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Connecting Connecting Connecting Connecting Connecting Connecting Connecting Connecting Green Building Outcomes to Green Building Outcomes to Green Building Outcomes to Green Building Outcomes to Green Building Outcomes to Green Building Outcomes to Green Building Outcomes to Green Building Outcomes to

Enterprise Sustainability ProgramsEnterprise Sustainability ProgramsEnterprise Sustainability ProgramsEnterprise Sustainability ProgramsEnterprise Sustainability ProgramsEnterprise Sustainability ProgramsEnterprise Sustainability ProgramsEnterprise Sustainability Programs16 April 201316 April 201316 April 201316 April 201316 April 201316 April 201316 April 201316 April 2013

E. Mitchell Swann P.E., LEED APE. Mitchell Swann P.E., LEED APE. Mitchell Swann P.E., LEED APE. Mitchell Swann P.E., LEED AP

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Principal Principal Principal Principal MDCMDCMDCMDCSystems

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Bertrand RussellBertrand RussellBertrand RussellBertrand Russell

A hallucination is a fact, A hallucination is a fact, A hallucination is a fact, A hallucination is a fact,

not an error; not an error; not an error; not an error;

what is erroneous is a judgment what is erroneous is a judgment what is erroneous is a judgment what is erroneous is a judgment

based upon it.based upon it.based upon it.based upon it.

What is Sustainable development:

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Reshaping the Built Environment Ecology, Ethics and Economics -Edited by Charles J. Kilbert Island Press, Washington, D. C. USA 1999

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What is a green What is a green What is a green What is a green building?building?building?building?((((or high performance)or high performance)or high performance)or high performance)

What do they do?What do they do?What do they do?What do they do?

High Performance Building ObjectivesHigh Performance Building ObjectivesHigh Performance Building ObjectivesHigh Performance Building Objectives

greater efficiency

Energy

Resources

lower life cycle cost

Total Cost of Ownership

Operations

Maintenance

Cradle to grave

cradle to cradle

healthier environment

IAQ/IEQ

waste management

increased productivity enhanced wellness

better performance

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How do we know its green?How do we know its green?How do we know its green?How do we know its green?

Rating SystemsRating SystemsRating SystemsRating Systems

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USGBCs LEED Categories v3.0USGBCs LEED Categories v3.0USGBCs LEED Categories v3.0USGBCs LEED Categories v3.0

Elements of Green

What does it cost?What does it cost?What does it cost?What does it cost?

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The The The The

Cost Cost Cost Cost

ofofofof

GreenGreenGreenGreen

from from Sustainable Sustainable FacilitiesFacilities: Institutional compliance and the Sino: Institutional compliance and the Sino--Singapore Tianjin EcoSingapore Tianjin Eco--city Project city Project (2009) by S. P. Low(2009) by S. P. Low, (National University of , (National University of Singapore (NUS), J. Y. LiuSingapore (NUS), J. Y. Liu, , (Tianjin University, Tianjin, China), (Tianjin University, Tianjin, China), P. WuP. Wu, (, (NUS) NUS) Emerald Group Publishing LimitedEmerald Group Publishing Limited

Why do it? Why do it? Why do it? Why do it?

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Some Broad Performance OutcomesSome Broad Performance OutcomesSome Broad Performance OutcomesSome Broad Performance Outcomes

Market Market Market Market

ExpectationsExpectationsExpectationsExpectations

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and green continues to grow. and green continues to grow. and green continues to grow. and green continues to grow.

What about What about What about What about

Enterprise Sustainability? Enterprise Sustainability? Enterprise Sustainability? Enterprise Sustainability?

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Enterprise Sustainability Categories Enterprise Sustainability Categories Enterprise Sustainability Categories Enterprise Sustainability Categories

o Social Social Social Social ImpactsImpactsImpactsImpactsand Trendsand Trendsand Trendsand Trends

o StakeholdersStakeholdersStakeholdersStakeholders

o Industry NormsIndustry NormsIndustry NormsIndustry Normso CompetitivenessCompetitivenessCompetitivenessCompetitiveness

o Risk ManagementRisk ManagementRisk ManagementRisk Managemento MitigationMitigationMitigationMitigation

o InnovationInnovationInnovationInnovation

Brand Brand Brand Brand ReputationReputationReputationReputation

Market Market Market Market Good WillGood WillGood WillGood Will

Shareholders Shareholders Shareholders Shareholders

Workforce Workforce Workforce Workforce \\\\ CommunityCommunityCommunityCommunity

Customers Customers Customers Customers

Suppliers Suppliers Suppliers Suppliers

best in class best in class best in class best in class benchmarkingbenchmarkingbenchmarkingbenchmarking

Liability Liability Liability Liability Active & TrailingActive & TrailingActive & TrailingActive & Trailing

Regulatory Regulatory Regulatory Regulatory Policy Policy Policy Policy

Processes and ProductsProcesses and ProductsProcesses and ProductsProcesses and Products

Industrial Ecology Industrial Ecology Industrial Ecology Industrial Ecology

And those can be broken down furtherAnd those can be broken down furtherAnd those can be broken down furtherAnd those can be broken down further

depending upon what you do and where you are.depending upon what you do and where you are.depending upon what you do and where you are.depending upon what you do and where you are.

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But the process is much simplerBut the process is much simplerBut the process is much simplerBut the process is much simpler

Some Green Sustainability IssuesSome Green Sustainability IssuesSome Green Sustainability IssuesSome Green Sustainability Issues(Key Performance Indicators) (Key Performance Indicators) (Key Performance Indicators) (Key Performance Indicators)

o Climate change and the efficient use of energy;Climate change and the efficient use of energy;Climate change and the efficient use of energy;Climate change and the efficient use of energy;

o Releases of toxic chemicals into the environment;Releases of toxic chemicals into the environment;Releases of toxic chemicals into the environment;Releases of toxic chemicals into the environment;

o Sustainable management of forests, fisheries, and Sustainable management of forests, fisheries, and Sustainable management of forests, fisheries, and Sustainable management of forests, fisheries, and

other natural resources;other natural resources;other natural resources;other natural resources;

o Safety and decent conditions in the workplace;Safety and decent conditions in the workplace;Safety and decent conditions in the workplace;Safety and decent conditions in the workplace;

o Availability of water;Availability of water;Availability of water;Availability of water;

o The need for sustainable products and services.The need for sustainable products and services.The need for sustainable products and services.The need for sustainable products and services.

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Key Performance IndicatorsKey Performance IndicatorsKey Performance IndicatorsKey Performance Indicators

Choosing the rightChoosing the rightChoosing the rightChoosing the right KPIs is a key ingredient to success. KPIs is a key ingredient to success. KPIs is a key ingredient to success. KPIs is a key ingredient to success.

1.1.1.1. Choose KPIs that are really keyChoose KPIs that are really keyChoose KPIs that are really keyChoose KPIs that are really key

2.2.2.2. Choose KPIs that are measurable.Choose KPIs that are measurable.Choose KPIs that are measurable.Choose KPIs that are measurable.

3.3.3.3. Choose KPIs that regularly change.Choose KPIs that regularly change.Choose KPIs that regularly change.Choose KPIs that regularly change.

4.4.4.4. Consider industry specific KPIs.Consider industry specific KPIs.Consider industry specific KPIs.Consider industry specific KPIs.

5.5.5.5. Choose only a few KPIsChoose only a few KPIsChoose only a few KPIsChoose only a few KPIs

6.6.6.6. Choose KPIs that are meaningful to your Choose KPIs that are meaningful to your Choose KPIs that are meaningful to your Choose KPIs that are meaningful to your

stakeholders. stakeholders. stakeholders. stakeholders.

