The Kendal SystemThe Kendal SystemSustainability Sustainability

InitiativesInitiatives

November 18, 2011

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SYSTEM-WIDE SUSTAINABILTIY PROJECT GROUPInclude Facilities Directors, residents, several Executive Directors and boardMeet by conference call four - six times per yearEndeavor to have a lead presentation Give each affiliate opportunity to share their efforts and successesSummarized and distribute presentations and minutes

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BE PATTERNS, BE EXAMPLES Kendal, as a leading not for profit provider of senior housing and services, has an opportunity and societal obligation to demonstrate leadership in supporting and promoting environmental stewardship. Kendal communities will strive to conduct their activities in an ecologically sound, socially responsible, and economically prudent manner. Kendal communities will support the concepts of sustainability in their operations and resident life initiatives. In serving older people, Kendal will take special care to minimize community member’s exposure to harmful substances. We will strive to function as a sustainable community, emphasizing energy conservation and responsible consumption, promoting ecological understanding and environmentally sound practices among its residents and staff, and supporting these values throughout the wider community. July 25, 2008

DefinitionsDefinitions

Sustainability means:

“Forms of progress that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.”• Healthy - for people and planet• Green (environmentally-friendly)

– Green Building– Greening Healthcare– Green Purchasing

•When all externalities (embedded costs) are included, green is more friendly to economic concerns as well

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A 2010 Kendal Corporate Goal: Develop measures and targets for Sustainability

Facilities Directors and Sustainability Project Group 13 Sustainability InitiativesGoal: 10 by the EOY 2012 and 13 by the EOY 2013

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1) Establish, monitor, and maintain a community-wide multi-faceted system of recycling or disposal of items such as, but not limited to, paper goods, containers, plastics, batteries, electronic goods, and hazardous waste.

– Food composting - Ithaca, Lathrop, Hanover

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2) Establish a program to reduce office paper usage, and purchase of Forest Stewardship Council certified paper for all print materials.• Recycled paper for all marketing mailings•BoardSense

3) Establish a program to install and maintain native landscape.•Longwood LEED cottage project

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4) Provide building automation/energy management system for monitoring mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment for maximum efficiency.• Hanover, Ithaca5) Develop an energy conservation plan that is measureable.•hanover

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6) Adopt a policy to purchase only EnergyStar appliances.

7) Offer environmental educational programs and ongoing reminders and updates to staff and residents about environmental issues and opportunities.• Hanover Lecture series•Lathrop Green sheet8) Establish a program for water conservation.

Going Green with Residents and StaffGoing Green with Residents and Staff9) Provide a program for incorporating the least possible use of herbicides and pesticides into landscape management.• Barclay Friends

10) Provide a program for using green chemicals in all aspects of operations including housekeeping, laundry, and dining.

11) Establish a “food philosophy” which includes incorporating local food produce in the dining program•Has gone way beyond a food philosophy and local produce (5-35%), Composting, Cycling menus for seasonal foods, Getting rid of plastic water bottles at meetings, only turning on large kitchen equipment when needed (not every morning), getting rid of Styrofoam in DS,

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12) Establish a program and practice of Green Building standards in any construction or renovation project including finishes and furnishing.

Longwood LEED cottages

Oberlin Energy Star cottages

13) Establish a sustainability workgroup in the community including residents and staff that actively works to monitor and advance the sustainability efforts of the community; includes a sustainability “library” with references and website links.

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Sustainability Initiatives:Staff Energy CommitteesContract with Re-Use Center Experimental weevil control of

mile-a-minute weedBulb Eater

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Going Green with Residents and StaffGoing Green with Residents and StaffLEED Certified Cottages:

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LEED Duplex Cottages: 1250-1775 SF, Gold and SilverSustainability initiatives:

30% energy reduction strategies, geothermal heat pumpRetention basins and multiple underground storage basinsNative plants, wildflower meadow, limit lawnWater conservation - high efficiency fixturesSustainable materials, construction waste reductionIndoor air quality

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LEED Duplex CottagesConstruction cost $100-110/SFSoft costs approximately $3,500 per cottage

LEED Sustainability consultant $96,000LEED inspections and Admin fees $62,000USGBC Fees $10,000

Operating CostsOperating Costs• Focusing on purchase price and ignoring operating

costs confuses the true cost of ownership.– Spending $100 more per month on a mortgage to

save $150 in monthly utility costs saves money.– Green buildings have been shown to increase

worker productivity by up to 15%. That can pay for upgrades very quickly.

– Consider monthly fuel costs as well as monthly payments when purchasing vehicles

• Tools for determining true costs of ownership and externalities– Life-Cycle Analysis– Total Cost Accounting– Total Embodied Energy

• Smart Investments:• “When the designers first proposed an upgrade to triple-glazed,

double low-e windows from Visionwall, the developer balked at the $15,000 increase in cost. He was won over, however, when they were able to demonstrate that this upgrade would allow them to eliminate the perimeter heating zone for a savings of $15,000, downsize the heat pumps for another $10,000 savings, and gain $5,000 in additional leasable space due to the smaller equipment and ducts.”

• www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/database

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• Passive solar design• Super efficient building envelope (framing, insulation, windows,

roofing, siding, foundation)• Super efficient mechanical systems (type, system design,

location, installation quality)• Water conservation (system design, fixtures, rainwater)• Indoor environmental quality (fresh air, daylight, non-toxic

furnishings and finishes)• Green materials (local, recycled, low embodied energy, non-

toxic)• Innovative techniques: ICFs, SIPs, tilt-wall, geothermal, on-site

renewable energy, programmable systems

Kendal at Lexington – Phase II cottageKendal at Lexington – Phase II cottage

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NYSERDA Grant for Energy Reduction Hudson – corridor motion sensors, reduced waste stream through recycling, saving in water and sewer – projected savings 26% or $150,000 per yearIthaca – Replaced boilers, heat recovery units, updated air handler controls, attic insulation – projected savings 45% or $162,000 per year.2-4 year paybacks projected

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COLLINGTONUniversity of Maryland Manufacturing Assistance Program – Energy Audit

Lighting and mechanical efficienciesReduce electrical consumption by 22%Reduce natural gas consumption by 4.5%Total cost savings of >$150,000, almost 19%

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Kendal at Longwood and CrosslandsDemand response programs which:

Preserve the reliability of the regional gridInsure a quality power supplyHelp meet demands of peak energy needs

Generator capacity to meet 100% of communities needs.

Since April 2007 these two Pennsylvania communities have earned over $600,000.

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Hanover reduced electricity 8.5% - purchased 20 electric meters to measure baseline.Crosslands energy committee – documented a $50,000 decrease in energy costs (7%) with CFLs and programmable thermostats.Ithaca composting 3.5 tons of food waste per month reduced waste stream by 35%.Lathrop reduced waste stream by 80% with recycling and composting

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OPPORTUNITIESCommitted residentsSocially conscious and concernedEnergy of working as communityConnections with leaders in the field Aging infrastructure provides significant opportunity

for efficiency gains

Going Green with Residents and StaffGoing Green with Residents and StaffCHALLENGES

Pressure to keep project budgets in check Staff stretched for time and resourcesArticulate, committed leadership important

“We dole out energy as if it were free”Education – “Someone else’s problem”MeasurementSustainability vs. aesthetics