IT Sustainability Report Facilities Sustainability Report

1. IT Sustainability Report Facilities Sustainability Report Kern Community College District Information Technology David Palinsky, Director IT Facilities Planning Chris Addington, FARA, AIA, ALA April 2, 2009

2. Reports • Information Technology Report • Green IT Initiatives • Facilities Sustainability Report • What is sustainability • Why Consider Sustainability in Facilities • What is LEED • Sustainability Report Card • What can be in our Future for Sustainability

3. Information Technology Report Green IT Initiatives

4. CCC IOU Program • California Community College Investor-Owned Utility Partnership Program for Energy Efficiency • Purpose – to help CCC’s identify and install energy-efficiency projects • Provides financial incentives for energy efficiency projects including technology projects • KCCD Green IT initiatives qualify for CCC-IOU rebates

5. KCCD’s Green IT Initiatives • Identify initiatives that: • Have a high Return on Investment • Lead to more effective operations • Lower Total Cost Ownership • Eligible for CCC IOU rebate programs

6. Server Virtualization • Virtualization is a method of partitioning a server computer into multiple servers such that each has the appearance and capabilities of running as its own dedicated server. • Server virtualization is often used to consolidate multiple smaller (or older) servers onto a single, large server, without changing how the applications perform or are managed.

8. Blade Server Technology

9. Server Virtualization • Benefits beyond energy savings • Lower management costs • Significantly lower replacement costs • More flexible and responsive to requests • Additional Disaster Recovery Capabilities • College and District IT Operations ALL implementing • District-wide training soon • DO & CC – Implement by June 2009 • BC & PC – Summer/Fall 2009

10. Desktop PC Consolidation • Desktop PC consolidation places minimal equipment on the desktop connected to high performing systems to provide a virtualized PC for the user. • Benefits • Energy efficient • Significantly lower replacement cost • Lower management costs • Next Green IT initiative • College led initiative

11. PC Power Save Software Evaluated by Bakersfield College IT Department Recommendation to not implement Too many technical challenges Too long to implement Evaluating Desktop Consolidation

12. Questions

13. Facilities Sustainability Report • What is sustainability? • Why consider sustainability in Facilities? • Facilities approach to Sustainability Implementation • What is LEED? • Sustainability Report Card • What’s can be in our future for Sustainability?

14. What is Sustainability • Preserve resources such that future generations will have same resources we have • The total eco system is improved with a positive impact on tomorrow compared to today • Reduced carbon footprint or at least maintain our current level with no increases

15. Why consider Sustainability in Facilities? • Worldwide, Buildings account for the following: • 36% of total energy use • 65% of electricity consumption • 30% of greenhouse gas emissions • 30% of raw materials use • 30% of waste output • 12% of potable water consumption Source: Annually for all US residential and commercial buildings. US DOE Energy Information Administration

16. Why consider Sustainability in Facilities? • All education sectors represent: • 55 million students • 5 million faculty • 20% of America’s Population • Global CO2 emissions by sector: • #1 – Buildings • #2 - Transportation • #3 – Industry • Benefits of Green Facilities: • Reduced environmental impacts • Facilities operate at optimal design conditions • Improved productivity of occupants • Reduced operations cost

17. Why consider Sustainability in Facilities?

18. Facilities Approach to Sustainability Implementation • Implementing projects and resources to reduce our carbon footprint based upon ROI • Implementing strategies to reduce our dependence on fossils fuels where economically feasible • Migrating our new project processes towards proven LEEDS strategies including district facility standards • Evaluating our existing facility inventory to define phased improvements in sustainability thru recommissioning • Educating staff to understand operation impacts on sustainability and how to increase efficiencies

19. Facilities Approach to Sustainability Implementation • Planning Team • Develop a long term energy plan (Pre-Initial Draft Form) • Develop District Facility Standards (On going process) • Monitor and evaluate emerging technologies and products • Research, evaluate and recommend funding opportunities • Construction Team • Implement projects as developed • Continue to work with CCIOU Partnerships to take advantage of funding opportunities • Develop and implement a building recommissioning strategy • Training District Staff, Architects and users of Sustainability practices and procedures including LEED strategies.

