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“ B e i n g a 2 0 3 0 C h a l l e n g e L e a d e r

i s o u r S u s t a i n a b i l i t y d i f f e r e n t i a t o r ;

f u l l y i n t e g r a t e d a n d i n g r a i n e d i n o u r

t e c h n i c a l a n d b u s i n e s s p r o c e s s e s .”

C O N T E N T STLC Commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1GreenWeek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2A Bias Toward Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Ongoing Initiatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Benchmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Future Sustainable Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8TLC Design Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11TLC Team Commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

P A R T I : S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A T T L CTLC Engineering for Architecture, Inc. committed to designing high performance, sustainable buildings before the inception of LEED®. In 2003, our first project to achieve LEED certification was also Florida’s first LEED building – Stetson University’s Lynn Business Center. By the end of 2013, a decade later, TLC achieved the milestone of 232 projects having attained LEED certification through our efforts in engineering, consulting and commissioning. We’re proud to have led the way in achieving numerous ‘firsts’ in sustainable building design and LEED certification and we continue our commitment to be an industry leader in sustainable building design. Our portfolio of certified projects now exceeds 24 million square feet of sustainable space. Included in those projects are schools, offices, hospitals, municipal and federal facilities and three of our own offices.

In addition to consulting on projects pursuing LEED certification, TLC provides engineering and consulting on projects with many sustainable goals - net zero, Living Building Challenge, Green Globes, Florida Green Building Coalition and more. Regardless of the rating scale, pursuit or aspiration towards a particular goal, TLC’s goal is to engineer, commission and consult on buildings that operate efficiently, for the benefit of our environment, those owning and/or using the facilities and the future of mankind.

TLC staff members serve on numerous local, state and national USGBC committees and ASHRAE work groups focused on sustainable design. We provide support through active involvement in additional organizations and faculties that advance the engineering of sustainable facilities. We educate our partners in the design and construction industry on sustainability. TLC staff members regularly present on sustainable design topics at a variety of national and regional industry conferences, seminars and symposiums.

The natural progression of our commitment to sustainable design led us to accept the 2030 Challenge in May 2009 and the AIA 2030 Commitment in March 2010.

This living document is updated annually, reviewing our accomplishments and setting the stage for the next chapter. We note our achievements and raise the bar in areas where we have met established milestones and bring focus to those areas that may require additional effort.

To that end, our strategies will be adjusted as we move forward, setting near term implementation where possible, identifying those strategies that will require additional effort or time to achieve and adding stretch goals that challenge us.

Our goals and initiatives are in two primary categories:

• Actions TLC takes as sustainable corporate citizens and to operate our business sustainably

• Goals that focus on engineering designs for our clients

Both are equally important as we ‘WALK THE TALK’.

C O M M I T M E N T T O S U S T A I N A B L E D E S I G N

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First United Methodist ChurchOrlando, FL LEED NC 2.2 Silver

A B I A S T O W A R D S A C T I O NTLC’s Sustainability Committee involves representatives from all of TLC’s business units. The group meets quarterly to keep our engineering designs, skills and professional credentials at a competitive edge in the market. The Sustainability Committee is organized in sub-committees and working groups, focusing on aspects of business practices, design, commissioning, education and research. The seven sub groups are:

• Carbon Footies Task Group• Tech Know How Task Group• RECON! Task Group• LEED Users Group• Building Performance Simulation Working Group• Commissioning Working Group• Energy Services Working Group

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G R E E N W E E K 2 0 1 3Following the successful launch of GreenWeek in 2012, the week-long education and awareness event was repeated in 2013, with new speakers and internal activities. GreenWeek2013 was held September 23 to 27 and included speakers (video-streamed to all TLC offices) from a peer MEP firm, the developer of a unique sustainable farm-to-table enterprise, a national REIT focused on increasing energy efficiency in existing office buildings and architects who are partners in a Living Building Challenge project, along with an energy modeling competition among TLC operating groups. TLC staff participated with the goal of sharing sustainable solutions with our clients, partners and interested parties. Overall, GreenWeek activities had more than 500 attendees, 20% who are clients of the firm. Our educational efforts secured CEUs for both AIA and Professional Engineers licensed in Florida (where the majority of the firm’s staff and numerous clients are located), with 425 certificates issued.

