Achieving High-Performance Federal Facilities Strategies and Approaches for Transformational Change (2011) / Chapter Skim
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4 Best Practices, Tools, and Technologies for Transformational Change
4 Best Practices, Tools, and Technologies for Transformational Change
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, is a case study of a near-net-zero federal office building that was completed in June 2010 for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
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To help provide direction for the project, an advisory committee has been established that includes some of the nation's leading sustainability experts from architecture, urban design, renewable energy, and economic planning. In contrast to Greensburg, Kansas, this project builds on an existing "town and gown" community.
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Other photos by BNIM Architects. bitmap FIGURE 4.2 Conceptual design for new streetscape in Greensburg, Kansas.
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bitmap w vector elements Fort Carson, Colorado Fort Carson, Colorado is one of the first three Army installations to pilot the concept of sustainability. The Fort Carson staff involved community leaders from the adjacent city of Colorado Springs to participate in the development of Fort Carson's original set of sustainability goals.
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For example, they bitmap are currently developing a regional sustainable energy plan, the Pristine Energy Project, in partnership with the Pikes Peak Sierra Club. Technical support is being provided as needed on a volunteer basis by NREL, the Colorado Governor's Energy Office, the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, and the Colorado Renewable Energy Society.
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This effort takes advantage of the results and lessons learned from community energy plans implemented in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Guelph, Canada, which have documented their results (Appendix F)
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Additional information is available at www.earthster.org. BEST PRACTICES, TOOLS, AND TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO PORTFOLIO-BASED FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Well-designed facilities portfolio management programs start with a clear framing of facilitiesmanagement goals linked to overarching organizational goals and mission and a careful blueprint for the capabilities and requirements of existing facilities.
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The Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings recommend the use of total building commissioning practices in order to verify the performance of building components and systems and help ensure that design requirements are met. For existing buildings, the recommissioning of heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC)
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District energy systems are especially well suited to military installations, campus-type settings, and areas of higher density development, such as portions of cities. As part of its community energy plan, Arlington County, Virginia, is studying how it can develop district energy systems to service existing concentrations of high density development (Appendix F)
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The resulting building integrates the use of the locally available natural resources with building technologies to create an office building that will be highly energy efficient. NREL Research Support Facility The NREL staff developed three sets of performance-based goals for the proposed building and established a fixed budget for the building, its furnishings, and equipment.
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Tools to Enable Integrated Work Processes Having quality information available at the beginning of a project can support effective decision making about the design of new buildings or retrofits and can improve the outcomes significantly. A range of modeling, virtual design, and other technologies are available to support integrative design processes.
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During the planning for the NREL research support facility, energy models were used extensively: Every design decision was checked against the energy model, a practice that was critical to the design outcomes, particularly when it was necessary to make trade-offs (Appendix G)
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Efficient Procurement Practices More efficient procurement practices have the potential to significantly reduce transaction costs and save staff time. For example, to save time and money in procuring products for its campuses, the LACCD has developed master agreements.
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An example of such a checklist to promote sustainable spending decisions is shown in Box 4.2. To be able to use solar power on a widespread basis, the State Department procures solar panels centrally and then distributes them to its embassies.
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The integrated acquisition process used by NREL for its research support facility was previously described. At Fort Carson, all new major construction projects are being LEED certified through the U.S.
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These agreements allow an owner organization such as a federal agency to finance on-site renewable energy projects with no up-front capital costs incurred. With a PPA, a developer installs a renewable energy system on the owner organization's property under an agreement that the organization will purchase the power generated by the system.
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Energy Star labeling could also be extended to other appliances and fixtures that account for major energy costs for the federal sector, including flat screen monitors, vending machines, chargers, and office kitchen equipment. BEST PRACTICES, TOOLS, AND TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO COMMUNICATION AND FEEDBACK FOR BEHAVIORAL CHANGE Effective communication and feedback that help to spur cultural and behavioral change can take many forms.
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. • One of the strategies under consideration in the draft Community Energy Plan of Arlington County, Virginia, is the use of energy performance labels for buildings.
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Displaying real-time meter interval data at locations that are easily accessible to building occupants and the public is one way to support behavioral change, as illustrated in the following examples. Oberlin College initiated development of a campus resource monitoring system (first-of-its-kind technology)
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Removing Desktop Printers Saves ~460 Watts/Printer FIGURE 4.11 Technologies used to reduce energy use and change occupant behavior. SOURCE: Jeffrey Baker, Department of fig 4-11.eps Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
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