Download - Introduction - Presenters
DCS Green Week
Tysons CornerMarch 28,
2006
Introduction - Presenters
Christopher Gorthy, LEED AP– Preconstruction/Project Engineering
Sarah Moreau, LEED AP– Project Manager
DCS Green Week
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2006
DPR at a Glance Number of Offices:
– 10 Company Wide:
– $1.7 billion in revenue– 183+ LEED AP’s
Local Virginia Office:– $380 million backlog &
revenue– 85 professionals, 140 craft
Core Markets:– Biopharmaceutical– High-End Corporate Office– Healthcare– Advanced Technology– Green is becoming Intrinsic
in all our business.
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DPR’s Commitment to Green Building and Beyond“A proven track record of
being environmentally responsible in the way we do business”
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Overview
GC and Design Team, Lessons Learned – Pitfalls– Opportunities– Collaboration– Documentation
NSTA Live Data Session
Global Ecology CenterStanford, CA
USGBC Headquarters RenovationWashington, DC
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First Things First - Pitfalls What is the owner’s goals related to high performance
green projects?
What are the contractual relationships between all of the parties?– Understand the differences
SOCIAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
ECONOMIC
Triple Bottom Line
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Pitfalls Working with a contractor who
doesn’t understand green or doesn’t want to.– Division 1 and the Specs need to
be scrubbed and crystal clear on what’s required.
– Do not count on both credits for waste management or the Indoor Air Quality Management credit until the end for LEED projects. Leave them as ?
– Clearly define what documentation is required by the contractor?
NAVCCCulpeper, VA
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Pitfalls Remember the subcontractors are
just as important as the design team and contractor. Require some type of onsite orientation plan in your documentation.
Plumber
Glazer
Electrician
Roofer
Demo
Painter
Flooring
Civil/Utility
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Pitfalls Specifying single source products
– Sometimes necessary, are their other alternatives? Communication is key with contractor and owner.
– Example: FSC certified, urea-formaldehyde free wood doors. One or two manufacturers.
Some items may be long lead, not as many flexibility or substitution possibilities.
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Opportunities If a LEED project during construction:
– Analyze credits that were not originally targeted. Do not give up. Specifically Materials and Resources credits, Local, Regional, Recycled Content, Etc…
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Opportunities
If a LEED project during construction:– 2nd Credit for Waste Diversion
• Work with contractor to determine alternate landfill diversion tactics
• Opportunities for other tenants or the building owner in CI projects to reuse doors, lights, furniture, etc….
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Opportunities Creating a healthier, energy efficient,
easier maintained, well publicized, more productive, tax sheltered, environmentally sensitive building…………
……..while keeping costs down!
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Opportunities DPR/ABD Office Building,
Sacramento, CA
ArchitectLPA Sacramento, Inc.Project Value$6.2MProject Duration9.8 MonthsLEED Certification:New Construction –
LEED Silver (38 Points)
Commercial Interiors – LEED Gold(35Points)
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DPR/ABD Project Cash Flow Analysis: LEED Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum Rating Levels
$359,758
-$2,200,000
-$1,700,000
-$1,200,000
-$700,000
-$200,000
$300,000
$800,000
$1,300,000
$1,800,000
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GOLD PLATINUM
Silver Cash Flow Position Year 10
ROI LEED NC Silver Premium First Cost(Direct and Indirect)= $85,112
10-Year Life Cycle Savings = $85,112+$359,758 = $444,870
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Collaboration Convince owner to bring
contractor on early in the design process.– Allows for more
collaborative effort, and less adverse relationship
Team understanding of owner goals, and LEED credits…… reduces poor VE decisions and pricing.
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Collaboration Open minded, outside the
box thinking by all parties in order to solve problems and challenges of a green project.
Eliminate pre-conceptions, challenge local codes, and engineering rules of thumb.
Attain all five Innovation and Design Credits
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Documentation Who is submitting?
– HOK, Consultant, Engineer, Owner, Contractor
LEED v2.2 for NC– One Phase (C and D) or Two (C then D)?– New version is still being tested,
supposedly less actual submittal data required.
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Documentation Plan on completing all
documentation from the design perspective.– No man-hour surprises/cost surprises
Complete templates and documentation as you go, Store everything electronically.
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Documentation Furniture – Aghhhhh!
– Is it included or not in your LEED calcs?– Who is Responsible?
• Designer, Owner, Owner Rep, Developer, Contractor
– Performance Requirements?– New vs. Used vs. Both– Cross pollination of credits can destroy
your anticipated credits.
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NSTA Projected Savings/LCB
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Conclusion The design team and contractor creating actual benefit analysis, and working collaboratively is the key to unlocking sustainability for all projects.
Going green isn’t radical – it’s about good design practices and looking to the future.