Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Vancouver Island University Sustainable Master Plan

Cobalt Engineering

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Carbon Neutral by 2010

• What is carbon neutrality?

• How do we achieve it?1. Measure

2. Reduce

3. Offset

4. Report

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

1. Measure - Greenhouse Gas Inventory

World Resources Institute/World Business Council on Sustainable Development

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

2. Reduce

• Minimize building energy demand Passive Design Efficient Active Systems

• Minimize vehicle fleet user/emissions

Hesquiat School

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

3. Offset

• High Quality Carbon Offsets Within scope Real Measurable Additional Verifiable Counted once Clear ownership

• Brokers Pacific Carbon Trust Offsetters Carbon Neutral

Society

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

4. Report

• Report your activities Base emissions Reduction successes Offset purchases

• The Climate Registry “[C]onsistent, transparent

standards throughout North America for businesses and governments to calculate, verify and publicly report their carbon footprints in a single, unified registry.”

TCR Members as of Aug 2008

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Campus Redevelopment

Baseline Option 1 Option 2

Current Design and Construction Standards

√Passive Design

√ √Efficient Building Systems √ √Onsite Renewable Energy √

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Passive Design

• Using the building architecture to… Optimize natural energy flows Maximize occupant comfort Minimize energy demand

• Elements Orientation Shape Thermal mass Window placement and performance Shading Landscaping

Gleneagles Community Centre, West Vancouver

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Efficient Building Systems

• Radiant heating/cooling • Displacement ventilation

• Variable Refrigerant Flow

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Onsite Renewable Energy

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Gross Energy Demand by Phase/Option(Renovations as estimated by Cobalt)

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

17,500

20,000

22,500

25,000

27,500

30,000

Current (73,000 m2) Phase 1 (93,500 m2) Phase 2 (111,845 m2) Phase 3 (123,720 m2)

MW

h/y

r

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Gross Energy Demand by Phase/Option(Renovations as estimated by Cobalt)

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

17,500

20,000

22,500

25,000

27,500

30,000

Current (73,000 m2) Phase 1 (93,500 m2) Phase 2 (111,845 m2) Phase 3 (123,720 m2)

MW

h/y

r

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Gross Energy Demand by Phase/Option(Renovations as estimated by Cobalt)

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

17,500

20,000

22,500

25,000

27,500

30,000

Current (73,000 m2) Phase 1 (93,500 m2) Phase 2 (111,845 m2) Phase 3 (123,720 m2)

MW

h/y

r

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Gross Energy Demand by Phase/Option(Renovations as estimated by Cobalt)

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

17,500

20,000

22,500

25,000

27,500

30,000

Current (73,000 m2) Phase 1 (93,500 m2) Phase 2 (111,845 m2) Phase 3 (123,720 m2)

MW

h/y

r

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Gross Energy Demand by Phase/Option(Renovations as estimated by Cobalt)

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

17,500

20,000

22,500

25,000

27,500

30,000

Current (73,000 m2) Phase 1 (93,500 m2) Phase 2 (111,845 m2) Phase 3 (123,720 m2)

MW

h/y

r

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Gross Energy Demand by Phase/Option(Renovations as estimated by Cobalt)

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

17,500

20,000

22,500

25,000

27,500

30,000

Current (73,000 m2) Phase 1 (93,500 m2) Phase 2 (111,845 m2) Phase 3 (123,720 m2)

MW

h/y

r

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Gross Energy Demand by Phase/Option(Renovations as estimated by Cobalt)

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

17,500

20,000

22,500

25,000

27,500

30,000

Current (73,000 m2) Phase 1 (93,500 m2) Phase 2 (111,845 m2) Phase 3 (123,720 m2)

MW

h/y

r

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Gross Energy Demand by Phase/Option(Renovations as estimated by Cobalt)

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

17,500

20,000

22,500

25,000

27,500

30,000

Current (73,000 m2) Phase 1 (93,500 m2) Phase 2 (111,845 m2) Phase 3 (123,720 m2)

MW

h/y

r

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Gross Energy Demand by Phase/Option(Renovations as estimated by Cobalt)

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

17,500

20,000

22,500

25,000

27,500

30,000

Current (73,000 m2) Phase 1 (93,500 m2) Phase 2 (111,845 m2) Phase 3 (123,720 m2)

MW

h/y

r

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Gross Energy Demand by Phase/Option(Renovations as estimated by Cobalt)

0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

17,500

20,000

22,500

25,000

27,500

30,000

Current (73,000 m2) Phase 1 (93,500 m2) Phase 2 (111,845 m2) Phase 3 (123,720 m2)

MW

h/y

r

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Project Costs (Assumptions)

$0.05/kWh Natural Gas

$0.06/kWh Electricity

12% Annual increase in energy costs

$30/ft2 Baseline Capital Cost

$60/ft2 Option 1 Capital Cost

$8M + $60/ft2 Option 2 Capital Cost($5M Phase 1; $2M Phase 2; $1M Phase 3)

2% Interest Rate

$20/tonne Offsets cost

5% Annual increase in offset costs

$0 Maintenance costs

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

$-

$20,000,000.00

$40,000,000.00

$60,000,000.00

$80,000,000.00

$100,000,000.00

$120,000,000.00

$140,000,000.00

$160,000,000.00

$180,000,000.00

$200,000,000.00

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25

Year

Cu

mu

lati

ve

Sy

ste

m C

os

t (N

PV

)

Baseline

Option 1

Option 2

20

23

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

$-

$200,000,000.00

$400,000,000.00

$600,000,000.00

$800,000,000.00

$1,000,000,000.00

$1,200,000,000.00

$1,400,000,000.00

$1,600,000,000.00

$1,800,000,000.00

1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49

Year

Cu

mu

lati

ve

Sy

ste

m C

os

t (N

PV

)

Baseline

Option 1

Option 2

49%

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Project Costs (Assumptions)

$0.05/kWh Natural Gas

$0.06/kWh Electricity

12% Annual increase in energy costs

$30/ft2 Baseline Capital Cost

$45/ft2 Option 1 Capital Cost

$8M + $45/ft2 Option 2 Capital Cost($5M Phase 1; $2M Phase 2; $1M Phase 3)

2% Interest Rate

$20/tonne Offsets cost

5% Annual increase in offset costs

$0 Maintenance costs

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

$-

$20,000,000.00

$40,000,000.00

$60,000,000.00

$80,000,000.00

$100,000,000.00

$120,000,000.00

$140,000,000.00

$160,000,000.00

$180,000,000.00

$200,000,000.00

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25

Year

Cu

mu

lati

ve

Sy

ste

m C

os

t (N

PV

)

Baseline

Option 1

Option 2

1517

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Project Costs (Assumptions)

$0.05/kWh Natural Gas

$0.06/kWh Electricity

15% Annual increase in energy costs

$30/ft2 Baseline Capital Cost

$45/ft2 Option 1 Capital Cost

$8M + $45/ft2 Option 2 Capital Cost($5M Phase 1; $2M Phase 2; $1M Phase 3)

2% Interest Rate

$20/tonne Offsets cost

5% Annual increase in offset costs

$0 Maintenance costs

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

$-

$50,000,000.00

$100,000,000.00

$150,000,000.00

$200,000,000.00

$250,000,000.00

$300,000,000.00

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25

Year

Cu

mu

lati

ve

Sy

ste

m C

os

t (N

PV

)

Baseline

Option 1

Option 214

15

Presented by Marko Demarin, EIT, LEED APBeth BreisnesDecember 9, 2008

Possible Scenarios

• Payback will be sooner if… Local installation expertise improves Energy rates drop Capital costs drop Interest rates drop