Bridgeport Connecticut City Buildings Facilities Benchmarking Analysis conducted by The Institute...

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Appendix 1

Bridgeport City Build ingsFac ilities Benc hmarking Ana lysis

Utilizing the

US Environmenta l Protec tion Ag enc ys

EnergySta r - Portfolio Mana gerFebruary 2010

Bridgepo rt City Buildings(ADDRESS)

(TOWN), CT(ZIP CODE)

Conducted b y

The Institute for Sustainable Energy

at Eastern Connec ticut Sta te University

Mail Address:

83 Wind ha m Stree t Office: (860) 465-0251Willimantic , CT 06226 Fax: (860) 465-0261

WWW.SUSTAINENERGY.ORG

isestu@easternc t.ed u
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Institute for Sustainable Energy @ ECSU - 2 -

Table o f Contents

I. Benchmark Study

A. Overview 5

B. Findings 6-7

C. Results 7D. Conclusions 8-14

II. Steps for Energy Use Reduction

Seven Easy Steps to a Community-Based Plan for Energy Sustainability 15-17

III. Energy and Environment Programs

A. EnergyStar Benchmarking / Portfolio Manager 18-19

B. EPA EnergyStar 10% Challenge 19-20

C. Cities for Climate Protection 20-21

D. The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund 21

E. Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund 21-22

F. Connecticut Energy Education 22

G. Keep Connecticut Cool Climate Change Challenge 22-23H. Green Campus Initiative 23

I. Pilot Program for K-12 Schools 23-25

J. High-Performance School Initiative 25-26

K. The Institute for Sustainable Energy 26


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I. Benc hmark Study

A. OverviewIn support of energy effic ienc y prog rams ava ilab le throug h the

Connec tic ut Energy Effic ienc y Fund and in c onc ert with the initia tives outlined inthe Co nnec tic ut Clima te Cha nge Ac tion Plan, the Institute for SustainableEnergy a t Eastern Co nnec tic ut Sta te University p rovides loc al com munities withassistanc e in p lanning for a m ore susta ina b le energy future. The City ofBridgep ort req uested assistanc e from the Institute in eva luating the e ffic ienc y ofthe ir fac ilities. The Benc hmarking a na lysis performe d b y the Institute is designedto imp rove the und erstand ing o f the overall ene rgy effic ienc y and c onsump tionra tes of the fac ilities, prov id ing a baseline to trac k energy c onsumption in thefuture a nd enc ourag e environme ntally sound energy m ana ge ment prac tic es.The Benc hmarking rep ort p rov ides d irec tion for targe ting Bridgep orts limitedc ap ita l improve ment funds. By identifying the m ost ene rgy-intensive fa c ilities, it

also identifies the nee d for imp roved o peration and m aintena nc e p roc ed ures.The c om para tive ene rgy c onsump tion and b enc hma rk sc ores for ea c h

sc hool were c alculated from data c ollec ted from energy bills and frominforma tion provided by (PROVIDER), (PROVIDERS JOB POSITION). The sc hoolswere m ea sured aga inst the b enc hmarks set for K-12 Sc hools within the USEnvironmenta l Protec tion Agenc ys (EPA) EnergySta r Portfo lio Ma na gersoftw are. The results c an b e v iew ed a twww.energystar.govby clic king on

Portfolio Manage r Log in in the Business Improvement sec tion. The User Name:BridgeportCityBuildings and Password: BridgetportCT

This da ta c an b e utilized as an a id in the further assessment of the energymanagem ent p rac tic es a t the sites to p rom ote striving for Energy Sta rrec og nition a s well as ma ximize the e nergy and ec onomic effic ienc y. Thebene fits will lea d to m ore ec onomically effic ient b uildings and build ings tha t a remo re environm enta lly sound .

is ava ilab le for futureupd a tes and energy trac king.

This rep ort was c om piled by the sta ff and student interns a t the Institute forSusta inab le Energy at Eastern Connec ticut Sta te University for the C ity ofBridgep ort. Its sole p urpose is to help the c ity officials bette r und erstand howenergy is utilized in their fac ilities as c ompared to similar fac ilities. For moreinforma tion about the Institute for Susta ina b le Energy a t Eastern Connec tic utSta te University, c onsultwww.sustainenergy.org or ca ll the Direc tor of the

Institute of Susta inab le Energy William Leahy a t (860) 465-0252.
http://www.energystar.gov/http://www.energystar.gov/http://www.energystar.gov/http://www.sustainenergy.org/http://www.sustainenergy.org/http://www.sustainenergy.org/http://www.sustainenergy.org/http://www.energystar.gov/


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B. Findings

The Institute for Susta inab le Energy a t Eastern C onnec ticut Sta te Universityeva luated the energy use a nd demo graphic informa tion of 35facilities anddete rmined their benc hmarking sc ore. From this p roc ess the a dministra tion c an

determine which o f the three c a teg ories of effic ient b uild ings, as defined by theEPA, ap p lied within ea c h buildings. These c a teg ories are indica tive o f therelative effic ienc y o f the fac ilities as c om pared to dormitory fac ilities eva lua tedby EPA s EnergySta r Benc hmarking tool, and the Energy Informa tion Services(EIS) da tabase o f the Dep artme nt o f Energy. The sc oring a lso ind ic a tes theireligibility for rec ognition from the EPA through the EnergySta r Prog ram a s OfficeBuildings .

Ca teg ories for rec og nition inc lude:1. Elig ibility for Energy Sta r rec ognition , (ra ting of 75 or highe r)2. Preliminarily ine lig ible b ut imp rova b le, (ra tes of 50 to 74)3. Preliminarily ineligible w ith indic a ted need for ad d itiona l tec hnic al

review . (ra tings below 50)

Sc ores are a djusted and norma lized ba sed on number of oc c upa nts, hours of use, and

regional wea ther.


