City of Chicago Green Building Story

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City of Chicago Green Building Story

• John Albrecht AIA, LEED AP
• Coordinating Architect
• Department of General Services
• November 3, 2005
• Richard M. Daley
• Mayor

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Building Green in Chicago Goals
Short-term goal, public sector Implement a
green building standard for all City construction
and renovation projects. Short-term goal, private
sector Establish an organizational framework to
deliver integrated green building services and
resources. Long-term goal Green design and
construction is standard practice.
Richard M. Daley Mayor
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THE CHICAGO GREEN BUILDING TIMELINE
Environmntl. Action Agenda
Chicagos Water Agenda 2003
City purchases 8 million in solar panels for
schools, museums
Green Homes for Chicago
Budlong Woods Library
Oriole Park Library
City Hall Rooftop Garden officially opens
City Hall Rooftop Garden construction begins
Green Initiative Steering Committee
Green Roof Initiative
Mayor hires Green Director
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District 22 Police Station
City of Chicago 2001 Energy Plan
Campus Parks Program Brownfield
Initiative Landscape medians
Chicago Center for Green Technology
Chicago Standard
West Englewood Library
Green Bungalows
Green Homes for Chicago Design Competition
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Green Roofs

• Why Should we plant green roofs?
• aesthetically pleasing
• reduce city "heat island" effect
• reduce carbon dioxide impact
• reduce summer air conditioning cost
• reduce winter heat demand
• lengthen roof life by two to three times
• remove nitrogen pollution in rain
• neutralize acid rain effect reduces noise
• reduce stormwater runoff
• provides bird and insect habitat

Richard M. Daley Mayor
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Urban Heat Island Reduction InitiativeCity Hall
Rooftop Garden Summer 2002
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Green Roof InitiativeOver 100 projects
underway/1,000,000 SQ.FT.
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CHICAGO CENTER FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGYTHE FIRST
LEED PROJECT

• Project Highlights
• First municipal building and first renovation
  to achieve a Platinum LEED rating
• More than 50 of the stormwater that lands on
  the site is stored or infiltrated
• Environmentally sound landscaping used
  throughout
• First large-scale use of ground source heating
  and cooling in Chicago
• In first four months of 2004, had over 2000
  visitors and offered over 60 programs

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Former Sacramento Crushing Site, 445 N.
Sacramento, Chicago, IL Late 1997
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Former Sacramento Crushing Site, 445 N.
Sacramento, Chicago, IL Late 1997
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GREEN BUILDING PILOT PROJECTS
Oriole Park Branch Library, LEED Certified
West Englewood Library, LEED Registered
Chicago Police Department LEED Silver Prototype
Budlong Woods Library, LEED Registered


CHICAGO STANDARD
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22ND DISTRICT POLICE STATION

• Project Highlights
• Designed and constructed to achieve a Silver
  LEED rating
• Grand opening scheduled for June 5, 2004
• More than 50 of building materials locally
  produced
• Indoor air quality will be automatically
  monitored and adjusted
• Will include priority parking for alternative
  fuel vehicles

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COST OF BUILDING GREEN

• Soft costs hard costs LEED increment
• Soft costs
• LEED registration and certification fees
• LEED Accredited ProfessionalTM
• Commissioning agent
• Engineering consultants
• Extra time needed for project team members to
  collaborate on integrated design

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Green Homes for Chicago Purpose

• Identify creative modifications to the existing
  New Homes for Chicago minimum residential
  specifications that incorporate innovative energy
  efficient technologies and sustainable building
  practices while retaining affordability.

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Green Homes for Chicago Finalists
Sean Garrett Architecture, Denver, CO
William Worn Architects, Chicago, IL
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Green Bungalow Initiative Purpose

• Demonstrate creative methods of renovating
  bungalows
• Demonstrate innovative energy efficient and
  environmentally sustainable techniques
• Encourage home ownership
• Promote the results
• Strengthen cohesiveness of neighborhood
• Protect the integrity of market values

Richard M. Daley Mayor
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Green Bungalow Initiative 6421/6423 S. Fairfield
Before and During Construction, Spring 2002
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48th Ward Demonstration Alley During
Construction, Summer 2001
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THE CHICAGO STANDARD

