Green Action Team Meeting May 6 2009

Green Action Team Meeting May 6, 2009 Status of Major Deliverables Green Building Initiative (Exec Order S-20 -04)

CA Green Building Code

California Green Building Standards Code - CALGREEN l Presentation Goals – – – Agencies that Developed the Cal. Green Code How the Cal. Green Code was Developed Items Contained in the Cal. Green Code Advisory Committees Local Government Ordinances Future of the Cal. Green Code

California Green Building Standards Code -CALGREEN l Agencies that Developed the Cal. Green Code – – The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) Division of the State Architect (DSA) California Building Standards Commission (CBSC)

California Green Building Standards Code -CALGREEN l How the Cal. Green Code was Developed – Resources reviewed in developing green building standards l l l Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Globes UC Berkeley Green Building Baseline Draft ASHRAE Standard 189 P State agencies

California Green Building Standards Code -CALGREEN l Sustainable Building Task Force – l Green Building Action Team – l Established by Executive Order D-16 -00 Established by Executive Order S-20 -04 CBSC’s and HCD’s Green Building Focus Group – – – Building officials Representatives from the construction industry Representatives from international building code writing bodies Representatives from the environmental community State agency representatives

California Green Building Standards Code -CALGREEN l Items Contained in the Cal. Green Code – Subject areas addressed in the standards l l l Planning and design Energy conservation Water efficiency Materials usage efficiency Indoor environmental quality

California Building Standards Commission l Code Advisory Committees – – – Code Advisory Committees advise commission and staff on proposed building standards Six Committees Green Building Committee

California Green Building Standards Code -CALGREEN l Local Government Ordinances – – Local governments may make more stringent modifications to the California Building Standards Code, which includes the Cal. Green Code Justification for making local modifications l l l Climate Topography Geology

California Green Building Standards Code -CALGREEN l Future of the Cal. Green Code – – – Optional standards initially—effective August 1, 2009 Mandatory level - 2010 Tier 1 Tier 2 Separation of residential and non-residential Optional measures in Appendices

LEED for New Construction § § § All buildings designed & built LEED Silver or better Energy savings avg. 14% to 50% > Title 24. Other Benefits – – – § Water savings Waste recycling Improved indoor air quality Challenges – ~ 40 projects suspended due to state budget challenges

State Outreach & LEED Training § Green CA Task Force formed Jan. 2009 – – § 30 agencies participating, covering multiple initiatives Linked. In “Green California” Group formed LEED Training – – – 375 State professionals LEED trained 2007 -08 24 LEED AP’s (30 more testing in June) Current LEED trainings underway now l l Updated LEED Training for 2009 version Webcast “live” and archived @ www. dgs. ca. gov/LEEDtraining

Retro-commissioning Program All state-owned buildings > 50, 000 sq. ft. RCx on a 5 -year cycle; Goal - 8% savings l Phase I – 25 projects: – – – Continuing to avg. 10% verified electrical savings for measures implemented with avg. payback < 3 yrs. Avg. projected electricity savings for measures yet to be implemented approx. 14% with avg. payback approx. 4 yrs. Avg. projected Nat Gas savings - 16% l Phase II – 18 projects: – – l Phase III – 13 projects: – – l Investigation reports starting to come in CEC/PIER Program – ENFORMA Building Diagnostics installed in 6 buildings Consultant contracts expected to be executed July 1, 2009 All buildings to have ENFORMA installed Sustainable funding mechanism needed for front-end investment

Retrofit Program Implement cost effective efficiency retrofits – goal: 12% savings l State of CA / Investor-Owned Utilities Partnership – – l Statewide ESCO Contract – – l Currently in “Bridge Period”; 2009 -2011 cycle under CPUC review Enhanced incentives to improve margins for performance contracting or buy-down costs to fit existing budgets 1 st two RFP’s combined into one project; contract virtually ready for signature Current challenge: Ability to get a GS $MART loan due to the credit markets Sustainable funding mechanism needed for front-end investment – – ESCO model – Fund Investment Grade Audits (IGA’s) Non-ESCO model – Leverage funding to support the investigation and design of aggressive energy efficiency projects at large facilities

Small Building Retrofit Model Buildings < 50, 000 s. f. make up 2/3 of state-owned office space l State/IOU Partnership has developed the roadmap and toolkit for success! – – – – Rooftop package unit tune-up program New HVAC technologies Duct sealing Load shifting to off-peak usage Lighting upgrades (LED; wireless, dimmable controls; Personal Lighting Systems) Vending machines; Exit signs Resource monitoring l Track usage l Monitor and optimally maintain building systems l Calculate GHG emissions l State agency partners ready to go (DMV, CHP, DPR, DWR, DOT, MIL, DPH) l Current challenges – – – l Utility agreements Sustainable funding mechanism needed for front-end investment Revolving account needed to fully leverage incentives We can reach our goals, but it will take Executive-level support