Internally, during Green Week, TLC offices held daily events to raise awareness of living sustainably at work.

• “LetitGo!” spurred our staff to clean up our offices by recycling literally thousands of pounds of drawings, specs and more.

• “PurgeyourPantry” included an organic coffee/tea mixer for staff, while collecting non-perishable food for local food banks

• “ModelyourGreen” encouraged staff to wear their green/organic clothing and be increasingly aware of origin

• “What’syourNumber?” provided education on which plastics are accepted by local recyclers, how to use Energy Star Target Finder, quantifying your commuter mileage/MPG, along with options for mass transportation

• “FindtheGreen”a photo scavenger hunt to locate various sustainable products in and around TLC offices

“GreenWeek 2013” ended with TLC staff participating in USGBC’s Green Apple Day of Service. Activities ranged from planting sustainable gardens to educational activities for elementary and middle school-aged students.

TLC Green Week 2013 Activities

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Accomplishments in 2013 include expanded educational offerings by each of the working groups and enhanced coordination among the firm’s operating groups to achieve consistency in practice and delivery of our services across the firm.

CARBON FOOTIES are the foot soldiers responsible for raising awareness among the TLC Team and partners, while also suggesting and implementing policy changes in line with the 2030 Challenge goals. In addition to being an integral part of the GreenWeek2013 activities, the Carbon Footies also accomplished the following in 2013:

• Installed nearly donated 100 occupancy sensors in the Orlando office (housing corporate support and three operating units)

• Introduced a new Break Room Policy converting to the use of non-disposable plates, bowls and silverware• Published 52 Green Tips of the Week on the employee Intranet, sharing information and encouraging sustainable

behaviors• Supported the relocation of TLC’s corporate support group by leading the way in recycling unused office supplies and

excess equipment

TECH KNOW HOWS review sustainable design strategies, refining details and methodologies across TLC, sharing information among the technical staff with the goal of increasing the use of various systems and products that have proven themselves. Members of Tech Know How taught 20 classes in TLC’s University during 2013, connecting participants through video links and sharing information on energy modeling, daylighting, commissioning, energy conserving building systems products and more. By sharing this knowledge, design teams embrace strategies that help achieve/exceed target energy use intensities and lighting power densities. “Homerooms”, lunch and learns and other video-training conferences have helped spread knowledge among TLC’s offices, adding confidence to design teams’ decisions.

RECON! leads the way in evaluating evolving technologies for appropriate application in our designs. This group focuses on the future - emerging technologies, new applications for existing technologies and being ‘hands on’ as these technologies are initially incorporated into TLC designs. They are the eyes and ears of TLC’s sustainability culture - looking ahead to identify trends, strategies and best practices across the design industry. Once a product or trend is thoroughly vetted by RECON and incorporated into a successful project, it is packaged with lessons learned and moves to Tech Know Hows to disseminate that knowledge within TLC.

In 2013, the Sustainability Committee added a LEED Users Group to gather and share LEED credit best practices, provide training, assisting staff and partners with LEED v4 and supporting TLC staff members on the LEED AP credentialing maintenance program. The LEED Users Group shares information internally among staff members and supports outreach to TLC teaming partners. TLC is currently in pilot on the LEED Proven Provider program and the LEED Users Group assures consistency across the firm.

The Building Performance Simulation Working Group, in 2013, provided a homeroom series on energy modeling, sharing tips and tricks across the firm, among energy modelers. They serve as the firm’s subject matter experts on building simulation. The Commissioning Working Group meets monthly, sharing lessons learned, experiences and standard processes across TLC’s operating units, striving continually to focus on best practices. TLC’s focus on greening existing buildings resulted in an Energy Services Working Group. This group, established in 2013, has developed a standard report format which has been implemented across TLC and is sharing information firm-wide on PACE, Energy Star Portfolio Manager and other tools.

Conservation HallTennessee Executive ResidenceOak Hill, TNLEED NC 2.2 Gold

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TLC participation in education events - conferences, exhibits and project tours.

- EDUCATION• TLC is an approved education provider for AIA, Florida Board of Professional Engineers and the Board of

Architecture and Interior Design. TLC staff members provides approved training for numerous architects, contractors and others in the industry, with sessions tailored to their individual needs, frequently focusing on sustainable design topics.

