TAKING THE LEED CORPORATE FOOD SERVICE & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

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1 TAKING THE LEED CORPORATE FOOD SERVICE & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY Emily Scofield M.S. Environmental Health Science LEED AP, ID&C Executive Director, USGBC - NC

2 The mission of USGBC NC is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life. Our Mission -membership based -501 (c)(3) non-profit Chapter Members: 900 Active Chapter Volunteers: 100 Monthly Newsletter Subscribers: 5,000 Monthly Program Attendance Avg.: 85 Chapter Committees 5 Staff (full + Part-Time) 4 Annual Budget $630,000 In 2013, Chapter volunteers logged approximately 20,000 hours

3 MISSION DRIVEN

4 MISSION WORK IN schools showcased at Environmental Stewardship Challenge 7 college teams in Natural Talent Design Competition 18 monthly education programs in three cities Successful partnership campaign with 92 partners 100 dedicated volunteer members

5 ERS BRONZE Barringer Construction Brady CaraGreen City of Charlotte Clancy & Theys Elm Engineering Environamics Forbo Heat Transfer Sales Hoffman & Hoffman Interface James M. Pleasants Co. JDavis Architects K&L Gates McKenney's Morgan Stanley National Gypsum OxiFresh of Greater Charlotte Redlee/SCS Roanoke Cement Shaw Superior Mechanical Services URS WB Moore FRIENDS AAA Carolinas BBH Design Bissell Charlotte Center City Partners Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Domtar EcoPanels HarkerDoerre Intelligent Buildings Jeff & Laura Farlow Leidos Engineering LiteSource Nova Lighting Optima Salem College Samet Wolesley

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7 Sterling Elementary School Winterfield Elementary School South Mecklenburg High School Brassfield Elementary Fred J Carnage Middle School Triangle Math and Science Academy Weatherstone Elementary School Swift Creek Elementary School Nash Central High School Wiley Elementary School Cape Fear Community College Sunbeams Preschool

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12 SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION THRIVES IN NORTH CAROLINA FROM USGBC MARKET BRIEF 1/2014 North Carolina ranks 7 th in the Nation for LEED green building 2665 projects are LEED registered or certified Charlotte and Durham rank among the top 50 cities in the US for the most LEED project activity

13 LEED COMMERCIAL PROJECTS IN NORTH CAROLINA Location North Carolina LEED Certified LEED Registered Location Platinum Gold Silver Certified North Carolina Mecklenburg

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16 LEED IS ENERGY EFFICIENT Business benefits are received by different stakeholders at each stage of the building -121 LEED certified buildings in US use 24% less energy than national avg. life cycle. -50% of these buildings scored >75 on Energy Star Portfolio Manager Energy savings in green buildings typically exceed any design and construction cost premiums within a reasonable payback period.

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18 Studies show a pattern of green buildings being able to more easily attract tenants and to command higher rents and sale prices. Local market conditions have a significant impact on the value of green buildings. In markets where green is more mainstream, brown discounts are emerging.

19 Green buildings can save money through reduced energy and water consumption and lower long-term operations and maintenance costs. Energy savings typically exceed any build cost premiums within a reasonable payback period.

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21 LEED IS GOOD FOR OCCUPANTS A study showed that employees working in the LEED-certified branches of a financial institution were found to be more productive and engaged in their work. An experiment identifies a link between improved lighting design and a 27% reduction in the incidence of headaches, which accounts for 0.7% of the overall cost of employee health insurance. This equals approximately $70 per employee annually. In terms of health care costs, building retrofits which improved the indoor environment of a building resulted in reductions of: communicable respiratory diseases of 9-20%; allergies and asthma of 18-25%; and non-specific health and discomfort effects of 20-50%

22 LEED IS GOOD FOR OCCUPANTS Workplace Productivity and Health Net present value analysis of the operational cost and productivity and health benefits of LEED certified buildings.

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25 WHY SUSTAINABLE DESIGN? -American s spend 90% of our time indoors -Sustainable Design promotes healthy indoor environments -Let s create spaces that allow us to breathe easy, give us views of nature and daylight, and make us healthier and more productive

26 LEED: INTERIOR DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION -Version 2009 is available for registration until Version 4 is available now -Applications: -Commercial Interiors = interior spaces dedicated to functions other than retail or hospitality -Retail = includes both showrooms and prep/storage areas -Hospitality = interior spaces of hotels, motels, inns, etc. with or without food service

27 WATER EFFICIENCY -Credits promote smarter use of water, inside and out, to reduce potable water consumption. -Employ strategies that in aggregate use 20% less water than the water use baseline calculated for the tenant space (not including irrigation). -Calculations are based on estimated occupant usage and must include only the following fixtures and fixture fittings located within the tenant space: water closets, urinals, lavatory faucets, showers, kitchen sink faucets and prerinse spray valves.

