Design, Monitoring, and Validation of a High Performance Sustainable Building
EW-200724
Objective
The Department of Defense (DoD) uses more than 620,000 buildings and structures. Facility energy costs exceeded $2.5 billion in fiscal year 2006 and are expected to rise rapidly and unpredictably over the next decade. The objectives of this project are three-fold. First, the project will demonstrate that off-the-shelf building materials and components used in an integrated design will achieve higher facility performance. Second, the project will provide documented benefits of high-performance construction, including life-cycle cost savings, resource conservation, and waste reduction. Finally, lessons learned will be institutionalized in Service standard designs.
Technology Description
Whole system design principles and Federal goals will be applied to the design, construction, and operation of the Fort Bragg emergency services building. Initial performance goals will include those stated in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding. Design elements and technologies that can meet these objectives will be evaluated during the design charette and specified in the final building design if life-cycle cost effective. The building and a similar building built in 2003 will be monitored for a period of one year and the differences in life-cycle cost, energy and water use, occupant comfort and productivity, and solid waste, wastewater, and stormwater generation will be measured and documented. Cost and technical research data developed during project execution will be published for application to a wide range of federal projects.
Benefits
DoD policy calls for the sustainable design of facilities; however, sustainable facilities are not yet standard on military installations. Standard building design practices need to be developed as well as stormwater and wastewater management techniques, design elements for energy conservation equipment, and new building materials. Also, the lack of readily available generalized cost and performance data has hindered initiation of building sustainable facilities on military installations. Expected benefits of the demonstrated high-performance building versus conventional construction are reduced energy and water consumption, increased occupant comfort and productivity, operational costs at least 25% lower, and reduced wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste. (Anticipated Project Completion - 2011)
Points of Contact
Principal Investigator
Ms. Kim Fowler
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Phone: 509-372-4233
Document Types
- Fact Sheet - Brief project summary with links to related documents and points of contact.
- Final Report - Comprehensive report for every completed SERDP and ESTCP project that contains all technical results.
- Cost & Performance Report - Overview of ESTCP demonstration activities, results, and conclusions, standardized to facilitate implementation decisions.
- Technical Report - Additional interim reports, laboratory reports, demonstration reports, and technology survey reports.
- Guidance - Instructional information on technical topics such as protocols and user’s guides.
- Workshop Report - Summary of workshop discussion and findings.
- Multimedia - On demand videos, animations, and webcasts highlighting featured initiatives or technologies.
- Model/Software - Computer programs and applications available for download.
- Database - Digitally organized collection of data available to search and access.