Meeting the Sustainability Mandates for New Construction & Major Renovations Ivan Graff, PE, LEED AP U.S. Department of Energy Office of Management Office

Meeting the Sustainability Mandates for

New Construction & Major Renovations

Ivan Graff, PE, LEED APU.S. Department of Energy

Office of Management

Office of Engineering and Construction Management

Agenda

June 17, 20102010 FIMS / RE Workshop

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Asset manager’s role in new construction and major renovations (NC / MR)

FIMS data fields for tracking sustainability Equivalence in DOE O 430.2B “Energy Order” “Guiding Principles” (GP) historical

retrospective Meeting GP for NC / MR Leadership in Energy and Environmental

Design (LEED) NC Gold & GP (NC) ASHRAE 189.1 & GP (NC) Notice of Proposed Rule Making on HPSB

Asset managers’ key role


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Today’s new construction is tomorrow’s existing asset

Asset managers know best What’s compatible What’s controllable What’s maintainable What’s durable What’s efficient

Low First Costs

Low Lifecycle

Costs

Lower emissions

Less utilities

More uptime

Faster design

Cheap at first

AssertiveAsset

Managers

The 7 P’s and Sustainability


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PROPER

PRIOR

PLANNING

PREVENTSPOST -

PROJECT

POLLUTION


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Overview of FIMS Fields Tracking Sustainability

Understanding how FIMS records compliance with

the Guiding Principles and LEED Certification

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EMCBC site

Estimated Disposition Year >

2015

Outgrant Indicator = No

Property Type = Building


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Status ≠ Shutdown

Restrictions


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GSF ≥ 5,000

Indication of exclusion from EPAct 2005 reporting

Reminder: Elect/Gas means . . .


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Typical of most entries in this

field: (hard to analyze)

Assessment Status makes active one

section of the form

Only when GSF ≤ 5,000 OR Est. Disp Year ≤ 2015 AND

status = shutdown


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1. Select EB or NC LEED may mislead

2. If LEED certification attained, select level 3. Enter “GP

Points - % Achieved”

Assume the building was assessed . . .

Equivalence in O 430.2B


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Section 4(d) :

“All new buildings will incorporate the Guiding Principles of E.O. 13423 to the extent practical and life cycle cost effective.

“As of October 1, 2008, all new buildings and major buildings renovations at Critical Decision One (CD-1) or lower with a value exceeding $5 million, must implement the Guiding Principles of the Executive Order and attain U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED Gold certification. . . . “

Waivers for LEED in O 430.2B


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Section 4(d) :

“In no case will a waiver permit any construction or renovation project that does not meet or exceed statutory goals, including the achievement of credits to exceed the ASHRAE 90.1-2004 standard by at least 30 percent, and address each of the five elements of the Guiding Principles. “

Equivalence in O 430.2B (EP)


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Guiding Principles 100% Equivalency through LEED Certification :

a) At CD-2 or higher on or before 10/1/08: Any level of LEED certification;

b) At CD-1 or lower on or before 10/1/08: LEED-NC Gold or Platinum certification; or,

c) LEED-Existing Buildings Operation & Maintenance Silver certification or higher.

Section 4(b) requires an

“Executable Plan” to achieve

O 430.2B goals for each site

FEMP annually distributes

Executable Plan preparation guidance

The August 2009 version

further defined equivalency

History of the “Guiding Principles”


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Full Title: Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings

Most signed in late Jan. 2006

Under three pages

Tasks an Interagency Sustainability Working Group to “provide technical guidance and updates for the Guiding Principles. “

Executive Orders and the GPs

EO 13423 EO 13514


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January 24, 2007 Section 2(f)(i): “ensure

that new construction and major renovation of agency buildings comply with the Guiding Principles. . . . “

(ii): “15 percent of the existing Federal capital asset building inventory of the agency as of the end of fiscal year 2015 incorporates the sustainable practices in the Guiding Principles”

October 5, 2009 Section 2(g)(ii): “ensuring

that all new construction, major renovation, or repair and alteration of Federal buildings complies with the Guiding

Principles . . . .”

(iii): “ensuring that at least 15 percent of the agency’s existing buildings (above 5,000 gross square feet) . . . meet the Guiding Principles by fiscal year 2015 . . . .”

Overview of the Guiding Principles for New Construction and Major Renovations

Understanding how the Office of Management and Budget seeks implementation of the five Guiding

Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings


Guiding Principles for NC / MR


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EMPLOY INTEGRATED

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

Project Team

OMB A-11

Section 7Exhibit

300Sustainability Performance

Goals Complete Lifecycle Considere

d

Commissioning



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OPTIMIZE ENERGY

PERFORMANCE

Earn ENERGYST

AR

Follow Labs21

NC: 30% less consumption than

ASHRAE 90.1-2007

Use ENERGYSTAR or FEMP Products

MR: 20% less than 2003 baseline

- OR -

- OR -

EnergyEfficiency



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OPTIMIZE ENERGY

PERFORMANCE

30% or more hot water from solar

On-siteRenewableGeneration



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OPTIMIZE ENERGY

PERFORMANCE

Meter for electricity, natural gas, and steam

M& VBench-marking

ENERGYSTARPortfolio Manager

Labs21

- OR -

Verify performance meets targets (±

10%)



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PROTECT AND CONSERVE

WATERUse less potable water

20% indoors 50%

outdoors

Capture and reuse rain,

condensate, and gray water

etc.

