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Structural Integrity

It isn’t only about planning for the future. It’s about seizing opportunities and building solid foundations. There’s only ever one chance to do the right thing right the first time. There is never a right time to do the wrong thing, right? If the cost of energy is high today, it’s not realistic to be thinking that it will be less expensive in the future.

Producing all the energy we need in private industry is less expensive today because it isn’t taxed, limited or restricted in any way by the government. In fact, if you produce it yourself they’ll even subsidize it. Based on our history, it’s highly unlikely it will remain this way for long.

Today, the National Grid pays private parties a premium to produce energy - and sell them the excess at a tidy profit. It’s about freedom, independence and doing things Simply ‘Structurally’ Smarter.

- R. P. “Mick” CEO, Ecolific Technologies / Abide Systems

THINK ABOUT ITTHINK ABOUT ITThe future source of all the energy we need surrounds us. We just have to be smart enough to reach out and take it.



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NetLESS||Energy Efficient

Codependent •• Social Adequacy

NetZERO||Energy Neutral

Codependent •• Social Standard

NetPLUS||Energy Provider

Independent •• Social Stimulant


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NetLESS||Energy Efficient

High Performance Building Envelopes

NetZERO||Energy Neutral

Solar & Wind Powered Living Buildings

NetPLUS||Energy Provider

Future Source Safe Harbor Facilities

� The Dept. of Energy’s Zero Energy Building Policy

� Where Do We Consume Energy?

� Significance of Energy Savings in Buildings

� What are NetZERO & NetPLUS Energy Buildings?

� Taking The Initial Steps

� Using Advanced Technologies

� Energy Harnessing & Generation

� Reduce Lighting Energy

� Implementation

� Conclusion

OUTLINEOUTLINEA Broad Overview of Why We Need to Build for High Performance


“The only wrong time to be right is when you disagree with your wife.”

Zero-Energy Building PolicyThe U.S. Dept. of Energy aims to achieve marketable net-zeroenergy commercial buildings in all climate zones by 2025.

Section 422 of the Energy Independence and Security

Act of 2007 charges the agency with the…

““establishment of zero net energy commercial buildings for:establishment of zero net energy commercial buildings for:

1.1. Any commercial building newly constructed in the United

States by 2030;

2.2. 50 percent of the commercial building stock of the United

States by 2040;

3.3. All commercial buildings in the United States by 2050.””


Where Do We Consume Energy? 72% of Electricity is Consumed in Buildings, MOST of it wasted. Demand is Growing faster than the conservation measures taken.


Critical Data

� Renewable energy is virtually untapped

� Nuclear energy is ecologically dangerous

� Organic fuels coal and petroleum are the most widely used, most costly to produce and diminishing rapidly

� US yearly consumes 95 Quadrillion BTUs (QUADs) of Energy

� 95 QUADs = 95,000,000,000,000,000 BTUs

In Other Words

� 800,000,000,000 gallons of gasoline

� 3,600,000,000 tons of coal

� 97,040,000,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas

� 29,300,000,000,000 kWh of electricity

More energy is wasted than we actually consume. Most of this rejected

energy is from coal and petroleum, worsening the greenhouse effect.


Where Do We Waste Energy?

ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGSENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS

� Approximately 48 QUADs consumed by Buildings

� 36% Space Air-Conditioning -> 17.3 QUADs

� 27% Space Illumination -> 12.9 QUADs

� 14 % Water Heating & Refrigeration -> 6.7 QUADs

� 11 % Electronics & Computers -> 5.3 QUADs

� 2% Cooking -> 1 QUAD

� 10 % All Other Consumption -> 4.8 QUADs

� 1% Reduction = 0.48 QUADs

Significant Opportunities in REDUCING Energy Waste

- As Well As Energy Consumption - Exists in All Sectors


� 0.48 QUADs = 480,000,000,000,000 BTUs

� In Other Words

� 3,843,360,000 gallons (US) of gasoline

� 14,592,127,680 liters of gasoline

� 17,280,000 tons of coal

� 465,808,320,000 cubic feet of natural gas

� 140,674,080,000 kWh of electricity

Reduction coupled with Production of Energy, leading

to NetZERO and NetPLUS Energy Buildings.


ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGSENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS

Energy & Cost OptimizationEnergy & Cost Optimization

Starting Point

Minimum

Cost Point

Cost Neutral Point

~3,000 Simulations


Building for Zero Energy Building for Zero Energy

� Reduce Loads

� Envelope and orientation to reduce loads� Insulation, air barrier & windows

� Envelope and orientation to meet loads� Daylighting, passive solar heating, and natural ventilation

� Lighting design� Daylighting

� Plug loads� Design vs. owner loads

� Match Equipment to Loads� Climate-specific HVAC designed for the remaining loads

� Make Sure the Building Works� Design quality in, and Commissioning

� Constant Evaluation

� Keep It Simple

� Choose Site Specific Renewable Generation Carefully

Involves Making Prudent Choices…


NetZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS

� Several Definitions (or ways of accounting):

� NetZERO Site Energy Building – Produces as much renewable energy as it uses in a year at the site.

� NetZERO Source Energy Building – Produces (or purchases) as much renewable energy as it uses in a year when accounted forat the source.

� NetZERO Energy Costs Building – Receives as much money from the Utility Co. for on-site production of renewable energy as it

pays in a year for energy services.

� NetZERO Energy Emissions Building – Produces (or purchases) enough emission-free renewable energy to offset emissions from all energy used in a year.

Balances the amount of energy generated exactly

with what is consumed.


NetPLUS ENERGY BUILDINGS

� Definitions

� NetPLUS Site Energy Building – Produces more renewable energy than it uses in a year at the site.

� NetPLUS Source Energy Building – Produces (or purchases) more renewable energy than it uses in a year when accounted for at the source.

� NetPLUS Energy Costs Building – Receives more money from the Utility Co. for on-site production of renewable energy than it

pays in a year for energy services.

� NetPLUS Energy Emissions Building – Produces (or purchases) more emission-free renewable energy to offset emissions than all energy used in a year.

The amount of energy generated exceeds what is consumed.


Abide’s NetLESS High Performance Building Envelopesexceed all ICBO, IRC and NFPA building - and IECC energy codes, delivering superior efficiency, greater comfort and healthier air quality for about the same or even less than conventional construction methods, by:

� Truncating thermal losses at the foundation and structural members

� Eliminating air convection and particulates contamination by double and triple air-sealing floors, exterior walls, elevator shafts, and roofs

� Engineering the structural design to minimize structural members, while enhancing the overall strength of the building

� Eliminating fiberglass and particulates-producing cellulose, and providing quality insulation, with the highest R-values - while adding 500# +pcf of sheer compressive / racking strength to the building

TAKING THE INITIAL STEPSREDUCING ENERGY WASTE Begins With Making Buildings Stronger,

Safer, Healthier and Able to Operate More Naturally and Efficiently


� Posiframe™ Structures use as much as 50% less raw materials and save 25% of the construction labor

� Polyfoam Organic Insulation made from vegetable oils and recycled plastics doesn’t let the outside in!

� Passive Air Circulation Energy Recovery (PACER™) systems use building pressures to naturally let in fresh air and exhaust processed (CO2) and stale air

� Insulated PassiveCore™Wall Cavity Manifold Elements integrate electric conduits, air circulation, maintenance channels, eliminating duct chases - more usable space

� SDHV and cutting-edge air management: chiller, boiler and heat pump systems help reduce utilities by up to 65%

� Building, Industrial and Habitat Automation Systemsgive users, contractors and manufacturers monitoring and control access by Notebooks, Tablets & Smartphones

Using Advanced TechnologiesMORE NATURALLY and Efficiently Means Integrating High Thermal Value

Products With the Most Advanced Air Management Technologies


Solution: PACER Air ManagementBUILDING PRESSURES and Solar Power Combine to Deliver Continuous

Passive Air Circulation Energy Recovery Resulting in Endless Free Fresh Air

BUILDING METABOLICS

Integral Systems Synergistically Create Healthier Environments

� Entire PACER system is building-pressure and solar power driven

� Fresh Air enter via the earth tube system, driven by solar collection processes and building pressures

� Passive energy recovery is a two stage integrated process, saving additional energy when HVAC systems come online

� Air circulates throughout the building via PassiveCore elements.

