PPT Presentation - BOMA

LEED EB Recertification
A Case Study of Lessons Learned
BOMA International Conference
June 23, 2013

Presenters
Melissa Jones, LEED AP O+M
Program Manager, Global Energy & Sustainability
CBRE
Aliza Skolnik, CEM, LEED AP, GGP
Senior Associate
Environmental Systems Design, Inc.
Jordan Daniels, LEED AP
Sustainability Manager
LP Consulting Engineers, Inc.
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Agenda
► Recertification Timeline
► Establishment vs. Performance
► Energy & LEED EB Recertification
► Case Study Examples
► Recommendations to Implement
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Recertification Timeline

Recertification Timeline
INITIAL PERFORMANCE
PERIOD
April 1, 2009 – June 30, 2009
NEW CREDIT PERFORMANCE
PERIOD START
Credits not initially applied for
require full 3 month
performance period ending with
all recertification credits
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2014
CERTIFICATION DATE
Project achieved Certification
on January 7, 2010
MOST RECENT 25% OF PERFORMANCE
PERIOD
Documentation for most credits is
required for most recent 25% of the
recertification performance period
CERTIFICATION EXPIRATION
DATE
Certification expires 5 years
from end of initial performanc
period – June 2014
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LEED Rating Systems
Calculating 25%
5 Year Recertification Performance Period
Recertification Performance Period
June 1, 2009 – June 1, 2014
12 months x 5 years = 60 months
60 months x 25% = 15 months
June 1, 2014 – 15 months = March 1, 2013
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Establishment vs. Performance

Establishment vs. Performance
Establishment Performance -
25% Tracking
Sustainable Sites:
Credit 7.1
Credit 8
Water Efficiency:
Prerequisite 1
Credit 2
Credit 4.1
Energy & Atmosphere:
Prerequisite 1
Prerequisite 3
Materials & Resources:
Prerequisite 1
Prerequisite 2
Indoor Environmental Quality:
Prerequisite 2
Prerequisite 3
Credit 1.2
Credit 2.4
Credit 3.1
Credit 3.5
Sustainable Sites:
Credit 2
Credit 3
Water Efficiency:
Credit 3
Credit 4.2
Energy & Atmosphere:
Credit 3.1
Credit 3.2
Materials & Resources:
Credit 1
Credit 4
Credit 5
Credit 7
Credit 8
Indoor Environmental Quality:
Credit 3.3
Credit 3.6
Performance -
100% Tracking
Sustainable Sites:
Credit 1
Water Efficiency:
Credit 1.1-1.2
Energy & Atmosphere:
Prerequisite 2/Credit 1
Credit 2.2
Credit 2.3
Credit 4
Credit 5
Credit 6
Materials & Resources:
Credit 2.1-2.2
Credit 3
Credit 9
Indoor Environmental Quality:
Credit 1.5
Credit 2.3
Credit 3.4
Performance –
Reoccurring Events
Sustainable Sites:
Credit 4
Credit 5
Credit 6
Credit 7.2
Water Efficiency:
Energy & Atmosphere:
Prerequisite 3*
Credit 2.1
Materials & Resources:
Credit 6
Indoor Environmental Quality:
Prerequisite 1
Credit 1.1
Credit 1.3
Credit 1.4
Credit 2.1
Credit 3.2
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Aliza Skolnik - ENERGY

Energy Credits and LEED EBOM Recertification
2.

Energy Star
Rating of energy
performance on a scale of
1–100 relative to similar
buildings nationwide
69
LEED EBOM v2009
EAp2
LEED EBOM v4
EAp2?
2.
Energy Star Score
25 50 75
AVERAGE.
Performs better
than 50% of all
similar buildings
nationwide
ENERGY STAR ELIGIBLE.
Performs better than 75%
of all similar buildings
nationwide

Upcoming Changes
• New CBECS
• New System Launch:
July 10
– Underlying
methodology
unchanged
– Reference factors
updated (potential for
“small changes” in
performance metrics)
• Print your SEP!
• Data Center IT
metering
2.

