Walking the Walk. How Sustainability is Changing the Work We Do. Larry Lane, UNC Charlotte Fleet Manager LATEST AND GREATEST RESEARCH

Transcription

1 Walking the Walk How Sustainability is Changing the Work We Do OUR PANEL GREEN PURCHASING Dan Fogel, Ecolens Group PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING Alan Whitby, Trane FLEET MANAGEMENT Larry Lane, UNC Charlotte Fleet Manager LATEST AND GREATEST RESEARCH Helene Hilger, UNC Charlotte Civil & Environmental Engineering

2 OUR PLAN Each of us will take five minutes to introduce ourselves and our topic. We ll open the floor for questions. When you run out of questions, we ll have some questions for you. GREEN PURCHASING Dan Fogel Ecolens Group

3 What We Do EcoLens Group assists organizations to incorporate a sustainability focus into their core strategy through the ECO process. We are a network! We focus on high leverage sectors! What are The Basic Principles? For example: In a sustainable society, we must eliminate buildup of substances extracted from the Earth's crust buildup of chemicals and compounds produced by society physical degradation & destruction of nature, natural processes the undermining of people s capacity to meet basic human needs. What is the role of purchasing in a sustainable society? What is the relationship between purchasing and the organization s strategy?

4 Case: City of Charlotte Question: How to improve Charlotte s EPP Charlotte s strategy Research; benchmarking; software analysis Policies and Procedures; Legal review Purchasing criteria Product Review: Certification; cradle-cradle analyses Education Programs PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING Alan Whitby Trane

5 What is Performance Contracting The use of guaranteed savings from the maintenance and operations budget as capital to make needed upgrades and modernizations to your building environmental systems, financed over a specified period of time. United States Department of Energy Alternative Procurement Method What is an ESCO? ESCOs, Energy Services Companies, develop and implement turnkey, comprehensive energy efficiency projects. ESCOs offer performance-based contracts (i.e., contracts that tie the compensation of the ESCO to the energy savings generated by the project) as a significant part of their business. Defined by NAESCO

6 Typical EPC Opportunities Building Control Systems Utility Metering & Monitoring Lighting System Upgrades Mechanical & HVAC Systems Central Plant Optimization Water/Sewer Conservation Commissioning Building Envelope Window Replacements Geothermal Landfill Gas Reclamation Sewer Gas Reclamation Co-Generation Demand Side Management Operational/Maintenance Photo Voltaic/Solar Wind Energy The Face of EPC Before After

7 The Face of EPC Before After The Face of EPC Before After

8 The Face of EPC Summary Energy Performance Contracting provides a means for Building Owners to use Existing Budget Dollars to Fund Facility Improvements without New Capital Dollars. Energy Savings Performance Contracting is a viable option for State Agencies and Universities as well as Local Government and K-12 schools. The State Energy Offices can assist in the entire process beginning with a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) through Measurement and Verification of Successful Savings.

9 FLEET MANAGEMENT Larry Lane UNC Charlotte Facilities Management RESEARCH Helene Hilger UNC Charlotte Civil and Environmental Engineering

10 BROWN GREASE TO BIODIESEL METHANE EMISSIONS MITIGATION Biodiesel from Brown Grease Biotarp for Landfill Methane Mitigation Recycled Concrete and Gypsum Solar Bees Recycled Concrete - Erosion Control Waste Gypsum as a Soil Amendment Solar Bee Aeration

11 Algae for CO2 Uptake and Biodiesel Algae Oil for Biodiesel Production Biodiesel Emission Testing Education Courses Sustainable Design Sustainable Stormwater Management (LID) Sustainable Waste Management Renewable Energy

12 QUESTIONS? GREEN PURCHASING Dan Fogel, Ecolens Group PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING Alan Whitby, Trane FLEET MANAGEMENT Larry Lane, UNC Charlotte Fleet Manager LATEST AND GREATEST RESEARCH Helene Hilger, UNC Charlotte Civil & Environmental Engineering Questions for you: A product is sustainable if: a) It is made of highly durable materials b) It can be used to earn LEED points c) It has a negligible ecological footprint d) Using it creates no pollution

13 More Questions for You: What opportunities do you see for applying more sustainable options to your work? What inquiries have you made to investigate a more sustainable practice? What innovations have you tried to make your work process or materials more sustainable? If so, what lessons have you learned? What questions do you have that make you hesitant to move forward?