Detroit Regional Conference: LEED for DoD Projects

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Detroit Regional ConferenceLEED for DoD Projects

• Nadja Turek, PE, LEED AP
• Woolpert Inc.
• 937-531-1287
• nadja.turek_at_woolpert.com

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Overview

• What is going on with LEED?
• What are the federal policies and military
  services policies towards LEED?
• What is else hot in the military LEED world?
• How do we develop a site sustainably?

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Sustainable Design Construction

• A philosophy of building that reduces
  environmental impact and energy consumption while
  enhancing the quality of the indoor environment

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So How Green is Green?
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LEEDTM

• Leadership in Energy Environmental Design
• A metric system for designing,
• constructing, and certifying the worlds
• greenest buildings.
• Created by the U.S. Green Building Council

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Old LEEDTM Rating Systems

• In Pilot
• LEED ND
• Neighborhood Development
• LEED Retail
• NC and CI versions
• LEED Health Care
• Based on GGHC

• LEED NC (v2.2)
• New Construction and Major Renovation
• LEED EBOM
• Existing Buildings
• LEED CI (v2.0)
• Commercial Interiors
• LEED CS (v2.0)
• Core and Shell
• LEED Schools (v2007)
• LEED Homes

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New LEEDTM Rating Systems

• LEED NC (v2009)
• New Construction and Major Renovation
• LEED EBOM (v2009)
• Existing Buildings
• LEED CI (v2009)
• Commercial Interiors
• LEED CS (v2009)
• Core and Shell
• LEED Schools (v2009)
• LEED Homes

• LEED 2009
• Went live 27 Apr 09
• Harmonized credits across rating systems
• 100 re-weighted base points
• Regional emphasis
• ASHRAE 90.1-2007
• Water use prerequisite
• And more

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LEED 2009 100 Base Points, plus 10 for
innovation and regional emphasis. USGBC has four
levels of LEED.
80 Points
60 Points
50 Points
40 Points
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What LEED-NC Covers

• Credit categories
• Site conservation and sustainable planning
• Water efficiency and safeguarding water quality
• Energy efficiency and renewable energy
• Materials and resource conservation
• Indoor Environmental Quality the effect on
  occupants
• Process Innovation credits for unique
  accomplishment or exemplary performance
• Regional Priority credits important to place

More info? http//www.usgbc.org
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Federal Policies and use of LEED

• EPAct 05, Guiding Principles MOU, EO 13423, and
  EISA 2007

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Federal RequirementsEPAct 05

• Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 05)
• Directed DOE to established federal building
  performance standards if life-cycle
  cost-effective
• Reduce building energy consumption 30 below
  ASHRAE 90.1-2004
• Note No process loads are included in this
  calculation (unlike LEED) per DOEs published
  rules (10 CFR 433)
• Apply sustainable design principles to the
  siting, design, and construction of all new
  buildings
• Set renewable energy goals

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Federal RequirementsEPAct 05

• Other EPAct 05 Goals
• Purchase of Energy Star products
• By FY12 buildings must have electric meters
  advanced metering where practicable
• Cost of metering and expected reduction in OM
• Increased potential energy efficiency/management/s
  avings

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Federal RequirementsGuiding Principles MOU

• Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High
  Performance and Sustainable Buildings MOU
• Signed by heads of 21 Federal agencies (including
  the DoD), Jan 2006
• Voluntary commitment among federal agencies

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Federal RequirementsGuiding Principles MOU

• Employ Integrated Design Principles
• Optimize Energy Performance
• Protect and Conserve Water
• Enhance Indoor Environmental Quality
• Reduce Environmental Impact of Materials

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Federal RequirementsGuiding Principles MOU

• Employ Integrated Design Principles
• Integrated Design
• Integrated project team for all stages of project
• Establish performance goals for siting, water,
  energy, materials, and indoor environmental
  quality ensure incorporation of goals
• Consider all stages of the building
• Commissioning
• Total building according to size and complexity
  of building systems
• Optimize Energy Performance
• Energy Efficiency
• 30 reduction of energy cost budget relative to
  ASHRAE 90.1-2004
• Measurement and Verification
• IAW EPAct 05
• Compare energy design target with actual
  performance, initial and at 1 yr
• Enter lessons learn in DOE Federal High
  Performance Buildings Database

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Federal RequirementsGuiding Principles MOU

