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Sally Sawyer, LEED AP
www.wilmotinc.com
Low-cost and No-cost Efficiency
Upgrades for Your Building
“People don’t live by
efficiency alone” – Stephen Kellert
Water
• Aerators
• Rainwater collection & gravity
distribution
• Condensate recovery
• Low-flow fixtures
• LID
Faucet aerators
Rainwater collection
Condensate reuse
Low flow fixtures
Urinal
1 gpf vs. 0.5 gpf
Showerhead
2.5 gpm vs. 1.5 gpm
Toilet
1.6 gpf vs. 1.28 gpf
Low Impact Development (LID)
• Reduce or eliminate stormwater user fee
Materials
• Recycling
• Recycled content
• Green cleaning & IAQ
Recycling
• What goes out?
• Waste = lost profit
Recycled content:
Closing the loop
Green Cleaning & Preventative
Maintenance
1% Improvement in Productivity > Total Energy Bill
1% improvement = $3.18 >
$2.25
Source: Original by Rocky Mountain Institute using data from Building Owners & Managers Association, Electrical Power Research Institute, Statistical
Abstract of US, 1991. All data updated by Carnegie Mellon Univ. in 2005
Energy: Operations & Lighting
• Automate building operations
– Smart strips, lighting sensors,
programmable thermostats
• Lighting retrofit
• Daylighting
• Daytime cleaning
Energy
Operations and Equipment
Manage your use:
• Programmable thermostats
• Lighting sensors
• Smart strips/auto shutoff
Lighting
Daylighting
Improves productivity
Reduces energy use
Daytime cleaning
Eliminate this:
Energy: Equipment
• Commissioning
• EnergyStar appliances and equipment
• Seal ductwork
• White roof
Commissioning/Retro-
commissioning
Building Diagnostics Savings Analysis
Implementation On-going
Commissioning
Why is the building using 50% of its energy on a Sat. night?
One Behavior Change = 8% Reduction in Building Energy Use
Energy Star Appliances
Seal ductwork
White roof & exterior surfaces
What about the big stuff?
• Energy Performance Contracting (EPC)
• Cost segregation studies
• Utility incentives
• Demand Response programs
• Rate structure analysis
Sally Sawyer, LEED AP
www.wilmotinc.com