7.7.7.7. Choose KPIs that connect to the core business Choose KPIs that connect to the core business Choose KPIs that connect to the core business Choose KPIs that connect to the core business

strategiesstrategiesstrategiesstrategies

What do we get from it?What do we get from it?What do we get from it?What do we get from it?

What are the outcomes?What are the outcomes?What are the outcomes?What are the outcomes?

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Natural Systems:

wetlands,

forests,

carbon cycle,

hydrologic cycle,

nitrogen cycle,

etc.

Public Investments:

Infrastructure,

Schools,

Public R&D,

etc.

Sustainable ROISustainable ROISustainable ROISustainable ROIthe value of things that cannot be boughtthe value of things that cannot be boughtthe value of things that cannot be boughtthe value of things that cannot be bought

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Sustainable ROISustainable ROISustainable ROISustainable ROIA public transit system (example)A public transit system (example)A public transit system (example)A public transit system (example)

How do they merge?How do they merge?How do they merge?How do they merge?

the tangiblesthe tangiblesthe tangiblesthe tangibles

Lower CostsLower CostsLower CostsLower Costs

Operations Operations Operations Operations

MaintenanceMaintenanceMaintenanceMaintenance

Healthier Indoor Healthier Indoor Healthier Indoor Healthier Indoor

EnvironmentEnvironmentEnvironmentEnvironment

IAQ/IEQIAQ/IEQIAQ/IEQIAQ/IEQ

Improved productivityImproved productivityImproved productivityImproved productivity

Reduced WasteReduced WasteReduced WasteReduced Waste

the intangiblesthe intangiblesthe intangiblesthe intangibles

Reduced Risk Reduced Risk Reduced Risk Reduced Risk

Lessened LiabilitiesLessened LiabilitiesLessened LiabilitiesLessened Liabilities

Reduced exposure toReduced exposure toReduced exposure toReduced exposure to

price shocksprice shocksprice shocksprice shocks

supply shocksupply shocksupply shocksupply shock

Carbon tax futuresCarbon tax futuresCarbon tax futuresCarbon tax futures

Reduced Environmental Reduced Environmental Reduced Environmental Reduced Environmental

Remediation CostsRemediation CostsRemediation CostsRemediation Costs

Extended infrastructure lifeExtended infrastructure lifeExtended infrastructure lifeExtended infrastructure life

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How do they differ from the How do they differ from the How do they differ from the How do they differ from the

categories of green buildings?categories of green buildings?categories of green buildings?categories of green buildings?

Remember the processRemember the processRemember the processRemember the process

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An international perspectiveAn international perspectiveAn international perspectiveAn international perspective

Gulf Organization for Gulf Organization for Gulf Organization for Gulf Organization for

Research & DevelopmentResearch & DevelopmentResearch & DevelopmentResearch & Development

GSAS GSAS GSAS GSAS Global Sustainability Assessment Global Sustainability Assessment Global Sustainability Assessment Global Sustainability Assessment SystemSystemSystemSystem

QSAS QSAS QSAS QSAS Qatar Qatar Qatar Qatar Sustainability Assessment Sustainability Assessment Sustainability Assessment Sustainability Assessment SystemSystemSystemSystem

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International Standards are in placeInternational Standards are in placeInternational Standards are in placeInternational Standards are in place

ISO 14000 ISO 14000 ISO 14000 ISO 14000 Environmental ManagementEnvironmental ManagementEnvironmental ManagementEnvironmental Management

ISO 26000 ISO 26000 ISO 26000 ISO 26000 Social ResponsibilitySocial ResponsibilitySocial ResponsibilitySocial Responsibility

ISO 31000 ISO 31000 ISO 31000 ISO 31000 Risk ManagementRisk ManagementRisk ManagementRisk Management

ISO 50001 ISO 50001 ISO 50001 ISO 50001 Energy ManagementEnergy ManagementEnergy ManagementEnergy Management

