T&T Green Building Council

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1 T&T Green Building Council July 2011 Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce Facilities Management and Maintenance Committee 3 rd Annual Caribbean Facilities Management and Maintenance Conference Developing an FM Culture in the Caribbean Got (Old) Buildings? Let s Make Them Green Mandilee Newton acla:works architecture+interiors M. Arch., LEED GA 1/10 1/50

2 Content TTGBC Overview Greening Existing Buildings Going Green? o The Reality $ Going Green Socially $$ Going Green Economically $$$ Going Green Physically 2/50

3 T&T Green Building Council Launched in September 2010 TTGBC is a body of multidisciplinary building professionals committed to achieving sustainable building in Trinidad & Tobago + 3/50

4 T&T Green Building Council Why a Green Building Council? Buildings consume a lot of energy and resources! 4/50

5 T&T Green Building Council How much energy do buildings consume? Buildings account for the above resource use and waste generation in the U.S. (Source: Energy Information Administration, 2005) Energy End Uses in Typical Office Building (Source: Data from U.S. EPA Green Building Working Group) Image credit: USGBC 5/50

6 T&T Green Building Council How much energy do buildings consume? USA Data! Buildings account for the above resource use and waste generation in the U.S. (Source: Energy Information Administration, 2005) Energy End Uses in Typical Office Building (Source: Data from U.S. EPA Green Building Working Group) Image credit: USGBC 6/50

7 T&T Green Building Council The Trinidad & Tobago context CO2 Emissions per Capita, 2005 otrinidad metric tons/ person o Jamaica 3.79 o Barbados 4.5 o UK 8.94 o USA Source: World Resources Institute 7/50

8 T&T Green Building Council The Trinidad & Tobago context /50

9 T&T Green Building Council The Trinidad & Tobago context? Buildings account for the above resource use and waste generation in the U.S. (Source: Energy Information Administration, 2005) Energy End Uses in Typical Office Building (Source: Data from U.S. EPA Green Building Working Group) Image credit: USGBC 9/50

10 Albania Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bolivia Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Canada Cayman Islands Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Finland France 10/50

11 Precedence Green Building Rating System Professional Credential 11/50

12 Precedence The USGBC 10+ was formed in 1993 yrs LEED launched (openly) in /50

13 Precedence Green building is market-driven and has been championed by NGOs, government buy-in occurs after /50

14 T&T Green Building Council Some of Our Objectives o educate and increase public awareness o promote green culture o lobby, lobby, lobby o advise on green building policy o develop a green building rating system o become a certifying body 14/50

15 T&T Green Building Council Our Structure Secretary Treasurer President VP - Research & Development VP - Advocacy & Awareness VP - Marketing & Communications VP - Public Relations Members - Individuals, Companies, Non-Profit Organisations, Statutory Authorities, Students 15/50

16 T&T Green Building Council Join us! + 16/50

17 The Reality Going Green Socially Going Green Economically Going Green Physically 17/50

18 The Reality Have you seen a new building lately? Existing buildings are the majority! Harnessing the existing pool is therefore imperative. 18/50

19 The Reality Green Buildings are better: $$$ higher rental values (developers!) 24% less energy consumption 30% less water consumption 13% less maintenance costs 33% less CO 2 emissions 27% higher occupant satisfaction * * The above represents US based statistics, local data not yet available 19/50

20 Going Green Socially + The decision to green your building has to come from within Before tackling the economic and physical (retrofitting), target the people and processes within your organisation 20/50

21 Going Green Socially ten simple questions: Do you buy lunch in a Styrofoam container? Do you bring lunch to the office and leave the tap running while you wash up after lunch? Do you have separate garbage cans in your office (paper, plastic, metal, glass, organic)? Do you print on both sides of the paper? Does your administrative assistant print on both sides of the paper? 21/50

22 Going Green Socially ten simple questions: What is your greatest waste output? Paper? Is it shredded and collected for recycling? Where do your used ink and toner cartridges go? Do you leave your phone charger in the power outlet (trickle charge)? Multiply that by the number of persons doing this? Are your computers and monitors shutdown at the end of the day? Do your lights and air conditioning remain on at nights, when there is no one in the building 22/50

23 Going Green Socially ten simple questions: Think about it! 23/50

24 Going Green Economically Top-down or Bottom-up? The Triple Bottom Line The Green Capital Needs Assessment (CNA) 24/50

25 Going Green Economically Identify the structure of your organisation so you can adopt the best approach Top-down or Bottom-Up? 25/50

26 Going Green Economically environment $ economy society The Triple Bottom Line people=planet=profit 26/50

27 Going Green Economically - The Green CNA What is Your Green Capital Needs Assessment? Establish a framework for the identification, evaluation and prioritisation of sensible green mechanisms The Green Capital Needs Assessment 27/50

28 Going Green Economically - The Green CNA ITEM CONTEXT PRIORITY (1-3) 1. REPLACE EXISTING LIGHT FIXTURES WITH LOW-ENERGY FIXTURES 2. REPLACE EXISTING SANITARYWARE WITH LOW- FLOW FIXTURES 3. INTRODUCE AN EMPLOYEE AWARENESS PROGRAMME IS THERE A PROPER DISPOSAL MECHANISM AVAILABLE? WATER SUPPLY QUALITY + IMPACT ON PRECISION FIXTURES POTENTIAL FOR BUY-IN VS. RESISTANCE ROI YES NO 3 mths 6 mths life... The Checklist Approach The Green Capital Needs Assessment 28/50

