Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment

Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment Integrity - Service - Excellence Sustainable Communities Approach Paula Shaw Program Manager AFCEE 3 June 2010 1

Introduction Implementing Current Directives n New Facilities n Existing Facilities n Crossroads n Sustainable Communities n Integrity - Service - Excellence 2

Current Directives n Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 05) – Aug 05 New facilities, 30% more efficient than ASHRAE 90. 1 n Installation of advanced meters n n Executive Order (EO) 13423 – Jan 07 Reduce Energy Consumption 30% by 2015 n Reduce Water use 16% by 2015 n All new construction must incorporate High Performance and Sustainable Buildings (HPSB) Guiding Principles (Federal MOU – Jan 06) n 15% of existing buildings must be HPSB by 2015 n n Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA 07) – Dec 07 New buildings reduce fossil fuel generated energy 55% by 2010 to 100% by 2030 n 30% hot water supplied by solar water heaters n Restore predevelopment hydrology n Integrity - Service - Excellence 3

Current Directives n EO 13514, Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance – Oct 09 n reinforces and expands requirements of EO 13423 GHG reporting requirements for scope 1, 2, & 3 n Federal facilities planned after 2020 shall be zero-net-energy n Allows flexibility for compliance (§ 8) n n Each agency shall develop, implement, and annually update an integrated Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan and will prioritize agency actions based on lifecycle return on investment Holistic call to action response I n t e g for r i t ysustainability - S e r v i c e - E requires x c e l l e n c holistic e 4

Current AF Policy n Goals – focus on new construction Reduce environmental impact and total ownership cost n Improve energy efficiency and water conservation n Provide safe, healthy and productive built environments Policy signed Jul 2007 based on LEED version 2. 2 In FY 09 - 100% of each MAJCOM’s MILCON vertical construction projects (w/climate control) will be capable of LEED Silver certification n 10% of total MILCON per FY, will be selected formal LEED registration/certification n As of: The key to success is setting sustainable development goals early I n t e g r programming i t y - S e r v i c e -& E xbudgeting c e l l e n c e process in the planning, 5

Recent AF Achievements 8 LEED certified completed facilities n 736 homes Silver certified n FY 09: 46 projects on track formal LEED Silver certification and 4 projects on track formal LEED Gold certification (69% of eligible projects) n Approx 300 AF projects LEED registered, seeking certification n C-17 Hangar, Travis AFB, CA – LEED Silver I n t current e g r i t y - AF S e r. SDD v i c e Policy - E x c ewith l l e n internal ce Exceeding the goals! 6

Culture Change SDD/LEED Workshops n Organic understanding of sustainability and LEED essential to success of program n Conducted 16 workshops since Dec 2007 with over 1000 in attendance n Training requirement transitioned to AFIT n First course offerings: 2 Qtr FY 10 n USAFA, SDD/LEED class offered Fall 09 n 97 AF LEED Accredited Professionals Integrity - Service - Excellence

AF Policy Revision of policy memorandum nearing final draft n All vertical construction will be formally LEED certified – Silver is the minimum certification level n Incorporates Federal HPSB requirements n Clarifies requirements for all project types AF Weather Facility, Offutt AFB, NE – LEED Gold Certified Integrity - Service - Excellence 8

Existing Facilities HPSB Pilot Study n 15% of existing building inventory must be HPSB by 2015 n AFCEE conducted initial test for HPSB surveys 5 AF installations: 30 buildings surveyed n Each building has ~ 40 aspects n Over 75% of HPSB aspects are installation-wide aspects n Average score: 70% n Requirements more difficult to achieve are: n Energy Efficiency Water Conservation Metering Commissioning Daylighting Thermal Comfort Ventilation n Will not reach 2015 goal with new construction alone! I n t e g r i t y ~21, 000 - S e r v i cfacilities e - E x c e l l e n 840, 000 ce Existing building approach: data elements 9

HPSB Compliance 10 I “Green” n t e g r i t y buildings - S e r v i c eone - E xat c ea l l time ence

HPSB Strategy 11 I n t e g rspecific iapplicable t y -SF S e rrather v i c category e - than E x c efacilities l lcodes e nfacilities ce Define Remove Report on non-applicable

HPSB Strategy Building-by-building approach Installation approach • Each building has ~40 HPSB aspects • Each installation has ~30 HPSB aspects • Many aspects are the same for every building on the installation • Transfer requirements for energy & water reductions to the installation • Must perform energy & water calculations/ modeling on every applicable building • Augment successful Energy Audit program to address energy & water performance at the building level Requires ~ 840, 000 data points Reduces burden to ~70, 000 data points Approaching requirement by SF vs. number of buildings, the 15% HPSB I n tcould e g r i t ybe - Smet e r v by i c e as - Efew x c e as l l e 184 n c e facilities goal for AF

Crossroads n Multiple federal sustainability requirements n All establish multiple goals for energy reduction, water reduction, storm water management, use of renewable energy, etc. n Requirements frequently overlap/conflict n Opportunity to identify a compliance strategy holistically Align compliance paths to minimize reporting burden Integrity - Service - Excellence

Sustainable Communities n Sustainable Communities Initiative n Effort to holistically define sustainability at the installation level n Very early stages of development n Comprehensive and synergistic approach: n Environmental Management Systems n Asset Management principles n Compliance/conformance driven n LEED-like scoring approach n Exploring potential implementation of Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP) Mission Community Environment Triple Bottomline incorporated structure 14 I n t e g r i t y - Sinto e r v i. Sustainable c e - E x c e l l e. Communities nce As of:

Sustainable Communities Traditional Installation Stovepipes Integrity - Service - Excellence

Sustainable Communities Ideal world I–n work umbrella t e g r i tall y -requirements S e r v i c e - E x cunder e l l e n cone e

Sustainable Communities Categories & Scorecard Snapshot COMMUNITY DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT MISSION READINESS ENERGY & GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS MATERIALS & WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER EFFICIENCY TRANSPORTATION NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION & REGIONAL Categories by I n t edefined grity - S e r. Requirements v i c e - E x c e l l e and n c e Credits

Sustainable Communities Categories & Scorecard Snapshot MISSION READINESS ENERGY & GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS MATERIALS & WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER EFFICIENCY TRANSPORTATION NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION & REGIONAL COMMUNITY DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT Categories by I n t edefined grity - S e r. Requirements v i c e - E x c e l l e and n c e Credits

Sustainable Communities Categories & Scorecard Snapshot COMMUNITY DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT MISSION READINESS ENERGY & GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS MATERIALS & WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER EFFICIENCY TRANSPORTATION NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION & REGIONAL Categories by I n t edefined grity - S e r. Requirements v i c e - E x c e l l e and n c e Credits

Sustainable Communities Scorecard & Credit Template Requirements I n t e g r iand t y - Credits S e r v i c edefined - E x c e l by l e n. Templates ce 20

Holistic Solution n Opportunity to create a paradigm shift n Incremental steps towards sustainability are suboptimal n Current approach to Federal Mandates – large data burden n Enterprise Solution: Sustainable Communities n Triple Bottom Line is incorporated into the structure of Sustainable Communities n LEED-like approach using sustainability credits n Allows installations to select, prioritize and pursue credits n Measure of self-improvement n Identifying how Sustainable Communities can the SSPP Integrity - Service - Excellence 21

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