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Energy Assessments 101
Welcome and Introductions
Jamie Green, The Chamber
Overview: Climate Protection Assessment
Process
Allen Dennis, KCP&L
Overview: Carbon Calculator
Allen Dennis, KCP&L
Review of the Assessment Forms
Example of Energy Questionnaire
Pat Worthington,
Burns & McDonnell
Case Study Examples of Strategies
Brad Nies, BNIM Architects
•National Examples
•GHG Inventory Case Study, BNIM
•Reduction Strategies
•MARC RideShare Program
•BPS/EEBN
•KCP&L Incentives program
•Offset Strategies
Open Dialog on Partner Situations
Conclusion
Brad Nies
Overview: Carbon Calculator
www.kcchamber.com/climateprotecti
on
Click Carbon Footprint Calculator
link
Overview: Climate Protection
Assessment Process
Assessment Process
Step 1: Creating a Carbon Footprint Benchmark
Step 2: Individual CPP Reviews
Step 3: Initial Individual Facility, Transportation, and
Operation Assessment Analysis
Step 4: Facility, Transportation and Operation Assessment
Audits
Step 5: Audit Results
Step 6: Developing The Plan to Achieve GHG Reductions
Review of Assessment Forms
Purpose and Function
• Assembly of key information
– Energy
– Transportation
– Operations
• Communicate current conditions to CPAT team
members
• Evaluate opportunities and next steps
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Case Study Examples of Strategies
Principal Sources of GHG Emissions
What is driving your interest?
Common Drivers
1. Global Warming
2. Loss of Ecosystems
3. Availability of Resources
4. Marketplace Demands
Net Zero before it was cool
Interface
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10 years of climbing
“Mount Sustainability”
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~ $400 million in savings
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InterfaceRAISE
Climate Protection at the Global
Business scale
5. Pure Economics
Climate Protection for Governments
International Council for Local
Environmental Initiative
www.iclei.org
Climate Protection Manual for
Businesses
Coming Soon, Summer of 2008
Natural Capitalism Solutions
www.climatemanual.org
Steps for Reducing Your Footprint
1. Conduct a GHG Inventory
2. Determine if you have an asset or liability
3. Mitigate all or a portion of the liability
4. Offset through purchase or trading
City of Kansas City, Missouri
April, 2007
Update: March 2008
Recommendations Adopted
by City Council
Make climate protection/GHG
reduction key factor in all decisions &
actions by City
Reduce GHG emissions from City
government operations by 30% below
2000 levels by 2020 and by end of
2007 develop realistic, ambitious goal
for community-wide GHG reductions
Recommendations Adopted
by City Council
Adopt Phase 1 GHG reduction
measures in Progress Report, with
flexibility to implement in a timely &
workable manner
Continue planning process with
existing Steering Committee
throughout 2007
GHG Emission Changes
2000-2005
City government GHG emissions
decreased 6.8%
while
Community-wide GHG emissions
increased 4.0%
Phase 1 GHG Measures & Other
Green Activities
• Energy efficiency improvements in City
buildings have saved over $2 million
annually in utility expenses
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Bartle Hall Ballroom Expansion has
achieved LEED Silver rating by USGBC
• Four more construction projects in process
– 3 – LEED Silver, 1 – LEED Gold
• Million Lights campaign has exceeded its
goal of 1 million CFLs by over 50% - at
least 375,000 tons of GHG reductions over
the life of the bulbs
Phase 1 GHG Measures & Other Green
Activities
• Water Services Dept. initiatives
- Energy efficient pumps & motors
- Methane recovery from wastewater
treatment
- Purchase & use of waste CO2
• Continue to replace street lights & traffic
signal lights with energy efficient
technology
Phase 1 GHG Measures & Other
Green Activities
• Alternative Fuels – SustainLane rated
KC as #3 of the 50 largest cities for
percentage of vehicles operating with
alternative fuels (50%)
• Parks & Recreation expanded a
program to utilize native plants
Phase 1 GHG Measures & Other
Green Activities
• City is a partner, with 20 other cities and
national organizations, in development of
the “Playbook for Green Buildings and
Neighborhoods” – online at:
www.greenplaybook.org
• Completion of the Comprehensive
Solid Waste Management Plan
Phase 1 GHG Measures & Other
Green Activities
• Master Trails - Preparing the plan for an
extensive system of bike/ped trails
• City hired a Bike/Ped Coordinator, a Trails
Coordinator and a Sustainability
Coordinator; Considering an Energy
Manager
• Begun discussion about a “green
permitting” program
Phase 1 GHG Measures & Other
Green Activities
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Green Solutions Policy
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Economic Development & Incentives
Policy
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Building & Rehab Codes updated to
2006
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Development Code
Phase 1 GHG Measures & Other
Green Activities
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Assessing feasibility of alternative
energy power generation
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Assessing feasibility of plug-in electric
vehicles using renewable energy sources
– solar panels and wind turbines
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Wet Weather Solutions Plan includes
Green Solutions Policy, as recommended
by the Wet Weather Community Panel
Regional Initiatives
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KCP&L/Sierra Club/Concerned
Citizens of Platte County agreement
to offset 6 million tons/year of GHG
emissions
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America’s Green Region Strategy
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Conversations on the Environment
Regional Initiatives
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Bi-state group of 20 mayors has
signed the US Conference of Mayors
