SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Saint Paul Sustainable Building Policy Training Module Three Building energy requirements

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SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Sustainable Building 2030 Background Program requirements How to meet the requirements General reporting requirements Related sections and specific reporting requirements Q and A

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY BACKGROUND

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Lead author of the report, Prof. Carlo C. Jaeger, from PIK, said: “In traditional economic models, reducing greenhouse gas emissions incurs an extra cost in the short term which is justified by avoiding long term damages. However what we are showing here is that by credibly engaging on the transition to a low-carbon economy through the adoption of an ambitious target and adequate policies, Europe will find itself in a win-win situation of increasing economic growth while reducing greenhouse gases”. “It is time for Europe to understand the opportunities and the challenges from the transition to a low-carbon economy. This study makes a compelling case for an increase of EU’s climate target to 30% that will strengthen the European economy.”

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SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Minnesota Buildings that have met the 2030 challenge

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

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SB 2030 Legislation

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HOW TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Sustainable Building 2030 Tracking Tool During the Planning, Design and Construction Phases: Step 1) Contact Pat Smith at the Center for Sustainable Building Research to set up an account in the B3-MSBG Tracking Tool. He can be reached at or

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Be sure to tell Pat Smith that your project is a Sustainable Building 2030 project. You will be notified by when you can start entering data. Enter all the people on the project team involved with meeting the SB 2030 standard so they all can access the tracking tool. Sustainable Building 2030 Tracking Tool

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Cost Effectiveness Variance The 2030 Program Does not require owners to meet the SB 2030 Energy Standard if it is not cost effective Provides a guideline of what is considered a cost-effective energy efficiency strategy Requires owners to employ all strategies with a simple payback of 15 years or less to meet the Energy Standard

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Cost Effectiveness Variance If you have employed all strategies with a payback of 15 years or less, then resulting Energy Use Intensity (EUI) or Kbtus/sf/yr will be your new Energy Standard. You are required to follow the Calculation for Cost Effective for Variance to receive the variance.

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY How was this Variance established? Since SB 2030 was established as a joint program between the State and local utilities’ Conservation Improvement Programs (CIP), the CIP cost effective calculation was used so that the building owners, the utilities and society would benefit from the extent of the building energy efficiency strategies selected by owners and offered by utilities.

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY General reporting requirements

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY General reporting requirements For projects using the LEED N.C. 2009, GreenGlobes, Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines and some projects using the Green Community Guidelines, follow these general reporting guidelines.

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY General reporting requirements The general reporting requirements are all handled through the MSBG tracking tool / SB 2030 website. Guidance on this can be found at TrackingReport.pdf TrackingReport.pdf This system requires the design team to determine the predicted energy use of the design of the building, to make sure that it meets the SB 2030 target, and to record energy use during operation to ensure that the building is operating as designed. MSBG tracking tool information will be shared with PED and DSI.

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY RELATED SECTIONS SUSTAINABLE BUILDING STANDARDS AND SPECIFIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS LEED N.C. 2009

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY LEED N.C related sections EA prerequisite 1 EA Credit 1 LEED N.C. 2009

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Green Globes related sections Credit 8 Tracked with reference to greenhouse gas emissions, not energy GBI - Green Globes

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY MSBG related sections Achieve MSBG criteria E.1. using part C: Meet MN SB 2030 Energy Standards. B3 - Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Green Communities related sections Criteria will likely exceed the requirements of Minnesota Green Communities In projects with building types not listed in the SB 2030 Energy Standard, which will likely continue to include single family homes, achieving both mandatory energy use reduction in Criteria 5-1 and at least 15 points in section 5-5 to achieve a HERS index of 70 or lower satisfies the Saint Paul Standards. Green Communities

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Minnesota Green Communities reporting requirements If the building type has a MN2030 target (such as multifamily housing projects) it will follow the general MN2030 Submission guidelines outlined at the beginning of this section. Green Communities

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Minnesota Green Communities reporting requirement (HERS – single family) If the building is using the HERS rating as compliance method: – Because the HERS rating is achieved after construction, documentation of a projected HERS score is required before construction, including the insulation, windows selected and HVAC equipment efficiency – After construction is complete, the final HERS rating is recorded, and is required to be below 70. Submit the HERS scorecard to PED and DSI to document compliance. Green Communities

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Minnesota GreenStar related sections If single family houses have a SB 2030 target, determine the Energy Standard for your building (the maximum amount of energy that it may use) using section E.1.C and ensure that an energy simulation of the final building design does not use more than that amount of energy. If single family houses do not have a Minnesota Sustainable Building 2030 Target in place, achieve at least 12 points for criteria number 1B-1 (A HERS index of 65-69). Minnesota GreenStar

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Minnesota GreenStar reporting requirements Because the HERS rating is achieved after construction, documentation of a projected HERS score is required before construction, including the insulation, windows selected and HVAC equipment efficiency After construction is complete, the final HERS rating is recorded, and is required to be below 70. Submit the HERS scorecard to PED and DSI to document compliance. Minnesota GreenStar

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY LEED for Homes related sections and reporting requirements (multifamily) If single family houses have a SB 2030 target, determine the Energy Standard for your building (the maximum amount of energy that it may use) using section E.1.C. and ensure that an energy simulation of the final building design does not use more than that amount of energy. If single family houses do not have a Minnesota Sustainable Building 2030 Target in place, achieve 9.5 points for EA (Energy and Atmosphere) Credit (achieving a HERS index of 70). LEED for Homes

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY LEED for Homes reporting requirements Because the HERS rating is achieved after construction, documentation of a projected HERS score is required before construction, including the insulation, windows selected and HVAC equipment efficiency After construction is complete, the final HERS rating is recorded, and is required to be below 70. Submit the HERS scorecard to PED and DSI to document compliance. LEED for Homes

SAINT PAUL SUSTAINABLE BUILDING POLICY Additional Information MN 2030 Website: – Architecture 2030 national website: –

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