• TLC staff presents the Energy Modeling Wizard to teaming partners, helping architects, contractors and building owners the value of beginning energy modeling at the inception of a project in order to drive down the energy demand through building massing, orientation and amount and location of glazing. This competitive game drives how the value of energy modeling with real life design decisions.

• Through TLC University, in 2013, firm-wide educational video conferences were offered to 3,307 class participants with 28 course offerings directly related to energy and water efficient design processes and products. USGBC Greenbuild sessions were offered in 23 teach-back sessions by conference attendees.

• TLC staff members frequently serve as subject matter experts on sustainable design topics, along with hosting tours of projects during construction to help educate others. During 2013 TLC staff spoke at numerous conferences, including:

USGBC - Regional and National Events CleanMedSociety of American Military Engineers BOMAAIA - Multiple State Events DBIAHealth Care Design ASHESociety for Marketing Professional Services ASHRAE

P A R T I I : S U S T A I N A B L E B U S I N E S S P R A C T I C EO N G O I N G I N I T I AT I V E S / A C H I E V E M E N T S

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The Bridge BuildingNashville, TNLEED C&S 2209 Platinum(USGBC’s 10,000 certified project)

Moorings ParkNaples, FL

LEED for Homes SIlver

- P A P E R / R E C Y C L I N G• All TLC offices continue to recycle paper/cardboard/glass/plastic/aluminum. During GreenWeek 2013, our “Let it

Go!” activity reduced the paper clutter in our offices and also helped our Ft. Myers, Florida office make headway on downsizing into new office space by archiving and recycling accumulated plans and specs. After more than a decade in the same office, not only was there a considerable amount of paper ready to be recycled, but also office furniture and unused office supplies. Surplus that wasn’t bought by a used office furniture vendor was donated to non-profit and other causes, with the remainder being recycled.

• After the 2004 hurricanes that battered southwest Florida, TLC’s Ft. Myers office used 137 pounds of copper wire for temporary power at the office. In 2013, as they relocated into new office space, the copper was sold, with some of the funds going to purchase supplies to create a Sustainability Wall of Fame, constructed from recycled lumber and LED lights to showcase just some of the LEED certificates earned on projects engineered and commissioned by staff in that office.

• All practical TLC internal HR/Financial documents are handled electronically.

• Firm financials are available electronically on-line to all staff members.

• New employee orientation is as paperless as practical. The Day 1 Welcome to TLC package is delivered via email with hyperlinks to all referenced documents, minimizing waste and providing new employees with access to information as it is updated/changes.

• Marketing materials/reports are shared electronically among TLC Offices

• TLC marketing materials are printed on at least 50% post consumer recycled content or FSC-certified paper stock and printed with bio-based, non-toxic inks, when possible.

• We recycle shipping materials from deliveries for materials being shipped out.

TLC Ft. Myers Ribbon CuttingIn front of Sustainability Wall of Fame

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Lake Nona Research & Academic FacilityOrlando, FL

LEED NC 2.2 Platinum

Seminole State CollegeSanford, FLLEED CI 2.2 Gold

- E N E R G Y / W A T E R• TLC’s procurement policy permits only the purchase of

Energy Star compliant appliances and equipment, if the class of equipment is Energy Star rated.

• Incandescent lamps are prohibited under the procurement policy, along with polystyrene (Styrofoam) plates, cups, bowls, etc. in our break rooms/kitchens.

• Corporate-wide, printers and other office equipment that can be programmed to shut down is set to do so, while those that must be manually powered down are tasked to individuals or small groups for shutdown.

• Duplex printing is the default option for those printers capable and is required for all practical situations.

• Space and task lighting is manually turned off (where sensors are not deployed) at the end of the day or when not necessary.

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- B E N C H M A R K I N GAs management consultant Peter Drucker has said: “If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it.”

In 2011 TLC collected information on the amount of energy used in our offices, for commuter and business travel. This revealed that the greatest opportunity for reduction lie in managing our office energy use. Anecdotally, the behavioral changes cited earlier in our GreenWeek programs and on-going initiatives have decreased our energy and materials usage. Quantification of those improvements proves challenging since we do not have objective baseline information about our usage before implementing these measures. We intend to develop ways to measure our usage and to report on this in subsequent years.

