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The Army’s Quest for High Performance Buildings

Manette MessengerUS Army IMCOM Southeast

June 2008

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Introductory Question

If you were a High Performance

Building, what Superpower would you have??

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Why High Performance (Sustainable) Buildings

• Reduce the total ownership cost of facilities• Reduce unpredictability of operational costs• Improve energy and water efficiency • Provide safe, healthy, and productive built

environments; • Reduce environmental impact and cost

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U.S. Building Impacts:

12%Water Use

30%GreenhouseGas Emissions

65%WasteOutput

71%ElectricityConsumption

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DoD/Army Infrastructure

• Buildings• DoD 345,000, 2.2 billion square feet

• Army 1.1 billion square feet

• DoD plant replacement value: $712 billion

• 32 M acres of land (Army 14 M)

• DoD Energy• 832 trillion BTUs (25% for facilities)

• $13.6 billion in 2005

• Nation’s single largest energy user: 1.2% of US total, 75% of federal total

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Why High Performance (Sustainable) Buildings

They’re also required by federal law and Army policy.

The following slides on SDD requirements are from:• Judith F. Milton -- U. S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, CESAS-EN-DAS, 912/652-5441, Judith.F.Milton@ sas02.usace.army.mil• Annette Stumpf and Rich Schneider -- U. S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center, CEERD-CF-N, 217/373-4492/6752, annette.stumpf@ erdc.usace.army.mil, richard.l.schneider@ erdc.usace.army.mil

Judy will do a one-day training on LEED requirements 11 June at Louisville District – you’re invited!

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Current Army Requirements

• The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 05) • Design buildings to 30% energy reduction below ASHRAE

Standard 90.1-2004 baseline• Metering in all federal buildings by 2012• 7.5% renewable energy by 2013

• Executive Order 13423 – Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management • Reduce energy intensity 30% FY08-FY15• Reduce water intensity 16% FY08-15• Buy and produce renewable energy• New construction and renovation meet requirements of the

Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings MOU (2006),

• 15% of existing buildings meet MOU requirements by 2015

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Current Army Requirements

• ACSIM SDD Policy, 5 Jan 06, 27 Apr 07• All new construction & major renovation will meet LEED-NC

Silver • Regardless of funding source - includes OMA, BRAC,

tenant organizations (SOF, DoD) • Certifiable - “Able to achieve USGBC certification if

submitted” • Coming requirement: 5% of projects USGBC certified

• Army Family Housing & Residential Communities Initiative will meet the SPIRIT Gold standard

• USACE will provide a LEED Accredited Professional (LEED-AP) on all design and construction teams

• Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) required to provide best capital asset investment to reduce total ownership

• ACSIM policy and ECB 2008-14, Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Diversion, 22 Apr 08• 50% by weight C&D waste diversion from landfill

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Show Me the Money!

► The DD Form 1391 must Document SDD, EPAct05, & EO 13423 costs starting with the FY09 MCA Program (IAW DoDl 41 70.11)– A separate line item labeled "SDD & EPAct05" will be added

under the primary facilities cost (1391 cat code 00005).– The cost will include the actual costs associated with policy

achievement. – If undetermined when developed, costs will be programmed

at 2% of the primary facility cost until determined.

► The Project Delivery Team is allowed to spend project design or construction funding to register/certify projects with USGBC

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Exemptions (Army)

• Exempt means exempt from reaching LEED Silver, NOT exempt from LEED altogether• must earn mandatory and all feasible points.

• LEED Silver exemption for buildings not climate controlled• Climate control is defined as mechanically heated and/or

cooled for human comfort.

• Any amount of climate control – building not exempt.

• LEED Silver exemption for horizontal construction• Horizontal construction is on or under the ground (no

buildings) such as airfield, roads, utilities, bridges.

• Climate controlled building in range or other horizontal construction projects – building is not exempt.

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Exemptions (Army)

• LEED Silver exemption for overseas contingency construction and CONUS interim facilities• Interim facility requirement is short term (normally 3 years or

less) urgent requirement due to transitory peak military missions, deployments, military contingency operations, disaster relief, or pending approval and construction of real property facilities via normal military construction programs.

• LEED Silver exemption for renovation and repair projects that are NOT defined as Major Renovation• Major renovation is renovation that exceeds garrison

commander authority AND has a repair to replacement ratio equal to or greater than 25%.

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Resources

►USACE LEED Implementation Guide – Appendix A contains detailed references section including

federal mandates, policies and criteria, USGBC, USACE and other resources and tools.

• USGBC Membership LEED® Building Rating System Training Workshop Reference Package Professional Accreditation Welcome Packet Credit Inquiries and Rulings (CIR) Website (www.usgbc.org) Contact Rich Schneider for Army membership number

• Army SDD Website: https://eko.usace.army.mil/fa/sdd/

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It’s NOT about LEED

►It’s about building facilities that are– cheaper to operate, – easier to maintain, and – Increase the comfort and productivity of the

creatures inside– Enhance the living space of the creatures outside

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One Example – Fort Bragg CESS

►No additional first cost►All mission requirements met►Energy demand reduced 50%►Water demand reduced 40%►Daylighting►LEED Platinum

35% Design

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Fort Bragg CESS – How Did They Do It?

► Integrated design team►High performance goals►Up front energy modeling►Up front research into building technologies

– Solar wall– SIPs– Solar hot water– Geothermal heating– Rainwater harvester

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QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION