Sustainable Operations Summit

1. Sustainable Operations Summit • Forest Products Laboratory • November 18, 2008 • Environmental Footprint Concurrent Session • Energy I: • Existing Infrastructure: Monitoring and Reducing Energy Consumption • Art Johnston, P.E. • Eastern Region, Technical Services Team, Structural Engineer USDA Forest Service

2. Existing Infrastructure: Monitoring and Reducing Energy Consumption USDA Forest Service

3. Energy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005) • USDA DR 5500-001June 19,2006 • Reduce energy intensity by 20% by 2015 (baseline 2005) Executive Order #13423January 26, 2007 • Reduce energy intensity by 30% by 2015 (baseline 2003) • Reduce fleet energy consumption of petroleum products by 22% by 2015 (baseline 2005) • Electronic products must meet Energy Star® and EPEAT requirements Energy Conservation and Awareness

4. Eastern Region Courageous Conservation 10-year goals #4: Walking the Talk for Sustainability • Sustainability framework and change our agency culture • Environmental management system (EMS) • Procure green product, green facilities • Appropriate alternative energy systems • Energy-efficient FS fleet • Show how our sustainability practices can be applied in individual lifestyle Energy Conservation and Awareness

5. Why do we want to save energy? • Save money • Energy Independence--less dependency on imported energy from rogue countries and/or terrorist supporting countries. • Climate Change--Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (CO2) • What is energy efficiency? Doing what we do, and finding ways to do it expending less energy and cost. Energy Conservation and Awareness

6. Total: $56 million Note that an unknown portion of electricity is used for heating. Source: FY 2007 National Environmental Footprint Report.

7. Total: 280,000 tons Source: FY 2007 National Environmental Footprint Report.

8. How to “Monitor and Reduce Energy Consumption” Building Energy Indexing Level I Energy Audits Baseline Data Action Items Level II Monitoring & Evaluation } Energy Conservation and Awareness

9. Building Energy Indexing Level I Utility bills, building plans Energy Conservation and Awareness Energy Indexing.xls

10. } Energy Audits Baseline Data Action Items Level II Monitoring & Evaluation Case History: A Superior Success Story Tools of the Trade Energy Conservation and Awareness

11. 95% of CO2 emissions are from electrical use

13. Action items for Duluth S.O. to reduce energy consumption: Turn off computers daily 11% Turn off 1/3 of lights 6% Set-back thermostats after hours 4% Turn off printers daily (timers) 2% Turn off parking lot lights at 10pm 1% Turn off coffee machine daily (timer) 1% Install motion sensors on some lights 1% Turn off pop machine daily (timer) 1% Turn off air movement fans after-hours 13% Minimize electrical heat use (CO2) 10% Total savings: 39%+ Minimal cost (0-$1000) Energy Conservation and Awareness

14. Action items for Duluth S.O. to reduce energy consumption: • Turn off computers daily 11% USDA letter of July 28, 2008, requires computers to be set up to hibernate. X Energy Conservation and Awareness

15. Action items for Duluth S.O. to reduce energy consumption: • Turn off computers daily 11% A NOT so successful story: Most computers, monitors, printers, and copiers that the FS buys are NOT Energy Star nor EPEAT compliant, nor have any power save functions been activated. Energy Conservation and Awareness

16. Action items for Duluth S.O. to reduce energy consumption: • Turn off 1/3 of lights 6% Energy Conservation and Awareness

17. Action items for Duluth S.O. to reduce energy consumption: • Set-back thermostats after-hours 4% • Turn off printers daily (timers) 2% Energy Conservation and Awareness

18. Action items for Duluth S.O. to reduce energy consumption: • Turn off pop machine daily (timer) 1% • Turn off coffee machine daily (timer) 1% 24/7 programmable timer---3 month payback Energy Conservation and Awareness

19. Action items for Duluth S.O. to reduce energy consumption: • Turn off parking lot lights at 10pm 1% Energy Conservation and Awareness

20. Action items for Duluth S.O. to reduce energy consumption: • Turn off air movement fans after-hours 13% (and proper balancing) • Minimize electrical heat use (CO2) 10% X Energy Conservation and Awareness

21. Success rate for items for Duluth S.O. to reduce energy consumption: Turn off computers daily 11% (4%) Turn off 1/3 of lights 6% (2%) Set-back thermostats after hours 4% (2%) Turn off printers daily (timers) 2% (0%) Turn off parking lot lights at 10pm 1% (0%) Turn off coffee machine daily (timer) 1% (1%) Install motion sensors on some lights 1% (0%) Turn off pop machine daily (timer) 1% (1%) Turn off air movement fans after-hours 13%(13%) Minimize electrical heat use (CO2) 10% (10%) Total savings: 39+ (23%) Minimal cost (0-$1000) Energy Conservation and Awareness

22. OTHER HVAC SYSTEM CONCERNS • Health & Safety • Indoor Air Quality • Relative Humidity • CO2 • Outside Air Exchange • Security, Life Safety Code • Employee Comfort • Getting the Job Done • Saving Money • Reducing our Carbon Footprint Energy Conservation and Awareness

24. 6% increase

25. Electric non-heat Electric heat Natural gas heat

26. -13% decrease Even with 6% increase in HDD

27. -40% decrease Avg. HDD

28. 26% decrease

29. Tools of the Trade

30. Tools of the Trade -40% decrease Avg. HDD

31. Knowledge Communication, feedback and recording occupants’ concerns.

32. Utility Bills

36. QUESTIONS and COMMENTS Art Johnston, P.E. ajohnston@fs.fed.us 218-626-4341 http://fsweb.r9.fs.fed.us/departments/engineering/sustainability/