Session 5 – Sustainable Transportation Projects Understanding Financial Impacts of Green Infrastructure Projects Presented By: Steven Eget, P.E., CEM, Dewberry 1

OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION F RAMEWORK FOR E VALUATING ROI I NTRODUCTION P HILOSOPHIES OF S USTAINABILITY C ASE S TUDY – G REEN R OOFS Q UESTIONS & C OMMENTS

INTRODUCTION “S USTAINABILITY WILL BECOME AS TRANSFORMATIVE FOR BUSINESS AS THE EARLIER QUALITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTIONS ” B LOOMBERG B USINESSWEEK. “W HY S USTAINABILITY I S W INNING O VER CEO S ” M ARCH 31,

INTRODUCTION CLASSIC DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY “M EETING THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS ” “O UR C OMMON F UTURE ” (B RUNDTLAND C OMMISSION - UN) 4

INTRODUCTION WORKING DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY 5

SITTING ON A THREE-LEGGED STOOL IN THE REAL WORLD 6 “S USTAINABILITY IS NOT AN UNATTAINABLE NEXUS OF THREE - UNRELATED FACTORS, IT IS A BEST CASE OUTCOME INCORPORATING ALL THESE FACTORS TO THEIR MAXIMUM EXTENTS. I T IS NOT SUSTAINABLE IF YOU CAN ’ T PAY FOR IT !” S TEVEN E GET

PHILOSOPHIES OF SUSTAINABILITY A LTRUISTIC P URPOSES (E NV & S OCIAL ) F INANCIAL B ENEFITS D IFFERENT S HADES OF G REEN 7

FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING ROI T ECHNOLOGY S ELECTION F INANCIAL P ARAMETERS E VALUATE ROIP ILOT T EST AND / OR I MPLEMENTATION 8

FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING ROI USING CASH FLOW ANALYSIS C ASH F LOW A NALYSIS – S UM OF D EFICITS AND B ENEFITS, I TEMIZED ON P ERIODIC BASIS  D EFICITS : C APITAL I NVESTMENTS, O PERATION AND M AINTENANCE C OST, C OMPONENT R EPLACEMENT, I NSURANCE, F EES  B ENEFITS : T AXES, E NERGY S AVINGS, E NVIRONMENTAL A TTRIBUTES, R EDUCED F EES, E QUIPMENT L IFE E XTENSION 9

INTRODUCTION SAMPLE CASH FLOW (2MW S OLAR P ROJECT IN NJ) Payback of Investment in Year 5 IRR = 4.2% 10

LESSONS LEARNED EVALUATING ROI  M ULTIPLE T ECHNOLOGIES M AY B E S ELECTED F OR C OMPARISON  N AIL D OWN E VALUATION P ARAMETERS  N O T WO O RGANIZATIONS A RE A LIKE !  C ONSIDER S AVINGS FROM E NVIRONMENTAL ( AND E NERGY ) B ENEFITS  C ONSIDER P UBLIC / P RIVATE O PTIONS  T AX B ENEFITS FOR P RIVATE C ONCERNS MAY I NCREASE S AVINGS  P ILOTS AND S TUDIES FOR N EW T ECHNOLOGIES 11

FINANCING MECHANISMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS 12 P RIVATE F INANCING T AX A DVANTAGES M AY I MPROVE S AVINGS D ON ’ T A LWAYS N EED F ORMAL 3P M ORE R ISK – C HOOSE P ARTNERS C AREFULLY ! “P ROFIT ” M OTIVE P ILOTS A ND S TUDIES FOR N EW T ECHNOLOGIES M AY L OWER I NVESTMENT R EQUIREMENTS S OME R ISKS – D O Y OUR H OMEWORK ! S ELF F UNDING S AVINGS M AY P AY FOR P ROJECT “S USTAINABILITY ” G RANTS /P ROGRAMS O N B OOKS

EXAMPLES OF PRIVATE FINANCING  F ORMAL 3P A GREEMENTS  T OLL R OADS /B RIDGES  E NERGY S AVINGS P ERFORMANCE C ONTRACTS  G UARANTEED OR S HARED S AVINGS A GREEMENTS  M/V M AY C UT I NTO S AVINGS  P OWER P URCHASE A GREEMENTS  P AY S ET E LECTRIC R ATE FOR S ET T ERM  S ALE / L EASE B ACK  R EAL E STATE 13

CON EDISON LEARNING CENTER (LONG ISLAND CITY, NY) 14

CON EDISON LEARNING CENTER (VIEW FROM SPACE) 15 COURTESY GOOGLE MAPS (7/20/11)

GREEN ROOF DEFINITION G REEN R OOF IS A ROOF OF A BUILDING THAT IS PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY COVERED WITH VEGETATION AND A GROWING MEDIUM, PLANTED OVER A WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE. 16