And there are othersAnd there are othersAnd there are othersAnd there are others

The UN Global Compact (2000) The UN Global Compact (2000) The UN Global Compact (2000) The UN Global Compact (2000) most widely usedmost widely usedmost widely usedmost widely used

Global Reporting Initiative (2006) Global Reporting Initiative (2006) Global Reporting Initiative (2006) Global Reporting Initiative (2006) sector specificsector specificsector specificsector specific

GRI Part 1 GRI Part 1 GRI Part 1 GRI Part 1 ---- define report content; set boundaries define report content; set boundaries define report content; set boundaries define report content; set boundaries

GRI Part 2 GRI Part 2 GRI Part 2 GRI Part 2 ---- disclosures, strategy & profile, approach & disclosures, strategy & profile, approach & disclosures, strategy & profile, approach & disclosures, strategy & profile, approach &

indicators.indicators.indicators.indicators.

Accountability Series AA1000 (1999) Accountability Series AA1000 (1999) Accountability Series AA1000 (1999) Accountability Series AA1000 (1999) easily integratedeasily integratedeasily integratedeasily integrated

3 principles: inclusivity, materiality and responsiveness. 3 principles: inclusivity, materiality and responsiveness. 3 principles: inclusivity, materiality and responsiveness. 3 principles: inclusivity, materiality and responsiveness.

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

(1961; updated 2000) (1961; updated 2000) (1961; updated 2000) (1961; updated 2000) oldest & most comprehensive oldest & most comprehensive oldest & most comprehensive oldest & most comprehensive

Social Accountability 8000 Social Accountability 8000 Social Accountability 8000 Social Accountability 8000 labor/workplace focus labor/workplace focus labor/workplace focus labor/workplace focus

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Where is this all headed?Where is this all headed?Where is this all headed?Where is this all headed?

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Convergence Convergence Convergence Convergence

New Business ModelsNew Business ModelsNew Business ModelsNew Business Models

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Other stuff..Other stuff..Other stuff..Other stuff..

In the long history of humankind, In the long history of humankind, In the long history of humankind, In the long history of humankind,

those who learned to collaborate those who learned to collaborate those who learned to collaborate those who learned to collaborate

and improvise most effectively have and improvise most effectively have and improvise most effectively have and improvise most effectively have

prevailed. prevailed. prevailed. prevailed.

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Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!

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Licensed Professional Engineer:

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, California, Michigan, Illinois, Georgia, Kentucky

US Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional

Mr. Swann has over 30 years of extensive experience on both domestic and international projects in the areas of

management consulting and problem solving, engineering design, project and construction management, forensic

engineering and construction claims analysis. Mr. Swanns career includes the analysis, evaluation and design of complex

systems across a wide range of industries and buildings types including commercial, institutional and industrial facilities,

hospitals laboratories, pharmaceutical manufacturing, microelectronic operations and data centers. Mr. Swann has chaired

technical committee within national and international organizations and been a contributing author and editor for a number

of technical publications and journals. He is a frequent speaker both nationally and internationally and is a listed member of

the speakers bureau in the Distinguished Lecturer program of ASHRAE. He has recently presented on Green Building

issues in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Delhi, Detroit, Chicago, Seattle, New York City, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Virginia and

Delaware. He is a contributing author to the ASHRAE Green Guide The Design, Construction and Operation of

Sustainable Buildings and co-author of the ASHRAE Survival Guide to Design|Build Project Execution.

Professional Affiliations:

American Bar Association, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers, International

Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering, US Green Building Council, Defense Research Institute

Other Activities:

The Engineers Club of Philadelphia President

Pennsylvania Environmental Council Board

Enterprise Heights Community Development Corp Board of Directors

Drexel University - Alumni Board of Governors

National Association of Asian American Professionals (Philadelphia Chapter) Board of Directors

National Society of Black Engineers Greater Philadelphia Chapter President Emeritus

E. Mitchell Swann, P.E., LEED APswann@mdcsystems.com Principal and Partner MDC Systems, LLC

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MDCSystemsProviding Expert Project Delivery Solutions Worldwide

MDC Systems is a project and construction management consultancy with over 40 years of experience serving a wide array of clients and industries both nationally and around the globe.

