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GREEN VESSEL DESIGN
Environmental issues are increasingly at the forefront of
public awareness and the marine industry is in a position to help shape
policy and public opinion We also have the opportunity to demonstrate
our commitment to responsible stewardship.
As naval architects
and marine engineers, we have the opportunity to improve upon design
practices which will in turn benefit the environment. Working with
and for the benefit of our clients, EBDG's Green Team researches
standardized environmental practices in the design, construction,
operation and eventual disposal of maritime vessels. Our goal is to
improve upon these practices and we have a few guiding principles for
environmentally-responsible design:
- Minimize use of
hazardous materials and environmental contaminates
- Maximize use of
recycled and recyclable material
- Minimize waste
and scrap
- Maximize use of
rapidly renewable and regional materials
- Minimize air
emissions
- Minimize energy
use
- Minimize
discharges to water
These principles are
interdependent and are not mutually exclusive to economic
performance. In many cases they are the natural progression of
regulations that have been refined through use and enforcement in
the field. In the future, EBDG will be releasing a series of articles in which we
discuss basic guiding principles for design decisions that influence
these environmental impacts and share some available options.
EBDG staff are proud to have
authored the following article for the USCG Proceedings
GREEN
VESSEL DESIGN
Guiding Principles for Environmental Best-Practices through
Design
Byline: Brian W. King, PE, Vice President of Engineering, Elliott Bay Design Group
Joseph Payne, PE, LEED-AP, Senior Electrical Engineer, Elliott Bay Design Group
Christina Villiott, CPSM, Director or Marketing, Elliott Bay Design Group
If you would like to
receive these articles in the future, please email us and request to
be placed on our email list.
greeninfo@ebdg.com
EBDG's Recent Green Projects
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Passenger-Vehicle Ferry Energy Audit
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Ferry Fleet Emissions Study
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Ferry Design Green Technologies Paper
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Diesel-Electric Tug Design for LNG Service
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130-Car Ferry State Environmental
Protection Analysis
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144-Car Ferry State Environmental
Protection Analysis
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Hybrid SDM Feasibility Study
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Battelle Ballast Water Treatment Evaluation
& Engineering
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Canal Corridor Boats featuring electric
power
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Diesel-Electric 114m well stimulation
vessel
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Series of 4, 31-500-bbl tank barges which
feature EPA-Compliant Tier 3 Engines and pump
Elliott Bay Design Group LLC
5305 Shilshole Ave. NW
Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98107
Phone 206.782.3082
Fax 206.782.3449
Email:
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New Orleans
Elliott Bay Design Group LLC
One Canal Place
365 Canal Street, Suite 1550
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone 504.529.1754
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