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Benc hmarking Results as of the 2008 - 2009 Fiscal Yea rScore Site Intensity Cost/sq. ft. Floor Space Year

FACILITY $ kBtu kBtu/sq. ft. (sq ft) Built

Barnum Museum 8 $53,468.39 1,619,362.26 102.5 3.38 15,804 1899

Black Rock Sr. Ctr. 61 $22,381.78 1,224,271.62 119.1 2.18 10,282 1917

City Hall 40 $408,713.94 12,481,781.92 133.6 4.37 93,428 1916

City Hall Annex 72 $483,080.61 17,047,591.20 94.7 2.68 180,000 1966

Eisenhower 11 $142,812.44 6,182,165.60 143.4 3.31 43,100 1940Fire - EOC 0.0 0.00 16,000 2009

Fire Engine 10 New $36,205.75 1,314,138.00 290.7 8.01 4,520 2006

Fire Engine 10 Old 100 $7,348.98 368,246.48 27.0 0.54 13,633 1913

Fire Engine 12 90 $18,826.73 894,093.83 98.2 2.07 9,101 1917

Fire Engine 15 75 $15,361.46 671,725.85 121.8 2.78 5,517 1947

Fire Engine 16 75 $35,589.49 1,340,247.86 94.2 2.50 14,235 1967

Fire Engine 3/4 82 $45,524.62 1,669,965.44 100.3 2.73 16,650 1982

Fire Engine 6 95 $49,169.90 1,857,975.52 70.6 1.87 26,306 1982

Fire Engine 7/11 70 $42,572.71 1,860,831.72 136.4 3.12 13,646 1970

Fire Headquarters 81 $120,718.74 4,082,335.84 89.3 2.64 45,698 1975

Health/Welfare 82 $134,263.54 4,477,578.52 68.9 2.07 65,000 1920

Klein Building 1 3 $111,317.29 3,527,982.70 144.2 4.55 24,472 1940

Library - Black Rock 100 $2,301.76 37,213.97 4.9 0.31 7,546 1932

Library - Burroughs 88 $144,433.70 4,851,495.42 64.4 1.92 75,320 1925

Library - Newfield $11,777.44 162,336.14 40.6 2.94 4,000 1970

Library - North End 53 $42,066.05 1,195,790.46 66.4 2.34 18,000 1995

Library - Old Mill Green $15,012.51 448,102.30 112.0 3.75 4,000 1997

McLevy Hall 23 $61,181.96 2,363,299.38 119.0 3.08 19,864 1853

PAL $15,978.55 608,812.40 173.9 4.57 3,500 1940

Police - Academy Newfield 34 $29,361.70 1,178,568.63 98.2 2.45 12,000 1905

Police - Animal Shelter New 12 $76,066.57 3,126,864.27 202.8 4.93 15,420 2008

Police - Animal Shelter Old 6 $27,304.10 995,438.18 192.4 5.28 5173

Police - Comm. Servies 92 $13,491.34 572,694.12 76.4 1.80 7,500 1997

Police - ES Precinct 62 $24,680.19 944,415.72 109.8 2.87 8,600 1928

Police - Headquarters 55 $185,399.88 6,634,533.54 132.7 3.71 50,000 1965

Police - WS Precinct 64 $18,114.53 594,055.90 93.4 2.85 6,362 1917

Pub Fac Buildings 97 $93,216.41 4,540,649.06 43.3 0.89 104,824 1920

Ralphola Taylor Center 100 $56,739.32 1,811,255.06 20.3 0.64 89,180 1900

Transfer Station 1 $76,732.46 3,071,426.58 202.1 5.05 15,196 1970

Wheeler Center $36,627.60 1,434,802.74 362.0 9.24 3,964 1930

Totals $2,657,842 95,192,048

Averages $78,172 2,799,766 112.8 $3.07 29,938 1948

BridgeportMunicipalBuildings

Annual Consumption

Fire EOC is to o new to be rated (needs at least a yea r of energy d a ta ). The rema ining b uildings with no

sc ore (Libraries - Newfield and Old M ill Green, PAL, and t he Wheeler Cent er) are a ll be low 5,000 square fe et

the m inimum ne ed ed fo r a sc ore.

C. ResultsThe results of the Bridg ep ort City Build ing s benc hmarking stud y a re as follows:

19 of the 35 buildings fit into the c a teg ory of inelig ib ility for rec og nition byEnergy Star, as Offic es , ind ic a ting the nee d for ad d itiona l tec hnic a l reviewbased on their ra ting sc ores (sc ore b elow 75). 4 of these buildings are unable tobe sc ored bec ause they a re below the m inimum size. How ever, 6 fac ilitiesrec eived sc ores above the na tiona l average o f 50, sugg esting well-ma intainedenergy prac tic es and / or effic ient ap pliances and hardw are.

With only a small amount of improve ment, these 6 co uld increa se the irsc ores to 75, the Energy Sta r rec ognition leve l.


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D. Conclusions

The to tal amo unt of ene rgy consume d annually by the Bridge port CityBuildings in the report is 95,192,048kBtus, a t a c ost of $2,657,842 annua lly. Byma king imp roveme nts tha t would inc rea se a ll of the b uild ings to a sc ore of 75,

ene rgy c onsump tion w ould b e reduced by 22,012,537 kBtu, and the to ta lene rgy b udget c ould b e reduc ed by 611,369 or 23% annua lly.

Potential

Savings

$611,369

23%

Annual Cost

After

Upgrades

$2,046,473

77%


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This c ha rt show s the a mount of money spent on d ifferent types of energyfor Bridg eport Public Build ings.

