Sandia Mountains in Winter

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Sandia Mountains in Winter
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Sustainable Design at SNL
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Sandia National Laboratories

• NM CA Sites, about 6M GSF
• Multiprogram - primarily national defense and
  energy systems
• Energy Use index at end of FY99
• 622,730 BTU/SF/yr for process category
• 200,220 BTU/SF/yr for all others
• Annual Electricity Consumption - NM site
• 202,200 MWhrs in FY00, 85 of costs

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What Is Sustainable Design?

• Sustainability The ability of a society or an
  ecosystem to function without diminishing the
  health and productivity of the natural systems
  which supply it.
• Sustainable Design Essentially, designing into
  the Facilitys construction and operation,
  radical resource productivity and pollution
  prevention, for life cycle cost savings.
• Five Categories (per LEED) Sites, Water
  Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and
  Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality

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Sandias Commitment

• As Sandias environmental programs have evolved
  over 50 years, the Laboratories have worked
  toward integrating environmental protection into
  all of its activities. These program include
  environmental monitoring and renewal,
  state-of-the-art waste management programs,
  progressive pollution prevention efforts, energy
  and water conservation and sustainable design and
  construction.
• SNL President and Labs Director, Paul Robinson,
  2002

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SD Process

• DOE-HQ Direction
• Secretarial Direction
• Sustainable design Roadmap
• Regulatory Requirements

Performance Agreement
Performance Measures
DOE, Albuquerque Operations Office
SNL/NM Management
Contract Requirements

• SNL/NM Staff
• Pollution Prevention
• Energy Manager
• Water Conservation Officer
• Project Management
• SD Advocates (engineers, architects)

Corporate Goals and Objectives
FRONT DOOR
Industry Best Practices Innovative
Technologies LEED Rating Customer-driven
Identify Project Opportunities
BACK DOOR
Develop Project Goals and Objectives
Incorporate SD into Project
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SD Chronology At Sandia

• E2, P2, W2 working diligently, on their own
• Water conservation initiative - W2 met P2
• Quantifying energy and environmental benefits at
  PETL (Thermal Energy Storage) - E2 met P2
• Green Conference Room, Bldg. 836
• Design Criteria for JCEL - 1998 and 2000, Design
  Charrette and SD Report. Currently in
  Construction
• Model Validation Testing Center 1999, Design
  Charrette and SD Report building complete

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SD Chronology At Sandia

• SD Communique
• Programming language, Design Charrette and SD
  reports for MESA, WETL and CINT
• Greening of construction specifications and
  Design Manual
• Programming language for SCF, TCR, SURF
• GPP Buildings Programming language and guidance

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Communiqué

• Sustainable Design Communiqué issued February
  2001
• All A/E firms doing design work for SNL
• Stated our intent and near term objectives
• Language added to contracts
• Integrated Safety and Sustainable Design (August
  2001)
• Purchasing of recycled content materials (October
  2002)

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Facilities Guidance Documents

• Reviewed and revised the SNL Specifications
• 101 Reviewed
• Prioritized matrix established
• Revisions made to 34 Specs
• Two new Division 2 Specs
• Primarily Divisions 7-9
• Design Manual - substantial changes in Section 2

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The Process for Line Item projects

• Add appropriate language in project documents
  (CDR, DC, RFP).
• Conduct Sustainable Design Charrette, using LEED
  as an ideas and evaluation tool.
• Have sustainable design advocate on the review
  team.
• Sustainable Design Report is a project
  deliverable.
• Track progress during construction.
• Submit for LEED Certification (if required).

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Sustainable Design Charrette

• Derived from en charrette, meaning on the
  cart and originating in French college of
  architecture at turn of 20th Century
• Workshop meant to encourage cross-fertilization
  of disciplines and stakeholders in brainstorming
  design solutions
• Schedule at beginning of design scope and
  duration matched to the project size.

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The Process for GPP Buildings

• Applies to New buildings, additions and major
  renovations greater than 10,000 SF
• Minimum requirements as stated Section 1.2 of the
  typical D-B criteria
• Provide documentation of Sustainable Design for
  the Facility, organized according to the LEED
  rating categories.
• Simplified guidance for SD reports
• With improved knowledge of LEED, the A/E is
  encouraged to include documentation of research
  that exceeds minimum
• Submit SD report at end of 60 design , 100
  design and construction complete

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Case Studies Green Conference Room

• Seed funding from the P2 Program to demonstrate
  green products use

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Model Validation Testing Center

• 20,000 ft.2 rehabilitated building
• Upgrades ability to monitor, analyze and view
  remote testing
• Performance-based, design-build contract
• Program of Requirements included an SD section -
  part of contractor selection.

• SD Charrette was part of design process -
  established the roadmap for SD
• Whole building approach used during Schematic
  Design
• SD Report submitttals and final SD report based
  on LEED template

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Model Validation SD Elements

• Rehabilitate Building (70), reuse equipment
• Local, drought tolerant landscaping, water
  harvesting
• Integrated Building Envelope
• High performance, low-e glazing, thermally broken
  
• TPO membrane roof (R30) white color

• Construction waste management plan recycled 66
  of all waste
• IAQ management plan
• 2 week building flush-out

• LCA for HVAC system
• Staged air cooled chillers
• VFDs
• On demand water heating
• CO2 monitoring system in presentation room
• Maximum daylighting
• Comply with IESNA requirements
• Low VOCs for paints, sealants, adhesives

• Local and environmentally preferable materials.
  No CFCs or halons
• Wood products from sustainable forests

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Chilled Water TES System 2001 DOE Energy
Management Achievement Award
Chilled Water TES system meets all PETL cooling
needs, shaving about 1.5 MW peak demand. Also a
major impetus for dramatic improvements in
existing operation.
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SD Recognition for SNL

• SNL Silver Presidential Quality Award 1998
• P2, E2, W2 Interaction
• NM Green Zia Commitment Level award 2000
• DOE Pollution Prevention Awards
• Green specs and Design Manual 2002
• Sustainable Design at Model Validation 2003
• Energy Nag Contest 2003
• 2001 FEMP award ChW Thermal Energy Storage
• Presidents Closing the Circle award winner
  2003

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Keys To Success

• Partnerships and buy-in from SNL architects,
  contractor design team and project manager
• Requirements in Programming document
• SD advocates included on design team
• Combined P2/ E2/W2 into sustainable design
  requirements
• Work with contracted A/E firms for mutual benefit

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SD Requirements

• Executive Order 13101
• Executive Order 13123
• DOE Order 450.1
• DOE Order 413.3
• DOE Order 430.2A
• SNL Design Manual, Construction Specifications
  and Programming Documents

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SD Resources short list

• Whole Building Design Guide www.wbdg.org
• HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design Mendler
  ODell, John Wiley Sons, 2000
• DOE Sustainable Building Technical Manual,
  www.sustainable.doe.gov/freshstart/articles/ptipub
  .htm
• Design Guide for Energy Efficient Research
  Laboratories, http//ateam.lbl.gov/Design-guide
• Environmental Building News www.buildinggreen.com