While focusing on commuter and business travel has less overall impact, we continue to identify efficiencies where possible. Due to changes in our IT structure, TLC offices can work cooperatively on projects through our WAN, reducing travel. Additionally, projects being produced in AutoCADD are shared through Availl, while REVIT projects can be opened across offices, gaining efficiency for project teams, while also decreasing travel-related energy. In 2013, through a server upgrade and back-up reconfiguration, TLC reduced the number of servers by 10%, subsequently requiring less power and reducing our energy demand.

TLC relies on video conferences for both client and internal meetings, where feasible, averaging approximately 15,000 minutes per month, supporting our ability to work across operating units on projects, while reducing travel tim, and increasing coordination with clients and partners.

Miami Dade College Culinary Arts BuildingMiami, FL

LEED NC 2.2 Silver

Broward College Institute for Public SafetyDavie, FL

LEED NC 2.2 Gold

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- E D U C A T I O N• Tech Know How, RECON! and the working groups will continue to provide regular presentations to the staff to disseminate

knowledge on proven sustainable strategies, along with introducing newer technology and products as they are evaluated.

• Annual updates of TLC’s 2030 Commitment, Sustainability Action Plan and quarterly results will continue to be shared across the firm via firm video conference, lunch and learn sessions and quarterly operational management meetings.

• During 2013, through TLC University, 13 hours of training per TLC staff member were presented, totalling 3,307 participants! Among the many topics, were 28 classes on Energy Services, 23 LEED specific sessions and 14 general sustainability sessions.

P A R T I I I : F U T U R E S U S T A I N A B L E B U S I N E S S P R A C T I C E SIn addition to our continued focus on office energy reduction, we continue to identify and refine office procedures and processes that further minimize paperwork, reduce travel and raise awareness of all TLC staff towards the over-arching goals of the 2030 Commitment as we live sustainably in our offices. Additional benchmarks will define future steps. As data is gathered, initiatives will be expanded, refined and enhanced with quantifiable goals. We will continue to focus our internal efforts in three areas - Education, Paper/Recycling and Energy/Water.

Hospital Universitario San Vincente de PaulRio Negro, ColombiaLEED NC 2.2 Silver

Nemours Children’s HospitalOrlando, FL

LEED NC 2.2 Gold

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• TLC staff members will continue to join/support academia at various higher education institutions where they are involved in creating and instructing sustainability and sustainable design programs to influence future designers and constructors. Current staff with roles in academia include:

° KimShinn, PE, LEED Fellow, BEMP, CxA - Lipscomb University’s Institute for Sustainable Practice guest lecturer in Renewable Energy graduate program/Recipient of Lipscomb’s Sustainable Achiever Award.

° MarkGelfo, PE, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP O+M, CxA, Director of Business Development & Sustainability - serves on the Sustainability Program Advisory Board for Jacksonville University’s new Sustainability

Major course of study. KristyWalson, PE, LEED AP BD+C, BEMP - repeat presentations of Schematic Design energy modeling wizard show at Seminole State College, Valencia College and for the UCF ASHRAE student chapter.

° A.BrianLomel, PE, LEED AP BD+C, CxA - guest lecturer at University of Miami School of Architecture, Florida International University School of Architecture, Florida International University School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and the Florida Atlantic University School of Architecture, all on sustainable design topics.

• TLC will maintain and expand involvement in appropriate local, regional and national meetings, often as presenters.

• In 2014 TLC will again bring a focus to sustainable design during GreenWeek; (September 22-26) and USGBC Green Apple Day of Service on September 27.

- P A P E R / R E C Y C L I N GTLC will track and establish baseline information for paper purchases and establish a goal of reducing paper purchases and increasing the purchase of paper with recycled content, as financially appropriate.

• Reduce paper use through increased use of electronic files, along with printing of half size plans and fewer sets that may be shared among design team members.

• Track and establish a baseline for increasing the volume of paper recycled, thus diverted from the waste stream.

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701 Brickell Office BuildingMiami, FL Re-Certified LEED EB O&M Gold

Immigration & Customs Enforcement

Charleston, SCLEED CI 2009 Silver

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E N E R G Y / W A T E ROur goal is to identify appropriate energy and water conservation measures for each office with a timeline for implementation, along with payback. Initial focus will be on ‘no cost’ improvement and further changes in procedures that will reduce energy use. Additional measures that require financial investment will be evaluated and prioritized based on payback and an approved budget for implementation.