Electricity

$1,693,989

64%

Natural Gas

$963,853

36%

As you c an see , a little less than tw o thirds of the mone y spent is onelec tric ity w ith the rest spent on na tural ga s.


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This c ha rt show s the a nnua l ave rage e nergy usage (kBtu) per square foot.

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119.1133.6

94.7

143.4

0.0

290.7

27.0

98.2

121.8

94.2100.3

70.6

136.4

89.3

68.9

144.2

4.9

64.4

40.6

66.4

112.0119.0

173.9

98.2

202.8192.4

76.4

109.8

132.7

93.4

43.3

20.3

202.1

362.0

0.0

50.0

100.0

150.0

200.0

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300.0

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kBTU/SqFT

Facilities

This g raph c om pares the ene rgy utiliza tion o f the Bridgep ort Pub lic

Build ing s in ene rgy units (kBtu). Whee ler Center uses the m ost energy per squa refoot.


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The following g raph show s the c ost per square foot of e ac h b uild ing.

3.38

2.18

4.37

2.68

3.31

0.00

8.01

0.54

2.07

2.782.50

2.73

1.87

3.12

2.64

2.07

4.55

0.31

1.92

2.94

2.34

3.75

3.08

4.57

2.45

4.935.28

1.80

2.87

3.71

2.85

0.890.64

5.05

9.24

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4.00

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Cost/SqFt

Cost per Squarefoot per Facility

Based on energy cost per square foot, Wheeler Center rem ains the m ost

expensive b uilding to operate a t 9.24 dolla rs per square foo t. As you c an see ,

this grap h d irec tly mostly c orrelates with the above grap h.


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The fo llowing graph shows the square footage o f the b uildings.

15,80410,282

93,428

180,000

43,100

16,000

4,520

13,6339,101

5,517

14,23516,650

26,306

13,646

45,698

65,000

24,472

7,546

75,320

4,000

18,000

4,000

19,864

3,50012,00015,420

51737,5008,600

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6,362

104,824

89,180

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Facility

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The follow ing g raph show s the tota l amount of GHG em issions (MtCO2e) forea ch building.

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Typ ical Sav ings Oppo rtunitiesThere a re ma ny tec hnic al opportunities to red uce energy c onsump tion in d ifferentfac ilities. In many c ases assista nc e is ava ilab le from sta te-sponsored p rograms, utilityc onservation p rog rams, rene wa b le e nergy funds, throug h Energy Servic e Companiesand third-party financ ing.


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II. Steps for Energy Use Reduc tion

The Institute for Susta inab le Energy suggests using seven steps to approac h ared uc tion in energy use. The desc rip tions of the se a c tivities a re listed below .The first step is to p resent this info rma tion to the Bridg eportAd ministra tion , to g et

their c om mitment to make signific ant improve ments. The Benc hmarkinginventory ha s a lrea dy bee n com pleted for Bridgep ort. The third step is to c rea tean Energy Ad visory Com mittee . This group should be c om prised of sta te o ffic ialsrep resenting the administra tion, pub lic w orks, ma intenanc e, and buildingdep artments. The g oa l of the Energy Advisory Co mmittee is to work w ith theadministra tion to d eve lop Ac tion Step s and long -term Imp lementa tion Plan,which would d efine the proc ess to b e follow ed to improve the Bridge port Pub licBuildings. Based on this p lan, Ac tion Step s would b e ide ntified to a c hieve thec ost savings and susta inab ility goa ls set by the com mittee . Onc e these p rojec tsare und erwa y, monitoring the results will be nec essary to doc ument

improvem ents in ea c h sc hool. Fina lly, Bridgep ort should see k rec og nition fo rtheir c om mitment to a sustainab le energy future. A numb er of age nc ies,inc luding the Environmenta l Protec tion A genc ys EnergyStar p rog ram, theConnec tic ut Depa rtme nt of Environm enta l Protec tion s Gree n Circ le Aw ard ,and the Energy C onservation Manag ement Boa rd of the Connec tic utConservation Fund , often rec og nize orga niza tions tha t a c hieve results.

Seven Easy Steps to a Plan for Energy Sustainability

1. Commitment The first step in the proc ess is for the organiza tion sadministra tion to p resent b ac kground ma teria ls c onc erning e nergy red uc tionop portunities, environm enta l imp ac t, and funding o pportunities to organiza tionoffic ials, bo ards and c ommunity groups to ga in ac c ep tanc e and c omm itmentto m ove forward with a Resolution agreem ent b y the orga niza tion s gove rningbod y. The resolution c ould inc lude bec om ing a 10% Energy Cha llenge - EPAEnergySta r partne r, or jo ining othe r EPA organiza tions.

2. Inventory Next, the Institute p rovides and sup ervises a tra ined stud entintern to wo rk with o rga niza tion s offic ia ls to p rod uc e an inventory of eac hfac ilitys ene rgy profile a nd to d etermine the base c ase for ene rgy use a ndemissions. The inventory step will he lp foc us the d irec tion o f the Energy Ad visory

Comm ittee and provide informa tion for setting ta rgets, ranking projec ts andeve ntua lly monitoring energy a nd em ission savings.

3. Energy Advisory Committee - The c om munity should now form an EnergyAd visory Comm ittee tha t will support the d eve lop me nt of the Imp lementa tionPlan. The c om mittee will be responsib le for formulating c om munity goa ls,assessing the ene rgy invento ry d a ta , brainstorming op portunities, and


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estab lishing p riorities tha t will be used to sc ree n items for inc lusion in the a c tionstep s and Imp lementa tion Plan doc uments. The Energy Advisory Co mm itteeshould b e made up of orga niza tion a nd c om mittee o ffic ia ls rep resenting theadministra tion, pub lic works, and build ing m aintena nc e. The Committee c ouldinc lude business lea ders and c onc erned c itizens with a sta tew ide environm enta l

vision.

4. Action Steps Based on a review of the da ta c ollec ted by theComm unity Ad visory Committee , ac tion step s w ill be c om piled . The step s willidentify and eva luate op portunities, ac tivities and projec ts tha t will most likelyac hieve the susta ina b ility go a ls set b y the orga niza tion. During the a c tion stepstag e, Bridge port Citys ma intena nc e staff, a long w ith know ledg ea ble tec hnic a lpartners, will cond uc t w alkthrough surveys on fac ilities and will identifyc onservation and loa d ma nag ement oppo rtunities inc luding a pp lic a tions forEnergyStar lighting, ap plianc es and w indow s, d istributed generation a nd

rene wable energy sources and em ission red uc tion opportunities. For ea c h stepidentified , cost and benefit a na lysis w ill be deve lop ed , and a preliminary projec tdesc ription c rea ted .

5. ImplementationPlan Energy Ad visory Co mmittee would p rioritizepotentia l p rojec ts and deve lop a five to ten year time line for imp lementa tion.The imp lem enta tion plan would inc lude the m ea sures selec ted by the EnergyAd visory Comm ittee . A rep ort which would include projec tions of p rojec t cost,ene rgy saving , and projec ted em ission red uc tions ove r the life o f ea c h m ea sureto b e insta lled , as well as aggreg a ted savings for the life of the entire p lan wouldbe made ava ilab le. The p lan wo uld ide ntify funding op portunities from sources

both inside and o utside the orga niza tion. Outside fund ing sourc es mightinc lude: the elec tric ratep ayer supported Co nnec tic ut Conservation and Loa dMa nage me nt Fund , and the Connec tic ut Clea n Energy Fund . The p lan w ill alsoidentify projec ts that m ight b e g ood c and ida tes for pe rforma nc e c ontrac ts byenergy servic es c om panies or projec t d eve lopers. This multi-year bluep rint toenergy susta ina b ility will be p resented to the releva nt com mittees of Bridgep ortfor their c onsideration, ad op tion a nd fund ing. Onc e the p lan has beenad op ted , the orga niza tion s norma l bud ge ting a nd p roc urem ent proce dureswo uld b e a ble to follow ea c h rec omm end ed projec t from the planning stag ethrough insta lla tion. The Institute would c ontinue to support the sc hoo l system

throug hout this imp lem enta tion and funding p roc ess.

6. Monitoring Going forwa rd , once a c tion items have b een installed , theBridgep ort Citys c om mittees and the Energy Advisory Committee wouldmonitor results and assist in develop ing regular reports on energy use, c ostsavings, and emission red uc tions. The EPA Portfolio Ma na ger Benc hmarking


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software w ill be used for this purpose. This monitoring and period ic reporting isoften a req uirem ent o f som e funding sourc es.

7. Recognition A num ber of agenc ies inc lud ing the Environm enta lProte c tion Ag enc ys EnergyStar 10% Cha llenge, the Energy Conservation

Ma nag ement Boa rd o f the Connec tic ut Conservation and Loa d Ma nag ementFund, and the Dep artment of Energys Reb uild Americ a prog ram oftenrec og nize c om munities tha t ac hieve results. The Institute c ould a ssist thec om munity in see king rec og nition fo r their efforts to a c hieve e nergy savings,emission red uc tions and susta inab ility.


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III. Energy and Environmenta l Prog rams

The Institute s rec om mend a tion is to c onsider a c om prehe nsive,integrated ap p roa c h to ad d ressing the ene rgy a nd energy-relatedenvironmenta l issues being fac ed by co mm unities tod ay. The Institute b elieve s

tha t the ad d itiona l effort to coo rd ina te partic ipa tion in all of these p rog ramsc onc urren tly w ill far ou twe igh the extra effo rt req uired . On review o f theseprog rams, it is noted tha t som e involve retrofits to old build ings, while som e foc uson d esigning new e nergy e ffic ient b uild ings. Som e enc ourage elec tric savingsonly, while o ther p rograms are for a ll fuels and build ing systems. Som eenc ourage the use o f effic ienc y and c onservation while othe rs enc ourage theuse o f d istributed generation a nd rene wable ene rgy sources. There is no simp lesing le solution. Eva luating a nd impleme nting a va riety o f cost effec tive supp lyand demand op tions through a n integrated long -term plan is the b est pa th toac hieve ene rgy sustainab ility. Ad d itiona l informa tion on ene rgy e ffic ienc y and

renew ab le energy program s c an b e found a t www .c tenergyinfo.c om.In a dd ition to the tec hnic al servic es p rovided by the Institute, the p ortfolio ofp rog rams tha t the Institute p rop oses to c oo rd ina te for eac h c om munityincludes:

1. Energy Star Benc hmarking / Portfolio M anager2. EnergySta r 10% Cha lleng e, o ffered throug h the Environm enta l Protec tion

Ag enc y (EPA).3. Cities for Climate Prote c tion, (CCP) offered through the Internationa l

Co unc il for Loc al Environmenta l Initia tive (ICLEI).4. Renew able Energy Inc entives from the Connec tic ut Clea n Energy Fund

(CCEF).5. Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund at www.ctsavesenergy.org6. ww w.CTEnergyEduca tion.com high sc hoo l energy ed uca tion7. Keep CT Coo l! Clima te Cha llenge. www.keep c onnec tic utcool.org8. The Green Ca mpus Initia tive for susta inab le op erations.9. Energy Effic ienc y Tra ining for Sc hool Build ing Op era tors.10.High Performanc e Schools for New Construc tion and Reno va tions.

