12,000 companies and organizations. Since its inception in 1993, USGBC has played a vital role in providing a leadership forum and a unique, integrating force for the building industry. USGBC programs are distinguished by several features: n Committee-based The heart of this effective coalition is the committee structure, in which volunteer members design strategies that are implemented by staff and expert consultants. USGBC committees provide a forum for members to resolve differences, build alliances, and forge cooperative solutions for influencing change in all sectors of the building industry. n Member-driven Membership is open and balanced and provides a comprehensive platform for carrying out important programs and activities. USGBC targets the issues identified by its members as the highest priority. In annual reviews of achievements, USGBC sets policy, revises strategies, and devises work plans based on members’ needs. n Consensus-focused USGBC members work together to promote green buildings and, in doing so, help foster greater economic vitality and environmental health at lower costs. The various industry segments bridge ideological gaps to develop balanced policies that benefit the entire industry. Contact the U.S. Green Building Council USGBC tel: (202) 828-7422 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW fax: (202) 828-5110 Suite 300 e-mail: [email protected] Washington, DC 20036 vi Acknowledgments The REGREEN Residential Remodeling Guidelines have been made possible only through the efforts of many dedicated volunteers, staff members, and others in the ASID and USGBC community. The scope of the REGREEN guidelines emerged from conversations occurring among a variety of residential building experts convened at the Pocantico Conference Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, April 27–29, 2007. The REGREEN guidelines were developed by a technical committee comprising of both ASID and USGBC members and invited experts. This resource reflects the views of the authors and not necessarily those of other conference participants or of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, its trustees, or its staff. Developement of the REGREEN Residential Remodeling Guidelines was managed and implemented by ASID and USGBC staff and included review and suggestions by many technical advisors. We extend our deepest gratitude to all of our Steering Committee members who participated in the development of the REGREEN Residential Guidelines, for their tireless volunteer efforts and constant support of ASID and USGBC’s shared vision