Climate Protection Agreement
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Greater KC Chamber of Commerce
formed a coalition of area employers
called the Climate Protection
Partnership – 137 signers
Regional Initiatives
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MARC has developed the Academy
for Sustainable Communities and has
begun leadership training
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Sustainability workshops at Bob
Mann’s Shadowcliff Lodge have
drawn hundreds of participants to
explore possibilities of collaboration
to reduce GHG emissions
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US-EPA has chosen the Kansas City
area as its second participant in the
Sustainable Skylines Initiative
Achievements
A fast growing number of policies and
programs are being initiated and
implemented. Many regional cities,
businesses and institutions are
implementing aggressive efforts to
improve water and air quality, conserve
energy, promote renewable resources,
reduce and recycle solid waste, and
reduce GHG emissions.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
CLIMATE PROTECTION PLAN
Progress Report on Climate Protection
and Phase 1 Recommendations
http://www.kcmo.org/manager.nsf/web/cpp
Small Business Case StudyBNIM Architects
Offices – 5
Kansas City MO
Houston TX
Des Moines IA
Los Angeles CA
San Diego CA
Total Personnel – 110
Services
Architecture
Interior Design
Sustainable Consulting
Landscape Architecture
Planning & Urban Design
Strategic Workplace Planning
Graphic Design
Information Systems
BIM Services
Small Business Case Study:
BNIM Architects
Preliminary GHG Inventory for 2007
Electricity:
24%
Heating:
23%
Vehicle travel:
32%
Flight travel: 21%
758.63 tons of eC02
Three Years of Inventory Data
Behind the totals
Year
Employees
Response
% of Survey
Participation
2005
91
75
83
2
782.86
2006
88
59
67
3
670.27
Prelim 2007
105
85
81
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758.63
Offices
eC02 tons
Implementing Reduction Strategies
Facility:
• Purchased more efficient equipment to reduce electrical
load, i.e. computers, monitors, printers, appliances
• Decommission equipment, reduced number of
printer/copiers by 50%
• Increased awareness of sleep modes for equipment
• Workstation motion sensors
• Newest office space is sub-metered so we pay direct
considering automated light sensors and more zones
Implementing Reduction Strategies
Transportation:
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Direct flights are given priority
HD video conferencing system to eliminate some travel
Increased bus pass stipend, doubled use of mass transit
Purchased a Toyota Prius for local/regional trips
Increased capacity for telecommuting
Shower and changing room for bikers
Without incentives employee ownership of hybrid vehicles
has gone from 2% to 10%
Implementing Reduction Strategies
Operations:
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increased recycled content in paper use
all printers/copiers are set to double sided as default
elimination of paper faxes
increasing digital submittals and project documentation
401k plan includes options for socially responsible
investing
• replaced disposable plates, cups, glasses, and
silverware with reusable ones
Employees recycle what contracted building hauler doesn’t
Importance of Employee Engagement
3 6
6
32
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
per Household
6
12
35
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists
Statistic from the EPA, written up on Slate.com “Travel Light: How to get around while burning less CO2” by Meaghan O’Neil and treehugger.com
MARC RideShare Program
EEBN
KCP&L Residential Energy
Efficiency Rebate Programs
• Home Energy Analyzer
– Advanced online audit and more
• Cool Homes
– Air conditioner tune up
– Rebates for high efficiency
• Change a Light – Change the World
• Home Performance with Energy Star
• Energy Star – New Home
• Energy Optimizer
– Programmable thermostat
KCP&L Business Efficiency
Rebate Programs
• Payment for a portion of an
energy audit
• Custom rebates for retrofits
• Custom rebates for new
construction
• Builder Operator Certification
Training
• Mpower Curtailment Program
Offsetting your GHG impact
What is an offset?
A greenhouse gas (GHG) offset is
generated by the reduction, avoidance, or
sequestration of GHG emissions from a
specific project.
Offsets are so named because they counteract or
offset greenhouse gases that would have been
emitted into the atmosphere; they are a
compensating equivalent for reductions made at a
specific source of emissions.
Example Offset Projects
• Increasing energy efficiency in buildings,
factories, or transportation
• Generating electricity from renewables
such as wind or solar
• Modifying a power plant or factory to use
fuels that produce less GHG
• Putting wasted energy to work via
cogeneration
• Capturing carbon dioxide in forests and
agricultural soils
• Carbon Trading
Importance of offsets
• implemented quickly
• relatively low cost
The challenge of using offsets
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Offsets are unregulated
Verification of additionally
Permanence
Which projects are better
i.e. trees vs. renewables
• Project location
• Are the projects targeting the right gas
Resources for offset information
• www.cdmgoldstandard.org
considered the highest offset standard
• www.davidsuzuki.org
• www.cleanair-coolplanet.org
ConsumersGuidetoCarbonOffsets.pdf
• WWF, The Global Conservation
Organization, www.panda.org
Top Performing Offset Providers
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AgCert/DrivingGreen (Ireland)
Atmosfair (Germany)
CarbonNeutral Company (UK)
Climate Care (UK)
Climate Trust (US)
Co2balance (UK)
NativeEnergy (US)
Sustainable Travel/MyClimate (US)
Source: www.cleanair-coolplanet.org
Open Dialog on Partner Situations
Allen Dennis
Kansas City Power & Light
[email protected]
Brad Nies
BNIM
[email protected]
Pat Worthington, PE
Burns and McDonnell
[email protected]