Tim Wisner, Chief - Energy and Sustainability Branch

Sandy Jones, Sustainability Program Manager

Energy and Sustainability March 28, 2012

Client Solutions Division77 Forsyth Street, SWSuite 110Atlanta, GA 30303404.331.3584www.gsa.gov

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GSA Public Buildings Service

Sustainability

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

Brundtland Commission

United Nations – March 20, 1987

Sustainability Is…

• Recycling• Waste Prevention• Integrated Pest

Management• Green Cleaning• Indoor Air Quality• Green

Procurement/Purchasing• Building Operations• Commuting

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• Conserve & Optimize Energy Performance

• Protect and Conserve Water

• Enhance Indoor Environmental Quality

• Reduce Environmental Impact of Materials

• High Performance Bldgs

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Why Sustainability?

Executive Orders and Laws

Your Agency Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP)

GSA’s Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP) www.gsa.gov

Good Business Sense

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“Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance”

Expands sustainability goals of previous laws and Executive Orders

EO 13514 - Oct, 2009

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E.O. 13514

• Accountability and Transparency • Strategic Sustainability Performance Planning • Greenhouse Gas Management • Sustainable Buildings and Communities • Water Efficiency • Electronic Products and Services • Fleet and Transportation Management • Pollution Prevention and Waste Reduction

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E.O. 13514• OMB must prepare scorecards providing

periodic evaluation of Federal agency performance.

• The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ Chair) must ensure that Federal agencies are held accountable for conforming to Executive Requirements.

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EO 13514

• Managing existing building systems to reduce the consumption of energy, water, and materials and resources

• Buildings and leases (above 5,000 gross square feet) meet the Guiding Principles by fiscal year 2015 and that the agency makes annual progress towards 100% compliance across its building inventory.

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Common Sources of Federal Greenhouse Emissions 9

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EO 13514 - Meeting Guiding Principles

• Employ Integrated Assessment, Operating, and Management Principles

• Optimize Energy Performance• Protect and Conserve Water• Enhance Indoor Environmental Quality• Reduce Environmental Impact of Materials

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Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design

• LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings and meets Guiding Principles.

• LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance.

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LEED

• LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health:

• Sustainable Site Development • Water Savings• Energy Efficiency • Materials & Resources• Indoor Environmental Quality

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SSPP

GSA will…

• Eliminate its impact on natural environment• Use its government-wide influence to reduce the

environmental impact of Federal Government• Minimize and offset its consumption of energy, water, and

other resources • Eliminate all waste and pollution in all GSA operations and

activities

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Waste Reduction

• Divert at least 50% of non-hazardous solid waste by the end of fiscal year 2013.

• Minimize waste and pollutants through source reduction.

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Recycling Resource Source

www.earth911.org

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Construction Waste Mangement

• All construction projects must contain language to recycle and report on construction waste.

• Divert a minimum of 50% of demolition waste from the landfill.

• All carpet removed from a project must be reused or recycled. No carpet can be incinerated or land-filled.

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Green Procurement

•  Meet/exceed EPA’s recycled content recommendations for Comprehensive Procurement Guideline items (CPG). www.epa.gov/cpg

• Non – CPG items: Project materials/products should contain the maximum amount of post-consumer recycled content if available; then the maximum amount of post-industrial recycled content.

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Biobased Content Products

• For USDA-designated bio content products. Or, use products made from rapidly renewable resources and/or certified sustainable wood products. For the USDA Biobased product catalog: http://www.catalog.biopreferred.gov/bioPreferredCatalog/faces/jsp/catalogLanding.jsp

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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s)Organic Gases

VOC’s are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids.

VOC’s include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short and long term adverse health effects.

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Green Cleaning

Health Issue ?

Environmental Issue ?

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Some Causes of Poor Air Quality

Cleaning Products Copiers

Air Fresheners Pest Control

Walkoff Mats Perfume

Outside Plants Nail Polish/Remover

Paint George Forman

Furnishings Grills

Carpet Microwaves

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Green Cleaning

• Cleaning Products• www.greenseal.org

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Incorporate

Changes in

Specifications

IncorporateChanges inSpecifications

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Green Washing

Energy Statistics

• 130 Leased and Owned Buildings in EUAS

• 21.5-million gross square feet (GSF)– Largest - AFC, 2.4-million GSF– Smallest – Warehouse 1000 GSF

• $ 28.9-million FY 09 Utility Cost

• Enough energy to power 10,831 homes annually

Tracked Building Inventory

Goals

● Energy Efficiency: reduce energy intensity by (i) 3 percent annually through FY 2015, or (ii) 30 percent by FY 2015, relative to the FY 2003 agency's energy use baseline.

● Renewable Energy: (i) 7.5% of electrical energy consumption shall be from renewable sources by FY13 (ii) at least half required renewable energy comes from new sources, and (ii) the agency implements renewable energy generation projects on agency property.

● Water Conservation: reduce water consumption intensity, through life-cycle cost-effective measures by 2 percent annually through FY 2015 or 16 percent by FY 2015 relative to the agency's FY 2007 water consumption baseline.

Performance Goals

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12 Month Rolling Period Through December 2011 (FY12)Current Status 53,887 BTU/GSF

VS Baseline -17.47% from 2003 Baseline

VS 12 Month Rolling Period through December 2010 (FY11) -7.01%

Quarterly Achievement to Date: -2.01%

REGION

Target Reference Chart

FY11 Result 55,201 BTU/GSF [Updated from 53,438 BTU/GSF]

FY12 Target 53,242 BTU/GSF

Quarterly Target

Q1: --0.75%Q2: -1.50%Q3: -2.25%Q4: -3.00% from FY11 Final

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Program Strategy

Electric Consumption5,200,000 kWh15.9 kWh/ft2

Interior Lighting

34%

Space Heating1%

Space Cooling14%

Cooling Tower4%

Pumps8%

Fans12%

Exterior Lighting

0%

DHW0%

Office Equipment

27%

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Building Electric Consumption

Ways to Cut Building Energy Usage

• Capital Program– New Construction– Renovation

• Minor R&A

• Service Center Initial Space Alterations

• Operations & Maintenance

• Energy Projects

• Retro Commissioning

• Awareness32

High Impact BuildingsTune-Up

– Review Time Schedules and Temperature Setpoints– Identify and Implement No-Cost and Low-Cost measures

Retrocommissioning– Ensure building is operating as designed or to meet current needs– Identify lighting and other BA 55 projects– Review control sequences and update O&M documentation

Remote Monitoring – Sustain building operating efficiency through remote monitoring.– O&M Training

Remaining BuildingsAwareness

– Extend Energy Program to Building Managers and O&M Contractors efforts via training

– Identify and Implement No-Cost and Low-Cost measures

Implementation

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Siloed Converged

LightingLighting

ElevatorElevator

Advanced Advanced MeteringMetering

HVACHVACDigital Digital SignageSignage

Digital Digital SignageSignage

LightingLighting

ElevatorElevatorSub-MetersSub-Meters

HVACHVAC

Smart Buildings

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1. Real-time visibility into integrated performance

2. Granular control over systems

3. Evolved policy to increase performance including

- Energy efficiency and sustainability

- Operational effectiveness

- Occupant experience

What Smart Buildings Give

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Thank You!

Sandy.jones@gsa.gov

Tim.wisner@gsa.gov