A. EnergyStar - Benc hmarking / Portfolio Ma nage rSponsored by the US Dep artment of Environmenta l Protec tion, EnergyStar

has develope d Portfolio Manage r to he lp Municipa lities and the b usinessc ommunity continua lly trac k and c om pare e nergy use, c ritic a l to suc c essfulene rgy manage me nt. Portfolio Ma nage r also p rovides a c ompara tive 1-to-100rat ing of energy use for: Office Building s, K 12 Sc hools, Hosp itals, Hote ls andGroc ery Stores. Buildings and fac ilities not inc luded a bove may also trac k andmea sure energy, although a 1-to-100 ra ting is no t ava ilab le at this time. Theportfolio m anage r is designe d to a ssess the c om para tive e nergy performanc e
http://estar3.energystar.gov/pls/portfolio/Pm_Main.Loginhttp://estar3.energystar.gov/pls/portfolio/Pm_Main.Login


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of a wide rang e o f c om merc ia l build ings aga inst a ll similar-use b uildings in theUnited Sta tes and in your reg ion. To ensure a n ac c ura te b enc hmark sc ore, theportfolio m anage r's benc hma rking mo dels req uire b uild ings to m ee t c ertainelig ib ility criteria . To b enc hmark your building and app ly for the lab el, a t lea st 50perc ent of your build ing 's floor a rea must consist of the prima ry spac e uses listed

be low . Add itiona l spa c e type s will be a dd ed in the c om ing months.ISE is an ENERGY STAR partner and was selec ted Na tiona l ENERGY STAR

Partner of the Yea r in 2004 for excellenc e in energy educ a tion through its use o fbenc hmarking w ith c om munities and the sta te. ISE supports gove rnmentagenc ies and c om munities, inc luding sc hoo l, in identifying o pportunities totarge t c onservation p rojec ts tha t help ineffic ient b uildings bec om e m oreefficient. ISE has benc hmarked ove r 150 of Connec tic ut pub lic K 12 sc hoo lsand ove r 140 sta te fa c ilities. Benc hmarking helps to:

Prioritize investments in your build ing p ortfolio. Identify the to p performe rsas we ll as the b est c and ida tes for upgrad es.

Targe t build ings that would b ene fit from eng aging in energy effic ienc yprograms.

Determine p otentia l savings. Comp are a benc hma rking sc ore to a "ta rgetsc ore" to show the ene rgy savings potential of ra ising efficienc y.

Mo nitor c hanges over time. Eva luate the effec tiveness of c hanges ineq uipm ent or ma nage ment.

Rec eive p ositive pub lic ity. Doc ume nting a building 's imp roved energyeffic ienc y or red uced energy c onsump tion c omm unic a tes anenvironmentally-friendly image.

K-12 Schools - Sc hool buildings for grad es Kind erga rten throug h 12th grade.

Floor a rea for a ll supporting func tions, suc h a s lob b ies, ca feterias, sta irways,eleva tor sha fts, e tc ., should be inc luded in the to ta l.1

The Environmenta l Protec tion Ag enc y crea ted the 10% Cha lleng e in orde rto ask homeowners and c om panies to d ec rea se their g reenhouse ga s em issionsby 10%. If everyone in Americ a red uc ed their gree nhouse g as em issions by suc han amo unt, by the year 2015, Americ ans wo uld have reduc ed the g as em issionsby an a mo unt eq uiva lent to tha t o f 15 million ve hic les, whic h would translate to

a w hopp ing $15 b illion.

B. EPA EnergyStar 10% Challenge

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http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=guidelines.guidelines_index2

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=challenge.bus_challenge

Commercia l build ings them selves use o ver $80 b illion w orth of na tura l ga sand elec tric ity alone, thus ge nerating mo re than a fifth of the to tal greenhouseemissions in the en tire c ountry! Their g reenhouse g as em ission reduc tions a lonewo uld grea tly red uc e the a mo unt of g ases released in this c ountry.


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Comp leting the 10% c halleng e beg ins with build ing an energy-effic ient fac ility,but c an a lso b e d one by upg rad ing a n a lrea dy-existing fac ility. This c an bedone by providing c onsume rs w ith mo re e nergy-effic ient p rod uc ts and servic esto install them.3 To d ete rmine how e nergy-effic ien t a b uilding is, a p erson c anuse EnergyStar s Benc hmarking Portfo lio M ana ger, whic h is d isc ussed next.

Who can Take the Cha lleng e?Whether youre a ssoc ia ted with a sma ll sc hoo l or a large c orporation, a

local government or a na tiona l assoc ia tion, a c om munity hosp ital or a hote lgroup , a m anufac turing plant or a reta iler you c an b e p art of the ENERGYSTAR Cha lleng e a nd help imp rove the energy effic ienc y of Am eric a sc omme rc ia l and industria l build ings by 10 percent o r mo re.

What You Ca n Do:Cha llenge p artic ipa nts and their mem bers are enc ourag ed to:

Measure a nd trac k energy useDevelop a plan for energy improvementsMa ke energy effic ienc y upg rad esHelp sprea d the energy effic ienc y word to o thers.

Now is the time to help b uild a bette r wo rld and take many of the samestep s a t work tha t you are ta king a t home to p rotec t our environm ent. TheENERGY STAR Cha lleng e Toolkit c an show you how.

The ENERGY STAR Challenge is a na tiona l ca ll-to-ac tion to imp rove theenergy e ffic ienc y of Americ a s c om merc ial a nd industria l build ings by 10pe rc ent or more.

