Energy Efficiency & LEED v4 Certification at the O Connell Center FEFPA Summer 2017 Course Number: Credit Designation: TLC Engineering for Architecture
Presenters KRISTY M. WALSON PE, LEED AP BD+C, BEMP Principal / Sustainability Consultant kristy.walson@tlc-eng.com BAHAR ARMAGHANI LEED Fellow, LEED Faculty Director, UF Green Building Learning Collaborative / Lecturer barmagh@ufl.edu
Energy Efficiency & LEED v4 Certification at the O Connell Center TLC Engineering for Architecture is a Registered Provider with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to CES Records for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for non-aia members are available on request. This program is registered with the AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include the content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA Learning Objectives Overview of Green Building rating systems Why LEED v4? UF O Connell Center Lessons Learned on the O Connell Center
Learning AIA Objective #1 Learning Objectives Overview of Green Building rating systems
Green Building Rating Systems
Learning AIA Objective #2 Learning Objectives Why LEED v4?
Why? LEED v4
HOW MANY HAVE WORKED ON A LEED PROJECT?
Materials & Resources: Intents Reduce the amount of materials needed Use materials with less environmental impact Reduce and manage waste Copyright 2015 U.S. Green Building Council
Materials & Resources: Whole-Building LCA
Materials & Resources: Intents SINGLE ATTRIBUTES MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTES
Materials & Resources: Performance Paths
Materials & Resources: Health Product Declarations - HPDs Potential health effect of a product Red list of bad chemicals Manufacturers must disclose what is in their product Health Product Declaration Collaborative (hpdcollaborative.org )
Materials & Resources: Concepts Environmental Product Declarations - EPDs Footprint of the product Life cycle assessment Footprint NOT health effects LCA must follow Standard ISO requirements
Materials & Resources: Sample EPD from Vendor
Learning AIA Objective #3 Learning Objectives UF O Connell Center
LEED v4 & ASHRAE 90.1-2010
Pursuing LEED v4 - New Construction Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Image Courtesy of Davis Architects 62
Project Specific Benefits & Challenges Location & Transportation Campus location made it easy Many highly weighted credits available, transit, & density Too many visitors to earn Bicycle Facilities credit Sustainable Sites Campus location helped (ie, Open Space, Rainwater Management) Existing site it is what it is (ie, great for Heat Island Reduction, not so great for Light Pollution Reduction) Water Efficiency Water efficient fixtures = Great potable water savings Building irrigation not sub-metered Cannot meet the 2 nd point for Cooling Tower Water Use
Project Specific Benefits & Challenges Energy & Atmosphere Commissioning Energy Model deep dive coming up Enhanced Refrigerant Management & District Plant Materials & Resources Early materials sourcing and selection Requirements included in specs = More opportunity for success Indoor Environmental Quality Bipolar Ionization: Great for Energy Savings, but not for LEED Creative CO2 Sensor locations in arena Interior Lighting now includes both Controllability and Light Quality
Optimizing Energy at the O Dome Energy model using IES VE- Pro (EAp2/EAc1) Energy model inputs Create and Calibrate existing building model Update model with renovation design for LEED model Energy Cost Saving Measures (ECM s) Bipolar Ionization Image Courtesy of Davis Architects Other LEED energy credits
What is an Energy Model? Energy model using IES VE-Pro Intended to meet req s of LEED credits EAp2 and EAc1 ASHRAE 90.1-2010 Appendix G Baseline 3% prerequisite for major renovations UF O Connell Center: Energy Model Snapshot Up to 18 available LEED points for major renovations Start early in design and track progress
Energy Model Inputs Exterior loads Walls Roof Windows Fabric roof Image Courtesy of Davis Architects Internal loads Occupancy schedules Lighting Miscellaneous equipment Outside air System operation schedules
Energy Model Inputs: Fabric Roof
Energy Model Inputs
Calibrated/Existing Building Model Build Model with known inputs Fill in blanks with educated assumptions Involve building staff for input on system operations Electricity assume additional process load to calibrate Steam was very close with original inputs Chilled Water tough to calibrate if assumed inputs don t yield a close result
LEED Energy Model What is the ASHRAE 90.1 Baseline? Existing Building New Construction LEED model vs. Actual building Update calibrated model with renovation design information
LEED v4 & ASHRAE 90.1-2010
Energy Conservation Measures - ECMs LED Lighting, including Bowl lighting Daylight Harvesting in the Concourse Occupancy Sensors on 1st Floor Rezoned HVAC Systems Scheduled Outside Air Bipolar Ionization Image Courtesy of Tim Casey
College of Design, Construction and Planning Sustainability in the Built Environment
Your Future Employees
Skills
Credentials 26 Students passed GA Exam 2 Student passed AP Exam
Employment Valentina Franco, LEED GA Spring 2016 Melanie Watkins, LEED GA Spring 2016 Rains Vickery, LEED AP BD+C Fall 2016
Learning AIA Objective #4 Learning Objectives Lessons Learned on the O Connell Center
Lessons Learned: Energy Model Optimize time spent developing accurate facility schedules Chilled Water Calibration There must be more to the story.
Lessons Learned: Overall Collaboration between the design and construction team Research products early in the project before DD specs are finalized Finding vendors who are on board with EPD and HPD Do not count on credits that used to earn in V3
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