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Promoting Green Buildings in the Use Phase

Promoting Green Buildings in the Use Phase. The Pennsylvania Green Building Operations and Maintenance Manual A Joint Project of Penn. Dept. of General Services and Green Seal, Inc. Arthur B. Weissman, Ph.D. Green Seal, Inc. Purpose of the Project.

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Promoting Green Buildings in the Use Phase

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  1. Promoting Green Buildings in the Use Phase The Pennsylvania Green Building Operations and Maintenance Manual A Joint Project of Penn. Dept. of General Services and Green Seal, Inc. Arthur B. Weissman, Ph.D. Green Seal, Inc.

  2. Purpose of the Project • To help fulfill Governor’s executive order on sustainable government • To operate Penn. government buildings in safer, more sustainable way • To institutionalize sustainable O&M in Penn. government buildings

  3. Project Partners • Penn. Department of General Services • manages state buildings and facilities • State workers, not contractors, do building maintenance • Green Seal, Inc. • national, non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization • mission to promote more environmentally sustainable economy • work with governments et al. on greening purchasing, operations, facilities management

  4. Project Structure and Process • Green Seal assembled national team of experts • Team worked with Commonwealth advisory committee • Draft manual field-tested for 3 months in 3 Harrisburg buildings (including Capitol) • Final manual made actionable for workers

  5. Contributors to Manual • Text: national experts in specific areas • Penn. Advisory Committee: DGS managers, technical experts, some outside national experts • Field Test: building maintenance managers and line staff • Special acknowledgment: DGS Deputy Secretary James Martin and Marilyn Bygall, Project Officer

  6. Lessons of the Field Test • Historic buildings pose special problems • Age, physical constraints limit efforts • Multiple jurisdications complicate maintenance initiatives • Occupant behavior an uncontrolled factor • Maintenance staff buy-in a prerequisite • High-level support crucial

  7. A Manual is Created

  8. A Manual is Created (con’t.) • Manual meant to be used: • action items head each section • explanatory text follows • Covers cleaning procedures, cleaning products, HVAC, lighting, landscaping, snow-removal/deicing, roofing, parking garages • Some flash cards developed for line workers

  9. Disseminating the Tool • Commonwealth printed manual, posted on Web at www.dgs.state.pa.us (button for Green Building Maintenance) • Disseminating to all DGS maintenance workers • Distributing to all government agencies, universities, hospitals • Developed training video • Intent on institutionalizing!

  10. Implications for Making Existing Buildings Green • Old/historic buildings may seriously limit green O&M efforts • major renovation may be only way through • Green landscaping starts with design: • choice and layout of species are key • Administrative roles crucial • split jurisdictions are counterproductive • Training, follow-up essential to implement

  11. Conclusions • Pennsylvania has embarked on a new path to make its existing buildings green • Manual is only a start to institutionalizing green O&M • Widespread demand for this work bodes well for LEED-EB • Managers must consider O&M from outset when greening buildings (new or existing)

  12. For More Information • Pennsylvania Dept. of General Services • Marilyn Bygall • tel. (717) 783-1162 • mbygall@state.pa.us • Green Seal, Inc. • tel. (202) 872-6400 • greengov@greenseal.org • www.greenseal.org

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