• Create a green building standard for City of
  Chicago construction and renovation projects
• Specify design, construction and operating
  practices that are reasonable and appropriate for
  City of Chicago facilities
• Embrace the U.S. Green Building Councils LEED?
  Green Building Rating System
• Collaboration among
• Public Building Commission
• Department of General Services
• Department of Environment
• Department of Planning and Development
• Experience-based

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The Chicago Standard Applicability

• All new City facilities leading by example
• Renovation projects where budget exceeds 50 of
  facility replacement costs
• Will result in LEED-certified buildings with
  higher levels of certification encouraged on a
  project-by-project basis
• Elements of the Chicago Standard can be used on
  smaller renovation projects as appropriate
• Design and construction costs for a green
  building slightly higher than conventional
  building but will decrease with experience

Richard M. Daley Mayor
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IMPACTS FOR DESIGNERS

• Designer as glue
• Primary conduit of LEED concept
• Process integration from the beginning
• The most important green building decisions are
  made early (e.g., location, size, orientation,
  gross system selection)
• High potential for innovation
• Materials research
• Project team members
• Additional codes and regulations
• Additional specifications

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IMPACTS FOR OWNERS / OCCUPANTS

• Life-cycle cost savings
• Potentially higher initial costs
• Enhanced productivity
• Recruitment tool
• Marketing tool
• Educational process
• Reduced health care and liability costs

Chicago Center for Green Technology
Oriole Park Library
CHICAGO STANDARD
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IMPACTS FOR PROJECT MANAGERS

• Interdisciplinary coordination required
• LEED Accredited ProfessionalTM and commissioning
  agent are key partners
• LEED submittals must be tracked and documented
  from the beginning

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IMPACTS FOR CONTRACTORS

• New construction methods may be required
• Careful management of construction waste, erosion
  and sedimentation control
• More management and effort required in
  procurementadditional product/system research
  may be required

Oriole Park Library
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CHICAGO STANDARD CREDIT CATEGORIES

• Sustainable Sites
• Water Efficiency
• Energy and Atmosphere
• Materials and resources
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment
• Operation and Maintenance

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COMMISSIONING
ENERGY ATMOSPHERE

• Goals
• Prevent improper equipment operation and energy
  use
• Identify ways to improve performance
• Meet design intent and owner requirements
• Strategies
• Commissioning begins with planning
• Retain a third-party commissioning agent
• Conduct design reviews
• Verify installation and operation
• Develop operational documentation
• Perform system equipment-level sub-metering

Dirty Filters in an Existing Building
CREDITS INDEX
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CONSTRUCTION WASTE REDUCTION
MATERIALS RESOURCES

• Goals
• Reduce amount of construction waste sent to
  landfills
• Reduce energy use and environmental impacts
  associated with materials extraction and
  manufacturing
• Strategies
• Reuse existing building structure and shell
• 2005 C and D Waste Ordinance

CREDITS INDEX
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OPERATIONAL RECYCLING
MATERIALS RESOURCES

• Goals
• Divert waste from landfills
• Reduce natural resource extraction
• Save money on ongoing tipping fees
• Strategies
• Provide collection and storage areas for
  recyclables
• Provide instructions on recycling procedures
• Look at The City Sort Program, which is the
  Citys own office recycling program

CREDITS INDEX
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FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT

• Goals
• Reduce energy use
• Extend materials and resources principles to
  furniture
• Strategies
• Install ENERGY STAR appliances and computers
• Select green furniture
• Choose low-emitting furniture and furnishings

Recycled newspaper soy-based resin workstation
ENERGY STAR products
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

• Strategies
• Green Housekeeping
• Continuous commissioning and maintenance
• Environmentally Preferable Grounds Management

CREDITS INDEX
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Energy Conservation
Basement Lighting Retrofit BEFORE
Basement Lighting Retrofit AFTER
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Green Fleet Facilities
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Green Infrastructure
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Encouraging the Private Sector
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Education
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Green Action Plan

• Sixteen sub-committees
• 10 months of collaborative work
• Focused on cross-departmental efforts to
• Conserve, protect and restore natural resources
• Encourage healthy environmental practices
• Leading by example

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CONCLUSIONS

• Green Building Agenda has extended greening
  into Citys day-to-day government operations.
• It is about points but more importantly the
  process.
• It takes all of us working together to build
  green (but it sure helps having a staunch
  advocate at the helm).

Richard M. Daley Mayor