1. C OLLEGE OF H EALTH AND H UMAN S ERVICES LEED-EB G OLD Anand Sankey, WMU Evan Escamilla, WMU Jim Nicolow, Lord, Aeck & Sargent Architects November 9, 2009

2. Outline Impact of Buildings LEED Rating System LEED-EB CHHS Certification Process Lessons Learned Discussion

3. IMPACT OF BUILDINGS

4. Public Perception

6. What about Buildings?

7. Impact of the Building Sector

8. Who's really to blame? The cars we drive… …or the buildings we inhabit?

9. The 2030 °Challenge www.architecture2030.org

10. Campus GHG Emissions Research done by: Chris Caprara Kaityn Shields

11. Buildings and Water

12. Images courtesy Ecos Environmental Design

13. Buildings and Water Largest water use in Michigan?

14. Buildings and Water

15. Buildings and Waste 163 Million Tons of Construction and Demolition waste in the US. ◦ 2.8 pounds/person/day 40% (3 billion tons annually) of raw material use globally

17. LEED RATING SYSTEM

18. Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design ® A leading-edge system for designing, constructing, operating and certifying the world’s greenest buildings.

19. Presentation Energy Ace MISBO Atlanta Speech School Lord, Aeck & Sargent GSST&J

26. LEED-EB

27. LEED-EB Differences Policy-based (construction / renovation) Measured Performance Maintenance & Operations Procedures Purchasing Staff Education Green Cleaning 3-step Process 1.Implementation 2.Performance Period (3 months to 1 year) 3.Certification Review

28. CHHS CERTIFICATION PROCESS

29. Project Timeline – 22 months Grant Awarded – Sept 2007 Project Kick Off – October 2007 Feasibility Study – Feb 2008 Implementation – Feb-May 2008 Performance Period – May-July 2008 Review – Oct 2008 – May 2009

30. Grant – Sept 2007 State of Michigan $15,000 grant 32-3940-4748-6364-85

31. Feasibility Analysis – Feb 2008

32. 14 prerequisites: 10 met 1 required policy change (erosion control) 1 required operational adj. (ventilation) 2 required additional analysis (energy & mercury in lights)

33. Feasibility Analysis – Feb 2008 48 points targeted (silver + 8): 29 met 11 required policy change or minor building changes 8 required additional analysis WMU Approval to Proceed Grant Variance Approved

34. LEED Categories Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy & Atmosphere Materials & Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Innovation, Operations & Maintenance

35. Sustainable Sites Erosion & Sedimentation Control ◦ Policy in place ◦ Prereq Age of Building ◦ > 2 years ◦ Prereq Plan for Green Site and Building Exterior Management ◦ Policy addressing  Maintenance equipment  Plantings  Animal and vegetation  Landscape water  Irrigation management  Fertilizer use  Snow removal  Cleaning of building exterior ◦ 2 Points 11 Earned/ 14 Possible

36. Sustainable Sites Alternative Transportation ◦ Proximity to public transportation ◦ Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms ◦ Alternative Fuel Vehicles ◦ Car Pooling & Telecommuting ◦ 4 points Reduced Site Disturbance ◦ Asylum Lake ◦ 2 points 11 Earned/ 14 Possible

37. Sustainable Sites Stormwater Management ◦ Mitigation of at least 50 % of the annual stormwater ◦ 2 points Light Pollution Reduction ◦ Shield all out door luminaries > 50 watts ◦ 1 point 11 Earned/ 14 Possible

38. Water Efficiency Minimal Water Efficiency ◦ Prereq Discharge Water Compliance ◦ Prereq Water Efficient Landscape ◦ 1 point Water Use Reduction ◦ Dual flush toilets/aerators ◦ 2 points 3 Earned/ 5 Possible

39. Energy & Atmosphere Existing Building Commissioning ◦ Prereq Minimum Energy Performance ◦ Baseline measurement ◦ Historical consumption ◦ Prereq ◦ 3 points Ozone Protection ◦ Prereq ◦ 1 point 10 Earned/ 23 Possible

40. Commissioning a systematic process of assuring that a building performs in accordance with the design intent and the Owner’s operational needs