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=challenge.bus_challenge

C. Cities for Climate Protec tionSponsored by Internationa l Counc il for Loc a l Environmenta l Initia tives

(ICLEI), cities and c ounties enrolled in the C ities for Climate Protec tionCa mp aign pled ge to reduc e g reenhouse g as em issions from their loc algo vernme nt op erations and from throug hout the ir c om munities. Eac h loc algove rnment sets its own em issions red uc tion ta rget a nd deve lop s a Loc a l Ac tionPlan outlining a c tions tha t will be p ursued to mee t the ta rget. To p a rtic ipa te in

the Cam pa ign, loc al go vernmentspass a resolution and undertake thefollowing tasks or milestones:

Deve lopment of a base yea r em issions ana lysis of the sourc es andquantity of greenhouse gas emissions.

Forec ast emissions grow th fo r the ta rget year of 2005 or 2010.

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Ad op tion of an emissions red uc tion ta rget , suc h a s the "Toronto Target" -red uc ing CO2 emissions 20% below 1990 levels by the target year, 2010.

Creation o f an a c tion plan outlining the a c tivities tha t w ill be p ursued toac hieve the em issions red uc tion ta rge t and imp lem enta tion o f the ac tionsprescribed.

From their headqua rters in Berkeley, CA, ICLEI has sta ff a nd tools tosupport the loc a l c ommunity tea m. Most loca l go vernme nts a lrea dy haveac tions und erwa y, suc h as build ing retrofits and rec yc ling prog rams tha t willhelp m ee t their em issions red uc tion g oa l and c an be included in their p lan.4

CC EF c onside rs investing in loc al, na tiona l, or inte rna tiona l p rojec ts tha tbe nefit Connec tic ut ra tepa yers, stimulate d ema nd for p rod uction of c lea nenergy throug h sola r power, wind, fue l cells, land fill gas, b iom ass c onversion,oc ea n thermal ene rgy, wa ve o r tida l energy, and em erging no n-fossil fueledtechnologies.

D. The Connec ticut Clea n Energy FundThe Clean Energy Fund invests in e nterprises and other initia tives tha t

prom ote and deve lop susta inab le m arkets for ene rgy from renewable sourcesand fuel c ells that w ill bene fit the ra tep ayers of Connec tic ut. The Co nnec tic ut

Ge neral Assem bly c rea ted the C onnec tic ut Clea n Energy Fund (CCEF) in 1998as part o f leg islation d eregulating e lec tric utilities. CCEF beg an forma lop erations in Janua ry 2000, and by July of 2006, the Co nnec tic ut Clea n EnergyFund s funded p rojec ts, c om mitments, and p rog rams had reac hed a ne t worthof over $100 million. Mo ney to c ap italize the C lean Energy Fund c om es from asurc ha rge of a few c ents per mo nth on c onsumers' utility b ills.

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All c ustomers of CL&P c ontribute to this Fund throug h the

Their goa l is to m ake Co nnec tic ut a leader in susta ining aba lanc e b etween c lean e nergy prod uction, ec onomic g rowth, andenvironm enta l c onservation.

E. Connec ticut Energy Effic ienc y FundThe Connec tic ut Energy Effic ienc y Fund supports a va rie ty o f Prog rams

designed to help residentia l and business c ustom ers red uc e their energy use.Combined

Pub lic Benefits Charge on the ir elec tric b ill. Sinc e you c ontribute to the Fund ,you should take ad vantage of the Prog rams.

These Energy Effic ienc y Prog rams, which serve as models for o the r utilityeffic ienc y prog rams na tionw ide, are reviewe d b y the Energy ConservationMana gem ent Boa rd , ap proved b y the Connec tic ut Dep artment o f Pub lic UtilityControl and administered by CL&P.

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Follow this links to the informa tion you nee d to partic ipa te in thesenationally recognized programs. http://www.cl-p.com/clmbus/indexclmbus.asp

F. Connec ticut Energy Educ ation

ISE is c urrently enga ge d in the deve lop ment a nd sta tew ideimpleme nta tion of a High Sc hoo l Energy Effic ienc y Curric ulum resourc e fo rtea c hers and students. This is an imp ortant step in p rovid ing qua lity energyed uc ation p rog ram for a ll Connec tic ut sc hoo l c hild ren. During the past two-and -a-half yea rs ISE, with the help of o ur stake ho lder advisory group , hasresea rc hed , developed , reviewed , revised and launc hed theww w.CTEnergyEduc a tion.com we bsite to deliver qua lity energy ed uc a tionmateria ls to high sc hool students and tea c hers in Connec tic ut. Sinc e fa ll 2006,160 Conne c tic ut teac hers have dow nloa ded lesson plans for use in theirclassrooms.

CT Energy Educ a tion is a c urriculum resource for ed uc ators fea turing theenergy top ic s in the Connec tic ut high sc hoo l c urric ulum. Issues and top ic s areexplored with a Connec tic ut foc us, and w ith an emp hasis on solutions tha tstud ents c an imp lement. ISE offers teac her workshops and c lassroom materials,including lessons, lab sheets and group activities in: Fundamentals of Energy,Clima te Change a nd Energy Effic ienc y.www.ctenergyeducation.com. (seea ttac hed d esc rip tion)

Recentlyww w.CTEnergyEduc a tion.co mwa s rec og nized by theConnec tic ut Qua lity Innova tion Award Prog ram a s a Silver Award winner for itsinnovative c ollab orative p rog ram d esign a pp roa c h.

