Owner s Project Requirements for Federal Guiding Principles for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings

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1 Owner s Project Requirements for Federal Guiding Principles for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Project: Weaver Mountain Fire Station, L140D00737 Location: South Highway 89, Wickenburg, AZ Contacts: Stephen Cole, BLM National Operations Center, Denver, CO Introduction The Owner s Project Requirements (OPR) document is used to articulate the most important goals and objectives of the project from the point of view of the owner. The OPR is a detailed collection of the functional requirements of a project and the expectation of the building s use and operation. This document is intended for use by the owner, design team, construction team, operation and maintenance staff, future renovation teams, and anyone who needs access to the original project information. The OPR forms the basis from which design, construction, operation and acceptance decisions are made. Each item of the OPR may have defined performance and acceptance criteria. Those that can be benchmarked should have the benchmark defined in specific terms and measurement. During the course of design and construction, the OPR is updated to reflect changes to the original project goals. Updates to the OPR during the design and construction process are primarily the responsibility of the owner. This OPR is a precursor and companion to the Basis of Design (BOD) document that provides detailed information on how the owner s requirements are to be met through the development of the design documents, and/or implementation during construction, and/or operation. The BOD is developed by the design team to reflect the requirements as specified in this OPR. To meet BLM requirements, the owner s intent is for the completed Fire Station to be compliant with the five Federal Guiding Principles for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings. Requirements and strategies outlined in this document are driven by that goal. Page 1

2 Overview of Project The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a strong commitment to high quality building construction, including sustainable design. In 2006, the BLM furthered their commitment to sustainability by pursuing compliance with the Federal Guiding Principles for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings (GP s or Guiding Principles) on all new building projects. The project referenced in this document will be the new Fire Station for the Weaver Mountain BLM site. It will be a statement of commitment to the environment and a showcase for the community and the public that BLM serves. The building designers should pursue sustainable objectives both within and outside the Guiding Principles whenever possible. BLM s commitment to sustainability is consistent with the desire to have integrated design and construction that exceeds industry standards both functionally and aesthetically. The following items are described in this OPR: Owner Requirements Environmental and Sustainability Goals Energy Efficiency Goals Indoor Environmental Quality Requirements Equipment and System Expectations Building Occupant and O&M Expectations 1. Owner Requirements A. Development of a 6,341 sf wildland fire station for use by BLM as outside of the city of Wickenburg, AZ. B. The goal of the project is to provide a new fire station, consisting of an operations side and attached engine bays, reflecting the quality of development and professionalism that BLM purports. BLM has a commitment to sustainability for their new development projects and these needs must be reflected in this fire station project. C. The conditioned office space will include a fully insulated and sealed envelope. D. The design team may be asked to review or provide life cycle information where alternative systems are being evaluated that emphasize high value, long life and high efficiency. E. Building envelope and structural components shall be designed for a longer than industry standard life cycle. F. Mechanical. Electrical and Lighting equipment will be high efficiency with longer than average life cycle. Equipment will be selected based on long term value to the Owner. G. The design and construction team must provide an updated GP narrative completed in its entirety to BLM within 2 weeks after substantial completion is issued. Page 2

3 H. The design team is required to provide language in the specifications and/or the General Notes of the Construction Drawings outlining the training requirements for each system. The design team is encouraged to work with the commissioning agent to collaborate on their reports and documents as there are commonalities. The minimum training requirements are as follows: Provide the trainees with a package that include the operating instructions, OPR, BOD, equipment submittals, Commissioning Report, construction drawings, testing procedures, functional checklists, maintenance schedules for equipment, and copies of warranties (equipment and maintenance). Include two trainings on the EMS system: one upon turning over the building and the second, 2-3 months after the building is in operation to resolve questions or issues. Contractors are required to balance and calibrate equipment, systems and controls and have the systems fully functional upon completion of the project. They will make themselves available to answer questions that arise during the first year of operation. I. Two levels of training shall be developed. One basic program for building occupants will include operating lighting, mechanical and security systems. Another more advanced level will be developed for a service contractor to be determined in the future. This will include operational procedures, maintenance, and control system programming. J. Contractor shall videotape training and provide training DVDs to BLM. 2. Environmental and Sustainability Goals A. Project shall comply with all Five Guiding Principles. B. Project shall use an integrated project team and planning and design process. C. Project shall employ appropriate commissioning practices in accordance with the requirements of Guiding Principle 1. The design team will work with the BLM to create a commissioning plan for the project. D. Project shall not provide outdoor irrigation for landscaping. Hand watering will be used for newly landscaped areas during the establishment period only. E. Project shall achieve an indoor water use reduction of at least 20% as compared to the baseline established by the Energy Policy Act of Water-saving plumbing fixtures to be used include pint flush urinals, low-flow toilets and low flow lavatory emitters and shower heads. These criteria are outlined in Guiding Principle 3. Use EPA Watersense fixtures. F. Project shall set a goal for a stormwater management plan that meets the criteria of Guiding Principle 3. G. Exterior lighting shall be reviewed by design team and owner to determine the options for meeting light pollution reduction goals without reducing the security of the facility. 3. Energy Efficiency Goals A. Project shall achieve an energy cost savings of at least 30% compared to the baseline building performance rating per Guiding Principle 2. Page 3

