Energy Mandate For Existing Buildings

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Energy Mandate For Existing Buildings
May 27, 2009 UW Environmental Law Regulation
Green Development Group
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The Team

• Green Development Group
• Ellen Allen
• Sony Dave
• Matt Jones
• Anayansi Daniel Ricketts
• In collaboration with Paladino Company
• Paladino is a team of architects, engineers,
  building scientists and business analysts who are
  transforming the way buildings are designed,
  constructed and operated to reduce the
  environmental footprint of buildings

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• We cant build our way out of climate change
• -The sustainability Initiative, National Trust
  for Historic Preservation

40-45 of carbon dioxide emitted into the
environment is caused by existing buildings 70
of fossil fuels created are used to operate
buildings 99 of the current building inventory
is existing buildings, only 1 is new
construction
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The Why

• The Problem With little economic incentive, and
  no federal, state or local regulations for
  existing buildings, we have established a culture
  that caters to teardown and waste rather than
  reusing and retrofitting.
• Existing buildings are disappearing without
  consideration for intrinsic, cultural, and
  community value and their embodied energy.
• The Vision Reusing older buildings is the most
  sustainable practice in our built environment
  today. We need to devote more attention and
  effort to reusing what already exists.

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The Gaps
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• Majority of current green building
  programs/incentives focus on new construction
  (the 1 of the building inventory)
• Lack of an available existing building energy
  database
• 15 of landfills consist of demolition waste
  which is currently not required to be recycled
• Many incentives and programs focus solely on
  initial development and installation Follow-up
  programs are not required

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The What

• Energy Mandate is a Policy and Program in place
  for Existing Buildings with five requirements.
• The Five Requirements
• R1 City of Seattle Existing Building Energy
  Efficiency Code (The Policy)
• R2 Existing Building Carbon Tax/Carbon Credit
• R3 New Existing Building Energy (EBE)
  Departments
• R4 Building Assessment System Program
• R5 Existing Buildings Energy Database

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The How

• R1 City of Seattle Existing Building Energy
  Efficiency Code (the Policy)
• Goes into effect in 2012
• Existing commercial buildings must have a minimum
  of 10,000 sq. ft to qualify
• Requires a 10-30 decrease in annual energy
  consumption based on building age (Level I, Level
  II, Level III and Level IV)
• Accounts for extenuating circumstances in
  buildings

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The How

• R2 Existing Building Carbon Tax/Carbon Credit
• Tax/Credit as it relates to construction of
  Existing Buildings (i.e. retrofit, renovation, or
  tenant improvement)
• A carbon tax will be levied on companies or
  individuals who demolish buildings. This tax will
  look at the embodied energy of an existing
  building
• Carbon tax credit for choosing to renovate or
  retrofit an existing building
• Flexible Cap n trade system

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The How

• R3 New Existing Building Energy (EBE)
  Departments
• Requirement is to implement three streamlined
  departments which will be created to help assist
  with this policy and program
• (1) New branch of DPD created to expedite
  permitting process
• (2) Seattle City Light EBE manages the EBE
  Database
• (3) Property Assessors Office enforces Carbon
  Tax/Carbon Credit System

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The How

• R4 Building Assessment System Program
• Requirement is that future renovations/retrofits/
  full and partial building modernization projects
  must subscribe to one of the Building Assessment
  Systems such as LEED, Energy Star, ASHRAE, ISO
  etc.
• Use a Building Assessment System as a path to
  achieving compliance mandate goals

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The How

• R5 Existing Buildings Energy Database
• EBE Database is a common standardized public
  database outlining information specifically for
  Existing Buildings
• Compatible and linked to the Energy Star
  Portfolio Manager
• Cultivate market transparency by implementing the
  EBE Database

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Incentives For Continued Innovative Design And
Construction

• Expedited permitting review
• Permitting fee waivers
• Building density bonuses
• Carbon credits and reimbursements

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The Outcomes

• Health
• Empowerment
• Regulatory Context
• Foster Holistic/Collaborative Approaches
• Education
• Economics

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Green Development Group
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Green Development Group
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Energy Mandate For Existing Buildings
May 27, 2009 UW Environmental Law Regulation
Green Development Group