Closing the Gap Between Green Design and Operations

1. Closing the Gap Between Green Design and Operations Greg Schindler, PE, CFM Project Manager Convention & Entertainment

2. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations About TDIndustries • Founded in 1946 • Employee Owned Company • Adopted “Servant Leadership” • TD recognized by FORTUNE magazine “100 Best Companies to Work For” every year since inception. Greenleaf.org

3. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations About TDIndustries Design Build • Business Sectors • Automation & Controls • Energy Solutions • Facilities Management • Mechanical Construction • Services Life Cycle Solutions Operate Maintain

4. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations About the Greg Schindler, PE, CFM • Nearly 30 years in Facilities Management • Aerospace, Computer Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Convention & Entertainment Mechanical Engineer Facility Management 1982 1990 2000 2010 Michoud Assembly Facility New Orleans, Louisiana External Tank Program

5. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations About Greg Schindler, PE, CFM • Key Experiences: (1980s) NASA External Tank Program • Energy Cost Reduction Programs. • Failure Modes Effect Analysis. • Most common failure is Human Error; establish effective written procedures.

6. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations About Greg Schindler, PE, CFM • Key Experiences: (1990s) Computer Industry • Energy Responsive Building Design • Energy Use Intensity kBtu/ft2-yr (120 – 55) • Keep it simple design • Keep it simple maintenance. • Keep it simple operations.

7. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations About Greg Schindler, PE, CFM • Key Experiences: (2006 - 2010) El Paso Corporation • Tenneco building mid 1960s. • Significant energy reductions can be achieved even with existing facilities. • Total MEP Renovation LEED Gold Anticipated. • Operators recorded readings, but lack knowledge what the numbers mean.

8. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations About Greg Schindler, PE, CFM • Key Experiences: (2006 - 2010) El Paso Corporation Electric Energy Electric Demand

9. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations About Greg Schindler, PE, CFM • Key Experiences: (2006 - 2010) El Paso Corporation Natural Gas Building Recycling

10. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations About Greg Schindler, PE, CFM • Summary Key Experiences: • You can only manage what you measure. • In almost every case, sustainability is economical. • Use Occam’s razor in design, maintenance and operation. • Reduce human error by education not training.

11. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations George R. Brown Convention Center • Event driven facility high occupancies. • Energy use driven by events. • Optimal Start/Stop. • Watt-stopper lighting.

12. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations George R. Brown Convention Center • Opened September 1987 and expanded in 2002. • 1.2 million square feet of flexible exhibit hall, meeting and registration space. • Original central plant • Original pneumatic/digital control BAS

13. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations George R. Brown Convention Center • LEED Silver Rating June 2011. • Cooling tower water management. • Restroom fixtures low water consumption. • Existing Building Commissioning-Investigation Analysis. • Existing Building Commissioning-Ongoing Commissioning. • Renewable energy (100% wind power).

14. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations George R. Brown Convention Center • LEED Silver Rating June 2011. • Alternative Commuting. • Indoor Air Quality Best Management Practices • Occupancy Comfort. • Heat Island Reduction. • Solid Waste Management. • Green Cleaning. George R. Brown Convention Center

15. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations George R. Brown Convention Center • Lessons Learned • Older buildings can be GREEN. • Simplest design approach is usually best. • 100% commissioning after “construction verification.” • Integrate your documentation of your sustainability efforts in your processes.

16. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations George R. Brown Convention Center • Lessons Learned • Integration of people, processes and technology. • Finding qualified and experienced skill trade personnel. • Education over training. • Processes before technology. • Implement technology that your people can assimilate; resistance is futile.

17. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations George R. Brown Convention Center • Lessons Learned • Technology of the past is challenging for younger generation and vice versa. • Planned maintenance program must include continuous commissioning. • Replacement strategies (sustainability) for specific commodities like lamps, ballast, etc. Slide Rules Remember DOS?

18. Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations George R. Brown Convention Center • Lessons Learned • Education about sustainability. • Culture must be supportive of sustainability • LEED Recertification Strategy – keep existing credits and strive for new ones. • Stay abreast of the changes.

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