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GREEN CAREERSPLUMBING, MECHANICAL
(HVAC)Presented by John M. Reilly, Training
DirectorUnited Association of Plumbers and
Pipefitters Local 333Skilled Artisans Serving
Lansing, Jackson and Battle Creek
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PARTNERSUNITED ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBERS,
PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 333Skilled Artisans serving
Lansing, Jackson and Battle Creekwww.ua333.orgM
ID-MICHIGAN MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS,
3MCAwww.mid-michiganmca.orgMICHIGAN
APPRENTICESHIP STEERING COMMITTEE,
MASCIwww.aboutmasci.orgGREEN MECHANICAL
COUNCILwww.greenmech.orgUS GREEN BUILDING
COUNCIL, USGBCwww.usgbc.org
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GREEN Objectives....Energy independence?Econo
mic Opportunity?Environmental stewardship?Just
a new hobby?

• -or-
• All of these
• TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

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UNDERSTAND YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINTDefined as
CALCULATOR

• The amount of carbon generated by any given
  product or process.
• For action there is a resulting carbon trail.
• Measured in tons of carbon dioxide.
• Green Awareness Training, HVAC Excellence

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HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGAn occupied building
employing the use of sustainable materials,
efficiencies, water and energy conserving
technologies and practices LEED language.NET
ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGA building with zero net
energy consumption and zero carbon emissions
annually
TOP TEN GREEN SCRAPERS
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GEOTHERMAL GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPSFor Heating
as well as Cooling

• 24 Hour Installation Certification hosted by the
  United Association and IGSHPA.
• Examples Lansing Community College West Campus,
  LSDs Pattengill Middle School, Washtenaw
  Community College.
• Availability, Return on Investment?
• Sustainable? Environmental concerns?

Lansing School District Pattengill Middle School
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SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING

• Passive Solar
• Active Solar
• Solar Air Heating
• Solar Cooling
• Absorption or Thermal Driven
• Solar Water Heating

Availability? Reliability? Affordability?
Biggest Question...Sustainable?
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RAINWATER HARVESTINGhttp//www.gm.com/corporate/r
esponsibility/environment/news/2006/leed-cert_0804
06.jsp

• LANSING GM DELTA ASSEMBLY PLANT, 2006
• Non-manufacturing water use has been reduced
  by 45 percent, for a savings of over 4.1 million
  gallons of water annually.
• Rainwater is collected from the roof by a
  cutting-edge roof drain system. It is then stored
  in cisterns above rest rooms and is used instead
  of potable water to flush toilets.
• Waterless urinals that use a filter-based
  technology save over 1 million gallons of water
  annually.
• MSU Recycling Center Under Construction

Lawrence V. Bliss AIA, LEED AP
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ETAHNOL PRODUCTION

• Not a Green or sustainable discipline but a
  Green product brought to you by men and women of
  the Construction Building Trades
• How many various Skilled Trade applications can
  be identified in the photos?
• Two facilities constructed in the Local 333
• Jurisdiction.

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JACKSON POWER PLANT, 2000

• Combined cycle natural gas and steam generators.
• Waste Heat Recovery.
• Stack Scrubbers Capture 90 Percent of sulfur
  Emissions.

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5 - YEAR PLUMBER, PIPEFITTER APPRENTICESHIP 5 -
YEAR HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING,
REFRIGERATION CURRICULUM..10,000 HOURS

• Green Awareness Certification, 20 hours
• Building Automation
• Water Treatment, Grey Water Recycling
• High Efficient Heating and Cooling
• Steam Technology and Conservation
• Combustion Analysis
• R410a Certification R22 Phase out

• Motor Efficiency, VFDs
• Pump Performance
• Heat Loss Calculation
• Welder Certifications, Orbital
• Heat Recovery, Economizers
• Water Distribution, Protection
• High Efficient Plumbing Fixtures
• Geothermal Installation Cert., 24 Hour
• Solar Heating and Cooling
• Cogeneration, Nuclear, Nat. Gas, Coal
• Valve Repair, 40 Hour
• Sewer Reclamation, Digesters
• -Many More-

RECRUITMENT..
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Virtually everyone is a stakeholder in energy
efficiency. Each one of us must act now to
maximize the efficiency of our existing
mechanical systems, and specify high efficiency
replacements
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