LEED and LEEEP the Way to BioPreferred in Sustainable

Design and Construction

Randy DoyleSupervisor, Environmental Support Team

Fort Hood, TXSandy Morgan

Facilities Energy ManagerUSDA Agricultural Research Service

GSA Training Conference and Expo 2010

LEED and LEEEP the Way to BioPreferred in

Sustainable Design and Construction:

Sustainable SolutionsThe Fort Hood Story

Randy DoyleSupervisor, Environmental Support Team

Fort Hood, TX

Our MissionBalanced Readiness

Through Stewardship of our Resources

• 214,968 acres – 335 square miles - (5x the size of the District of Columbia) - Maneuver area: 135,149 acres - Live fire impact area: 62,611 acres• 772 miles of paved roads• 21 active access control points• 471 miles of tank trails• 7,238 active buildings - 33,050,584 square feet (5x the size of the pentagon)• 1,991 miles of utility lines• 2 airfields• North Fort Hood mobilization site

FORT HOOD STATISTICS

33 MIL SF OF FACILITIES (4 PENTAGONS)

772 MILES OF ROAD

56 MOTOR POOLS 265 ENLISTED BARRACKS

9 CHAPELS

9 PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTERS

PHYSICALPLANT

6,513 FAMILY QUARTERS

22 CEMETERIES

CHALLENGES OF FORT HOOD

2 Post Exchanges

2 Commissaries

Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area

CIVILIANS16,977

MILITARY ASSIGNED 49,205 ON POST FAMILY MEMBERS

17,903

DIVISIONS 1+CORPS SPT CMD 1BRIGADES 14GROUPS 3BATTALIONS 53COMPANIES302DETACHMENTS 28

PERSONNEL

SUPPORTED POPULATION OF

419,957

CHALLENGES OF FORT HOOD

TOTAL YEARLY ECONOMIC IMPACT:$10.852 BILLION

CENTEX Sustainable

Communities Partnership• 5-year collaboration (with extension potential)

• Fort Hood, Harker Heights, Killeen, Copperas Cove, and Gatesville

• Achieve measurable benefits by creating baselines and goals

• Implement projects that will contribute to the vitality of the Central Texas economy and quality of life for the citizens

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP

• Transportation Goal: Central Texas will have a sustainable multi-modal transportation network

• Materials & Resources Goal: Maximize efficient use of resources, including regional materials, renewable energy, water and recycling programs to benefit our environment and economy for present and future generations

• Sustainable Design Goal: CENTEX will maintain the ability of Fort Hood to train, deploy, and sustain its mission by promoting sustainable development of the Fort Hood region through mixed-use development, intermodal transportation networks, open space, and economic development

• Quality of Life Goal: Visionary progressive leaders, government officials, and citizens who are change-oriented and embrace the needs and values of the community making CENTEX the most desirable region

• Economic Development Goal: Central Texas is educated for sustainability

January 27-29, 2010

CENTEX Sustainable Communities

• Pioneer in sustainable standards for low-slope roofing• Active in Energy Star and Cool Roofs Rating Council• 100% post-manufacturing recycling and post-consumer recycling• Fort Hood introduced USDA’s BioPreferred program to Duro-Last

– Reviewing the standards for BioPreferred– Reviewing their product make-up for biobased– Committed to becoming an industry leader for bio-based low-slope roofing

• Duro-Last has accepted the challenge!

Duro-Last Roofing, Inc.

Buying Power Success Story

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• One-stop shop for supplies and HazMat• Stocks only natural absorbents (biobased)• Lead agency for biobased products

– Absorbents– Janitorial/sanitation supplies – Admin supplies

• No cost contract to Fort Hood

San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind

Post Supply Center & HazMart

Fort Hood Projects

Fort Hood Heritage & Ecology Center

Family & Soldier Outreach Center (~15,000 SqFt): Will capitalize on the peaceful environment created.

Fort Hood Sportsman Center (~15,000 SqFt): Will build on the natural theme of this facility.

Administrative Spaces (~90,000 SqFt): Fort Hood has a deficit of over 5 million SqFt for admin spaces.