• Protect and Conserve Water
• Indoor Water
• 20 reduction relative to EPAct 1992
• Outdoor Water
• 50 reduction of potable water
• Enhance Indoor Environmental Quality
• Ventilation and Thermal Comfort
• ASHRAE 55-2004
• Moisture Control
• prevent damage and mold
• Daylighting
• Daylight factor 2 for 75 occupied space
• Low-Emitting Materials
• Adhesives, sealants, paints, carpet, and
  furnishings
• Protect Indoor Air Quality during Construction
• SMACNA, 72-hr flush-out, max 60 humidity

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Federal RequirementsGuiding Principles MOU

• Reduce Environmental Impact of Materials
• Recycled Content
• 10 (post-consumer plus ½ pre-consumer content)
• Biobased Content
• USDA recommendations
• Construction Waste
• Recycle or salvage 50 construction, demolition
  and land clearing waste
• Ozone Depleting Compounds

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Federal RequirementsExecutive Order 13423 Jan
2007

• Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and
  Transportation Management
• Agencies shall ensure that
• New construction and major renovation comply with
  the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in
  High Performance and Sustainable Buildings MOU
• 15 of existing Federal buildings (by sf)
  incorporate sustainable practices from the
  Guiding Principles by 2015

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Federal RequirementsEISA 2007

• Use third-party certification system and set
  level for green buildings
• An agencymust continue to obtain external
  certificationfor at least 5 percent of the total
  number of buildings certified annually by the
  agency

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Federal RequirementsEISA 2007

• Reduced fossil fuel-generated energy consumption
  of new or majorly renovated buildings (2003
  baseline)
• 2010 55
• 2015 65
• 2020 80
• 2025 90
• 2030 100

Similar to the Architecture 2030 Challenge
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Military Sustainable Design Policies and use of
LEED

• AF, Army and Navy

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AF Policy
AF Civil Engineering policy letter 1 Aug 07

• This memorandum updates and expands existing
  policyand reinforces the importance of
  sustainable development concepts in the planning,
  design, construction, and operation of facilities
  and infrastructure.

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A7C Policy Letter (1 Aug 07)

• Reinforces existing policy 100 MILCON capable
  of achieving LEED Silver by FY09
• Vertical Construction with climate control
  Silver
• All SRM projects should incorporate sustainable
  design principles where financially feasible
• Guides provided for how to apply LEED to
  horizontal, utility and industrial projects
• Starting in FY09, MAJCOMs must get USGBC
  certification on 5 of projects 10 in FY10 and
  beyond

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2007 AF SDD Policy

• SDD Memo attachment provides mapping of mandatory
  LEED-NC credits
• Indicates which credits each project must address
• Remaining credits provide flexibility

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AF Documentation of LEED Compliance

• Projects not certified must be checked by a LEED
  Accredited Professional (AP)
• LEED Checklist signed by LEED AP at programming,
  design charrette, final design, and beneficial
  occupancy (provided to AFCEE)
• ETL 08-13 - SDD Policy Implementation Guidance
• Documentation supporting LEED creditsmaintained
  at the MAJCOM or installation
• Includes contract documents, sustainable design
  analysis, submittals, plans, receipts, reports,
  and all other items reviewed by LEED AP for
  verification

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Army Sustainable Design Policy

• 5 Jan 2006 SPiRiT to LEED Transition
• Beginning FY08, All new construction major
  renovation LEED-NC Silver
• Able to achieve USGBC certification if
  submitted
• Regardless of funding source
• Silver applies to new construction of climate
  controlled buildings and major renovations
• Other project types must earn mandatory points
  and any feasible points, but are exempt from
  Silver
• Coming requirement 5 of projects USGBC
  certified, per EISA 2007

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LEED Certifiable

• LEED documentation is how claimed credits are
  validated
• Match USGBC documentation requirements
• Government Validation versus USGBC Certification
  is default for all projects
• USACE District is responsible for interpreting
  USGBC standards, reviewing project LEED
  documentation and determining rating
• USACE LEED Accredited Professional required on
  all design and construction teams

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Documentation Content

• What required when for all projects is
  contained in USACE document LEED Documentation
  Requirements and Submittals Checklist (design
  through construction closeout)
• See Appendix L and O of all USACE RFPs for LEED
  requirements in each solicitation

http//en.sas.usace.army.mil, Engineering
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