Webinar
Green Performance Contracting
Presented: Friday,
September 4, 2009 - 1:00 PM-2:00 PM ET
Available anytime through our webinar library (see below)
Overview
How Can an Owner Achieve a LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design) Certification?
- Overview of LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations &
Maintenance
- Possible Project Scenarios: How to Get It All Done
- Project Economics and Feasibility
- USGBC Resources
In one sense, every performance contracting (PC) project improves the
impact of building energy use on the environment by reducing energy
waste and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions and is therefore
"green." However, the definition of "green" given in this presentation
relates specifically to achieving a LEED for Existing Buildings:
Operations & Maintenance certification. The question addressed will be:
how can a performance contract help an owner achieve a LEED
certification?
Overview of LEED-EB: O&M Credit categories and what credits can be
impacted by PC project measures
We will review the prerequisites for certification as well as the
five major credit categories. Some credits are more closely aligned to
PC project measures than others. We will also look closely at project
measures that can help achieve LEED requirements.
Possible project scenarios for LEED certification
We will review the possible combinations of ESCO and owner involvement
in achieving the LEED credits needed for certification. Early assessment
of LEED certification potential will allow project planners to determine
the feasibility of certification. It may not be possible to include
everything needed for certification in the PC contract. However, close
coordination between ESCO and owner may facilitate a plan that leverages
PC project resources.
Project economics and the feasibility of accomplishing additional
credit requirements through PC
We will review the feasibility of what can be included in a PC contract
to help accomplish additional LEED credits. A special focus will be on
how to make an early assessment of potential energy performance
improvements and what might be included in the project to achieve the
minimum level of energy efficiency required by the rating system.
USGBC resources for owners and ESCOs
We will review the publications that are coming available from USGBC to
help owners and ESCOs facilitate a LEED certification through a PC
project. These include "A Paid-from-Savings Basics Guide" and "Green PC
Technical Guide." These documents contain helpful tools for assessment,
project development, and contracting.
Who should attend/view:
Anyone in the position to develop a performance contracting project
or to educate and influence end-users to implement such projects - from
the performance contracting industry or related businesses, state or
local government end-users, and anyone interested in learning more about
creative applications of performance contracting.
Presented by:
Robert N. Van Der Like, CSDP, CEM, LEED® AP
 Rob Van
Der Like has more than thirty years of experience in the building
industry - planning, design, construction, project management,
operations & maintenance, and energy management. His understanding of
energy-related technologies and issues has enabled him to work on a wide
range of projects, including significant field and analytical work on
energy efficiency projects. He recently worked with the U.S. Green
Building Council to develop a set of guides for public sector
organizations and agencies on how to implement a broad range of
sustainable and green building measures, in addition to energy and water
utility cost savings, through approaches including performance
contracting. A sampling of his other projects includes developing a
state-wide guide for schools on how to commission new schools and how to
assess commissioning requirements for new and existing schools; work
with over a dozen school districts across the nation to help them
achieve LEED certification for existing buildings, involving extensive
training, assessment, and development of a project management program;
and a variety of energy management programs. As a former facilities
manager he was responsible for over 1000 structures, $30 million worth
of design and construction projects, and an operations and maintenance
budget of over $6 million per year. Rob's vast experience led him to an
elected position on the Board of Directors of the Energy Services
Coalition (ESC).
His academic and professional credentials include: M.S. Construction
Management, Arizona State University; Bachelor of Design in
Architecture, University of Florida; Certified Energy Manager (CEM),
Association of Energy Engineers; LEED® Accredited Professional, U.S.
Green Building Council.
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