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How you can benefit from Better Buildings
Kristen TaddonioDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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By the end of this session, you will:
1. Know what the Better Buildings Program is and why it was created
2. Have access to an “inside look” at how leading companies are changing business practices to improve their buildings
3. Understand how you, too, can get involved
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What is Better Buildings?
In February 2011, President Obama, building upon the investments of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, announced the Better Buildings Initiative to make buildings 20% more energy efficient over the next 10 years and accelerate private sector investment in energy efficiency.
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Why was it created?
Question: how much does the U.S. spend to power commercial buildings each year?
Answer: about $200 billion!
Bonus: How much do people in the US pay to power manufacturing facilities?
Answer: another $200 billion
Question: How much energy do buildings (residential and commercial) use as a percentage of total US energy use?
Answer: about 40%
Bonus: How much electricity to residential and commercial buildings use as a percentage of the US total?
Answer: about 70%
Every building can be better
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What are the major program elements?
Partnerships Better Buildings Alliance Better Buildings Challenge
Accelerators Energy Data Access Also ESPCs, Industrial
Workforce Information
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Better Buildings Alliance
Through the Better Buildings Alliance, members in different market sectors identify specific barriers and work with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) to develop and deploy innovative, cost-effective, energy-saving solutions that lead to better technologies, more profitable businesses, and better buildings in which we work, shop, eat, stay, and learn.
Installation of night curtainsWhole Foods Market, a BBA member, installed night curtains to cover the refrigerated produce cases when stores are closed. This strategy lowers the cooling load on the refrigeration case by about 40% during unoccupied periods.
Better Buildings Alliance: Who is Involved?
Commercial Real Estate & Hospitality
7.1 billion sq ft
46% of sector
Healthcare
450 million sq ft
14% of sector
Retail, Food Service & Grocery
2.6 billion sq ft
19% of sector
Higher Ed
242 million sq ft
17% of sector
>200 member organizations | >500 individual participants | > 10 billion sq ft
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Better Buildings Alliance:Commercial Real Estate Steering Committee
Chris MageeMGM Resorts International
Marla ThalheimerLiberty Property Trust
Bert EtheredgeASHRAE
Karen PenafielBOMA International
Michael GroppiCBRE
Dave PogueCBRE
Carlos SantamariaCEES-Advisors
John K. ScottColliers International
Eric DuchonCushman & Wakefield
Ari FrankelDeustche Asset & Wealth
ManagementKinga Porst
U.S. GSAMary Curtiss
JLLWill Teichman
Kimco RealtyMalcolm Bryant
The Malcolm Bryant Corp.Jennifer McConkey
Principal Real Estate InvestorsMason Sharpe
Sharpe PropertiesFaith Taylor
Wyndham Worldwide
Example Activity: Join a high-efficiency technology campaign
Lighting Energy Efficiency in Parking Campaign
Advanced RTU Campaign
Lighting and Electrical
High-efficiency troffer lighting
LED site lighting (parking lot)
High-efficiency parking structure light
ing
LED refrigerated display case lighting
Plug and Process Loads
Low voltage distribution transformers
Commercial heat pump water
heaters
Example activity: Use a procurement specification to purchase and install efficient products
Space Conditioning– Gas heaters– Rooftop air conditioning units
Refrigeration– Ultra-low temperature freezer
s
Laboratories– Laboratory fume hoods
commercialbuildings.energy.gov/technologies
BBA worked with GSA, NYU, RMI, BOMA, NRDC, IMT, and others to help launch content and resources in the Green Lease Library
Successfully published case studies focused on overcoming barriers to green leasing Brandywine Realty Trust Pyramid Companies
Now encouraging greater adoption through Green Lease Leaders
Example Activity: High-Performance (“Green”) Leasing
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2014 Green Lease Leaders
Akridge Brandywine Realty Trust The Bullitt Foundation Empire State Realty Trust Jamestown, L.P. Kilroy Realty Corporation Kimco Realty Corporation Liberty Property Trust Oxford Properties PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Regency Centers Government Properties Income Trust The Tower Companies Unico Properties
Better Buildings Alliance
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Better Buildings Challenge
The Better Buildings Challenge is a voluntary leadership initiative that asks leading CEOs and executives of U.S. companies, universities, and state and local governments to make a public commitment of energy efficiency.
Through the Better Buildings Challenge, the U.S. Department of Energy is highlighting leaders that have committed to upgrading buildings and plants across their portfolio and providing their energy savings data and strategies as models for others to follow.
-Better Buildings Challenge Frequently Asked Questions fact sheet
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Better Buildings ChallengeWho has signed up?