Education-Related Studies:http :// ww w.ea sternc t.edu/ dep ts/ susta inenergy/ HPSc hoo lSumm ary/HPSc hoo ls.htm

G. Keep Co nnecticut Cool Climate Change ChallengeSince Fa ll 2007, ISE ha s ha d the responsibility for the p romotion and

administra tion o f the Keep Connec tic ut Cool Clima te Chang e Cha llenge.The Clima te Cha nge Cha lleng e motivates midd le sc hoo l and high sc hoo lstudents to learn ab out c lima te sc ienc e; to unde rstand how huma n ac tivitiesare c ontributing to c lima te c hange ; and to c rea te and imp lement loc alsolutions to c limate c ha nge in the ir sc hoo l or com munity. In 20067 thirty sc hools

pa rtic ipa ted in the program in Connec tic ut.Keep Connec tic ut Cool: TheClima te Chang e Cha llenge

H. Green Cam pus InitiativeISE ha s initia ted a p rojec t to resea rc h, identify and prom ote effec tive

approa c hes to susta inab ility on the c olleg es and universities c ampuses of
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Connec tic ut. The Institute p rov ides guidelines and lea dership to C onnec tic utsc hoo ls interested in taking a c om prehe nsive susta inab ility ap proa c h to low eringenergy use a nd c ost, red uc ing gree nhouse g ases from build ing system s andtransportation, imp roving wa ter and wa ste w ater ma nag ement, encourag ingrecycling, hazardous waste reduction and disposal, and environmentally friendly

ma teria ls p roc urem ent. Guidelines c a ll for a tea m-based approa c h eng agingadministra tive sta ff, stud ents, fac ulty and loc a l tec hnica l experts. Thissusta inab ility mo del is being utilizing b y the CSU system, inc lud ing EasternConnec tic ut Sta te University, and rec eived a 2006 CT Qua lity Innova tion Awardand a 2006 DEP Gree n Circ le Award . Here is the link:http://www.easternct.edu/depts/sustainenergy/colleges_n_uni/home_colleges_n_uni.html

H. K 12 School Energy Managem ent Training

ISE was asked by the Dep artment o f Pub lic Utility Control in Doc ket 06-10-02 to developm ent of a pilot training and ed uc ation program for fac ilitymaintenanc e a nd ma na gem ent pe rsonnel in K-12 sc hool system s. ISE hasutilized a portfolio a pproa c h for implementing the Prog ram for K 12 Sc hoo ls.The a pproa c h has engaged sc hoo l system s with multip le related ac tivities,inc luding; managem ent tra ining on energy issues for sc hoo l ad ministra tors andbusiness managers, be nc hmarking of a ll fac ilities, bu ild ing op erato rs tra ining forthe m a intenanc e sta ff and tea c her workshop s in eeSmart and CT EnergyEduc ation fo r the fac ulty.The op erato r tra ining is offered to la rge c om munities or group s of smallerc om munities and held in sc hool fac ilities within these c om munities. Lessons w illc over theory and a pplic a tion and c onnec t ba c k to identifying c ost effec tive

alternatives to their current operating procedures.1. Building system ove rview , unde rstand build ing energy a nd water use,

review of b enc hmarking results, identifying saving opportunities, energyaud iting , c ost be nefits ana lysis and gene ral efficienc y stra teg ies

2. Hea t loss, build ings enve lop , doo r and wind ow trea tme nt, and insulation.3. Effic ient Lighting, use of na tura l light, and lighting c ontrols4. HVAC systems, equipment controls and building automation, indoor air

quality5. Dema nd response, distributed ge neration, and renewa ble energy6. Develop ing an energy ma nag ement plan, effic ienc y and renew able

energy p rog rams and inc entives.The Institute for Susta inab le Energy (ISE) ha s been a sked by theDep artme nt of Pub lic Utility Control in Doc ket 06-10-02 to d evelop ment andimp leme nt an ed uca tiona l program for fac ility ma intenanc e and m ana ge me ntpersonne l in K-12 sc hool systems. ISE is a lrea dy engaged in o the r p rojec tsinvolving sc hoo ls, inc luding: p rovid ing Energy Sta r Portfolio Ma nagerbenc hma rking to p ublic sc hoo ls, deve loping reg ula tions and providingoutrea c h to loca l bo ards of ed uca tion on high p erforma nce b uild ing stand ards


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for new sc hoo ls, ad ministering the high sc hoolwww.ctenergyeducation.c omprog ram, and providing ene rgy c od e tra ining for local build ing inspec tors. Fa ll2006, ISE pub lishe d The Energy Efficienc y Stud y of Connec ticut Sc hoo ls

ISE req uires a ll sc hool systems to benc hmark the ir fac ilities using EnergyStar Portfolio M anager. This will crea te a n a ll fuels p re-p ilot baseline for eac hfac ility inc luding e nergy and building use for prioritizing and evaluatingefficienc y projec ts. It also p rovides a b asis for p rog ram mea surem ent a ndverific a tion (M&V) protoc ols to d em onstra te e lec tric and na tura l gas saving , aswell as savings in oil, propane, and wa ter measures. ISE will wo rk with theComp anies and ECMB c onsultants to d evelop these protoc ols and as well as

explore avenues to utilize c o-fund ing through the g as c om panies, the CCEF, theDPUC DG p rog ram, and the Department of Educ ation.

revealingtha t Connec tic ut sc hoo ls a re rela tively ineffic ient a s c om pared to sc hoo lsaround the na tion. This rep ort will be a main to p ic of d isc ussion a t the fa ll 2007

mee ting of the C onnec tic ut Assoc ia tion of Sc hool Superintend ents (CASS).

ISE offers a portfolio approa c h for imp lementing the prog ram, whic hinc ludes: eng ag ing sc hool system s w ith multip le a c tivities, inc luding:managem ent training for sc hoo l ad ministra tors and business managers,benc hmarking of a ll fac ilities, build ing op erato rs c ertific a tion tra ining for thema intena nc e staff a nd tea c her workshop s in eeSma rt a nd CT Energy Educ ationfor the fac ulty.

