closing the gap between green design and operations
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Closing the Gap Between Green Design and Operations
Greg Schindler, PE, CFM Project Manager Convention & Entertainment
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
• Founded in 1946
• Employee Owned Company
• Adopted “Servant Leadership”
• TD recognized by FORTUNE magazine “100 Best Companies to Work For” every year since inception.
About TDIndustries
Greenleaf.org
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
• Business Sectors
• Automation & Controls
• Energy Solutions
• Facilities Management
• Mechanical Construction
• Services
About TDIndustries
Life Cycle Solutions
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
• Nearly 30 years in Facilities Management • Aerospace, Computer Manufacturing, Oil & Gas,
Convention & Entertainment
About the Greg Schindler, PE, CFM
1982 1990 2000 2010
External Tank Program
Michoud Assembly Facility New Orleans, Louisiana
Mechanical Engineer
Facility Management
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
About Greg Schindler, PE, CFM
• Key Experiences: (1980s) NASA External Tank Program
• Energy Cost Reduction Programs.
• Failure Modes Effect Analysis.
• Most common failure is Human Error; establish effective written procedures.
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
• Key Experiences: (1990s) Computer Industry
• Energy Responsive Building Design
• Energy Use Intensity kBtu/ft2-yr (120 – 55)
• Keep it simple design
• Keep it simple maintenance.
• Keep it simple operations.
About Greg Schindler, PE, CFM
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
• Key Experiences: (2006 - 2010) El Paso Corporation
• Tenneco building mid 1960s.
• Significant energy reductions can be achieved even with existing facilities.
• Total MEP Renovation LEED Gold Anticipated.
• Operators recorded readings, but lack knowledge what the numbers mean.
About Greg Schindler, PE, CFM
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
• Key Experiences: (2006 - 2010) El Paso Corporation
About Greg Schindler, PE, CFM
Electric Energy Electric Demand
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
• Key Experiences: (2006 - 2010) El Paso Corporation
About Greg Schindler, PE, CFM
Natural Gas Building Recycling
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
• Summary Key Experiences:
• You can only manage what you measure.
• In almost every case, sustainability is economical.
• Use Occam’s razor in design, maintenance and operation.
• Reduce human error by education not training.
About Greg Schindler, PE, CFM
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
George R. Brown Convention Center
• Event driven facility high occupancies.
• Energy use driven by events.
• Optimal Start/Stop.
• Watt-stopper lighting.
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
• Opened September 1987 and expanded in 2002.
• 1.2 million square feet of flexible exhibit hall, meeting and registration space.
• Original central plant
• Original pneumatic/digital control BAS
George R. Brown Convention Center
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
George R. Brown Convention Center
• LEED Silver Rating June 2011.
• Cooling tower water management.
• Restroom fixtures low water consumption.
• Existing Building Commissioning-Investigation Analysis.
• Existing Building Commissioning-Ongoing Commissioning.
• Renewable energy (100% wind power).
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
George R. Brown Convention Center
• LEED Silver Rating June 2011.
• Alternative Commuting.
• Indoor Air Quality Best Management Practices
• Occupancy Comfort.
• Heat Island Reduction.
• Solid Waste Management.
• Green Cleaning.
George R. Brown
Convention Center
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
George R. Brown Convention Center
• Lessons Learned
• Older buildings can be GREEN.
• Simplest design approach is usually best.
• 100% commissioning after “construction verification.”
• Integrate your documentation of your sustainability efforts in your processes.
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
George R. Brown Convention Center
• Lessons Learned
• Integration of people, processes and technology.
• Finding qualified and experienced skill trade personnel.
• Education over training.
• Processes before technology.
• Implement technology that your people can assimilate; resistance is futile.
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
George R. Brown Convention Center
• Lessons Learned
• Technology of the past is challenging for younger generation and vice versa.
• Planned maintenance program must include continuous commissioning.
• Replacement strategies (sustainability) for specific commodities like lamps, ballast, etc.
Slide Rules
Remember DOS?
Closing the Gap between Green Design and Operations
George R. Brown Convention Center
• Lessons Learned
• Education about sustainability.
• Culture must be supportive of sustainability
• LEED Recertification Strategy – keep existing credits and strive for new ones.
• Stay abreast of the changes.
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