Existing Buildings February 20, 2015 | Los Angeles Chamber of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

February 20, 2015 | Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Energy & Environment Committee Meeting

Developing an Energy and Water Efficiency Program for Los Angeles’ Existing Buildings

Policy Context for the Program

City Council Motion 14-1478 adopted on December 3, 2014, initiated an effort to: “convene a stakeholder process to develop a program to improve the energy and water efficiency of existing buildings.”

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

LA’s History of Leadership in New Building Performance

Green Building Ordinance: Most stringent green building policy

• f a major city and influenced

CALGreen LA Green Code: Department of Building and Safety at the forefront of CALGreen implementation

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

Biggest opportunity is in our existing buildings

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

Buildings 51% Industrial 14% Transportation 30%

Solid Waste 3% Water Conveyance 2% Agriculture <1% Wastewater Treatment <1%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the City of Los Angeles

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

*Based on 2010 data

Policy context for the program

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

• LA DWP adopted a target to achieve 15% of

their energy supply mix through efficiency efforts by 2020

Energy

• Mayor Garcetti signed an Executive Directive to

reduce per capita potable water use by 20% by 2017 and reduce DWP’s purchase of imported potable water by 50% by 2024

Water

• Statewide programs to encourage energy and

water savings in all existing buildings

State

Investment Potential Financial & Environmental Benefits Job Creation

Energy and water efficiency generates benefits citywide

Savings of nearly $1 billion on Angelenos’ utility bills

*Numbers based on meeting DWP’s 15% goal by 2020 Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

CO2 reduction equivalent to removing 440,000 cars

• ff the road

Creation of 17,000 job years $750 Million Investment by DWP in energy and water conservation over the next five years

Building in Los Angeles Rent per Square Foot EnergyStar Building $2.69 LEED Building $2.91 Traditional Building $2.16

*LA Market CoStar Group Data, 7/11/14

It also generates value for building owners

For the last six years, Los Angeles has ranked number one in the country for the most Energy Star certified buildings Investing in efficiency and sustainability shows higher returns on rentable space

Building energy use varies greatly between the same type

• f buildings

*Based on New York City’s benchmarking data

4 TO 8 TIMES

MORE ENERGY IS USED BY POOR PERFOMING BUILDINGS COMPARED TO THE BEST PERFORMING BUILDINGS

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

What are the steps to get here?

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

• Annual energy and water benchmarking
• Make energy and water information publicly

available

Create Transparency

• Regular energy/water audits to assess

efficiency of existing building systems

• Improve operations (retro-commissioning)

and implement cost effective upgrades

Trigger Action

• Align DWP’s current programs with policies

and develop new offerings to fill gaps

• Develop comprehensive training programs

and generate new career path opportunities

Ensure Continuous Improvements

Other cities are responding with policies to capture these opportunities

US Building Benchmarking & Transparency Policies

Energy audits and/or retro- commissioning adopted

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

Trends and Best Practices from Other Cities

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

Energy and Water Benchmarking Reporting and Disclosure Building Energy and Water Audits Retrocomissioning Targeted Retrofits Sub-metering Alignment with Utility Programs

68.6% 4.6% 16.4% 10.4%

Parcels by type of building

25.5% 21.6% 18.0% 34.9%

Energy by type of building

Single Family Commercial Multi-family Other (industrial, healthcare, misc.)

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

*Based on analysis by the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA

Who uses energy in Los Angeles?

72% 9% 17% 2%

Number of Accounts

39% 19% 31% 11%

Average Annual Consumption

Single Family Commercial Multi-family Other (industrial, gov't, misc.)

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

*Based on DWP’s average annual number of accounts and average annual consumption in acre feet for FYE 2010-2014

Who uses water in Los Angeles?

Built Square Footage Percent BTUs Percent of Total Parcels Number of Parcels

>50,000sf 33.7% 0.8% 5,178 >40,000sf 35.3% 1.0% 6,746 > 30,000sf 37.8% 1.4% 9,467 > 25,000sf 39.2% 1.7% 11,621 > 20,000sf 41.4% 2.2% 14,959 > 15,000sf 43.9% 3.0% 20,048 > 10,000sf 47.3% 4.4% 29,717 > 5,000sf 54.8% 9.9% 66,614

Who uses the most energy?

Focusing on buildings

• ver 25,000 sq. ft.

would address nearly 40% of citywide energy use, while affecting less than 2% of parcels

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

Buildings < 25,000sf Buildings > 25,000sf ≈ 2% 40%

Who uses the most energy?

*Based on analysis by the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA

Citywide Energy Use Buildings Citywide

Large Buildings are Located Throughout the City

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

*Based on analysis by the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA

The Program Development Process

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

Nine month program and policy development process Collaborative effort between the City and stakeholders Stakeholder meetings begin in January Draft program anticipated in Summer 2015

Key participants in the policy development process

External Stakeholders

• Building Owners
• Property Managers
• Large Tenants
• Engineers &

Architects

• Building Trades
• Labor
• Sustainability

Consultants

• Environmental

Groups

• SoCalGas

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

Internal Stakeholders

• Dept. of Building and Safety
• Dept. of Water and Power
• Dept. of General Services

Mayor’s Office City Council City Attorney LA County

External Stakeholders

Building Owners Property Managers Engineers & Architects Building Trades & Labor Tenants Environmental Groups Sustainability Consultants SoCalGas

Final Workshop Draft Proposed Program Final Proposed Program Dialogue Meetings City Council Motion Council Meeting

Stakeholder Process Overview

Kick-Off Workshop

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

12/3/14 1/15/15 1/15 – 4/15 Summer 2015 Fall 2015

• What building size and types are included?
• What system is used to establish the benchmark?
• How is energy use reported and verified?
• Who is eligible to perform the benchmarking and reporting?
• How are energy and water savings achieved to meet the City goals?
• What City department will be responsible?
• What changes to adminstrative processes are needed?
• What incentives and training programs are needed to support the

program?

What Do We Need to Determine?

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

• Jan. 29 – Benchmarking and Reporting
• Feb. 12 – What Buildings are Included
• Feb. 26 – How the Information Will be Shared and Used

March 17 – Strategies to Achieve Savings March 31 – Implementation and Phasing April 14 – Supporting Programs, Finance, and Training Needs

Stakeholder Dialogue Meetings

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

• How Data is Reported?
• Collect as much data as possible (including voluntary)
• Privacy should be considered
• Quality Control?
• Make it easy (i.e. enable auto-benchmarking)
• Policy to keep data clean + need 3rd party to verify info
• Which Tools to Use?
• EPA’s Portfolio Manager needs improvements (i.e.

separate metrics for gas & electric), but better to use the national standard than adopt a new tool

• Miscellaneous
• Educate owners on larger goal, create recognition
• Split-incentive & solar = issues to consider

Stakeholder Meeting 1: Benchmarking and Reporting

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

• Special Considerations?
• Might want to look at units vs sq. footage
• Policies need to achieve energy savings
• Concessions?
• Size cut-off is best method, with tiered approach
• Consider natural breaks in building types (ie multifamily has

these breaks)

• Exemptions
• All building should be included, eventually
• Exemptions should align with AB 1103

Stakeholder Meeting 2: What Buildings are Included

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

• General thoughts on the concept?
• Are there particular issues for particular economic

sectors we should be aware of?

• Is there capacity in the market to deliver these

services? If not, how can we build that capacity?

• Would the Chamber want to take on any kind of

formal role in the implementation phase?

Working together for success

Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program

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