MDC has worked on projects as diverse as residential property developments to pharmaceutical plants to highway excavation and construction.

MDC concentrates its services in primarily four areas:

program management, project management consulting, forensic engineering and construction claims consulting.

One of the key facets of MDCs professional staff is our expertise in the technology driven issues that are so frequently at the heart of todays complex

projects.

MDCs construction claims consulting practice combines all of the skills

inherent to our other service offerings and deploys it for our clients when and where projects dont go quite as smoothly as everyone had hoped. MDC is an

industry leader in the area of construction schedule development and analysis including delay, acceleration, interruption and extended duration. MDC pioneered

the court tested and approved Time Impact Analysis methodology for scientifically analyzing construction schedules and the impact of events upon their execution and completion.

www.MDCSystems.com

MDCSystems Summary of Services

Program & Project Development including

Performance Assessment & Benchmarking

Project Modeling including What if Scenario Analyses Variability/Sensitivity Analyses Out of Bounds/Go No Go

LimitsProject Planning including Feasibility Studies Master Scheduling including

Resource & Constraint Analysis Project Monitoring including Schedule Compliance Cash Flow & Burn rate projections Resource UtilizationConsulting Services including Sustainability/Green Buildings Peer Review Practice Management

Forensic Analyses including: Building Systems:

Architectural incl. Building Envelope HVAC/Mechanical, Electrical & Piping Structural Instrumentation & Controls

Design Errors & Omissions (Standard of Care)

Differing Site ConditionsForensic Project Management Schedule Analysis

Delay, Disruption, Suspension & Acceleration

Labor Productivity & Inefficiency Scope Definition and Change Termination - Default or Convenience Procurement - Bid/Award Transparency Forensic Accounting including Valuation of Damages

Overhead & General Conditions Business Interruption & Lost Profit

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Selected Recent Assignments

Engineering Consulting &

Technical Analyses:

Analysis of Moisture Migration and RH Control in a Microelectronics Product R&D Facility (Colorado).

Analysis and Improvement of Energy Consumption at a Green School (Pennsylvania)

Peer Review & Design Supervision for a Radiant Heating/Cooling Floor System (New Jersey)

Peer Review of Schematic Engineering Design Effort for Hospital Complex (Qatar)

Analysis of Formaldehyde Outgassingfrom Construction Materials (Pennsylvania)

HVAC System Failures in Pharmaceutical Packaging Facility (New Jersey)

Analysis of Process Technology Failure at Waste Treatment Plant (New Jersey)

Analysis of Piping System Joint Failures at a Hospital central Plant (New Jersey)

Analysis of Destructive Vibration\Harmonics on Large Industrial Compressors at a Chemical Plant (Louisiana)

Project Management, Execution &

Construction Claims :

Excess Rock Excavation Claim on a Highway Project - Unforeseen Conditions (New Jersey)

Electrical Contractor Inefficiency Claim on Multi-Prime Project (New Jersey)

Electrical Usage Charge Dispute Between Landlord & Tenant (New York)

Schedule Delays and Change Orders on multiple Airport Projects for Major Equipment Supplier (various)

Schedule Delays and Associated Cost Overruns for Underwater Pipeline Project (Ireland)

Standard of Care Defense - Design of a Food Processing Facility (Pennsylvania)

Custom & Practice Specifications Development and Bid Transparency Issues (California)

Standard of Care Defense Design and Documentation of a Pharmaceutical Plant using 3D Modeling (Texas)

Standard of Care Plaintiff Delay and Cost Overruns for a Pharmaceutical Plant using 3D Modeling (Singapore)