6B — July 27 - August 9, 2018 — Architects & Engineers — ODM — M id A tlantic
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n New York City, the De- partment of Sanitation (DSNY) exports more than By Lisa Cassidy, Senior Strategist and Founder for ecoImagine Zero Waste Design Guidelines Offer Architects Innovative Building Design Options and Tools I of the City’s effort to meet its climate goals.”
Unfortunately, New York City is not the only major city facing high costs and anti- quated processes when it comes to managing waste, but they are among the few with very aggressive zero waste goals. According to OneNYC, “The City is committed to becoming a worldwide leader in solid waste management by achiev- ing the goal of Zero Waste by 2030, eliminating the need to send waste to out-of-state landfills and minimizing the overall environmental impact of the city’s trash.” In an effort to achieve this
goal, New York-based Clare Miflin, architect at Kiss + Cathcart, Architects, brought together a team of architects and planners to develop a set of guidelines, called the Zero Waste Design Guidelines, that would offer architects innova- tive waste solutions for new building designs. The guidelines were cre- ated with the help of over 100 collaborators including architects, planners, develop- ers, city officials, engineers, sustainability consultants, university researchers, waste haulers, recycling experts
and building managers. Even porters and superintendents were interviewed so that the team could fully address waste collection issues and issues confronting different building types. Rethinking the way waste is stored, managed, diverted and transported was central to de- veloping the ZeroWaste Design Guidelines. And not a moment too soon. Mark Chambers, Di- rector of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability stated, “Better designed, more effective, and more intentional waste man- agement is a necessary part
The Zero Waste Design Guidelines serve as both a set of practical recommenda- tions and an inspiration for future building designs in any major city. The guidelines can be found at zerowastede- sign.org along with an online Waste Calculator that helps architects estimate waste vol- ume and provides equipment recommendations for storing and compacting waste, baling recycled material (cardboard, plastic, aluminum and glass) and managing organics. The calculator also gives developers and building owners an idea of the impact waste and recycling initiatives can have on the total volume of each waste stream. As you might expect, the online calculator is primarily intended for the design of new buildings where the volume of waste is not yet known, however it can also be used in existing buildings to see how the different type of equipment can reduce the volume of waste – allowing building managers to evaluate different waste diversion strategies. According to Clare Miflin, ”Good design should change behavior without people even noticing.” The Zero Waste Design Guidelines were made pos- sible with support from The Rockefeller Foundation and were developed in collaboration with the AIA New York Com- mittee on the Environment; Kiss + Cathcart, Architects; ClosedLoops; and the Food- print Group. Lisa Cassidy is senior strategist and founder of ecoImagine. n Mancini's Sheridan, AIA, assumes new leadership role NEW YORK, NY — During the annual American In- stitute of Architects (AIA) Conference on Architecture, Mancini senior associate Jes- sica Sheridan, AIA , was elected to the position of Direc- tor At-Large for the 2019–21 term. Since joining Mancini, Sheridan has been an active leader of the firm. Sheridan’s proactive ap- proach to develop meaningful results for her team and her clients makes her a natural fit for the leadership of an organi- zation like the AIA. n
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