A overview of Sustainability

1. Staying in the Black While
Going Green
SPEAKER: PHIL ZITO
CEM, LEED AP

2. The Promise
 You will not be subjected to death by powerpoint
 You will not be shown fancy graphs that make no
sense
 You will be encouraged to ask questions and
challenge the speaker
 You will have allot of sources to conduct research on
when you leave.

3. Goals of Today’s Seminar
 Educate you on Sustainability
 Help you fund Sustainability
 Give you the tools to make sustainable decisions
 Discuss current methods and future methods of
sustainability

4. Glance at What’s Happening
 Buildings consume 40% of U.S. primary
energy, including 72% of U.S. electricity
consumption and 36% of natural gas consumption
 Many Vertical Markets are having utility reduction
goals for the first time in their history
 In many cases Green conflicts with core business
objectives

5. Green is not Sustainable
Green Sustainable
 Photovoltaic  High Efficiency
 Xeriscaping Mechanical Units
 Eco-Friendly Design  Continuous
 Moving Comfort out of
Commissioning
ranges (Think Ashrae  Behavioral
55) Modification
 Measurement and
Verification

6. How do you become Sustainable?
New Construction Existing Buildings
1. Design for Efficiency 1. Measure Your
not for the Future Performance
2. Sustainability Minded 2. Gain Stakeholder
Design Engagement
3. Change your
3. Understand your
Processes
business objectives
4. Utilizing your
4. Weigh First cost vs Building Automation
TCO System

7. How do you  Capital Funding
fund  Operational Funding
Sustainability?
 Bond Funding
Resources:
ESPC Overview  ESPC Funding
Life Cycle Cost Analysis  Tax Deductions/ Incentives
List of Funding
Incentives

8. Once Your Funded…. (or budgeted)
 How to Prove your Design
 Implementing a Log Book (Poor Man’s M&V)
 Track via Energy Star
 Implementing a M&V Plan
 Hire a consultant

9.  Identify your building type
What to  List out your systems
Implement
 Select opportunities that match
Resources:
your organizational goals
Facility Improvement
Measures  Enlist an expert when needed
Sample Energy (either internal or external)
Conservation Study
Energy Conservation
Measure List
Multi-Sector ECM List

10. Questions
 Let the learning begin

11. The most important slide of the lecture
 All About M&V- http://mnv.lbl.gov/ ,
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/mv_guidelines.pdf ,
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy02osti/31505.pdf
 Energy Conservation Measures-
http://www.knightwatch.net/case_studies/hvac.pdf
 Procedures for M&R-
http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy06osti/38601.pdf
 Funding- http://www.sba.gov/content/financing-energy-efficiency-
projects
 Energy Conservation Overview- http://www.aashe.org/wiki/cool-
campus-how-guide-college-and-university-climate-action-
planning/51-energy-conservation-and
 Sample M&V Plans- http://www.evo-
world.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=344&Ite
mid=367