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Meeting Energy Efficiency, Sustainability, and ASHRAE Standards at DoD Facilities

  
 
Incremental Costs of Meeting ASHRAE Standard 189.1 at Air Force Facilities
The focus of this June 2011 Air Force study was to determine the incremental additional "first" cost to meet ASHRAE 189.1 (prescriptive path) for four facility types in four climate zones. Federal building performance requirements, the High Performance Sustainable Buildings Guiding Principles and LEED silver certification served as the baseline. The study is based on detailed examination of facility specifications, design drawings, and LEED submission documents, compared to ASHRAE Standard189.1 requirements. Both "minimal" and "substantial" additional costs are identified, as well as areas where mission requirements or policy considerations may prevent achieving compliance with ASHRAE 189.1. This report includes a crosswalk summarizing and comparing the high performance sustainable building requirements of ASHRAE 189.1, ASHRAE 90.1, applicable DoD directives,Unified Facilities Criteria, and the International Green Construction Code, and identifies instances where ASHRAE 189.1 is more stringent.
The GSA Office of Federal High Performance Green Buildings developed a summary focusing on major findings and transferrable technologies for the Incremental Costs of Meeting ASHRAE Standard 189.1 at Air Force Facilities study.
 
MILCON Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Study of Five Types of Army Buildings
The purpose of this study of five Army buildings was to investigate current building features and construction methods and materials to optimize energy reduction and sustainability across 15 climate zones. The approach of this study was to take existing building designs and optimize the energy performance of each building using specific energy efficiency measures (individually and separately and as integrated "packages") in order to build the most energy efficient buildings possible before looking at options like renewables and cogeneration. The study also considers the impact on operations and maintenance by energy system, and considers measures to reduce indoor and outdoor potable water use.
The GSA Office of Federal High Performance Green Buildings developed a summary focusing on major findings and sustainability technologies for the MILCON Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Study of Five Types of Army Buildings.
This spreadsheet compares current Federal and Army mandates, policies, and standards to LEED® 2009 in an effort to illustrate potentially attainable levels of LEED certification from meeting current requirements. Evaluated documents include, but are not limited to: Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT); Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA); EO 13423; EO 13514; High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Guiding Principles (HPSB GP); and ASHRAE 189.1. The development of this document is further described in the MILCON Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Study of Five Types of Army Buildings.
Information on specifications, performance, and design of 20 technologies based on findings from the study MILCON Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Study of Five Types of Army Buildings.
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