Fort Hood Heritage Archives (~5,000 SqFt): Will house an area to honor Fort Hood’s heritage. Environmental Education Center (~5,000 SqFt): To educate future leaders on their environmental

responsibilities

Fort Hood Straw-Bale Grant Project

• Unique approach to building sustainable• Exemplifies EO 13423 “high-performance buildings”• Design and construct world’s largest strawbale facility• Complies with Army SDD policy and the Federal

biobased procurement policy• Eliminates WWII wood• Address a 5-million square foot deficit in

administrative facilities• $27M potential grant monies available

• Federal and non-profit applicants• Several federal agencies award grants to other federal

agencies• A very positive project to demonstrate the federal

government is committed to cost effective sustainable design and development

Design Approach

LEED Platinum Certification• Zero Energy:

• Maximize passive solar gain• Maximize energy efficiency• Generate energy needs onsite

• Zero Waste:• Recycle construction waste• Utilize waste by-products• Deconstruct

• Zero Divide:• Educate all stakeholders• Self-sufficient facility• State-of-the-art, digitally integrated

Fort Hood Agriboard Buildings

Compost Facility

• Consolidate composting activities at the our biosite

• Will generate usable compost (DOT grade) for ranges, housing, and consumers

Inert Material Management Unit

• Inert Material Management Unit collects C&D for reuse

• Project to develop a contractor-operated service that takes in wastes and generates materials for reuse on Fort Hood

• No cost contract via Qualified Recycling Program

 Silicon Crystalline vs. Thin Film PV

Demo will track the following:

• Installation issues

• Hourly power generation

• Peak power generation

• Total power generation

• Efficiency

• Degradation

• Maintenance requirements

• Cost comparison (procurement, maintenance, output)

PV and Wind Energy Demonstration

Sustainable Parking Lot

Identify native grass mixtures on a regional level Develop a methodology at an installation level

that:

• maximizes vegetation growth

• maximizes traffic tolerance

• improves parking lot sustainability

• reduces maintenance requirements

Low Impact Development (LID)

• Bioswale in existing drainage ditch• Captures first flow pollutants and retains

water to prevent erosion down stream

Contact Information

Randy DoyleSupervisor, Environmental Support TeamFort Hood, TX

(254) 287-1099randy.doyle@us.army.mil

LEED and LEEEP the Way to BioPreferred in

Sustainable Design and Construction:

Biobased Building Products

Sandy Morgan Facilities Energy Manager

USDA Agricultural Research Service

The Two-Fold Challenge in Construction

• Two contracts are required:– The design contract– The construction contract

Soy-Backed Carpet

Biobased Carpet in the Beltsville area director’s office

Linoleum: Durable and in New Colors

New Linoleum Floor in Bldg. 307B

50+-Year-Old Linoleum Floor in Bldg. 306

Biobased Roof Coating Survives West Virginia Winters

TKO soy-based roof coating on existing metal buildings in Beaver, WV

Biobased Lab CountertopsEasier Installation

Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit Salinas. CA

Biobased Water Tank Coating

Biobased Form Release Agent

Greenhouse and Headhouse Oxford, MS

Biobased Spray Foam Insulates and Keeps Out

West Texas Dust

Lubbock, Texas, lab has used Demilec Heatlok Soybiobased insulation for 10 years

Icynene Spray Foam Used for Hurricane Recovery

New Orleans and Houma, Louisiana

HeatLoc Soy Made an Immediate Difference in Temperature

Akron, Colorado

Other Biobased Products Used in Construction

• Lubricants• Hydraulic elevator fluid• Transformer fluid• Solid surface materials• Wheat-straw board• Erosion control• Sealants and coatings

Issuances & Outreach

Manufacturers: Do your homework.

• Write model specifications for your biobased products and provide them to design professionals

• Get ASTM testing done for your products• Get manufacturers’ organizations and standards’

organizations approval• Provide good data sheets and MSDS • Show samples to designers

Engineers & COs:What can you do?

• Ask for biobased products• Biobased products are main stream• Put language in contracts and specs• Show samples to your customers • You may already be using biobased products

and you don’t know it.• Dispel the myths: Biobased does not mean just

straw-bale houses!

Thank You!

Sandy MorganFacilities Division

USDA Agricultural Research Service