IT Sustainability Report Facilities Sustainability

Report

KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DAVID PALINSKY, DIRECTOR IT

FACILITIES PLANNING CHRIS ADDINGTON, FARA, AIA, ALA

APRIL 2, 2009

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Reports

Information Technology Report Green IT Initiatives

Facilities Sustainability Report What is sustainability Why Consider Sustainability in Facilities What is LEED Sustainability Report Card What can be in our Future for Sustainability

Information Technology Report Green IT Initiatives

CCC IOU Program

California Community College Investor-Owned Utility Partnership Program for Energy Efficiency

Purpose – to help CCC’s identify and install energy-efficiency projects

Provides financial incentives for energy efficiency projects including technology projects

KCCD Green IT initiatives qualify for CCC-IOU rebates

KCCD’s Green IT Initiatives

Identify initiatives that: Have a high Return on Investment Lead to more effective operations Lower Total Cost Ownership Eligible for CCC IOU rebate programs

Server Virtualization

Virtualization is a method of partitioning a server computer into multiple servers such that each has the appearance and capabilities of running as its own dedicated server.

Server virtualization is often used to consolidate multiple smaller (or older) servers onto a single, large server, without changing how the applications perform or are managed.

Blade Server Technology

Server Virtualization

Benefits beyond energy savings Lower management costs Significantly lower replacement costs More flexible and responsive to requests Additional Disaster Recovery Capabilities

College and District IT Operations ALL implementing District-wide training soon DO & CC – Implement by June 2009 BC & PC – Summer/Fall 2009

Desktop PC Consolidation

Desktop PC consolidation places minimal equipment on the desktop connected to high performing systems to provide a virtualized PC for the user.

Benefits Energy efficient Significantly lower replacement cost Lower management costs

Next Green IT initiative College led initiative

PC Power Save Software

Evaluated by Bakersfield College IT Department

Recommendation to not implement Too many technical challenges Too long to implement Evaluating Desktop Consolidation

Questions

Facilities Sustainability Report

What is sustainability?Why consider sustainability in Facilities?Facilities approach to Sustainability

ImplementationWhat is LEED?Sustainability Report CardWhat’s can be in our future for

Sustainability?

What is Sustainability

Preserve resources such that future generations will have same resources we have

The total eco system is improved with a positive impact on tomorrow compared to today

Reduced carbon footprint or at least maintain our current level with no increases

Why consider Sustainability in Facilities?

Worldwide, Buildings account for the following: 36% of total energy use 65% of electricity consumption 30% of greenhouse gas emissions 30% of raw materials use 30% of waste output 12% of potable water consumption

Source: Annually for all US residential and commercial buildings. US DOE Energy Information Administration

Why consider Sustainability in Facilities?

All education sectors represent: 55 million students 5 million faculty 20% of America’s Population

Global CO2 emissions by sector: #1 – Buildings #2 - Transportation #3 – Industry

Benefits of Green Facilities: Reduced environmental impacts Facilities operate at optimal design conditions Improved productivity of occupants Reduced operations cost

Why consider Sustainability in Facilities?

Facilities Approach to Sustainability Implementation

Implementing projects and resources to reduce our carbon footprint based upon ROI

Implementing strategies to reduce our dependence on fossils fuels where economically feasible

Migrating our new project processes towards proven LEEDS strategies including district facility standards

Evaluating our existing facility inventory to define phased improvements in sustainability thru recommissioning

Educating staff to understand operation impacts on sustainability and how to increase efficiencies

Facilities Approach to Sustainability Implementation

Planning Team Develop a long term energy plan (Pre-Initial Draft Form) Develop District Facility Standards (On going process) Monitor and evaluate emerging technologies and products Research, evaluate and recommend funding opportunities

Construction Team Implement projects as developed Continue to work with CCIOU Partnerships to take

advantage of funding opportunities Develop and implement a building recommissioning strategy Training District Staff, Architects and users of Sustainability

practices and procedures including LEED strategies.