EPA WaterSense Products

Restore pre-development

hydrology

temperature, rate, volume, flow duration



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ENHANCE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL

QUALITY

Ventilation and Comfort

ASHRAE 55-2004ASHRAE 62.1-

2007

Daylight factor of 2%

in 75% of occupied

spaceLow-emitting materials

IAQ during construction

Pre-occupancy, 72 hour flush with

< 60% RH

Moisture and

lighting control

Tobacco smoke



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REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL

IMPACT OF MATERIALS

Recycled content

Environmentally preferable

products

Biobased content

Ozone depleting

compounds

Affirmative Acquisition



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REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL

IMPACT OF MATERIALSSpace to

manage waste

Waste

Recycle or salvage 50% of the construction

or demolition waste

Meeting the Guiding Principles NC / MR through Sustainability Standards

ASHRAE 189.1-2009 (a Standard)

LEED NC 3.0 (a Certification)


About ASHRAE 189.1-2009


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Full name: Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings

Developed with support from USGBC and IES Published in January 2010 Optional compliance path for the ICC’s draft

International Green Construction Code 30% more energy efficient than ASHRAE 90.1-

2007 according to NREL study Information on Standard 189.1:

www.ashrae.org/greenstandard Information on International Green Construction Code:

www.iccsafe.org/cs/IGCC

About LEED NC 3.0


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LEED = Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Developed by USGBC but administered by GBCI Published in April 2009 Reweighted credits to better align with

environmental and human impacts of credits Introduced regional credits that emphasize local needs Retains four levels of certification

Information on LEED 3.0: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1970

LEED NC 3.0 Reference Guide: http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=5546

Standard vs. Certification

ASHRAE 189.1 LEED NC 3.0


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Throughout the project

Mandatory provisions AND prescriptive OR performance path

Low

Low

At granting of certification

Pre-requisites AND a choice of credits that must total to desired level

Moderate

High

Compliance validated . . .

Flexibility . . .

Potential for missing expectations

Potential for recognition

Watch for Alignment


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Sustainability standards and certification do not perfectly align with the Guiding Principles NC / MR

What will you find – 1:1 match Similar end result Possible to arrive at the same end result . . . but not

guaranteed (PNG) Not addressed (NA)

LEED Certification equivalence is policy Good contract documents address compliance

paths Addendum “Crosswalk” for ASHRAE 189,1 and LEED NC 3.0 illustrates

this

ASHRAE 189.1 Alignment IssuesPossible, Not Guaranteed Not Addressed


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Energy efficiency 30% hot water from solar Harvest and reclaim water Reduce outdoor

potable water by 50% Pre-development

hydrology Daylight factor of

2% . . . Environmentally

Preferable Products

OMB Exhibit 300 WaterSense irrigation

contractors

LEED NC 3.0 Alignment IssuesPossible, Not Guaranteed Not Addressed


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Project team Complete lifecycle

considered Energy efficiency ENERGYSTAR Products 30% hot water from solar Harvest and reclaim water Pre-development

hydrology Moisture control Environmentally Preferable

Products

OMB Exhibit 300 Water meters for

outdoor usage WaterSense irrigation

contractors

Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Design Standards for New Federal Buildings

Notice of Proposed Rule Making

Published on May 28, 2010 (75 FR 29933)

Comments due on July 27, 2010

http://bit.ly/b5ReCI


Purpose of the Rule


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Define 11 terms, including: Major renovation Potable water To the extent practicable

Revise definitions of 3 terms, including New federal building

Require solar hot water heaters Revise the “Guiding Principles” NC / MR Recommend a green building rating system

New Definitions Proposed


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Major renovation Changes that yield “substantial improvement in

energy efficiency” – OR – Cost more than 25% of Replacement Plant Value

Potable water “Public drinking water” “Natural freshwater”

To the extent practicable “Wherever feasible taking into consideration . . .

safety . . .. project objectives . . . material availability . . . increases in life cycle cost and total funding available”

Commentary: Not when compliance costs exceed 3% of first costs

Definition Revision Proposed


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New federal building

“Any new building . . . constructed by, or for the use of, any Federal agency.”

Would include built new-to-lease

Would include complete in-place replacements, from foundation to roof

Solar Hot Water Heaters


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Would take effect one year after final rule publish date

At least 30% of hot water needs for new or renovated portion of the building

When life-cycle cost-effective

Proposed Revisions to GPs NC / MR


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Would revise “Reduce Environmental Impacts of Materials” Restore the 10% concept

for recycled content from the original (MOU) GPs

Post consumer recycled content + half of pre-consumer recycled content ≥ 10% of first cost or replacement value of ALL building

materials Remains a preference

Would introduce “Building Siting” to consider: Building orientation Central locations Local transit Pedestrian access Affordable housing Reuse of buildings Avoiding sensitive lands Parking management

Green Building Rating Systems


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Would effect designs initiated one year after final rule publish date

The system must: Allow for independent verification of criteria Welcome public comment Use a consensus-based revision process Have national recognition Periodically evaluate its sustainability benefits Periodically confirm continued savings of certified

buildings

Green Building Rating Systems


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Certification level Complies with regulations stemming from EPAct

2005 and EISA 2007 Complies with EO 13423

Self-certification FEMP has to approve Agencies would certify internal reviewers Judge buildings against the Guiding Principles NC /

MR At least 5% of certified buildings annually done

through a system compliant with the six criteria on the previous slide

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Meeting the Sustainability Mandates for New Construction & Major Renovations Ivan Graff, PE, LEED AP U.S. Department of Energy Office of Management Office