BENEFITS OF GREENROOFS (DEFINED)  S TORMWATER MANAGEMENT  M AY A LLOW FOR L ARGER B UILDING F OOTPRINT  R EDUCE “T RADITIONAL ” S TRUCTURES  E NERGY S AVINGS  P RIMARILY THROUGH LOWER ROOF TEMPERATURES, REDUCTIONS IN HEAT FLOW AND ADDITIONAL THERMAL MASS  P OTENTIAL TO DOWNSIZE HVAC EQUIPMENT (N EW )  E XTENDED R OOF L IFE  100% INCREASE ANTICIPATED ( NEW )  P OTENTIAL TO EXTEND EXISTING ( RETROFIT )  S ITE S ELECTION /D EVELOPMENT T OOL 17

BENEFITS OF GREENROOFS (SOFT)  P UBLIC R ELATIONS / C OMMUNITY S UPPORT  R ESALE V ALUE E NHANCEMENT  M ARKETING T OOL  S OUND M ITIGATION  A ERIAL A DVERTISING  A ESTHETICS  LEED®  E MPLOYEE S ATISFACTION 18

CON EDISON LEARNING CENTER (LONG ISLAND CITY, NY) 2 19

CON EDISON LEARNING CENTER PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS  B UILDING O WNER : C ON E DISON  L OCATION : L ONG I SLAND C ITY, NY  G REEN G RID ® S IZE : 10,680 FT 2  L ANDSCAPE D ESIGN : C ON E DISON  R OOFTOP S YSTEM : E XTENSIVE [2’ X 4’ M ODULES ]  S TATUS : C OMPLETED J ULY 2008  N OTES : TEST PLOT TO BETTER QUANTIFY THE ENERGY SAVINGS BENEFITS OF GREEN ROOF SYSTEMS. C OLUMBIA U NIVERSITY IS WORKING TO MONITOR LONG - TERM THERMAL AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE 20

CON EDISON LEARNING CENTER (ROI)  D ETAILED ENERGY STUDY PERFORMED  Q UANTIFY S AVINGS  C OMPARE W / B LACK & W HITE R OOF O PTIONS  Y EAR -L ONG S TUDY  E XTENDED R OOF -L IFE  A S R ETROFIT, S OME B ENEFITS NOT Q UANTIFIABLE 21

ENERGY SAVINGS (THE SPECIFICS)  E FFECTIVE A LBEDO  H OW “ WHITE ” W OULD A R OOF H AVE TO BE TO S HOW S IMILAR T EMPERATURES  D OES N OT A CCOUNT FOR A CTIVE C OOLING & T HERMAL M ASS  E FFECTIVE R-V ALUE  H OW M UCH I NSULATION N EEDED FOR S IMILAR R EDUCTIONS  D RAMATIC S EASONAL V ARIATION, S YSTEM S PECIFIC D ATA N EEDED 22

CON EDISON LEARNING CENTER (ROI)  E XPENDITURES  I NITIAL C APITAL I NVESTMENT ($200,000)  A NNUAL M AINTENANCE ($5,000 / YR )  B ENEFITS  NYC T AX B ENEFITS ($4.50/SF OR $24,300 I NITIAL )  L OWER E NERGY C OSTS ($6/SF OR $32,400 / Y R )  A DDITIONAL R OOF L IFE  A DDITIONAL A SPECTS  B RANDING O PPORTUNITY  SAVES NYC M ONEY FOR S TORMWATER C ONTROL  A IR F ILTER C HANGE O UT F REQUENCY R EDUCED 23

GREEN ROOF ROI C ON E DISON L ONG I SLAND C ITY, NY Payback of Investment in Year 3 IRR = 37.5% 24

OTHER SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES R OOF T OP S OLAR R AINWATER C OLLECTION 25

 S USTAINABLE P ROJECTS C AN B E F INANCIAL A TTRACTIVE A S W ELL  C ASH F LOW A NALYSIS S IMPLE M EANS OF C OMPARING ROI’ S F OR D IFFERENT M EASURES  A LTERNATIVE F INANCING S HOULD B E C ONSIDERED I N A DDITIONAL TO T RADITIONAL ( I. E. S ELF F INANCING )  E DUCATE Y OURSELF O N A DDITIONAL R ISKS  S USTAINABLE P ROJECTS C AN B E F INANCIAL A TTRACTIVE A S W ELL  C ASH F LOW A NALYSIS S IMPLE M EANS OF C OMPARING ROI’ S F OR D IFFERENT M EASURES  A LTERNATIVE F INANCING S HOULD B E C ONSIDERED I N A DDITIONAL TO T RADITIONAL ( I. E. S ELF F INANCING )  E DUCATE Y OURSELF O N A DDITIONAL R ISKS POINTS TO CONSIDER 26

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