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Sustainable Communities Approach

Sustainable Communities Approach. Paula Shaw Program Manager AFCEE 3 June 2010. Introduction. Implementing Current Directives New Facilities Existing Facilities Crossroads Sustainable Communities. Current Directives. Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct05) – Aug 05

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Sustainable Communities Approach

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  1. Sustainable Communities Approach Paula Shaw Program Manager AFCEE 3 June 2010

  2. Introduction • Implementing Current Directives • New Facilities • Existing Facilities • Crossroads • Sustainable Communities

  3. Current Directives • Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct05) – Aug 05 • New facilities, 30% more efficient than ASHRAE 90.1 • Installation of advanced meters • Executive Order (EO) 13423 – Jan 07 • Reduce Energy Consumption 30% by 2015 • Reduce Water use 16% by 2015 • All new construction must incorporate High Performance and Sustainable Buildings (HPSB) Guiding Principles (Federal MOU – Jan 06) • 15% of existing buildings must be HPSB by 2015 • Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA07) – Dec 07 • New buildings reduce fossil fuel generated energy 55% by 2010 to 100% by 2030 • 30% hot water supplied by solar water heaters • Restore predevelopment hydrology

  4. Current Directives Holistic call to action for sustainability requires holistic response • EO 13514, Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance – Oct 09 • reinforces and expands requirements of EO 13423 • GHG reporting requirements for scope 1, 2, & 3 • Federal facilities planned after 2020 shall be zero-net-energy • Allows flexibility for compliance (§8) • 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

  5. Current AF Policy • Goals – focus on new construction • Reduce environmental impact and total ownership cost • Improve energy efficiency and water conservation • Provide safe, healthy and productive built environments • Policy signed Jul 2007 based on LEED version 2.2 • In FY09 - 100% of each MAJCOM’s MILCON vertical construction projects (w/climate control) will be capable of LEED Silver certification • 10% of total MILCON per FY, will be selected for formal LEED registration/certification The key to success is setting sustainable development goals early in the planning, programming & budgeting process • 5

  6. Recent AF Achievements • 8 LEED certified completed facilities • 736 homes Silver certified • FY09: 46 projects on track for formal LEED Silver certification and 4 projects on track for formal LEED Gold certification (69% of eligible projects) • Approx 300 AF projects LEED registered, seeking certification C-17 Hangar, Travis AFB, CA – LEED Silver Exceeding the current AF SDD Policy with internal goals!

  7. Culture ChangeSDD/LEED Workshops • Organic understanding of sustainability and LEED essential to success of program • Conducted 16 workshops since Dec 2007 with over 1000 in attendance • Training requirement transitioned to AFIT • First course offerings: 2Qtr FY10 • USAFA, SDD/LEED class offered Fall 09 • 97 AF LEED Accredited Professionals

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

  9. Existing FacilitiesHPSB Pilot Study Existing building approach: ~21,000 facilities  840,000 data elements • 15% of existing building inventory must be HPSB by 2015 • AFCEE conducted initial test for HPSB surveys • 5 AF installations: 30 buildings surveyed • Each building has ~ 40 aspects • Over 75% of HPSB aspects are installation-wide aspects • Average score: 70% • Requirements more difficult to achieve are: • Will not reach 2015 goal with new construction alone!

  10. HPSB Compliance “Green” buildings one at a time

  11. HPSB Strategy Define applicable category codes Remove specific non-applicable facilities Report on SF rather than facilities

  12. HPSB Strategy • Installation approach • Each installation has ~30 HPSB aspects • Transfer requirements for energy & water reductions to the installation • Augment successful Energy Audit program to address energy & water performance at the building level • Reduces burden to ~70, 000 data points • Building-by-building approach • Each building has ~40 HPSB aspects • Many aspects are the same for every building on the installation • Must perform energy & water calculations/ modeling on every applicable building • Requires ~ 840,000 data points Approaching requirement by SF vs. number of buildings, the 15% HPSB goal for AF could be met by as few as 184 facilities

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

  14. Sustainable Communities • Sustainable Communities Initiative • Effort to holistically define sustainability at the installation level • Very early stages of development • Comprehensive and synergistic approach: • Environmental Management Systems • Asset Management principles • Compliance/conformance driven • LEED-like scoring approach • Exploring potential implementation of Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP) Mission Community Environment Triple Bottomline incorporated into Sustainable Communities structure • 14

  15. Sustainable CommunitiesTraditional Installation Stovepipes

  16. Sustainable Communities Ideal world – work all requirements under one umbrella

  17. Sustainable CommunitiesCategories & 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 defined by Requirements and Credits

  18. Sustainable CommunitiesCategories & Scorecard Snapshot MISSION READINESS COMMUNITY DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT ENERGY & GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS MATERIALS & WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER EFFICIENCY TRANSPORTATION NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION & REGIONAL Categories defined by Requirements and Credits

  19. Sustainable CommunitiesCategories & 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 defined by Requirements and Credits

  20. Sustainable CommunitiesScorecard & Credit Template Requirements and Credits defined by Templates

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

  22. Just a thought . . . “Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo

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