Meeting the Sustainable Design Requirements of EO How Sandia National Labs is Meeting the Sustainable Design Requirements of EO Jack Mizner, PE, LEED-AP Erin Murphy, LEED-AP Presented at the 2008 Federal Environmental Symposium Sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company, for the United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under Contract DE-AC04-94AL85000.

Requirements of E.O By 2015: –“Green”15% of capitol asset building stock to meet High Performance Sustainable Building Guiding Principles –Reduce energy intensity by 30% –Reduce water consumption by 16% Formalized in DOE O 430.2b

Sustainable Design at Sandia to Date Almost 10% of Sandia New Mexico’s square footage is or will be LEED certified More LEED buildings than any other N.M. entity –6 LEED New Construction certified buildings WETL, JCEL, CINT, MESA Fab, MESA MicroLab & WIF –2 LEED New Construction registered buildings (in design) ESC and IBL –1 LEED Existing Building registered building CA 929

The Guiding Principles Five categories, fifteen principles, based on LEED Originally developed for New Construction Re-written for Existing Buildings No specifics (YET) for implementation or documentation –Example : Low-Emitting Materials. Specify materials and products with low pollutant emissions, including adhesives, sealants, paints, carpet systems, and furnishings.

LEED for Existing Buildings Emphasis on Operations and Maintenance Rates building performance vs. design intent Period of Performance Must meet minimum energy performance to qualify Lends itself to a campus approach SNL/CA Building 929- LEED EB Registered

LEED - EB GUIDING PRINCIPLES Prerequisites + flexible credit choice (Certified to Platinum levels) Pass/Fail (must meet all or seek exemption) Energy requirement – 69 points (Energy Star Portfolio Manager) Energy requirement – based upon 30% reduction – 75 points (Energy Star Portfolio Manager) Specific criteria, requirements, and templates to document credit compliance In development – some map to LEED documentation; others don’t Third party validationInternal assessment and approval

Dual Compliance Paths?

Fiscal Year 2008 Sustainable Design Implementation Strategy Continue Integrating SD into business process Building Prioritization “Portfolio” Approach Retro-commissioning procedure 1-2 buildings LEED EB certified in FY08

Integration of Sustainable Design into Business Processes Facilities Design Manual Construction Specifications –01350 LEED Requirements (SNL Master Spec) –01000S Spec, Design-Build specfication Incorporating Sustainable Design into: –EMS –Long Range Development Plan –Ten Year Site Plan –Master Landscaping Plan –Campus Design Guidelines

Building Prioritization Criteria: –Gross square footage –Age of building –Type of building –Availability of data –Special considerations –Customer support Approximately 14 GPP buildings needed to meet 15%

Portfolio Approach USGBC certification of “Institutional Credits” Every time a project is certified, these “Institutional Credits” apply –Cut down on paper work and cost Current USGBC Portfolio requirement –25 buildings or 2 million SF –Validate institutional credits every 3 years

Institutional Credits Credits# Green Cleaning7 Waste Management4 Sustainable Purchasing5 Alternative Transportation (25%)2 Indoor & Outdoor Water Reduction3 Miscellaneous (Building Exterior/Hardscape Mgmt., Open Space, Heat Island Reduction: Roof, Existing Building Commissioning, Performance Measurement, IAQ, LEED AP) 7 Total28 82% of credits needed to meet Certified Level

Retro Commissioning Work with Facilities Energy Management Team Create, test, and document a procedure for in-house retro commissioning Establish a retro commissioning building priority list Apply to LEED EB Energy and Commissioning prerequisites and credits

Lessons Learned (so far…) Energy seems to be the key –Watch out for “but it’s a new building it should be operating fine…” Occupant buy-in is essential A team is preferable –building manager, maintenance engineers, custodial, procurement, architects, site planners, pollution prevention, energy management…