LEED For Cold StorageJake Stefan, Vice President – ARCO Design/Build, Inc.

Fred Walker - Americold

Anthony Johnson – Clayco

Ron Vallort – Ron Vallort and Associates

Eric Smith – IIAR

Chuck Toogood – M & M Refrigeration

Jake Stefan – ARCO Design/Build

Benjamin Skelton – Building Momentum Group

Chris Marshall – US Green Building Council

LEED Cold Storage Project Team

Agenda

• Our Purpose & Goal

• What We’ve Done– Identification of Credits with “Opportunities”

– Current Status of Credits

• Moving Forward– Plans for the Credits

– Developing an Energy Baseline

• Wrap Up and Questions

Our Purpose and Goal

• Purpose:– Identify the parts of the current LEED rating

system that do not “play well” with our Cold Storage Buildings and work to find ways to bring the two together.

• Goal:– Take our findings and work with the USGBC to

adapt the current LEED rating system to our Cold Storage Buildings

What We’ve Done

• Credits with “Opportunities”– SS cr2 Development Density and Community

Connectivity– WE cr3 Water Use Reduction– SS cr4.1 Public Transportation Access– SS cr4.3 Low Emitting/Fuel Efficient Vehicles– IEQ preq1 Minimum Ventilation per ASHRAE– IEQ cr2 Increased Ventilation– EA cr1 Optimize Energy Performance

What We’ve Done

• SS cr2 Development Density and Community Connectivity– Encourages: development in densely populated

areas and requires close proximity to things like banks, retail, etc.

– Problem: Warehouses rarely ever get built in these locations

What We’ve Done

• SS cr2 Development Density and Community Connectivity– Actions to Date:

• Credit was supposed to be issued as a pilot credit defining different requirements for warehouse facilities

• USGBC decided at last minute to not issue as a pilot credit but did put the credit out under it’s new name “Development Density and Diverse Uses” for 1st Public Comment

What We’ve Done

• WE cr3 Water Use Reduction– Encourages: Reduction in the use of water

– Problem: The credit did not allow for any savings in process water to be taken into account.

– Actions to Date:• Credit came out as Pilot Credit 17 and addressed

process water savings

• Comments were submitted

What We’ve Done

• SS cr1 Public Transportation Access– Encourages: Development of facilities close to

multiple modes of public transportation– Problem: Our Cold Storage Warehouses are rarely

within ½ mile of one bus stop, let alone 2.– Actions to Date:

• A new credit was proposed with different parameters under pilot credit 12 – Quality Transit and Reduced VMT.

• Comments were made in the 1st round for this credit

What We’ve Done

• SS cr4.3 Low Emitting/Fuel Efficient Vehicles– Encourages: Reduced emissions from automobiles

– Problem: Improvements to emissions from trucks is not captured in the credit, and this plays far more of a role in our facilities than the automobiles

– Actions to Date: A pilot credit introducing credit for reduction in emissions from trucks was supposed to be offered, but never was.

What We’ve Done

• IEQ Prereq1 Minimum Ventilation per ASHRAE– Encourages: Introduction of fresh air for creature

comfort per minimum ASHRAE standards– Problem: Introduction of fresh air to refrigerated

spaces leads to safety issues, operational issues, and energy consumption issues.

– Actions to Date: • Worked with USGBC to get a general agreement that

fresh air is not required for refrigerated facilities. • Last discussions had USGBC working on a precedent for

this and refrigerated facilites

What We’ve Done

• IEQ cr2 Increased Ventilation– Encourages: Providing more ventilation than

required by ASHRAE for creature comfort– Problem: Introduction of fresh air to refrigerated

spaces leads to safety issues, operational issues, and energy consumption issues.

– Actions to Date: • Discussions with the USGBC have led to the

understanding of why this credit is not possible for the entire building.

• Tentative results were to be able to get this credit for all areas but the refrigerated.

What We’ve Done

• EA cr1 Optimize Energy Performance– Encourages: The design of energy efficient

buildings

– Problem: Does not take into account the refrigeration loads of our buildings.

– Actions to date: We have focused our time on determining how to properly model refrigeration systems, enter Benjamin from BMG.

Moving Forward

• SS cr2 Development Density and Community Connectivity– The new credit “Development Density and Diverse

Uses” is coming out for a 2nd public comment period shortly. At this time we will review modifications and make additional comments

– Follow this credit to see if it becomes a pilot credit

Moving Forward

• WE cr3 Water Use Reduction– The pilot credit has been modified for the 1st set

of public comments and will be coming back out for a second round. At that time we will review changes and issue comments

Moving Forward

• SS cr1 Public Transportation Access– The pilot credit was offered as expected and is

going to be reissued for a 2nd public comment. We will follow and comment when available.

Moving Forward

• SS cr4.3 Low Emitting/Fuel Efficient Vehicles– Follow up to find out why the pilot credit was not

issued

– Find ways to introduce our comments on the proposed credits for truck emission reductions

Moving Forward

• IEQ Prereq1 Minimum Ventilation per ASHRAE– Continue to follow up on the status of the

precedent concept for refrigerated facilities

– Look for precedent setting mechanisms or lists on USGBC site

Moving Forward

• IEQ cr2 Increased Ventilation– Will need to follow up to confirm the ability to

obtain this credit by meeting the requirements for all non-refrigerated areas of the building.

– Look for a possible pilot credit on this.

Moving Forward

• EA cr1 Optimize Energy Performance– We are focusing on gathering data from the

members on their power consumption– We will then work to group that data into general

groups, i.e. -10F freezers, 35F coolers, blast, etc.– Attempt to present our data to USGBC to get an

accepted refrigeration “baseline” so as to determine the amount of energy savings

– Investigating the existing Energy Star rating system to see if they have an accepted “baseline”

Wrap Up and Questions

• Pilot Credit and Public Comments Periods– Visit www.usgbc.org

• Register

• Sign Up to Receive e-mail Updates

– Will be “instantly” notified when Pilot Credits become available for public comment or follow along here: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2104

– Submit comments to USGBC ONLINE and follow along here: http://www.usgbc.org/LEED/LEEDDrafts/RatingSystemVersions.aspx?CMSPageID=1458

Wrap Up and Questions

Contact Us With Your Input:

Anthony Johnson : : johnsonan@claycorp.com

Ron Vallort : : ronvallort@aol.com

Eric Smith : : eric.smith@iiar.org

Chuck Toogood : : chuckt@mmrefrigeration.com

Jake Stefan : : jstefan@arcodb.com

Benjamin Skelton : : bSkelton@bmgsc.com