Veterinary Medicine Food Animal Facility

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Veterinary Medicine Food Animal Facility

• Miles Albertson
• Associate Director
• University of Florida, Facilities Planning and
  Construction
• ama_at_ufl.edu
• www.facilities.ufl.edu

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University of Florida Facilities Planning
ConstructionpresentsGreen Building Case
Study College of Veterinary Medicine Food Animal
Reproduction Medical Services

• Opening Remarks, UF Project Mgr. Miles Albertson
• Design/ Build Team Perry Construction/
• Ponikvar Associates
• MEP/FP Engineer Moses Associates
• Cx Greentime
• QA/Closing Remarks Miles Albertson
• USGBC LEED Award Dr. Paul Nicoletti
• Dr. Jim Thompson

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Building Green at University of Florida

• - Opening Remarks
• - UFs LEED program
• - Where we stand
• Bahar Armaghani, LEED AP
• Miles Albertson, Associate Director, Project
  Manager
• Facilities Planning Construction
• www.facilities.ufl.edu

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University of Floridas LEED Program

• In 2001, University of Florida officially adopted
  (LEED) for its major renovation and new
  construction projects
• Starting 2006, Minimum Silver LEED certification
  required

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• LEED standards are the first tool that enables a
  project team to prioritize sustainable
  techniques all the way through the design and
  construction process
• Over the last 7 years UF has used this tool to
  the benefit of projects all over University
  resulting in an entirely new breed of buildings
  at UF, the LEED certified green buildings
• This new generation of University of Florida
  building represents a giant step forward for the
  university

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Why UF Adopted LEED

• As an educator, UF plays a leading role in
  training leaders to make a difference in the
  world
• UF consumes significant resources
• Students will have a major environmental impact
  as consumers, conservers when they depart our
  campus

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Why UF Adopted LEED

• To be proactive in taking positive steps toward
  saving the environment
• To save energy
• To promote building occupants well being
• To lead by example
• To educate our faculty, staff, students,
  community, State
• It is the right thing to do!

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Facts About University of Florida

• 2000 acres main campus
• 300 acres are conservation land
• 887 buildings on main campus
• 17,446,600 square foot main campus
• 1932 buildings on and off campus
• 20,372,666 square foot on and
• off campus

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Facts About University of Florida

• 50,000 students
• 8,100 staff
• 4,350 faculty
• We are a city within a city

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Utilities Consumption

• Electric about 3.5 million per month
• Water about 85,000 per month
• Steam about 350,000 per month

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Facts About University of Florida

• 18,000 tons per year total waste generated
• Each Home Game day generates additional
• 9 tons at the stadium
• 7 tons tailgating
• Homecoming weekend generates additional
• 29 tons

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Facts About University of Florida

• Construction
• 400 million in design, planning and
  construction, new construction and major
  renovation
• Minor projects for building upgrades

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Why LEED Certification?

• Benefits
• Verifies sustainable goals are met
• Certification is not as universally accepted as
  other Whys?
• Documents to constituents . . . public or private
• USGBC Most verifiable and universally
  recognizable measuring stick for sustainability

Dont Expect what you dont Inspect
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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LEED PROJECTS
UF Facilities Planning Construction
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UF Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Institute
Legal Information Phase II Law Building
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Gold
Mary Ann Cofrin-Harn Pavilion
Baseball Locker Room Facility
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Certified
McGuire Center For Lepidoptera Biodiversity
Certified
IFAS Biological Agricultural Research Facility
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SW Stadium Expansion
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EAST CAMPUS
D
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Pathogens Research Facility
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Genetics Cancer Research Center
Graham Center at Pugh Hall
Powell Structures and Materials Laboratory
Certified
Not on Map Outside Main Campus Boundary
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Steinbrenner Band Building
Veterinary Medicine Food Animal Facility
Hub Renovation
Biomedical Science Building
Library West Additions Renovations
M.E. Rinker Sr. Hall
Nanoscience Institute
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LEED-NC Point Distribution
Five LEED credit categories
Category Possible Points Sustainable
Sites 14 Water Efficiency 5 Energy
Atmosphere 17 Materials Resources 13 Indoor
Environmental Air Quality 15 Innovation
Design 5 Total 69
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Sustainable Sites (SS)

• Site Selection
• Brownfield Redevelopment

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Sustainable Sites (SS)

• Alternative Transportation

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Sustainable Sites (SS)

