Ridgehaven "Green" Building
Demonstration Project
City of San Diego, California

10/26/99

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Ridgehaven "Green" Building
Demonstration Project
City of San Diego, California

All Benefit From
"Green" Building

All Benefit From
"Green" Building, Cont.

Project Goals

Key "Green Building" Strategies

Key "Green Building" Strategies continued

Linear Project Design

Integrated Project Design
Recognizes Interrelationships

Project Objectives

CHALLENGES:
Traditional City Processes Were Not Conductive

Public-Private Partnership

Organization And Process
Conception Phase

Organization And Process
Planning Phase

Energy Efficiency

Products Used to Increase Energy Efficiency

Water Consumption

Recycled & Re-Use
of Existing Materials

Educational Effort

Educational Effort

Economics -
Over Time, Green Buildings Are Economical

Simple Pay-Back for Efficiency Measures

City Council Policy Highlights
Guidelines for City Projects

City Council Policy Highlights
Guidelines for City Projects

Ridgehaven Award-Winning Building

Lessons Learned on the Green Building Project

Conclusion

Author: Adam Saling

Email: dfw@sdcity.sannet.gov (Dennis Williams)

Other information:
Case study presentation of Ridgehaven Green Building Demonstration project, presented October 8th 1999 at the National Sustainable Buildings Workshop, Ann Arbor, MI