� CO2 and processed (or stale) air is exhausted after looping through variable speed drive enthalpy wheels embedded in the system


Energy Harnessing & GenerationUsing LV LED Lighting, Monitoring and Controlling Consumption, Taking

Advantage of Plunging Costs for Solar PV, Wind & “Exotic” Technologies

� With the right combination of state incentives and electricity rates, solar PV & wind systems can have a payback period of 5 years- or less.

� Crystalline silicon PV devices are approaching the theoretical limiting efficiency of 29% and achieve energy payback periods of 1–2 yrs.

� Solar thermal technologies can easily handle all hot water requirements.

� Low voltage LED lighting has usable life-spans 20x that of compact fluorescents

� Kinetic technologies create energy by using membranes and capillary action under the floors, walking surfaces for pedestrian and paving for vehicular traffic

� Nano solar technologies in glazing assemblies can create massive amounts of electricity, while controlling heat gain


Solution: Reduce Lighting Energy

� Daylighting

� Lighting Intensity Design – 0.68 watts/SF

� Minimize Security/Night Lighting

Daylight + LV LED Light Augmentation = Free Energy + Low Cost


ImplementationKnowledge is Power

� Use Renewable Energy Measures

� Solar thermal collectors for service water as well as space heating

� Photovoltaic panels for direct electricity generation

� Electricity generation from wind energy

� Geothermal energy utilization

� Biomass / Recycling of Organic Waste

� Other renewable energy technologies as appropriate

� Use Passive Air Management Technology

� A naturally integrated respiratory system enhances a

building’s metabolics, creating healthier environments


� Verify – Secondary accountability for billing or design assumptions

� Identify – Specific exceptional power and energy uses

� Monitor – Performance optimization of generation or consumption equipment

� Reduce – Replace, curtail or eliminate unnecessary energy costs.

� Demand load balancing – Reduce synchronicity of operations

� Time of Use – Shift Operations to off peak rates

� Auto Response – Systems that adapt preferences to circumstances

� Counter Points – Adaptable set points based on broadcast rate changes

� Industrial Response – Incentive systems to reduce grid overload.

ImplementationKnowledge is Power


� Use “Current” Automation & Control Strategies

So, Think Again…So, Think Again…

A high performance building envelope may actually cost

LESS THAN A CONVENTIONAL low-efficiency assembly

or visit http://abidesystems.com to find out how we do it.

Think It Costs Too Much?

Then call us at 888-537-1110 for more information aboutAbide Certified High Performance Building Envelopes


“The Smartest Buildings Alive”“The Smartest Buildings Alive”

Building to code is not the best building we can build; it’s the worst one allowed. We need to keep in mind that sustainability starts not with building to code, but building beyond code.

- Scott Miller, former Director of Sustainability at Knauf Insulation

LEED: DESIGNED TO BE BOXED IN?Creativity and Style May Be Sacrificed at the Altar of Sustainability. Calling out the “Leadership” In Energy and Environmental Design to Bring the Future Back!

The World’s Highest-Scoring LEED Building is located in Greater Noida, India.The Bayer MaterialScience office

building, was rated LEED Platinum for New Construction, claiming 64 out of a possible 69 points – the highest score

anywhere in the world so far. The building achieved this with high green marks in the areas of water efficiency, indoor

environmental quality, innovation and design, a variety of special protections against solar gain and energy saving

techniques in its building management system and a solar photo-voltaic system that kicks out more carbon free

energy than the building consumes on an annual basis.

The building makes use of polyurethane-based insulation, which cuts out 70 percent of the electricity that would have been used by a conventionally constructed building - largely for cooling. It also harvests rainwater and treats graywater on site.


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