Data Center Sub-metering
2.

Ins and Outs of Inputs and Outputs
• GSF
• Supporting Functions
• Parking
• Occupied Hours
• Overtime Tenants
• Vacant Space
• All Energy
2.

Ongoing Energy Monitoring and
Performance
New
Credit
Advanced
Metering
Ongoing Cx
Key for maintaining
energy performance
New
Prereq.
Existing Building Cx
Analysis and
Implementation
2.
P3: Building Level Metering
P2: Minimum Energy Performance
Start with a solid
foundation
P1: Energy Efficient Best Management
Practices

Energy Use
Energy Use over Time
Implementation of
Energy Cost Saving
Measure
Periodic Retro-Cx
2.
Optimized with
MBCx/Ongoing
Commissioning
Time

LEED Recertification Tips
• Utilize Incentives
• Require Quarterly Updates
• Implement Ongoing Commissioning
• Install Sub-Metering
• Routinely Update ENERGY STAR attribute data
2.

Thank you
Aliza Skolnik, EIT, CEM, GGP, LEED AP
Environmental Systems Design
askolnik@esdglobal.com
2.

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Jordan Daniels – Case Study
Examples

Challenges with Recertification
• Difficult gap analysis
• Incomplete histories
• Difficulty accessing historic data
• Unpredictable comments from GBCI
Review Team

Strategies for Recertification
• Stay active after original certification
• Consider dropping construction credit
• Recertify before outside air flow tests
expire
• Attach LEED policies/standards to RFPs
• Plan equipment calibration
• Engage vendors in data gathering

Jordan Daniels
jdaniels@lpengineers.com
415-854-0078

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Melissa Jones – Case Study
Examples

Case Studies
Building #1
• Constructed 1981 in Houston, TX
• Downtown high-rise 1.4M GSF
• Certified LEED EB Gold on April 24,
2009 under v2008
• Recertification application for LEED
EB Gold under v2009
Building #2
• Constructed 1986 in Los Angeles, CA
• Urban high-rise 337,488 GSF
• Certified LEED EB on August 6,
2009 under v2008
• Recertification application for
LEED EB Gold under v2009
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Case Studies
Common Recertification Challenges & Tips
• SSc2 and c3 Performance Measurements
• Review each plan
• Review current performance measurements
• Include your service providers
• Weekly Water Meter Reading
• Maintain all weekly meter readings in a common
location
• Understand your building owned meter’s
calibration requirements
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Case Studies
Common Recertification Challenges & Tips
• Refrigerant Containing Equipment
• Collect information on all building & tenant owned
equipment
• Determine contractor servicing each supplemental unit
• ENERGY STAR (GSF, Operating Hours, and Data Centers)
• Ensure accurate GSF for building
• Ensure space types are updated as occupancy shifts
• Verify the listed operating hours for each space are
based on occupancy rather than HVAC run times
• Ensure that either appropriate UPS metering is in
place for Data Centers or list the space as “Office”
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Case Studies
Common Recertification Challenges & Tips
• Renewable Energy Credits
• Maintain contracts for Renewable Energy Credits if you
intend on purchasing them for recertification
• Carbon offsets will be required for buildings converting
from v2008 to v2009 if gas is used in the building
• Ongoing Commissioning
• Review Ongoing Commissioning Plan and task table
to ensure all tasks are completed at required
frequency
• Maintain records/testing results
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Case Studies
Common Recertification Challenges & Tips
• Waste Diversion (Ongoing Consumables & Durable Goods)
• Verify daily waste/recycling information is based on
actual weight/volume rather than an estimate based on
container size and pick-up
• Ensure tracking of both electronic AND furniture waste
• Pest Management Practices
• Ensure contractor defines “least toxic” pesticides as
identified in Tier III on the San Francisco Hazard
Screening List
• All non-least toxic chemical pesticide applications
require Universal Notification
• Rodenticide is never considered least toxic and cannot
be left down continuously
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LEED EB is about continuously improving
building performance!

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Questions?