• Reduce site disturbance
• Storm water management, qualities and quantities
• Heat island non-roof
• Light pollution reduction

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Water Efficiency (WE)

• Water efficient landscape
• Water use reduction

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Energy Atmosphere (EA)

• Optimize energy Performance
• Additional Commissioning
• Ozone Depletion
• 100 Green Power

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Material Resources (MR)

• Construction Waste Management
• Recycled Content
• Regional Material

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Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

• Tobacco Smoke Control
• Construction IAQ Management Plan During
  Construction

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Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

• Low emitting Materials

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Innovative Credit

• Additional Green Power
• LEED Accredited Professionals (6)

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Commissioning and Energy Modeling for LEED at UF

• Michael J. Hess, PE, LEED AP
• Past President - USGBC Central Florida
• Board Member (January 2008) - USGBC National

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The Energy Modeling process

• Every new UF project is pursuing LEED-NC
• Energy modeling is not required by LEED-NC, but
  can be worth more points than any other task
  (optimize energy, renewable energy and green
  power)
• New UF projects include energy modeling scope per
  LEED-NC and ASHRAE 90.1

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The Energy Modeling process

• Typically using DOE2 software with 3-dimensional
  interface
• Trying to create energy model early in design
  when it is most useful
• Analyze various options for building and
  associated payback
• Analyze interactions between various options

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UF-195 Veterinary Medicine Food Animal
Facility

• Energy model created near end of CDs, but design
  team already familiar w/energy analysis
• Energy efficiency features include
• High efficiency lighting (approx 10 better than
  code)
• Additional Insulation
• High performance glazing
• Occupancy sensors
• Variable air volume fume hood exhaust
• High efficiency boiler
• High efficiency condensing unit

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UF-195 Veterinary Medicine Food Animal Facility

• Lessons Learned
• Success is easy with a good design and
  construction team

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The Commissioning process

• Every new UF project is pursuing LEED-NC
• Commissioning is required by LEED-NC
• LEED-NC provides an additional point for third
  party enhanced commissioning
• New UF projects include third party commissioning
  per LEED-NC
• Using qualified firms

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The Commissioning process

• Review of OPR and BoD
• Design document reviews
• Commissioning specs (in front end)
• Submittal reviews
• Cx Plans
• Installation verification site visits
• Verify TAB and start-up
• Project specific functional and performance
  testing
• Review OM documentation
• Assist with training
• Systems manuals

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UF-195 Veterinary Medicine Food Animal Facility

• Several issues identified during process,
  including several energy issues
• Lab occupancy sensors
• Functional performance testing revealed outside
  air damper not modulating per engineers sequence
• Wall insulation
• Installation verification indicated it was
  missing at beams

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UF-195 Veterinary Medicine Food Animal Facility

• Several issues identified during process,
  including several energy issues
• VAV boxes
• Engineer revised minimum VAV box settings based
  on CxA design review
• Controls field tech did not get a copy of revised
  drawings
• Functional performance testing revealed VAV boxes
  all modulating to wrong minimum position
• Most issues fixed in a few minutes!
• Contractors being rushed

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Future opportunities

• More 3D daylight simulations integrated with
  energy modeling and commissioning
• Additional Measurement Verification as an
  extension of energy modeling and commissioning
• On site renewable energy
• PV, solar HW

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Where Do We Go From Here?

• Sustainable / Green Design Becoming the
  Standard
• Governments at all levels requirement compliance
• UF is a Prime Example
• Supporting industries fully engaged in process
• USGBC Updating / Expanding Programs
• Meeting higher goals achievable within
  construction budgets
• Change in Perception
• Maintain Diligence to Keep Momentum Moving!!

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LEED Buildings on UF Campus

• Ten LEED certified
• Rinker Hall GOLD
• McGuire Center for Lepidoptera Research
• Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory
• The Mary Ann Harn Cofrin Pavilion
• Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Institute
• Veterinary Medicine Food Animal Facility
• Library West GOLD
• Genetics and Cancer Research Center
• Powell Structures Lab
• Law School
• Eighteen LEED registered

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Where Do We Go From Here?

• One Example - Working to renovate existing
  buildings to incorporate sustainable/green
  features
• UF Portfolio Pilot Program for LEED
  Certification of Existing Buildings
• Working with USGBC to develop approach to apply
  LEED EB to 31 existing buildings

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