28 WATER EFFICIENCY The following fixtures, fittings and appliances are outside the scope of the water use reduction calculation: Commercial Steam Cookers Commercial Dishwashers Automatic Commercial Ice Makers Commercial (family-sized) Clothes Washers Residential Clothes Washers Standard and Compact Residential Dishwashers

29 ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE -Credits promote better building energy performance through innovative strategies -EAc1.4 Optimize Energy Performance: Equipment & Appliances -To achieve increasing levels of energy conservation beyond the prerequisite standard to reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with excessive energy use.

30 ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE -For all ENERGY STAR eligible equipment and appliances installed as part of the tenant s scope of work, achieve one of the following percentages (by rated power). -Equipment that meets the same requirements as ENERGY STAR qualified products but does not bear the ENERGY STAR label is acceptable. - This requirement applies to appliances, office equipment, electronics, and commercial food service equipment.

31 OTHER SHFM CREDITS OF INTEREST -SSpc82 Local Food Production -Improve human health and well-being, community involvement, and education on food production by designing and maintaining the site for food production Option 1: Food production -Provide for onsite food production: vegetable gardens and/or edible nut- and fruit-bearing plants appropriate to the site

32 OTHER SHFM CREDITS OF INTEREST Option 2: Community Supported Agriculture -Purchase shares in a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program for at least 50% of the occupants or 80% of the residential units within the project. -Shares must be delivered to the project site on a regular schedule not less than twice per month and at least six months of the year. -A three-year commitment to the program must be documented.

33 OTHER SHFM CREDITS OF INTEREST Option 3: Support an existing farm -Provide financial support to the farm equivalent to ¼ of 1% of the total project construction cost. Or, provide material support in kind, equivalent to the dollar value materials to be negotiated with the farm. -Provide minimum 8 hours per Full Time Employee equivalent (FTE) per year to volunteer in farm operations - on the project proponent s time. -For both financial support and FTE, a commitment for three years support/participation would be required.

34 OTHER SHFM CREDITS OF INTEREST Storage & Collection of Recyclables -Prerequisite designed to reduce: -the waste generated by building occupants -the amount hauled to and disposed of in landfills. -Recyclable materials must include mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics, and metals. Take appropriate measures for the safe collection, storage, and disposal of two of the following: batteries, mercury-containing lamps, and electronic waste.

35 IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES

36 LEED v4 System Goals

37 LEED V4 LEED v4 has the potential to drive the reduction of building carbon emissions LEED v4 takes a stronger stand on human health, more so than any previous version of LEED. Download the free LEED v4 User Guide

38 LEED ID&C: COMMERCIAL INTERIORS V.4 Building Product Disclosure and Optimization -Environmental Product Disclosures -Sourcing of Raw Materials -Material Ingredients

39 LEED ID&C: COMMERCIAL INTERIORS V.4 Percentage of ENERY STAR products Points 70% 1 90% 2 Optimize Energy Performance -Install ENERGY STAR appliances, office equipment, electronics, and commercial food service equipment (HVAC, lighting, and building envelope products are excluded from this credit) -Calculate their percentage of the total (by rated-power) ENERGY STAR eligible products in the project.

40 LEED ID&C: COMMERCIAL INTERIORS V.4 Retail Process Load baselines -Required -Detailed tables to calculate the energy cost budget of commercial kitchens

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42 LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE (GA) No eligibility requirement Pass exam 15 hours of CMP per 2 years Fees: $50 application, $150/$200 exam Everblue.edu

43 LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL (AP) With Specialty = ID+C, BD+C, O&M, ND, Homes Eligibility requirement = LEED project experience within 3 yrs Pass exam 30 hours of CMP every 2 years Fees: $100 application, $300/$450 for two part exam, $150/$250 for only LEED AP part of exam

44 GREEN VENUE SELECTION GUIDE WHY? -Business meetings in the US equal $175 billion/yr -Green Buildings: -Use 30% less indoor water -Send 50% - 75% less solid waste to landfills and incinerators -Use 26% less energy -Emit 33% less carbon dioxide

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