What is LEED?

Facilitate POSITIVE RESULTS for the environment, occupant health and financial return

Define “GREEN” by providing a standard of measurement

Prevent “GREENWASHING”Promote “WHOLE-BUILDING”, integrated

design process

LEED = Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Components of LEED Certification

What is LEED?

LEED-New Construction RatingsLEED Certified – 26-32 pointsLEED Silver – 33-38 pointsLEED Gold – 39-51 pointsLEED Platinum – 52-69 pointsModernizations fall under new construction for

LEED. LEED has a new category for existing buildings and has an excellent

recommissioning process that will pay dividends that sh0uld be ROI positive

Sustainability Report Card

Bakersfield College BC Thermal Energy Storage Project (Construction) BC PV, we have secured a reservation thru PGE and currently

evaluating our opportunities and taking proposals to facilitate this opportunity, up to 1 megawatt, (Pre planning only)

BC Chiller Loop Project (Completed) Campus Energy Audit performed and implementing many small

energy projects with less than 2 year return on investment. Commissioned Trane to create a report on other renewable energy

options ie PV, Solar thermal (hot water), fuel cells and others BC SAM Modernization will be first building where goal is LEED

certification if ROI does conflict with implementation costs Cool roofs, occupancy sensors, smart vending machines and others

Sustainability Report Card

Cerro Coso College Combined all meters into one to allow additional savings and

generation energy opportunities Evaluating the existing PV field to determine opportunities to

increase generation. This will be driven by ROI. Upgrading facility standards i.e. light fixtures, HVAC equipment

and related items to current technologies where ROI is the driver.

Cool roofs, occupancy sensors, smart vending machines and others

Evaluating main plant expansion in upcoming capital projects to reduce utility impacts

Upgrading envelope, glass and etc where ROI fits into current projects.

Main Building Modernization will be first building where goal is LEED certification if ROI does conflict with implementation costs

Sustainability Report Card

Porterville College Evaluating looping chillers and cost effectiveness of a Thermal

Energy Storage projects Evaluating PV opportunities with tracker systems and thin film.

This will be driven by ROI. Upgrading facility standards i.e. light fixtures, HVAC equipment

and related items to current technologies where ROI is the driver. Cool roofs, occupancy sensors, smart vending machines and

others Evaluating fuel cell opportunities using bio waste. Upgrading envelope, glass and etc where ROI fits into current

projects. Applied Technologies Building will be first building where goal is

LEED certification if ROI does conflict with implementation costs

Sustainability Report Card

College Centers Land set aside for PV fields in Master Plans all new sites. Proposed new Eastern College Center will be a focused

development on renewal energy and our goal is make this our showcase for LEED certification based on ROI.

Site planning for new facilities has been done with LEED strategies to gain additional points to help facilitate certification endeavor.

Upgrading facility standards i.e. light fixtures, HVAC equipment and related items to current technologies where ROI is the driver.

District standards will drive reduction in utility costs LRC Delano Center Building will be our first college center

building where goal is LEED certification if ROI does conflict with implementation costs

Sustainability Report Card

LEED is being phased in by non certified compliance. Projects take many years to develop and phasing in LEED strategies has to be done incrementally due to funding limitations and available resources to change directions.District staff and architectural consultants have embarked on a LEED awareness and education over the last 12 months, attending conferences, becoming LEED accredited and understanding sustainability opportunities in this endeavorMany current projects have been evaluated as LEED approvable but have not gone thru the process due to resources, timing, additional cost for certification, retooling of construction documents for the architects and contractors. This retooling is in process such that many future projects may be candidates for LEED certification. Regardless of certification, many LEED strategies are being implemented.

What’s can be in our Future for Sustainability?

Reduced energy usage at each delivery sitePV or equal at each major delivery siteOver generation used to off set consumptionEnergy management systems each site

allowing measurement, savings verification and utility usuage micro management.

Continued reduction of our Carbon FootprintReduction of operations cost, such that

savings can be used for educational purposes

Questions