NAREIM A&E MeetingSeptember 2012

Building Value Through Sustainability

Agenda Agenda

• The Evolution of LEED• Energy Star Portfolio Manager• ASHRAE Level I and II Audits• The Gap Analysis

• The Evolution of LEED• Energy Star Portfolio Manager• ASHRAE Level I and II Audits• The Gap Analysis

AgendaAgenda

• BEPA • Green Globes• Costs and Benefits • A Global Perspective

• BEPA • Green Globes• Costs and Benefits • A Global Perspective

The Value of Green ZONEThe Value of Green ZONE

How to be Green?How to be Green?

• LEED• Energy Star• Green Globes• BEPA

• LEED• Energy Star• Green Globes• BEPA

• Changing the way buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated

• Providing environmental and economic opportunity

• Changing the way buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated

• Providing environmental and economic opportunity

USGBC and LEEDUSGBC and LEED

LEED addresses the complete lifecycle of buildings:

LEED addresses the complete lifecycle of buildings:

LEED CategoriesLEED Categories

• Sustainable Sites• Water Efficiency• Energy & Atmosphere• Materials & Resources• Indoor Environmental Quality• Innovation in Operations• Regional Priority

• Sustainable Sites• Water Efficiency• Energy & Atmosphere• Materials & Resources• Indoor Environmental Quality• Innovation in Operations• Regional Priority

LEED CertificationLEED Certification

LEED for New Construction LEED for Schools

LEED Volume LEED for Homes

LEED Core & Shell LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance

LEED Volume CertificationLEED Volume Certification

• For portfolios of 25 or more buildings in a group

• New construction projects or existing buildings

• For portfolios of 25 or more buildings in a group

• New construction projects or existing buildings

Costs

Efficiency

LEED Volume Operations & MaintenanceLEED Volume Operations & Maintenance

• LEED prototype• Technical uniformity• Managerial

uniformity• Quality Control Plan• Education Plan

• LEED prototype• Technical uniformity• Managerial

uniformity• Quality Control Plan• Education Plan

LEED RecertificationLEED Recertification

Every 5 years

355 Alhambra Coral Gables, FLLEED EB: O&M Gold

355 Alhambra Coral Gables, FLLEED EB: O&M Gold

Energy StarEnergy Star

How the Energy Performance Rating System WorksHow the Energy Performance Rating System Works

Normalizes buildings variables affecting

energy consumption:• Weather• Hours of operation• Occupancy• Plug load

Creates a whole building “mpg” rating

Normalizes buildings variables affecting

energy consumption:• Weather• Hours of operation• Occupancy• Plug load

Creates a whole building “mpg” rating

BEPA

ASHRAE AuditsASHRAE Audits

Building Energy Performance Assessment (BEPA)Building Energy Performance Assessment (BEPA)

• ASTM Standard• Recommended part of due diligence process• Consistent, reliable means of collecting data

• ASTM Standard• Recommended part of due diligence process• Consistent, reliable means of collecting data

BEPABEPA

Standard

Accurate

Measurable

BEPA

Parc at Duluth

BEPA

Parc at Duluth

Green GlobesGreen Globes

• Alternative to LEED• No Prerequisite Items• Wide variety of

buildings can undergo Green Globes assessment and certification

• Alternative to LEED• No Prerequisite Items• Wide variety of

buildings can undergo Green Globes assessment and certification

Green GlobesGreen Globes

• User-friendly• Cost Effective• Automated Reports

• User-friendly• Cost Effective• Automated Reports

Green GlobesGreen Globes

Validating building

sustainability

Validating building

sustainability

Gap Analysis and CostGap Analysis and Cost

• Cost per sf• Energy savings

potential• Operational

improvements

• Cost per sf• Energy savings

potential• Operational

improvements

Cost and Benefit of LEEDCost and Benefit of LEED

• Registration and Certification Fees• Variable costs• Long term benefits

• Registration and Certification Fees• Variable costs• Long term benefits

Global PerspectiveGlobal Perspective

Managing ChangeManaging Change

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive,

nor the most intelligent, but the one

most responsive to change.”

-Charles Darwin

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive,

nor the most intelligent, but the one

most responsive to change.”

-Charles Darwin

Nancy Larson, LEED Green Associatenancy.larson@sogreenbuildings.com678.402.8421www.sogreenbuildings.com

Thank you!