1. Building Standards for High Performance Buildings High Performance Building Council National Institute of Building Sciences Washington DC

2. Agenda How did we get here? Congressional Leadership Federal Owner’s Perspectives Future Opportunities and Challenges

3. High Performance means “Greening” “Energy Efficient” “Environmentally Preferable Products” “Sustainable” “Blast Resistant” “Net-Zero Energy” “High Performance Green” “Return on Investment” “Met Owner’s Requirements”

4. Energy Policy Act of 2005 Sec. 914. BUILDING STANDARDS. Sec. 914. BUILDING STANDARDS. (a) DEFINITION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS. – In this section, the term “high performance building” means a building that integrates and optimizes all major high- performance building attributes, including energy efficiency, durability, life-cycle performance, and occupant productivity.

5. An Authoritative Source of Innovative Solutions for the Built Environment

6. Public Law 93-383, Sect. 809 (1974) Congress directed NIBS to “exercise its functions and responsibilities in four general areas, relating to building regulations……………..” 1.Develop & maintain performance criteria for maintenance of life, safety, health, and public welfare for the built environment. 2.Evaluate building technology to meet the above criteria. 3.Conduct related and needed investigations 4.Assemble, store, and disseminate technical data and related information

7. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Sec. 401. Definitions. Sec. 401. Definitions. (12) HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING – The term “high performance building” means a building that integrates and optimizes on a life cycle basis all major high performance building attributes, including energy conservation, environment, safety, security, durability, accessibility, cost-benefit, productivity, sustainability, functionality, and operational considerations.

8. Need for a New Paradigm for Delivering High Performance Buildings Allow the industry to uniformly move in a direction to provide guidance for design practice, technology research and development and product manufacturing for high performing buildings Allow owners to adopt high performance based on their economic/mission performance goals Harmonize and coordinate a high performance model through one organization

9. Identify specific performance attributes that would be used to define a high performance building. Identify specific performance metrics and benchmarks for providing for performance goals. Catalogue existing industry standards and programs that are used to measure or validate the specific performance metrics including the identification of gaps and standards needed to measure and validate high performance buildings. Harmonize these standards.

10. High Performance Building Council Acoustical Society of America Air Conditioning Contractors of America Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute Alliance to Save Energy AABC Commission Group American Architectural Manufacturers Association American Chemistry Council American Council of Renewable Energy American Forest and Paper Association American Institute of Architects American Institute of Steel Construction American Institute of Timber Construction American Iron and Steel Institute American National Standards Institute American Society of Civil Engineers American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Solar Energy Society American Welding Society Associated General Contractors of America ASTM International Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council Brick Industry Association Building Codes Assistance Project Building Owners and Managers Association International Construction Management Association of America Construction Specifications Institute Construction Specifications Institute EIFS Industry members Association Federal of American Scientists GAMA Green Building Initiative Greenguard Environmental Institute

11. Gypsum Association IEEE Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Internal Window Cleaners Association International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials International Code Council International Code Council Master Painters Institute National Electrical Contractors Association National Electrical Manufacturers Association National Electrical Manufacturers Association National Environmental Balancing Bureau National Fenestration Rating Council National Fenestration Rating Council National Fire Protection Association National Institute of Standards and Technology National Roofing Contractors Association National Roofing Contractors Association National Sanitation Foundation International National Science Foundation North American Insulation Manufacturers Association Plumbing Manufacturers Institute Plumbing Manufacturers Institute Portland Cement Association Portland Cement Association Reflective Insulation Manufacturers Association Sheet Metal and Air-Conditioning Contractors National Association Southern California Edison Standards Engineering Society Steel Door Institute Structural Building Components Industry Sustainable Buildings Industry Council Urban Land Institute Wallcovering Association Water Quality Association U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. General Services Administration U.S. Green Building Council U.S. Green Building Council

12. High Performance Building Council

13. Industry Standards Essential for Uniformity, Regulation and Procurement of Products and Systems Adopted by Reference in Building Codes and Project Specifications by Regulators and Designers Provide Minimum Safety Expectations Linked to the State of Practice and Current Marketplace Developed by over 300+ Organizations

14. Definitions Attributes – major measurable intents (qualitative) Metric – measurement that indicates achievement of primary indicators (quantitative) Standard – agreed upon technique for measuring achievements (validation methods)

15. High Performance Attributes Cost Effectiveness Safety and Security SustainabilityAccessibility Functionality (Operational, Serviceable) Productivity Historic Preservation Aesthetics

16. Executive Committee Initiatives Cost Energy Use Environmentally Preferable Products Curtain Wall and Glazing Lighting and Electrical Equipment Continuity of Operations

17. Building Industry Changes Building procurement process that considers owner’s business model and expectations Industry process for developing a consensus on improving design practice and product performance to meet high performance expectations Documentation of these expectations of current and future building and product high performance levels

18. Assessments We have done the broad paint brush We have laid the initial groundwork We have some deliverables in the pipeline Challenges: Depth and breadth of every nook and cranny of building performance Depth and breadth of every nook and cranny of building performance Performance priorities Performance priorities Competition where no competition intended Competition where no competition intended Federal Owner perspectives Federal Owner perspectives Focused attention Focused attention

19. Points of Contact Get W. Moy-SAME-get.moy@aecom.com Steve Mawn-ASTM-smawn@astm.org Claire Ramspeck-ASHRAE- cramspeck@ashrae.org Rich Walker-AAMA-rwalker@aamanet.org Bill Hoyt-NEMA-wil_hoyt@nema.org Michael Stark-AGC-starkm.@agc.org David Collins-AIA-pregrp@aol.com Tom Frost-ICC-tfrost@iccsafe.org Earle Kennett-NIBS-ekennett@nibs.org