The Department requested tha t ISE ...develop a c omprehensive allfuels training prog ram for K-12 fac ility managers and ma intena nc e p ersonne l in

which they c an b e trained and c ertified in energy effic ienc y tec hnolog ies andop erating proc ed ures throug h a series of w orkshop s held on a reg ional b asisthroughout the sta te . The workshop prog ram c ould include instruc tion on: (1)

energy ac c ounting a nd b enc hma rking; (2) energy a uditing a nd identifying

effic ienc y imp rovem ents; (3) p reventive and predictive maintenanc e

proc ed ures; (4) c ost b ene fit and lifec yc le ana lysis; (5) pa rtic ipa tion in CEEF,

CCEF, DG a nd Dema nd Response prog rams; (6) energy efficient te c hnology;

and (7) indoor a ir qua lity. Building operato r tra ining will foc us on the ac tua lperformanc e o f their sc hoo l systems fac ilities, and eng age the m aintena nc edep artment in identifying and quantifying op portunities utilizing ene rgyeffic ienc y, co nservation, d istributed genera tion, dem and respo nse and

renew ab le energy in order to reduc e op era ting bud ge t expend itures andc ontrol ene rgy use a nd p ea k dem and . The tra ining w ill a lso inc lude savingsop portunities from rec ycling and wa ter c onservation.

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J. High Performanc e Sc hoo l InitiativeConnec tic ut s pub lic sc hoo ls fall far below the na tiona l average in terms

of ene rgy effic ienc y and have ha d little, but g row ing, installa tion o f clea nenergy g ene ra tion (see the a ttac hed New York Times artic le Pub lic Sc hoo ls Fa ilSta te Energy Survey in Sec tion 7). To add ress the se issues, CC EF is p roposing a

new High Performa nc e Sc hools Program (HPSP). The ob jec tive o f the p roposedCCEF initia tive is to support the impleme nta tion of An Ac t Conc erningElec tric ity and Energy Effic ienc y by red irec ting sc hool c onstruc tion inConnec tic ut toward b est-prac tic e, high performa nce d esign that inc orpora tesenergy e ffic ienc y and c lea n d istributed genera tion w herever possib le a ndprac tic a l (see Sec tion 6 for LEED c red its for sc hools on c lea n renew able energyand energy e ffic ienc y).

CC EF sees the HPSP as a multi-yea r endeavor that c rea tes c onsensus andstakeho lder support for investme nt in high p erformanc e sc hoo ls, see ds thema rketplac e w ith potentia l projec ts, deve lops c ase studies, and then ga ins

mom entum in the ensuing yea rs by b uilding on ea rly efforts and suc c esses. Tomee t CCEFs mand ate, the initia tive must result not o nly in the d esign,c onstruc tion, a nd op eration of m ore ene rgy effic ient sc hoo ls, but a lso in theinsta llation of o nsite c lean energy resourc es and support for other voluntaryc lean energy ma rket initia tives.

The High Performanc e Sc hools Prog ram being prop osed in this p rog ram outlineseeks to :

Identify a Circuit Rider subc ontrac t with a c irc uit rider, an orga niza tionwith the p urpose o f intervening a t the ea rliest stages of a m unicipalitysc onsideration o f a m ajor reno va tion o r new sc hoo l construc tion p rojec t tod isc uss the ne ed for high performanc e schools;

Provide Targeted Tec hnic al Assistanc e subc ontrac t with an energyenginee ring firm tha t will p rovide tec hnica l c onsulting servic es to ta rgetedmunicipa lities tha t a re p lanning signific ant investments in majorrenova tion a nd new sc hool construc tion p rojec ts. This assistant w ill a lsoidentify releva nt ince ntives for the p rojec ts;

Prom ote Educ ation and Outreac h provision of educ a tion g rants tosupp ort ed uca tion a nd outrea c h on high pe rforma nce b uild ing d esignand construction;

Suppo rt a Strateg ic New Hire at a State Agenc y c onsideration o f thehiring of a high performanc e b uildings spec ia list a t a stra teg ic a llyimp ortant state a ge ncy; and

Crea te a Task Force sup port for a High Performa nc e Building s Task Forc etha t inc lud es va rious stakeho lders from the p ub lic , priva te, nonprofit, andac ad em ic sec tors.


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By the CCEF supporting this portfolio of initia tives, the develop ment of highpe rforma nce sc hool design, c onstruc tion and op era tion p er An Ac tConc erning Elec tric ity and Energy Effic ienc y will be p rop erly ad d ressed andac c elerated ac ross Connec tic ut lea d ing to the incorpo ra tion o f onsite c lea nenergy resources.

K. The Institute for Sustaina ble EnergyThe Institute for Susta inab le Energy a t Eastern C onnec ticut Sta te University

wa s estab lished in 2001 to ide ntify, deve lop , and imp lement the m ea ns forac hieving a susta ina ble energy future. The Institute foc uses on m a tters relatingto public po lic y, c onservation and load m ana ge me nt, effic ient and renew abled istributed ge neration, protec tion of e nvironm enta l resources, and thed issem ina tion of useful information on energy a lterna tives and susta inab ility tousers and providers of energy. The Institute adds an unb iased foc us on p rac tic a l

app lic a tions and d issem ination of informa tion a bout how to imp rove the ene rgyprofile and sustainab ility of the reg ion. More informa tion m ay be ob tained fromour web site,www.sustainenergy.org, or by c a lling the Institute a t (860) 465-0251.

The Institute 's Mission is "to identify, develop and bec ome an ob jec tive energy

and educational resource regarding the means for ac hieving a sustainab le

energy future."
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