Overview of GSA Design and Construction Program International District Energy Association 100th Annual Conference Crystal City, VA – June 30, 2009

Bose Thomas, PE., LEED AP Mechanical Engineer Office of Design and Construction Public Buildings Service

Topics 1. GSA organization •

Role of Chief Engineer Division, Office of the Design and Construction Programs

2. High Performance Buildings 3. How will the new energy legislation affect GSA’s building design program? 4. How does GSA evaluate building systems • •

What are current guidelines? What software is used?

5. How can district energy industry best compete to serve GSA PBS buildings?

U.S. General Services Administration There Are Two Main Service Organizations...

Federal Acquisition Service

Public Buildings Service ODC

GSA - PBS Portfolio  Own ~1,500 Public Buildings • ~420 are Historic Buildings

 Lease Space in ~7,100 Buildings  Operate ~ 350 million SF of Space  Own 175 million SF of Space  Present in over 2,100 communities  House ~1.1 million Federal Employees 

40% of Government’s Office Space

11 GSA Regions

Office of the Chief Architect and Construction Programs  Design Excellence Program  Fine Art Collection (17,100 works)  Historic Preservation Program  Capital Program Management  Design and Construction Standards  Building Security Design

Chief Engineer Division      

Maintain the Facilities Standards HVAC Excellence Program Cost Management Program Building Security Design Seismic Program Construction Excellence Program

Annual Capital Program Program Type

Projects Project Cost

New Federal Buildings

3- 4

$300-$400M

Courthouses

2-5

$200-$300M

Land Ports of Entry

5-8

$100-$150M

Repairs & Alterations

10-15

$600 - $1,000M

20-30

$1.3-$1.7B

Totals

Federal Buildings Federal Building San Francisco, CA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Suitland, MD

Census Building Bowie, MD

Courthouses

Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse Eugene, OR

U.S. Courthouse Buffalo, NY

U.S. Courthouse San Diego, CA

Land Ports of Entry

Champlain, NY

Border Station Calexico, CA

U.S. Customs and Immigration Center at Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls, NY

San Ysidro

Raymond, MT

2. High Performance Buildings  Definition “A building that integrates and optimizes on a life cycle basis all major high performance attributes, including energy conservation, environment, safety, security, durability, accessibility, costbenefit, productivity, sustainability, functionality and operational considerations.”

2. High Performance Buildings High performance buildings are the result of a comprehensive and integrated design approach that strives to maximize human comfort and productivity while minimizing the building’s lifetime economic and environmental costs, including siting, water, energy, materials use, indoor environmental quality and solid and hazardous waste impacts.

3. New Energy Initiatives

 EPAct 2005  Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings MOU  E.O 13423  EISA 2007

EPAct 2005 Energy consumption per gross SF of the federal buildings of the agency in FY 2006 through 2015 is reduced, as compared with the energy consumption per gross SF of the federal buildings of the agency in FY 2003, by the percentage specified in the following table… 2015 by 20%

Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings MOU “….Energy Efficiency….For new construction, reduce the energy cost budget by 30% compared to the baseline building performance rating…(ASHRAE)…

E.O 13423 "Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management", “….ensure that new construction and major renovation of agency buildings comply with…in the Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable bldgs MOU (2006)”

EISA 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007 (EISA) • • • • • • •

Sec 431 Sec 433 Sec 434 Sec 435 Sec 441 Sec 422 Others -

Energy reduction goals for Federal buildings Federal Building Energy Efficiency Management of Federal Building Efficiency Leasing Public Building Life Cycle Cost Zero Net Energy Commercial Buildings

Sec 222 Biogas Sec 373 Waste Energy Recovery Program Sec 504 Efficiency of Capitol Power Plant Title VII Carbon Capture

Sec. 431. Energy reduction goals for Federal buildings  Reduce energy usage 30% by 2015 relative to 2003 baseline Fiscal Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Percentage Reduction 2 4 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30

SEC. 433. FEDERAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY  For all new Federal buildings and major renovations  The buildings shall be designed so that the fossil fuelgenerated energy consumption of the buildings is reduced, as compared to a similar 2003 FY building (as measured by CBECS) by the following percentage: Fiscal Year Percentage Reduction 2010............................................. 55 2015............................................. 65 2020............................................. 80 2025............................................. 90 2030............................................ 100

SEC. 434. MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL BUILDING EFFICIENCY  any large capital energy investment in an existing building that involves replacement of installed equipment (such as heating and cooling systems), must employ the most energy efficient systems that are life-cycle cost effective.

SEC. 435. LEASING.  Within 3 years all new Federal leases must be in buildings that have earned the Energy Star label. • The ENERGY STAR label is given to buildings that rank in the top 25% on a scale for energy performance. • www.energystar.gov

SEC. 441. PUBLIC BUILDING LIFECYCLE COSTS.  Section 544(a)(1) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act is amended by striking “25'' and inserting “40''.

 LCC will be analyzed over a 40 year period. • Diminishes the impact of initial capital costs.

SEC. 422. ZERO NET ENERGY COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS INITIATIVE 

The goal of the initiative is to develop technologies, practices, and policies for zero net energy commercial buildings 1. All new Federal buildings by 2030 2. 50% of the commercial buildings by 2040 3. All commercial buildings by 2050

Sec 222 Biogas • produced trough the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass. (including landfill gas and sewage waste treatment gas)

4. How are building systems evaluated?  Life Cycle Cost

• NIST Handbook 135 w annual price indices and discount factors • BLCC (Bldg Life Cycle Cost) Software

 Energy Efficiency

• Typically Modeled using DOE2 • 30% below ASHRAE 90.1 (Energy Policy Act of 2005) • Building Information Model (BIM)

 Sustainability

• LEEDS Silver

Life Cycle Cost  National Energy Conservation Policy Act  Establishes Life Cycle Cost Methods (via NIST) for building energy systems. • • • •

Includes capital costs and operating expenses Established max 25 life. Required avg fuel costs and standard discount rates Required prescribed procedures be followed

 Requires the design of new Federal buildings to use the established life cycle cost method and procedures

5. How can the district energy industry best work with GSA?  Work with us to address our legislated energy requirements  Better communication

5. How can the district energy industry best work with GSA?

 Reduce Energy use  Reduce Energy cost, peak electric costs  Reduce Water use (blow down, cooling towers)  Renewable energy, biogas, biofuels  Upgrade aging systems • ESPC Energy Savings Performance Contracts

5. How can the district energy industry best work with GSA?

 Whole Building Design Guide www.wbdg.org  GSA (www.gsa.gov buildings tab) • Energy Managers • Property Development Directors (new const) • Property Management Directors (O&M)

Questions Bose Thomas, PE.,LEED AP Mechanical Engineer Office of the Design and Construction Programs [email protected] 202-482-7346