29 Going Green Economically - The Green CNA Conduct energy auditing and detailed analyses of potential sensible green systems Energy Auditing is a way of benchmarking your energy needs You can t Manage what you don t Measure! The Green Capital Needs Assessment 29/50

30 Going Green Economically - The Green CNA Conduct cash flow analyses and decision metrics for each individual recommendation The Green Capital Needs Assessment 30/50

31 Going Green Economically - The Green CNA $$$$ $ $$$ $$ Aim for the low-hanging fruit first Leverage the incremental savings towards greater capital measures Low-hanging Fruit 31/50

32 Going Green Physically Strategies LEED EB:OM? Our socio-economic context 32/50

33 Going Green Physically Lighting Plumbing Cooling Strategies - Three Key Areas 33/50

34 Going Green Physically We know energy is cheap, but Assess your current lighting load (retro-commissioning RCx) Assess the efficiency of your fixtures If you don t already have, consider changing to more efficient lighting (different colour-temperature for different functions, please!) Consider task lighting (different people need varying levels of light, VDTs have changed the lighting balance) Consider introducing occupancy sensors Strategies - Three Key Areas: Lighting 34/50

35 Going Green Physically We know water is not metered, but Assess your current water-use (RCx) Assess the efficiency of your system for loss (leakage may be more than you think) Consider a phased change-out to low-flow fixtures Consider retrofitting a stormwater capture system or gray water recycling system partially You may want to consider changing out some of your external paved surfaces to permeable Strategies - Three Key Areas: Plumbing 35/50

36 Going Green Physically Yes, yes, energy is cheap, but Transition from standard maintenance to best practice Assess your current cooling load (RCx) Consider changing your filters to high-efficiency filters Consider introducing UV lighting into your VAC system Consider operable blinds at windows (reduces glare, heat penetration and gives the user control of his/her space) Consider high-performance films on window glazing Strategies - Three Key Areas: Cooling 36/50

37 Going Green Physically More on the cooling You may have older VAC equipment that uses CFCs Assess, evaluate and consider a phase-out programme and replace with newer high-efficiency systems Consider greening your roof? Added insulation, less stormwater run-off, a greater sense of well being Strategies - Three Key Areas: Cooling 37/50

38 Going Green Physically About Retro-Commissioning It is the application of the commissioning process to existing buildings Improves a building s operations and maintenance procedures to enhance overall building performance Strategies - Retro-Commissioning, RCx Source: California Commissioning Collaborative 38/50

39 Going Green Physically Why Retro-Commissioning? Commercial buildings undergo operational and occupancy changes that challenge the building systems Small problems have BIG effects on performance Strategies - Retro-Commissioning, RCx Source: California Commissioning Collaborative 39/50

40 Going Green Physically Benefits of Retro-Commissioning Reduce building operating costs; increase net operating income US$ $0.72/ sq ft US$ $0.45/ sq ft Energy Savings Non-Energy Savings Strategies - Retro-Commissioning, RCx Source: California Commissioning Collaborative 40/50

41 Going Green Physically The Cost of Retro-Commissioning? US$ $0.45/ sq ft years RCx Cost ROI Strategies - Retro-Commissioning, RCx Source: California Commissioning Collaborative 41/50

42 Going Green Physically Retro-Commissioning and Benchmarking The RCx process will inevitably aid in the development of a local database of energy and water use in our buildings Audit Manage Measure Strategies - Retro-Commissioning, RCx 42/50

43 Going Green Physically Retro-Commissioning in the Local Context 150% Tax Incentive on the cost of Energy Audits No VAT on the importation of renewable energy devices Payback Period, Grid-tied Energy & Buy-back Legislation Strategies - Retro-Commissioning, RCx 43/50

44 Going Green Physically You can use the LEED Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance rating system as a guide (it s free!) LEED EB:O&M 44/50

45 Going Green Physically LEED 2009 for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance 45/50

46 Going Green Physically * * sustainable sites (SS) water efficiency (WE) energy & atmosphere (EA) materials & resources (MR) indoor environmental quality (IEQ) innovation in operations (IO) regional priority (RP) LEED 2009 for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance 46/50

47 Going Green Physically The Socio-economic Context It is sometimes difficult to justify going green in a society where so much more may be seen to be amiss housing water literacy 47/50

48 Going Green Physically The Socio-economic Context Remember people planet profit The Triple Bottom Line 48/50

49 Going Green? three small steps: people + processes Green CNA IMPLEMENT 1 Be BOLD 2 Think BIG 3 Go BRAVE 49/50

50 T&T Green Building Council Thank You Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce Facilities Management and Maintenance Committee 3 rd Annual Caribbean Facilities Management and Maintenance Conference Developing an FM Culture in the Caribbean Got (Old) Buildings? Let s Make Them Green Mandilee Newton acla:works architecture+interiors M. Arch., LEED GA 50/10 50/50