Future targets include:

• Evaluate the LPD of each office and identify areas where daylight sensors, occupancy sensors, etc. to decrease electrical load and the associated cooling demand.

• Evaluate the cost of hybrid vehicles as rentals. Work with corporate vendors to familiarize them with our preference for hybrids.

• Establish baseline water consumption levels and targeted reduction goals in line with LEED CI WE Prerequisite.

• Water Use Reduction in all offices. Provide data to landlords in leased facilities showing payback achievable through low-flow fixtures, if not already installed.

• Prioritize phasing out inefficient office equipment.

• Incentivize sustainable commuting practices, encouraging carpool and public transportation.

• Develop a telecommuting policy, with the intent of reducing our energy use in both space occupied and employee commuting.

• TLC office host buildings will be surveyed by TLC. Energy consuming or indoor environmental quality systems serving TLC space will be re-commissioned at least every three years.

• Work with janitorial staffs at each office location to implement the use of green cleaning products.

• Evaluate providing reserved parking spaces for ultra low-emitting vehicles.

Solar Tracking ModelGeorgia Tech Engineered Biosystems BuildingAtlanta, GAPursuing LEED NC 2009 Gold

CFD Model Josey PavilionDecataur, TXPursuing Living Building Challenge

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T L C D E S I G N G O A L STLC believes in education of our staff and our clients, along with open dialogue on the life cycle costs, environmentally beneficial aspects and overall health benefits of sustainably designed spaces to achieve the targeted reduction goals of the 2030 Challenge to which TLC has committed.

1. Establish and publish a site energy use intensity (EUI) goal for every new construction and major renovation project with an MEP basic service design fee (does not include construction administration, LEED administration or other additional services) of $50,000 or more.

• This goal should be established, signed off on before design begins and maintained in cooperation with the project team (owner/user, architect, and construction manager [if applicable]).

• A contemporary energy model will be maintained to assure that the design remains consistent with this goal (update the modeled performance at each major project deliverable – SD, DD, CD, as applicable).

2. Establish a lighting power density (LPD) goal for all interior renovation projects. The goal shall be consistent with a 25% reduction compared to the prescriptive requirements of ASHRAE 90.1 2007.

3. All applicable design work will be tracked using the AIA 2030 Commitment Design tracking tool.

4. Formally request and, if granted owner’s permission, gather the actual energy performance of every project meeting the criteria for energy modeling (greater than or equal to MEP basic service design fee of $50,000) and report that performance to the project team each year for a period of at least three years after beneficial occupancy by the Owner/User.

5. Each Discipline Committee is responsible for developing, maintaining and training discipline staff in the use of high performance building design processes, templates and systems to achieve the required 2030 Challenge and Energy Star by Design goals. High performance design checklists will be implemented on each qualifying project.

6. Projects that demonstrate innovation in the use of systems and technology and integrated project delivery processes will be recognized and publicized through internal company communications.

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Confidential Datacenter ProjectHot Aisle Model

Aurora, COLEED NC 2009 Silver

T L C ’ s O N G O I N G T E A M C O M M I T M E N TTechnical staff development goals supporting 2030 Challenge:

• At least one person in each MEP Operating Unit certified as an ASHRAE Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP) or on a career path towards certification. TLC will continue offer at least forty hours of energy modeling training annually.

• Provide an established a career path for commissioning authorities, beginning with entry level, increasing to senior level staff and senior commissioning authority shall be ACG-certified.

• Provide a career path for energy services and sustainability consultants, beginning with entry level, increasing to senior level staff. The senior consultants shall have an applicable ACG Energy Services, ASHRAE HPDP or BEMP certification.

• TLC will continue to encourage every Operating Unit director, senior mechanical, plumbing and electrical manager/engineer, project manager, senior designer, energy/sustainability consultant and commissioning authority to be a LEED Accredited Professional with Specialty and active in the LEED AP credential maintenance program. For staff members who are not eligible for LEED AP status, the firm will periodically offer a Green Associate study group. The Operating Unit with the highest proportion of LEED APs with specialty and Green Associates (of those eligible) will be recognized annually during GreenWeek.

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