Application of Sustainable Building Rating Systems

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Application of Sustainable Building Rating Systems
In the U.S. Federal Government
Don Horn, AIAOctober 24, 2007
U.S. General Services Administration Public
Buildings Service
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Government Drivers for Sustainable Design

• Laws
• Executive Orders
• Guidance
• Internal Drivers

• Energy Policy Act of 2005
• EO 13423 - Strengthening Federal Environmental,
  Energy and Transportation Management
• Federal Leadership in High Performance and
  Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding
• Whole Building Design Guide www.wbdg.org
• GSA Mission, Values, Priorities, Program Goals

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Principles of Sustainable Design Development

• Site Optimize Site Potential
• Water Protect and Conserve Water
• Energy Minimize Nonrenewable Energy Consumption
• Materials Use Environmentally Preferable
  Products
• Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Enhance
  Indoor Environmental Quality
• Operations Maintenance (OM) Optimize
  Operational and Maintenance Practices

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Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High
Performance and Sustainable Buildings

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

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Integration with StandardGSA Business Processes

• Requirement for LEED in the Capital Investment
  Program
• Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings
  Service
• Solicitation for Offers for Leasing
• Selection Criteria for Architecture/Engineering
  Firms
• Training

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Sustainable Building Rating Systems

• tools that examine the performance or expected
  performance of a whole building
• translate that examination into an overall
  assessment
• allowing comparison between buildings

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Evaluation of Sustainable Building Rating Systems

• Identification
• Publicly available information
• Literature reviews presentations
• Screening analysis
• Relevance, Measurability,
• Applicability, Availability
• Evaluation criteria
• Applicability, Development,
• Usability, System Maturity,
• Technical Content,
• Measurability Verification,
• Communicability

5 Evaluated
23 Unique
34 Examined
150 Identified
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Rating Systems Evaluated

• BREEAM Building Research Establishments
  Environmental Assessment Method (United Kingdom)
• CASBEE Comprehensive Assessment System for
  Building Environmental Efficiency (Japan)
• GBTool (International)
• Green Globes US (United States)
• LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental
  Design (United States)

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Report Summary

• GSA needs
• A system that is applicable to the large scale
  and complexity of federal building projects.
• A stable rating system such that the evaluation
  of building performance is not subject to drastic
  change.
• A system which tracks quantifiable achievements
  in sustainable design and is third party verified
  by a qualified assessor.
• A system used in the current market with
  practitioner awareness.

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2007
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U.S. Border Station, Sweetgrass, MT (NC2-O)
SSA Building, Woodlawn, MD (NC2-O)
SSA Child Care Center, Woodlawn, MD (NC2-O)
DOT Office Building, Lakewood, CO (NC2-L)
Metzenbaum Courthouse, Cleveland OH (NC2-O)
Morse Courthouse, Eugene, OR(NC2-O)
Duncan Building Knoxville, TN (EB2-O)
Scowcroft Building (IRS), Ogden, UT (NC2-L)
Potomac Yards I, Arlington, VA (NC2-L)
DHS/CISLincoln, NE (NC2-L)
EPA New England Regional Laboratory, Chelmsford,
MA (NC1-L)
U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH (NC2-O)
EPA Regional Headquarters, Denver, CO (NC2-L)
OSHA Salt Lake Technical Center, Sandy, UT (NC2-L)
EPA Science Technology Center, Kansas City, KS
(NC2-L)
Potomac Yards II, Arlington, VA (NC2-L)
EPA Computer Center, Research Triangle Park, NC
(NC2-L)
Rogers Courthouse, Denver, CO (EB1-O)
NPS Midwest Regional Headquarters, Omaha, NE
(NC2-L)
DHS/CISOmaha, NE (NC2-L)
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Don Horn, AIA donald.horn_at_gsa.gov www.gsa.gov/sust
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