4 B. Design team will provide the owner with different lighting options and packages to review and select based on features, performance, and first costs. C. Daylighting controls will be installed for all exterior lighting and lighting in the fitness area. D. Motion/Occupancy sensors shall be installed for lighting circuits in offices, training, fitness, work, locker, and storage rooms. E. Additional energy efficiency measures that provide cost effective energy savings shall be included whenever feasible. F. Design team will provide Energy Modeling Report (in accordance with the scope of work), that shows the Design meets EPAct 2005 with Guiding Principle 2 update as of 2008 (30% better than ASHRAE ) 4. Indoor Environmental Quality Requirements A. Project shall meet the requirements of ASHRAE , Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality and ASHRAE , Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy in accordance with Guiding Principle 4. B. Project shall meet Guiding Principle 4 requirements for Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) control. C. The General Contractor shall develop an Indoor Air Quality Management Plan for the construction phase of the building according to Guiding Principle 4. D. Project shall meet the requirements of Guiding Principle 4 concerning the use of low-emitting adhesives & sealants. E. Daylight and Views are important and should be considered when designing the project. F. HVAC controls will have simple override for after hour operation. G. Special attention is to be paid to restroom and kitchen areas to guarantee that the air remains fresh and free of odors or stagnation. 5. Equipment and System Expectations A. The project shall be fitted with a digital control system, integrating monitoring and control of energy consuming and monitoring equipment. B. The building control system shall be of sufficient memory and configured to trend and alarm critical functions, values, and energy variables for a period of at least one (1) year after system startup. C. The MEP team will coordinate with BLM s mechanical engineers to specify an energy management system designed to have the ability to be monitored remotely via internet connection. D. HVAC equipment that uses CFC-based refrigerant is unacceptable. HVAC equipment and refrigerants shall be selected to meet the requirements of Guiding Principle 5. E. Per Guiding Principles 2, building-level metering of energy use in accordance with the DOE guidelines issued under section 103 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is required for measurement and verification (M&V). Building-level natural gas and Page 4

5 water meters only shall be provided to measure use and demand. The existing site electric meter shall be used to measure site electricity use and demand. F. Set points shall be programmed assuming that facility hours of operation will be 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM Mon-Fri. Systems will be equipped with override options for use outside of regular occupancy schedule. G. The design will provide for a room temperature setting of 65 F in the winter and 80 F in the summer when the spaces are unoccupied. The occupied setting will be 70 F in the winter and 75 F in the summer. H. Solar shading and glass selection is important and BLM requires that the design team take into consideration Solar Heat Gain and glare when designing the exterior skin. I. Energy related equipment must be accessible for maintenance, testing and balancing. No dampers or equipment shall located above a ceiling that is not easily accessible (i.e. concealed sheetrock/drywall; above a toilet or similarly difficult location to access.). J. Energy related equipment will be configured with appropriate instruments as necessary to perform start-up, commissioning, ongoing maintenance and calibration. 6. Building Occupant and O&M Expectations A. Day-to-day HVAC operation of occupant controls is to be provided in a simple, easy to use format. B. Periodic HVAC maintenance shall be arranged for by the owner. C. Lighting system maintenance will be arranged by the owner. D. Training required for building occupants includes demonstration of applicable systems and instruction documents for these systems. - End of OPR - Page 5