1. Public Sector Buildings – Green Opportunities Bob Leker NC Budget Association Conference 7/13/06

3. Presentation Overview  Successes  Challenges  Examples/Tools

4. K-12  Several K-12 systems use green guidelines, green technologies or have built some buildings using green technologies (daylighting, solar water heating, PV) : › Wake County › Johnston County › Guilford County › Orange County › Iredell › Mecklenburg › Alexander › Chatham › Lincoln

5. University  Several University programs use green guidelines, green technologies or have at least piloted some buildings: › UNC-Chapel Hill › Duke University › NCSU › Catawba College › Warren Wilson College › UNC-Asheville

6.  Some PUBLIC BUILDINGS use green technologies or have at least piloted some buildings: › EPA, NCDENR, NCDOA, NCDOT › Parks in New Hanover, Wake County and Buncombe › Fire Station-Wake County › Solid Waste System-Orange County › Museums-Wake (2), Lenoir › Streets in some towns (New Hanover and Carteret › Convention Center-Wake (LEED???) Municipal Government

7.  For ALL: › Third party certification › Up front costs vs. life cycle costs › Existing infrastructure burden › Green Maintenance  For Public Schools › Integrating Teaching into the curriculum  For Public Buildings › Getting a team together and keeping it- reassignment or job mobility or low pay… Challenges

8.  Third Party certification › USGBC ----LEED NC –www.usgbc.org › Green Building Initiative –www.thegbi.org › Energy Star –www.energystar.gov  Guidelines › LEED Application Guides-Schoools, Campuses, Hospitals › High Performance Buildings Guidelines –http://www.tjcog.dst.nc.us/downloads.htm#grbuild Tools

9. › Target Finder (Free) –http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=new_bldg_design.bus_target _finder › Sustainable Buildings Industry Council –http://www.sbicouncil.org/highperformanceschoolsonlineresources.ht m › Rebuild America-K-12, universities, government and other building types –http://www.energysmartschools.gov/sectors/sectors.asp –Maintenance and Energy Reduction Strategies –http://www.energysmartschools.gov/lawson/SC_AttachmentView.asp? AttachmentID=9535 › NYSERDA –Online Training »http://www.hpschooldesigntraining.com/nyserda/home.jsp › Collaborative for High Performance Schools –Best Practices Manual »http://www.chps.net/ › EERE free and paid software and tools –Building Energy Software Tools Directory »http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory / Online Software

10. › North Carolina Green Building Database –www.ncgreenbuilding.org › Directory of Professionals –http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/information_resources/information_resource s.cfm › High Performance buildings Database –http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/database/partnering.cfm › Minnesota Building Materials Database –http://www.buildingmaterials.umn.edu/ › Western North Carolina Green Building Council –http://www.wncgbc.org/publications/directories.php Resources/Case Studies

11. › North Carolina Triangle Chapter of the USGBC (Raleigh) –http://www.usgbc.org/Chapters/northcarolinatriangle/ › Charlotte Region Chapter of the USGBC –http://www.usgbc.org/chapters/charlotte/ › Cape Fear Green Building Alliance (Wilmington) –http://www.cfgba.org/ › Western NC Green Building Council (not USGBC recognized) –http://www.wncgbc.org/ NC Organizations

12. The Green Building Technology Database Sponsors TOOLS

13. Database Background  High Performance Guidelines for Triangle Area  High Performance Pilot Program  The need to display case studies

14. 5 ways to search...

15.  Quality Management  Site  Water  Energy  Materials  Indoor Environment Search by Technology, Strategy, Technique

16. Search by location...

17. Search by building type or site condition...

18.  Keyword  Found 18 schools with HVAV system search Search by Keyword

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20. Example: Green roof

23. RD & Euzelle P Smith Middle School PROJECT TEAM

24. RD & Euzelle P Smith Middle School

26. Willow Spring Fire Station main page...

30. NC Legislation – S2051 “Energy Independence in NC”  Achieve a 20% reduction in water & energy consumption in state facilities by 2015  Individual tax credits for federal or state qualified energy efficient home construction (new or existing homes)

31. What Should You Do with this Info???  Pass along tools and links to your facilities management staff  Include consultants and developers on your list for project solicitations  Be an advocate for green building in your organization

32. Acknowledgements  Dona Stankus – Architect, NC Solar Center