42. Commissioning 30,000 square foot office building July ‘08 and “is still a work in progress operationally” ◦ Faulty sensors ◦ Errors in equipment installation & setup ◦ System control interface problems ◦ Non-optimized operating sequences and schedules ◦ Equipment failures and leaks

43. Commissioning September ‘09 down 22% New glitch in control programming make up air unit, continuous 20kW 30% further to match predicted

44. Energy & Atmosphere Building Operation & Maintenance ◦ Staff education ◦ Best practices monitoring & maintenance ◦ 3 points Performance Measurement ◦ Enhanced metering  Domestic water  Irrigation system  Process water (Cooling tower)  Cooling load (Steam absorption)  Boiler efficiency ◦ Emissions reduction ◦ 2 points Building Cost Impacts ◦ Operating costs of all aspects ◦ 1 point 10 Earned/ 23 Possible

45. Materials & Resources Source Reduction & Waste Management ◦ Waste stream audit ◦ Storage and collection of recyclables ◦ Occupant recycling ◦ 2 prereqs ◦ 3 points Toxic Material Source Reduction ◦ Mercury in light bulbs ◦ Prereq ◦ 1 point Construction, Demolition and Renovation Waste Management ◦ 1 point Sustainable Cleaning Products and Materials ◦ 3 points 8 Earned/ 16 Possible

46. Indoor Environmental Quality Outside Air and Exhaust ◦ Increased ventilation ◦ Prereq Tobacco, Asbestos and PCB free ◦ 3 prereqs Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring ◦ 1 point Increased Ventilation ◦ 1 point Construction IAQ Management Plan ◦ 1 point 13 Earned/ 22 Possible

47. Indoor Environmental Quality Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control ◦ ≥ MERV 13 ◦ 1 point Controllability of lighting ◦ 1 point Thermal comfort ◦ ASHRAE 55 ◦ 1 point Day lighting & views ◦ 2 points Green cleaning ◦ Entryway systems ◦ Pest control ◦ Equipment ◦ Policy ◦ 5 points 13 Earned/ 22 Possible

48. Innovation, Operations & Maintenance Asylum Lake Water Reduction Bronco Bio-diesel Dolphin fountain treatment LEED Accredited professional 5 Earned/ 5 Possible

49. Performance Period

50. Submittal – October 2008

51. Certification Process (7 months) Submittal – Oct 2008 Preliminary Review – January 2009 Clarification – March 2009 Final Review – April 2009 ◦ Additional information requested Preliminary Certification – May 2009 Appeal – May 2009 ◦ Water efficiency and mercury in lights Gold Certification – May 2009

52. CHHS Points Earned 50/92

53. LESSONS LEARNED

54. Lessons Learned Public relations Long tedious process Campus-wide Policies ◦ Stormwater management ◦ Pest control ◦ Green cleaning Campus-wide Sustainability

55. Public Relations

57. Campus-wide Sustainability Talloires Declaration ◦ Signed January, 2008 LEED-EB Gold College of Health and Human Services ◦ May, 2009 Climate Savers Computing Initiative ◦ June, 2009 American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment ◦ July, 2009 Greatest Green Initiative – Business Review ◦ September, 2009 Campus Sustainability Leader - The College Sustainability Report Card ◦ September, 2009 Community Sustainability Covenant Participant ◦ May, 2009

58. Many Thanks to the Faculty and Staff Involved! Umair Ahmad Jim Burns Dan Brimmer Jeffrey Carr David Dakin Carol Dedow Kirk Dillery John Dunn Evan Escamilla Denise Forman Harold Glasser John Goes Deborah Goostrey Polly Graham Shelly Grant Michael Hodgkinson Pat Holton Tim Holysz George Jervis Brennen Kartes Scott Keeler Kris Kenz Ryan Kerrigan Raymond Kezenius Daniel List Jeffrey Long Carl Newton Jim Nicolow Carolyn Noack Yogesh Patel Patricia Pettinga Wayne Pushie Chris Pyzik Lowell Rinker Greg Roseboom Nicholas Rouch Anand Sankey John Satterfield Peter Strazdas Cathi Walter George Wilson Traci Young