LEED-EB: Operations & Maintenance Sustainable Facilities

LEED-EB: Operations &Maintenance (State buildings over 50, 000 Sq. Ft. certified by 2015) l LEED-EB Certifications: 2 LEED-EB Platinum- Cal. EPA Building & DGS-CDE Building – 4 LEED-EB Gold- DGS-DPH & DHC Buildings DGS received USGBC approval for pilot volume certification program – 60 DGS owned and/or operated buildings registered with USGBC January 2008 l LEED-EB Schedule – – – 6 Buildings submitted to USGBC on January 31, 2009 3 Buildings submitted to USGBC on April 30, 2009 3 Buildings scheduled to submit to USGBC on June 30 , 2009. 4 Buildings scheduled to submit to USGBC on November 15, 2009. 22 Buildings submitted and/or certified by end of December 2009

LEED-EB: Operations & Maintenance LEED-AP+ O&M Training – – – Five-session course, 3 hours per session May 12, 2009 – East End Complex Auditorium Exam Date: July 13, 2009 Energy/GHG Tracking, Reporting, Forecasting Database Green California Web site: online “Existing Building Tool Kit”

Distributed Generation - Solar l Phase I - 4. 2 MW, 8 Facilities – CDCR, Caltrans, CSU l l l 14 million k. Wh generated to date 14 million pounds of C 02 reduction (6, 363 metric tons) Phase II – 16 MW, 25 Facilities – CSU solar projects awarded l l l – 16 campuses – 8 MW Projects expected to be completed end of summer 2011 Expected first year generation 12 million k. Wh Processing Agreements for RFP Part I and Part II l l l 6 CDCR facilities, 3 DMH – 8 MW Projects expected to be completed end of summer 2011 Expected first year generation 12 million k. Wh

Distributed Generation - Solar l Phase III Solar RFP – – – l Master Services Agreement – – l Conducting site visits Current estimate for projects 8 MW to 10 MW Mix of CSU, CDCR, and DGS facilities Working with Procurement Division Currently revising draft RFP Solar Thermal Hot Water Projects – – Offset natural gas usage for domestic hot water Thermal driven chiller option

Distributed Generation – Fuel Cells l Telecom Back-Up Power – 1 k. W to 5 k. W units – Caltrans, CHP Telecom Division – l Combined Heat and Power – – – Master Services Agreement Provides both electricity and thermal energy (hot water) 24/7 operation

Distributed Generation - Other l Wind – – l Biomass – l CDCR potential siting opportunities Small rooftop turbines (new technology) Digester, gasifier, direct combustion Geothermal – – – Aka: ground source heat pumps Renewable energy source Thermal energy storage (solar thermal)

Green Leasing – Seek ENERGY STAR-rated buildings, pursue retro-commissioning and LEED certification. l 100 ENERGY STAR leases out of 1, 863 total – – l Existing Leases – – l 3 retro-commissioning projects complete (Ziggurat, CDCR in Sacramento & Fresno OB) 2 retro-commissioning projects in progress (DOT, Sacramento and CDCR, Sacramento) All build-to-suit leases: LEED-NC Silver – – – l Extensive letter campaign advising current and prospective lessors of preference for ENERGY STAR and requesting real estate community support. Coordinating with the state’s largest lessors in an effort to achieve ENERGY STAR- rated leases in existing space. 4 projects completed – DMV Clovis, Riverside, Hollywood, Tracy 3 projects in construction – CHP Headquarters- Sacramento, DIR- San Luis Obispo, CDCR- Merced 6 projects in design – DMV Rancho Cucamonga, Lodi, Stockton, El Monte, Thousand Palms; CDCR- Fresno Revising TI (Tenant Improvement) specifications (Exhibit B) to meet LEED-CI

Public School Construction High Performance Incentive (HPI) Grant Program l l l Proposition 1 D provides $100 million in incentive grants Promotes high performance attributes in modernization and new construction public school projects DSA reviews plans, verifies point score – l l l Based on 2006 Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) DSA: 72 HPI Grant applications processed, to date OPSC: 45 HPI Grant applications processed, to date Approximately $88 million remains – – HPI Point Average: 33 points HPI Funding Average: 2. 3% increase to the base OPSC grant

Grid Neutral Schools “A site that produces at least as much electrical energy as it uses in a year” Guidebook covers 6 topics Comprehensive Planning Energy Efficient Design Energy Use Management Energy Generating Technology Operations & Maintenance • Guidebook is online Innovative Funding • Letter sent to districts • Presentations at conferences • Grid neutral video in production • Codification in Green Building Standards Code • Award program to encourage participation http: //www. dsa. dgs. ca. gov/Other. Prog/gridneutral. htm

Next GAT Meeting August 6, 2009 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Cal. EPA Building, Sierra Room www. green. ca. gov