Over 190 partners, including over 30 Commercial Partners Commercial Real Estate Hospitality Healthcare Retail
Commitments of 5 million to 850 million square feet
In total, partners and allies have committed over 3 billion sq ft
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Better Buildings Challenge:What partners agree to
1. Set a public goal (minimum 20% over 10 years*)
2. Share transparent examples describing:
What they’ve done (showcase projects): Buildings in which they
have achieved significant energy savings
How they’ve done it (implementation models or “playbooks”): real-
world, successful approached they’ve used to overcome barriers
3. Report on progress
*or 2% savings annually if eligible due to high portfolio turn-over
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Better Buildings Challenge:Progress to date (as of spring 2014)
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Better Buildings Challenge:Progress to date – partner highlights
Other examples: Sprint (19%) Kohl’s Department
Stores (12%) Staples (12%) Wyndham Worldwide
(12%) The Tower Companies
(10%)
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An Inside Look:Prologis Playbook
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An Inside Look:USAA’s Playbook
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An Inside Look:The Tower Companies’ Playbook
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An Inside Look:Shorenstein’s Playbook
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You can find more insider resources online ateere.energy.gov/challenge
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You can also get ideas and inspiration through our free webinar series
Want to sign up for webinar notices?
Email us at [email protected]
eere.energy.gov/BetterBuildingsAlliance/events/webinar-series
Recap: Better Buildings Challenge and Better Buildings Alliance Requirements and Benefits
Commitment Recognition Support
2% annual encouraged
Participate in at least 1 activity per year
Available to organizations that join Better Buildings Challenge
Eligible to participate in pre-defined working groups
InformationWebinars & EventsPeer-to-peer exchange
20% by 2020TransparencyFacility level
reporting
Highest level DOE can confer
DataFinancing (via financial
allies)Idea exchangeAccount managementPlus all Better Buildings
Alliance offerings
Better Buildings Alliance
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Better Buildings Energy Data Accelerator
Building owners need information about energy use in order to measure and manage it. However, many building owners cannot access this information.
Through the Better Buildings Energy Data Accelerator local governments are joining forces with their local utilities to make it easier for building owners to get access to whole-building energy usage data for the purposes of benchmarking their buildings. Partners agree to demonstrate streamlined, best-practice
approaches for building owners to access whole-building energy usage data—with a specific focus on providing information for multi-tenant buildings.
Throughout 2014 and 2015, Partners are convening local stakeholders to overcome key technical barriers, upgrading energy data systems, and designing and piloting systems in their areas.
Through these efforts, Partners have committed to put systems in place to provide whole building data to at least 20 percent of commercial and/or multi-family building owners by the end of 2015.
Who has joined the Better Buildings Energy Data Accelerator?
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List of All Partners
Atlanta with Atlanta Gas Light Los Angeles with So. Cal Gas
Austin with Austin Energy Minneapolis with Xcel
Boston with NSTAR/Northeast Utilities New York City with National Grid
Cambridge with NSTAR/Northeast Utilities
Philadelphia with PECO
Chicago with Commonwealth Edison Salt Lake City with Rocky Mtn. Power
Chula Vista with San Diego Gas & Electric
San Diego with San Diego Gas & Electric
Columbus with AEP Ohio San Francisco with Pacific Gas & Electric
Houston with NRG/Reliant Santa Monica with So. California Edison
Kansas City with Kansas City Power & Light
Seattle with Puget Sound Energy
Los Angeles with L.A. Dept. of Water & Power
Washington, DC with Pepco
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How you can get involved
Better Buildings Challenge: contact [email protected] to sign up
Better Buildings Alliance: email [email protected] or join online at eere.energy.gov/BetterBuildingsAlliance
Better Buildings Energy Data Accelerator: Consider sending a letter of support. Contact [email protected] or [email protected] for examples.
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Re-cap
Know what the Better Buildings Program is and why it was created
Have access to an “inside look” at how leading companies are changing business practices to improve their buildings
We hope that you, too will get involved!
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Contacts
Kristen Taddonio, Department of Energy
Holly Carr, Department of Energy
Sara Schoen, Department of Energy
Questions?
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Additional Better Buildings Challenge FAQ
Q. I’d like to join but can’t commit to 20% over 10 years due to building turn-over. Is there an alternative option?
A: Yes, if you experience more than 5% turn over a year on average you can sign up for an alternative goal of 2% per year average efficiency improvement
Q. I own some buildings and just manage others. Do I have to include the buildings I manage too?
A: DOE encourages but does not require you to include managed buildings if you do not pay the energy bills, have control over energy efficiency upgrades, and/or have access to energy use data.
Q. I want to sign up but I’m having trouble getting access to the energy consumption data paid directly by my tenants. Do I need to include these buildings?
A. Contact DOE to discuss the situation and learn more about the Better Buildings Energy Data Accelerator which is working to help multitenant building owners secure access to aggregated whole-building energy consumption data so they can benchmark their buildings.
Green Lease Leaders Coverage and Support
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