WE EXIST TO BUILD GREAT THINGS Butte College – Instructional Arts Paperless Project Cost Analysis & Environmental Impact Case Study

WE EXIST TO BUILD GREAT THINGS How Much Energy Is Used in the Pulp and Paper Industry? WWF: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Energy Use in Pulp and Paper Mils  The pulp and paper industry is extremely energy intensive; it is in fact the world’s fifth largest industrial consumer of energy. –Worldwatch Institute: Paper cuts, recovering the paper landscape No  In the US it represents about 12% of total manufacturing energy use. However, energy costs can represent up to 25% of the total costs, so mills make every effort to reduce consumption. –Energy use US.  According to the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), Sustainability report 2005: –“The paper industry has made important strides in reducing total energy use since 1973 and in increasing the fraction of energy provided from self-generated biomass sources. The paper industry is now the biggest user and producer of renewable energy sources.”  Nevertheless, many millions of tons of fossil fuel CO2 contributing to climate change are released by paper mills every year.

WE EXIST TO BUILD GREAT THINGS Case Study Assumptions  All statistics are reflective of DPR’s role only. They do not account for architects, consultants, owners, or subcontractors. While this may present a significantly large impact upon the case study, gathering accurate information is not feasible.  The data presented is in the form of an ideal paperless project and is compared to a fully conventional project. It should be noted that many jobs incorporate various aspects of a paperless jobsite but accounting for this in a case study is too burdensome.  The time required to perform each activity for a conventional project is taken from input from SAC PE’s.  The time required to perform each activity for a paperless project is based from actual experience on the Butte College jobs.  This case study is reflective of an approximately $20M job with a 16 month schedule. While the impacts of larger or smaller jobs may vary, it is estimated that the variance shall be minimal.  The costs of PM’s, PE’s, and FOC’s include burden to represent the cost to the owner.  The costs for the equipment items that have been purchased, not rented, have been standardized to a monthly rate; life expectancy of each equipment item is assumed to be 4 years

WE EXIST TO BUILD GREAT THINGS Cost Analysis

WE EXIST TO BUILD GREAT THINGS Cost Analysis

WE EXIST TO BUILD GREAT THINGS Cost Analysis

WE EXIST TO BUILD GREAT THINGS Cost Analysis

WE EXIST TO BUILD GREAT THINGS Environmental Impact Assumptions  Energy usage numbers for the paperless project are specific to the equipment used at the Butte College jobsite. The conventional jobsite comparison assumes a typical DPR jobsite setup  Environmental impact analysis does not include affects from transportation of materials due to insufficient information  1.45 lbs CO2 / kW –Instruction for Forms EIA-1605, Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases, Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy  14 lbs CO2 / ream of paper –Environmental impact estimates were made using the Environmental Defense Fund Paper Calculator. For more information visit  1 car emits 11,450 lbs CO2 per year –Emission Facts EPA420-F  1 tree can produce 173 reams of paper

WE EXIST TO BUILD GREAT THINGS Environmental Impact

WE EXIST TO BUILD GREAT THINGS Environmental Impact

WE EXIST TO BUILD GREAT THINGS Environmental Impact

WE EXIST TO BUILD GREAT THINGS Conclusions  The direct and indirect costs of running a paperless jobsite has a significant cost savings to DPR. –This cost savings can easily be had by architects, consultants, owners, and subcontractors –There are a number of immeasurable cost savings from a paperless project; i.e.: the ability for multiple consultants to review a document simultaneously, instant package delivery, etc.  While additional equipment will add cost to the project, the return from a significant increase in efficiency results in a net savings  Use of additional equipment on the jobsite has a minimal impact on the environment.  A reduction of the amount of paper used results in a net decrease of the jobsite’s CO2 footprint. However, the amount of CO2 reduced is minimal.

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