Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.2

Inquiry

Proposed Innovation Credit - Energy Demand Reduction Our project is a 1.2 million SF science building renovation and expansion for a university campus. This credit applies only to the expansion portion, which is 240,000 SF. The program consists of research and teaching laboratories, lab support areas, offices, conference rooms, lecture halls, classrooms, libraries, food service, and public areas. 30-35% of the area is laboratory space. University Central Power Plants reduce many negative environmental impacts by eliminating the complete dependence on the regional power grid. Central power plants can significantly reduce regional source energy use both on a daily basis and at peak demand times. Central power plants can help the regional utility company manage their peak loads during the winter and summer months. Using natural gas as the fuel type, the central power plant generates power that is more efficient and cleaner than the coal-burning regional source energy. Ultimately, this reduces the amount of fossil fuel required to produce the energy. It reduces associated energy waste resulting from electric transmission line losses. It reduces the need for the regional utility to construct new power generating facilities. INTENT Reduce the amount of overall energy needed from the coal-burning regional source energy. Reduce the total source energy required for the facility through increased energy supply efficiency from a university central power plant. Assist the regional utility company in managing their summer and winter peak demands with peak-load demand reduction measures. REQUIREMENTS Provide alternate source energy from a central power plant and standby generators that operate at the regional utility company\'s request to assist in managing summer and winter peak demands. Summer months defined as May 1- September 30 from 1:00PM - 9:00PM Monday-Friday. Winter Months from October 1-April 30 from 6:00AM-1:00PM Monday- Friday. Additional metering and control equipment will be added to monitor power usage during on-peak and off-peak times and disconnect the building from the regional source energy during the on-peak demand times. SUBMITTALS Provide Letter Template, signed by the Owner, confirming that the project is using cleaner, more efficient source energy from the university\'s central power plant. Provide a narrative describing how the project has achieved the required criteria and documenting the technology and systems of the University\'s central power plant. Include overall one line diagrams.