Cradle to Cradle

Diane M. Dale, ASLA, JD Director of Community Design William McDonough + Partners

6th Conference on Roads and Regional Development 15 September 2009

Cradle to Cradle: remaking the way we make things rethinking the way we design communities

Relationship of transportation and land use

Is a road the right solution? Is it in the right location? Will it support transitability?

What are the intended economic, social and environmental impacts? and the unintended consequences?

Ring Road

Thriving community

 Cradle to Cradle design philosophy Eco-effective design Design Principles Integrated site systems design

Cradle to Cradle remaking the way we make things

A design philosophy suggesting that: Human design can learn from nature to become an effective, safe, enriching, and delightful.

Cradle to Cradle remaking the way we make things

Waste = Food employs manufacturing, distribution, and recovery systems that allow those material inputs to be put back into productive use

Cradle to Cradle remaking the way we make things

Waste = Food uses material inputs that have positive effects on people and the environment

Cradle to Cradle remaking the way we make things

Closed loops

Up-cycling

Cradle to Cradle remaking the way we make things

Use renewable energy powered by clean and renewable energy

Cradle to Cradle remaking the way we make things

Celebrate diversity Become native to place

Natures Design Principles

1. Waste equals food

2. Use renewably sourced energy

3. Celebrate diversity

4. Anticipate evolution

Cradle to Cradle Design Paradigm

Biological Metabolism

Technical Metabolism

Cradle to Cradle Design Paradigm

Biological Nutrients

Fabric returns to soil safely

Cradle to Cradle Design Paradigm

Technical Nutrients

Products return safely to industry

Cradle to Cradle Design Paradigm

Cradle to Cradle Design Paradigm

Cradle to Cradle Design Paradigm

Integrated Site Systems Design

Eco-efficiency.
1992 Earth Summit Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Reduce. Recycle. Reuse.

Eco-efficiency
A better world

Benefits

Flight Path Eco-efficiency (less bad)

Present

Time

Future

Minimization.

Being less bad is not being good.

William McDonough, FAIA

Being less bad is not being good. Its still being bad, just less so.
William McDonough, FAIA

Eco-effectiveness
100% Good

Leadership

Benefits

Flight Path Eco-efficiency Eco-effectiveness

Present

Time

Future

Optimization.

Charting the path to 100% good rather than trying to be less bad.

Positive and creative design agenda. Celebrate our abundance.

Site Water Energy Materials IEQ TACTICS + STRATEGIES

Site Water Energy Materials IEQ TACTICS + STRATEGIES

An organizations overriding vision

A declaration of a projects values

MISSION

PRINCIPLES

An organizations overriding vision

A declaration of values to guide project development

What a project will accomplish

MISSION

PRINCIPLES

GOALS

How a project will achieve its goals Site Water Energy Materials IEQ

An organizations overriding vision

A declaration of values to guide project development

What a project will accomplish

MISSION

PRINCIPLES

GOALS TACTICS + STRATEGIES

FORD ROUGE CENTER, Dearborn Michigan

FORD ROUGE CENTER, Dearborn Michigan

We are committed to transforming

an icon of 20th century industrialism into a model of 21st century sustainability.

- William Clay Ford, Jr.,
CEO , Ford Motor Company

FORD ROUGE CENTER, Dearborn, Michigan, USA

FORD ROUGE CENTER: conceptual framework

Quality Environment
Water Soil Air Habitat

FORD ROUGE CENTER: conceptual framework

Quality Environment
Water

Goals: Treat water as a precious resource by reusing it to the maximum extent possible. Release to the ecosystem only water that is clean, healthy, and ready for reuse. Strategies: Storm Water Filtration Green Roofs Grey Water reuse

FORD ROUGE CENTER: conceptual framework

FORD ROUGE CENTER storm water strategies

FORD ROUGE CENTER storm water strategies

FORD ROUGE CENTER storm water strategies

FORD ROUGE CENTER storm water strategies

FORD ROUGE CENTER storm water strategies

FORD ROUGE CENTER storm water strategies

Hedgerows and Vegetated Drainage Swales

FORD ROUGE CENTER ecological infrastructure

Trees

Shrubs

Ground cover

FORD ROUGE CENTER master plan

ALKIMOS CONCEPT PLAN, Perth, Australia

ALKIMOS CONCEPT PLAN

ALKIMOS CONCEPT PLAN

Vision: To create a master planned coastal community of global significance that is moving towards carbon-neutral living. Development Program: Regional Center Residential neighborhoods Coastal development

The Alkimos Principles

A place of discovery. A resilient place. A place inspired by the Australian coast. A place of wellbeing and prosperity. A place of respect. A resourceful place.

A place well managed.

ALKIMOS CONCEPT PLAN

Objectives:
Economic health Community wellbeing Excellence in infrastructure Responsible Governance & project management Environmental leadership

ESSAY OF CLUES: Hydrology

ESSAY OF CLUES: Landform

ESSAY OF CLUES: Hydrology

ESSAY OF CLUES: Vegetation

ESSAY OF CLUES: Solar Path

ESSAY OF CLUES: Wind

ALKIMOS Concept Plan: 2036

ALKIMOS Concept Plan: 2016

ALKIMOS Concept Plan: 2026

ALKIMOS Concept Plan: 2036

ALKIMOS Energy Strategy

ALKIMOS Energy Strategy

ALKIMOS Carbon Emissions: Business As Usual

ALKIMOS Carbon Emissions: Day 1 Efficiencies

ALKIMOS Carbon Emissions: 2036

ALKIMOS Built Form: 2 Story Row House

ALKIMOS Built Form: Mixed Use

ALKIMOS Built Form: Stacked Apartments

ALKIMOS Water Use: Business As Usual

ALKIMOS Water Use: Day 1 Efficiencies

ALKIMOS Water Use: Harvest and Reuse

ALKIMOS Water Use: Off-Grid Water Supply

Business As Usual

Day 1 Efficiencies

Harvest and Reuse

Off-Grid Water Supply

ALKIMOS Waste & Material Flows: Business As Usual

ALKIMOS Waste & Material Flows: Cradle-To-Cradle

ALKIMOS CONCEPT PLAN Entrance to Community

ALKIMOS Harbour: 2036

ALKIMOS CONCEPT PLAN Beachfront commercial development

ALKIMOS Regional Centre: 2036

ALKIMOS Regional Centre Pedestrian-focused Main Street

ALKIMOS Neighbourhood: 2036

ALKIMOS Neighbourhood Streets

ALKIMOS Coastal Neighbourhood

Cradle to Cradle Inspired Design Waste = Food Eliminate concept of waste at all scales Pursue biological & technical nutrients Incorporate reverse logistics in design Integrate site systems design

Cradle to Cradle Inspired Design Use renewable energy Understand impacts of energy use - Embodied energy - Transport of food - Cleansing and movement of water

Cradle to Cradle Inspired Design Respect diversity Embrace location and culture Support environmental health Create compelling places for people Promote social fairness

Cradle to Cradle Inspired Design Anticipate evolution Anticipatory design Design the path to 100% Good

Create communities that function like living organisms: - harvesting energy from the sun - sequestering carbon - making oxygen - creating habitats - building soil - distilling water and - creating beneficial microclimates.

Cradle to Cradle: remaking the way we make things rethinking the way we design communities

6th Conference on Roads and Regional Development 15 September 2009