20. What is LEED? • Facilitate POSITIVE RESULTS for the environment, occupant health and financial return • Define “GREEN” by providing a standard of measurement • Prevent “GREENWASHING” • Promote “WHOLE-BUILDING”, integrated design process LEED= Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

21. Components of LEED Certification

22. What is LEED? LEED-New Construction Ratings • LEED Certified – 26-32 points • LEED Silver – 33-38 points • LEED Gold – 39-51 points • LEED Platinum – 52-69 points Modernizations fall under new construction for LEED. LEED has a new category for existing buildings and has an excellent recommissioning process that will pay dividends that sh0uld be ROI positive

23. Sustainability Report Card • Bakersfield College • BC Thermal Energy Storage Project (Construction) • BC PV, we have secured a reservation thru PGE and currently evaluating our opportunities and taking proposals to facilitate this opportunity, up to 1 megawatt, (Pre planning only) • BC Chiller Loop Project (Completed) • Campus Energy Audit performed and implementing many small energy projects with less than 2 year return on investment. • Commissioned Trane to create a report on other renewable energy options ie PV, Solar thermal (hot water), fuel cells and others • BC SAM Modernization will be first building where goal is LEED certification if ROI does conflict with implementation costs • Cool roofs, occupancy sensors, smart vending machines and others

24. Sustainability Report Card • Cerro Coso College • Combined all meters into one to allow additional savings and generation energy opportunities • Evaluating the existing PV field to determine opportunities to increase generation. This will be driven by ROI. • Upgrading facility standards i.e. light fixtures, HVAC equipment and related items to current technologies where ROI is the driver. • Cool roofs, occupancy sensors, smart vending machines and others • Evaluating main plant expansion in upcoming capital projects to reduce utility impacts • Upgrading envelope, glass and etc where ROI fits into current projects. • Main Building Modernization will be first building where goal is LEED certification if ROI does conflict with implementation costs

25. Sustainability Report Card • Porterville College • Evaluating looping chillers and cost effectiveness of a Thermal Energy Storage projects • Evaluating PV opportunities with tracker systems and thin film. This will be driven by ROI. • Upgrading facility standards i.e. light fixtures, HVAC equipment and related items to current technologies where ROI is the driver. • Cool roofs, occupancy sensors, smart vending machines and others • Evaluating fuel cell opportunities using bio waste. • Upgrading envelope, glass and etc where ROI fits into current projects. • Applied Technologies Building will be first building where goal is LEED certification if ROI does conflict with implementation costs

26. Sustainability Report Card • College Centers • Land set aside for PV fields in Master Plans all new sites. • Proposed new Eastern College Center will be a focused development on renewal energy and our goal is make this our showcase for LEED certification based on ROI. • Site planning for new facilities has been done with LEED strategies to gain additional points to help facilitate certification endeavor. • Upgrading facility standards i.e. light fixtures, HVAC equipment and related items to current technologies where ROI is the driver. • District standards will drive reduction in utility costs • LRC Delano Center Building will be our first college center building where goal is LEED certification if ROI does conflict with implementation costs

27. Sustainability Report Card LEED is being phased in by non certified compliance. Projects take many years to develop and phasing in LEED strategies has to be done incrementally due to funding limitations and available resources to change directions. • District staff and architectural consultants have embarked on a LEED awareness and education over the last 12 months, attending conferences, becoming LEED accredited and understanding sustainability opportunities in this endeavor • Many current projects have been evaluated as LEED approvable but have not gone thru the process due to resources, timing, additional cost for certification, retooling of construction documents for the architects and contractors. This retooling is in process such that many future projects may be candidates for LEED certification. Regardless of certification, many LEED strategies are being implemented.

28. What’s can be in our Future for Sustainability? • Reduced energy usage at each delivery site • PV or equal at each major delivery site • Over generation used to off set consumption • Energy management systems each site allowing measurement, savings verification and utility usuage micro management. • Continued reduction of our Carbon Footprint • Reduction of operations cost, such that savings can be used for educational purposes

29. Questions