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Strategic Solutions for Net Zero Energy, Waste, and Water Installations

Wendi Goldsmith, CPG, CPSSc

Bioengineering Group, Salem, MAFeb 15 2011

Sustainable Development:

“…development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

--World Commission on Environmental Development (Bruntland, 1987)

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Navy achieved Net Zero Energy at China Lake in 1987

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Army demonstration Net Zero Energy FOB at Fort Irwin

3 INS Border Patrol Stations, Maine near Canadian Border

Secure facilities with detention areas

Helipads with multi-fuel storage and leak prevention

Urgent and scrutinized

First USACE LEED Principle Based Design-Started 2002

Fulfilled Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Needs

Won Regional CMAA Award 2007

Developed one building design

Energy efficient buildings and equipment

Featured Low Impact Development (LID) methods for stormwater

Exemplary case study of cold region LID application

Lexington, MA DPW

Green Roof Design

Porous Pavement Design

Wetland Restoration Design

Stormwater Management

Water Quality Treatment

Water Harvesting

Native Plantings

Sustainability Site/Civil Design

Paving Specs and QA

Subsurface Storage and Infiltration

Combined Measures

Planning and Directing Flow

Raingardens for Public Outreach

Stormwater Wetlands along Stream Corridor

Re-Use of water for truck washing and irrigation

Cleansed stormwater enters impaired brook

Green roof, porous paving, raingardens, rainbarrels, infiltraltration

Outdoor classroom enlightens students, town engineers, contractors, and public visiting offices

Water Footprint Management and Community Outreach

E.O. 13514: Goals

• Requires that 95% of all applicable procurement contracts will meet sustainability requirements

• Requires 15% of buildings meet the Guiding Principles for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings by 2015

• Design all new Federal buildings which begin the planning process by 2020 to achieve zero-net energy by 2030

• Pursue cost-effective & innovative strategies, such as highly reflective & vegetated roofs

• Achieve 30% reduction in vehicle fleet petroleum use by 2020

• Achieve 26% reduction in potable & 20% reduction in industrial, landscaping, & agricultural water consumption by 2020

• Comply with new EPA stormwater management guidance

• Achieve 50% recycling & waste diversion by 2015

The new executive order requires agencies to meet sustainability targets, including:

DOD Sustainability Implementation Challenges

• RFP – Proposal – Award Process: Lacks clarity on sustainability focus and does not welcome contractor innovations

• MILCON and O&M: Funding streams are stove piped preventing complete capital asset lifecycle cost balancingSustainability should be applied from project inception to design to

procurement and O&M and, eventually, decommissioning—but rarely is!

SAME Sustainability Track Executive Forum 2009

SAME Sustainability Track– Way Ahead

• Identify regionally specific pilot projects to serve as demonstration of best practices.

– Alternative Delivery methods– Renewable energy generation– High-performance buildings– Documented business cases

• Develop training and outreach program in order to share lessons learned and best practices in order to achieve culture change

SAME Sustainability Track Executive Forum 2009

Path Forward• Energy efficiency must continue as a priority for

new buildings and renovations• Linkage between water use, waste handling

patterns, and energy efficiency must be addressed better

• Renewable power generation must be addressed at installation and regional levels

• Construction and O&M must be coordinated• Life Cycle Costing methods must be improved• Master Plans must establish

system-scale strategies that inform building-specific actions

Utility Energy Efficiency / Demand Reduction

• Commercial / Industrial Program Design & Implementation– Custom, Prescriptive, New Construction, Retro-commissioning,

Demand Credit, Critical Peak Pricing, & Interruptible Tariff programs

– Over 1000 GWh Annual Energy Savings Installed– Hundreds of trade allies and partners

• Efficiency Measures– Air Abatement– Compressed Air– HVAC– Motors– Pumps– Lighting– Refrigeration– Hydraulics– Waste Heat– Primary & Secondary Process

Building Shell Thermal Integrity

• Air Sealing exterior surfaces

• Adding Insulation

• Sealing Ducts• Test in-test out

Save up to 10% of total Energy Bill by:

Water Efficiency and Conservation

• Replacing inefficient fixtures

• Reducing irrigation demand

• Capture and re-use water from chiller, boilers, and wastewater treatment

• Rain Gardens and Bioswales

• Porous paving• Rainwater harvesting

and re-use• Green roof systems

Conserve water by: