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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESPONSE - RFP - 7497 BUILDING ENERGY MODELING SERVICESDENVER • SAN FRANCISCO Ambient Energy • 130 W. 5th Ave. • Denver, CO 80204 • 303.278.1532 • www.ambient-e.com Building Energy Modeling Services (7497) PROPOSAL RESPONSE April 15, 2013 impact • collaborate • innovate Brian Hergott, Project Manager, City of Fort Collins John Stephen, Senior Buyer, City of Fort Collins City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 2 Dear Brian, John and the City of Fort Collins Team, On behalf of Ambient Energy, I am delighted to submit our qualifications for Building Energy Modeling Services. Our firm’s mission is to provide exactly this type services and we excel with dedicated, visionary clients such as the City of Fort Collins. We have enjoyed working in Fort Collins and Northern Colorado for clients such as the Colorado State University, Weld County Libraries, University of Northern Colorado, and the City of Loveland. We look forward to continuing this work for the City of Fort Collins. Our Vision: Ambient Energy is at the forefront of advancing sustainability outcomes with our Big Hairy Audacious Goal of “creating regenerative building solutions” over the next two decades. As active advocates of the 2030 Challenge, we are well-aligned with your mission as a municipality to be a model for resource use and sustainability. Our Team: Our experienced team of Building Performance Engineers provides exceptional service and quality. Linda Morrison, PE, BEMP, LEED-AP, CEM will manage this project and perform quality assurance with her 19 years of experience from modeling to measurement and verification. Each staff member is a LEED Accredited Professional and has a minimum of three years of modeling experience. Our Project Experience: We bring the experience of 8 LEED Platinum projects and 9 net-zero energy/carbon neutral projects to successfully guide your projects. We support clients in broadening sustainability initiatives to include the elements of the Living Building Challenge and enacting occupant- based awareness programs for energy and water as well as other sustainability aspects that engage occupants and the community. Our Modeling Capabilities: We customize our work to match the desired outcomes and budget. For example, our work ranges from the behemoth 870,000 sf Love Field Airport to the complex jewel box of the naturally ventilated, net-zero energy and carbon neutral 1,500 sf Site Entrance Building at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. We support high performance buildings through energy modeling, daylight analysis, renewable energy analysis, bulk airflow modeling, computational fluid dynamics and comfort analysis as well as other services. Our services are tailored to the client, budget, and desired outcomes. Exceptional Outcomes: Ambient Energy understands the significance of the upcoming projects in terms of delivering high impact, high performing projects showcasing energy conservation for the staff and the community. We will work on behalf of the City of Fort Collins from conceptual planning through design, construction, and occupancy to turn your goals for energy efficiency, occupant delight, occupant health and comfort, and low operational costs into actual performance. We are ready to hit the ground running and to support the design and construction process for the projects’ schedule. We look forward to future conversations with you about building energy modeling consulting services. Please note that we also acknowledge receipt of Addendum No. 1 of the Request for Proposal. Best Regards, Renée Azerbegi, CEM, LEED-AP BD+C, President City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 3 1 FIRM OVERVIEW The point of contact for the Building Energy Modeling Services is Linda Morrison, Project Manager. Linda can be reached at linda@ambient-e.com or 303-278-1532x207. Ambient Energy is a leader in energy modeling and building performance analysis services for municipal projects with experience in offices, courts and civic functions, recreation centers, fire stations, public works and utilities, and parking structures. Ambient Energy’s nationwide portfolio covers projects in the sectors of transportation, higher education, museums, justice, hospitals, laboratories, airports, visitor’s centers, multi- family housing, schools, libraries, and campuses. Ambient Energy is certified as a Small Business Entity, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Women Owned Enterprise by the State of Colorado. Founded in 2004, Ambient Energy is a financially healthy business with annual revenue of over $900,000. Some markers of our financial health are that no lien has ever been filed against us and we have no debt. Renée Azerbegi, President, and Linda Morrison, Building Performance Engineering Team Leader, are the shareholders. Ambient Energy is proud to have worked on: • 9 Net-Zero Energy/Carbon Neutral Projects • 8 Certified/Registered LEED Platinum Buildings • Over 90 LEED Registered and Certified projects • Over 40 GBCI reviews for EAp2/EAc1/EAc2 completed or in progress • 7 City of Fort Collins Utilities Integrated Design Assistance Program buildings We are proud to have worked with municipalities across the state for the Colorado Energy Office under the High Performance Building Program. Additionally, we are honored to recently be selected by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for the Mentor / Protégé Program where we will be providing technical assistance to their OpenStudio group. Our strengths include the following: • Experience with energy benchmarking and concept energy modeling • Collaboration success with various entities and project teams • Building Information Modeling collaboration and integration • Experience with the project types listed in the RFP • Experience with integrated design, design build and fast track projects • High tech innovation combined with low tech passive design strategies • Complementary audit, occupant awareness, and commissioning services • Diverse background and expertise of staff Ambient Energy’s strengths, experience, and processes are well-matched to deliver the desired Consultant Services listed in the RFP as well as supplemental services for the greatest impact on staff and community quality of life and City stewardship. City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 4 2a REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT LIST Ambient Energy has experience providing energy modeling and building performance analysis services for all of the project types the City of Fort Collins is requesting. See below for the tally of selected energy modeling and building performance projects provided over the last five years. *Denotes projects that have achieved or are pursuing net-zero energy and/or carbon neutral status. 3 Recreation Centers • Central Park Recreation Center, Denver • Brighton Adult Recreation Center, Brighton • Western State College Field House, Gunnison 2 Fire Authority Buildings • Lowry Fire Station, Denver • Palisade Fire Station, Palisade 6 Office Buildings • Aardex Signature Center, Golden • Alliance Center, Denver • NREL Ingress/Egress Site Entrance Building, Golden* • Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building Modernization Project, Denver • Victor Valley Transit Authority, Administration Building, Hesperia, CA* • Xcel Energy Denver Consolidation, Denver 5 Parking Garages • Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building Parking Garage, Denver • NREL Ingress Egress Parking Garage, Golden* • San Jose International Airport, Consolidated Rental Car Parking Garage, San Jose, CA • Golden Urban Renewal Authority, Two Parking Garage Audits, Golden 10 Vehicle Maintenance and Utility Service • Denver Public Works Central Platte, Fleet Maintenance • Denver Public Works Central Platte, Shop Warehouse • DMVA, Field Maintenance Shop 3, Grand Junction • Greenwood Village Public Works • Loveland Public Works • Louisville Public Works • Parker Service Center • TRANSPO, Maintenance and Operations Facility, South Bend, IN • Start Bus, Jackson, WY • Victor Valley Transit Authority, Maintenance Building, Hesperia, CA* 7 Other Municipal Projects • Buckley Development Net-Zero Energy City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 5 2b SIMULATION PROGRAMS AND TOOLS Ambient Energy selects from a wide range of industry and proprietary tools to customize our technical approach and deliverables to meet the needs of each individual client and specific issue at hand. Energy IES-VE, eQuest, EnergyPro, Open Studio/Energy Plus, GLD IES Geothermal Bundle Ambient Energy proprietary spreadsheets for bin weather calculations, motor efficiency, variable flow fans and pumps. Renewable Energy HOMER, RETscreen, PV-Watts2, IES-VE SunCast Proprietary spreadsheets for transpired solar collectors. Daylight and Glare RadianceIES, Daysim, Evalglare Computational Fluid Dynamics IES-VE MicroFlo Natural Ventilation (Bulk Air-Flow) IES-VE MacroFlo Life-cycle Cost Analysis BLCC, Xcel Energy “Energy At-Risk Financial Tool” 2c MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND PROCESS LOADS We provide leadership in assessing mechanical systems and are always looking for both new innovations and incremental improvements to proven technologies. Our approach to process loads is to accurately reflect the energy and peak electrical loads through process load inventory and investigation about its use through measurement or communication with building owners, operators and occupants where possible Representative Mechanical System Experience • Wind towers, natural ventilation, transpired solar collectors. • Dedicated outdoor air systems, underfloor air systems, displacement ventilation systems, chilled beams, heat pumps, fan coil units, variable air volume systems, and make-up air units. • Variable refrigerant flow, geo-exchange heat pumps, district energy, boilers, chillers, heat-recovery chillers, cooling towers, thermal storage, direct expansion cooling, evaporative cooling, cool towers (katabatic towers), and swimming pool dehumidification units. • Glycol heat recovery loops, plate heat exchangers, heat wheels, enthalpy wheels. Representative Process Load Experience • Office equipment, computers, monitors, copiers, printers, TVs, and phones. • Specialty equipment for educational facilities, museums, libraries, laboratories, hospitals, TV broadcasting, restaurants, airports, vehicle maintenance facilities, and kitchen equipment from residential dwellings to commercial kitchens • Elevators and conveyance. IT loads from servers to data centers • Security equipment such as cameras, gates, and control rooms • Swimming pools and recreational center fitness equipment • General residential and hotel room loads City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 6 2d CASE STUDIES Additional project case studies are available upon request. Other project references include net-zero energy master planning, comfort analysis, facility audits, and occupant energy and water awareness programs. Modeled energy use intensity is the building before applying renewables. Baseline energy use intensity is typically the baseline for LEED. Actual energy use intensity is after one year of stable occupancy. *Indicates Data current as of Design Development phase Site Entrance Building National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, CO 1,575 sf Occupied 2012 Pursuing LEED-NCv2009 Platinum Net-zero energy/carbon neutral Passive strategies: 100% daylit facility, wind tower for natural ventilation, economizer for ground loop coupled radiant slab Additional strategies: Efficient process loads, solar load control, high performance envelope and windows, efficient lighting and controls, back-up mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, underfloor air system, demand control ventilation, water source geo-exchange heat pump with radiant slab, 12.7 kW photovoltaic system Energy Use Intensity (kBTU/sf/yr): Modeled: 31.8 Renewable energy: 33.1 Baseline: 81 Actual: In progress Services provided: Energy, daylight, renewable energy, custom wind profile, natural ventilation (bulk air flow modeling), and computational fluid dynamics consulting, renewable energy consulting, life-cycle cost assessment, measurement and verification Complete: Modeling to inform design, predictive modeling for net- zero energy, LEED EAc1/EAc2 and IEQc8.1, as built energy modeling 67% energy cost savings 46% peak load reduction In progress: LEED EAc5 Measurement and Verification Education Collections Facility Denver Museum of Nature and Science Denver, CO 123,137 sf Occupancy Date 2014 Pursuing LEED-NCv2009 Platinum Carbon neutral Passive strategies: Daylighting, elongated structure with large southern exposure Additional strategies: Efficient process loads, solar load control, high performance envelope and windows, efficient lighting and controls, demand controlled ventilation, evaporative cooling, innovative geo-exchange heat pumps coupled to Denver Water “purple pipe” water re-use system, heat pump for service water, ultrasonic humidification, solar hot water heating, 196.3 kW photovoltaic system Energy Use Intensity (kBTU/sf/yr): Modeled: 35.9 Renewable energy: 8.2 Baseline: 95 Actual: TBD Services provided: Energy, daylight, and renewable energy consulting, life-cycle cost assessment Complete: Modeling to inform design, renewable energy analysis, City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 7 Pavilion Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 10,300 sf Occupancy Date 2014 Pursuing LEED-NCv2009 Platinum Strategies: Efficient process loads, solar load control, high performance envelope and windows, operable windows, efficient lighting and controls, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, evaporative cooling with katabatic tower, passive solar exhaust, passive solar heating, variable refrigerant volume heating and cooling, electric service hot water and 48.4 kW photovoltaic system Energy Use Intensity (kBTU/sf/yr): Modeled: 51* Renewable energy: 27* Baseline: 92* Actual: TBD 43% energy cost savings* 43% peak load reduction* Services provided: Energy, daylight, renewable energy, custom wind profile, natural ventilation (bulk air flow modeling), and computational fluid dynamics consulting, financial assessment Complete: Modeling to inform design In progress: LEED EAc1/EAc2 and IEQc8.1, Integrated Design Assistance Program (IDAP) incentive *As of Design Development Laurel Village (residence halls) Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 192,475 sf Occupancy Date 2014 Pursuing LEED-NCv2009 Gold EUI target set at 20% reduction from Aspen Hall or 54 kBTU/sf/yr Strategies: Efficient process loads, solar load control, high performance envelope and windows, operable windows for natural ventilation, efficient lighting and controls, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, evaporative cooling, variable refrigerant volume heating and cooling, high efficiency condensing service hot water heaters Energy Use Intensity (kBTU/sf/yr): Modeled: 39* Renewable energy: NA Baseline: 56* Actual: TBD 32% energy cost savings* 46% peak load reduction* Services provided: Energy and daylight consulting, financial assessment Complete: Modeling to inform design; predictive modeling In progress: LEED EAc1/EAc2 and IEQc8.1, Integrated Design Assistance Program (IDAP) incentive *As of Design Development Aspen Hall (residence hall) Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 62,161sf Occupied 2009 LEED-NCv2.2 Gold Strategies: Efficient process loads, solar load control, high performance envelope and windows, operable windows, efficient City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 8 Engineering II Laboratory and Data Center Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 120,245 sf Occupancy Date 2013 Pursuing LEED-NCv2009 Gold Strategies: Solar load control, high performance envelope and windows, automated windows, efficient lighting and controls, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, evaporative cooling, central plant for chilled water, hot water, and service hot water heating, laboratory and data center process load inventory Energy Use Intensity (kBTU/sf/yr): Modeled: 228 Renewable energy: NA Baseline: 449 Actual: TBD 54% energy cost savings 27% peak load reduction Services provided: Energy, daylight, renewable energy, custom wind profile, natural ventilation (bulk air flow modeling), and computational fluid dynamics consulting, financial assessment Complete: Model to inform design, LEED EAc1, Integrated Design Assistance Program (IDAP) incentive Frederick High School St Vrain Valley School District Frederick, CO 190,351 sf Occupied 2011 LEED-NCv2.2 Silver Strategies: Solar load control, high performance envelope and windows, efficient lighting and controls, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, central plant for chilled water and high efficiency boiler and service hot water Energy Use Intensity (kBTU/sf/yr): Modeled: 40 Renewable energy: NA Baseline: 128 Actual: TBD 59% energy cost savings 21% peak load reduction Services provided: Energy consulting, financial assessment Complete: Modeling to inform design, predictive energy modeling, LEED EAc1 St Andrew United Methodist Church Highlands Ranch, CO 98,166 sf addition Occupied 2011 Strategies: Solar load control, high performance envelope and windows, efficient lighting and controls, displacement ventilation, demand controlled ventilation, central plant for chilled water, hot water, and service hot water heating Energy Use Intensity (kBTU/sf/yr): Modeled: 74 Renewable energy: NA Baseline: 92 Actual: 75 19% energy cost savings City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 9 Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse Denver, CO 317,800 sf Occupied 2010 LEED-NCv2.2 Gold Strategies: Solar load control, high performance envelope and windows, automated windows, efficient lighting and controls, variable air volume system, demand controlled ventilation, central plant for chilled water, hot water, and service hot water heating Energy Use Intensity (kBTU/sf/yr): Modeled: 59 Renewable energy: NA Baseline: 67 Actual: 87 28% energy cost savings 46% peak load reduction Services provided: Energy consulting, life-cycle cost assessment Complete: Modeling to inform design, LEED EAc1, calibrated simulation for LEED EAc5 Measurement and Verification Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center Denver, CO 454,640 sf Occupied 2010 LEED-NCv2.2 Silver Strategies: Solar load control, high performance envelope and windows, ballistics rated fenestration, efficient lighting and controls, variable air volume system, demand controlled ventilation, central plant for chilled water, hot water, service hot water heating, and domestic hot water pre-heat with waste steam condensate Energy Use Intensity (kBTU/sf/yr): Modeled: 90 Renewable energy: NA Baseline: 94 Actual: 132 14% energy cost savings 33% peak load reduction Services provided: Energy consulting, life-cycle cost assessment Complete: Modeling to inform design, LEED EAc1, calibrated simulation for LEED EAc5 Measurement and Verification Administration, Maintenance and Operations Facility TRANSPO, South Bend, IN 167,308 sf Occupied 2010 LEED-NCv2.2 Platinum Strategies: Solar load control, high performance envelope and windows, highly insulated overhead doors, efficient lighting and controls, daylight harvesting, ground source heat pump system for heating and cooling, radiant heat with electric boiler for energy rate reduction, 93.5 kW photovoltaic system Energy Use Intensity (kBTU/sf/yr): Modeled: 46 Renewable energy: 2 Baseline: 97 Actual: TBD 36% energy cost savings City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 10 3. AMBIENT ENERGY TEAM We have the availability and expertise to meet the simultaneous project commitments, per the staffing and experience described below. Nominal Requirements Years with Firm Years of Modeling Experience Degrees Renée Azerbegi, LEED-AP BD+C Principal-in-Charge 9 10 M.S. Engineering Linda Morrison, PE, BEMP, LEED-AP BD+C Project Manager Building Performance Engineering Team Leader (QA/QC and Model Project Manger) 8 19 B.S. Engineering Mike Kaufman, QCxP, LEED-AP BD+C Building Performance Engineer 5 5 M.S. Engineering Rachel Bannon-Godfrey, LEED-AP BD+C Building Performance Engineer 3 4 M.S. Architecture Avinash Gautam, Building Performance Engineer Sustainable Design and Daylight Specialist 4 3 M.S. Architecture Total Firm GBCI Model Reviews Complete 28 Organizational Chart Team Experience Renée Azerbegi, LEED-AP BD+C, CEM is President of Ambient Energy and Principal-in-Charge for all projects. She will oversee the delivery of overall client satisfaction, perform general quality control functions and be available any time the City of Fort Collins would like to discuss the projects. Renée has worked on over 20 LEED Gold or Platinum rated projects. Renée is known for pushing innovate ideas and high quality in all of Ambient Energy’s projects. Renée has been recognized as a American Solar Energy Society Women in Solar Energy award (2013) and a Top 20 under 40 award by ENR magazine. Renee Linda Mike Rachel Avinash City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 11 Linda Morrison, PE, BEMP, LEED-AP BD+C, CEM is the Building Performance Engineering Team Leader and Project Manager for all projects. Linda is the project point of contact and performs quality assurance reviews on all analysis and deliverables as described in section 4b Quality Control. She has worked on over 26 LEED Gold or Platinum rated projects and 15 projects in Northern Colorado. Linda is known for her ability to listen, advocate for the client, and utilize her 19 years of project management and energy expertise for both existing buildings and new construction to achieve successful outcomes by meeting both the project high performance goals and project budget. Her work includes sustainable design, analysis of energy, renewables, and carbon, facility audits for energy and operational efficiency and measurement and verification. As a regular speaker for the AIA Colorado Committee on the Environment 2030 Challenge Series “Right-Sized: Equipment and Controls for Super-Efficiency Buildings”, she brings to the team her expertise in successfully integrating all aspects of effective high performance design. Mike Kaufman, QCxP, LEED-AP BD+C, and Rachel Bannon-Godfrey, LEED-AP BD+C, are Building Performance Engineers who provide energy modeling and building performance analysis, collaboration for integrated design and project innovation. Their combined experience includes analysis for over 30 LEED Gold or Platinum rated projects and 9 projects in Northern Colorado. Mike brings a mechanical engineering and commissioning perspective to his work, enabling him to approach design issues from both technical and practical standpoints. His Master’s program focused on both energy supply-side and demand-side strategies and leveraging them simultaneously to produce the most efficient buildings. Mike is passionate about looking at things creatively to solve problems with existing technologies. Rachel has over eight years experience as an architectural designer prior to joining the energy consulting field, enabling a deep understanding of occupant and client requirements, space planning parameters, facility design and building enclosure, and the keys to successful integrated design. Rachel’s Master’s Degree focused on energy efficient building technologies, post-occupancy evaluations and measurement and verification. Rachel is passionate about realizing economical, innovative strategies for achieving ever increasing goals for energy efficiency and quality indoor environments. Avinash Gautam, LEED-AP BD+C, is a Sustainable Design and Daylight Specialist providing climate analysis, analysis of passive strategies, daylight and glare analysis, collaboration for integrated design and project innovation. He has performed analysis for 18 LEED Gold or Platinum rated projects and 8 projects in Northern Colorado. With a Master’s of Science from Kansas State University in Architecture with an Emphasis on Ecological and Sustainable Design on Climate Responsive Vernacular Architecture, Avinash brings an architectural and passive design perspective to his sustainable design work. He is also passionate about bringing daylight into buildings in a way that delights the occupants. City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 12 Availability An expected time commitment of key staff is shown below. Staff Hours per Week Renée Azerbegi 2-5 Linda Morrison 10-20 Mike Kaufman 10-30 Rachel Bannon-Godfrey 10-30 Avinash Gautam 5-30 Ambient Energy has the current availability to meet the simultaneous project commitments with staff roles, responsibility, and time commitment as outlined above. The Ambient Energy team will provide our services at the pace that corresponds to the design and construction schedules for the projects currently identified by the City and for future projects. To meet the ongoing staffing needs for this and all our projects, Ambient Energy uses weekly data reports to efficiently manage our diverse talent pool. The projected workload for the projects identified is 25-50% for key individuals, and up to 75% of time during analysis periods. We are available to meet in Fort Collins on short notice to resolve design and construction issues. In addition to our Denver office location, two of our staff members work in Boulder County two days a week. We can also use conference calls or WebEx to facilitate meetings. We operate under a five business day turn around period for drawing and specification reviews and energy related submittal reviews. As an example of our abilities, we worked on ten simultaneous building projects for the City and County of Denver, delivering sustainability consulting and other services. These projects included a recreation center, detention center, courthouse, police traffic operations center, firing range, fleet maintenance facility, warehouse, and three libraries. Each project had a different design team, different client management structure, and different user groups. For a letter of reference from the client, Cindy Bosco, Office of the Mayor, Greenprint Denver Office, please see the final section of this proposal. To manage multiple deadlines, Ambient Energy utilizes project schedules produced by the architect, contractor, and other design team members to specify milestones and sub-tasks for a project and will contribute our own schedule with Gantt charts or tasks and deadlines via Microsoft Project, Excel or Word. We have worked on design-bid-build, integrated project delivery, and design-build projects. Our experience with design-build projects is extensive. We have more than 15 projects that have used this form of delivery method for LEED projects. Please see the following resumes for presentations, publications, and representative project experience. City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 13 Education M.S., University of Colorado, Boulder, Building Systems Engineering, 2000 B.A., Environmental Science and Geography, University of California, Berkeley, 1997 Registrations/Licensure • LEED Accredited Professional, U.S. Green Building Council • Certified Energy Manager, Association of Energy Engineers Education B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1992 Registrations/Licensure • Professional Engineer, Michigan, Colorado, Mechanical Engineering • ASHRAE Building Energy Modeling Professional • LEED Accredited Professional U.S. Green Building Council • Certified Energy Manager Renée Azerbegi, LEED-AP BD+C, CEM Principal-In-Charge Presentations and Publications 2012 Labs21“Using Building Information Modeling for Building Analytical Modeling for Laboratories” 2010 Co-author and primary technical contributor “Colorado Building Owner’s Manual for High Performance Design,” Published on behalf of the Governor’s Energy Office 2011Advanced Facilities Management Conference “Creating Actionable Occupant Awareness Programs to Meet State and Federal Initiatives” 2010 National Environmental Partnership Summit “Getting to Zero: Energy Solutions for Your Commercial Buildings” 2010 Rocky Mountain Green “Carbon Neutral Buildings in Colorado” Representative Projects Lowry Redevelopment Agency, Buckley Annex, Denver, CO. Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Education & Collections Facility, Denver, CO. Victor Valley Transit Authority, Hesperia, CA. DIA South Terminal Redevelopment Program, Hotel and Public Transit Center, Denver, CO. Central Platte Campus: Fleet Maintenance and Office Warehouse, Denver, CO. Brighton Regional Library, Brighton, CO. Weld Library District, Erie and Carbon Valley Branch Libraries Governor’s (Colorado) Energy Office High Performance Building Program Linda Morrison, PE, LEED-AP, CEM, BEMP Project Manager, Building Performance Engineering Team Leader Presentations and Publications 2013 Contributor to “Net-Zero Energy Design: A Guide for Commercial Architecture”, Hootman, John Wiley and Sons 2013 AIA National Convention “Performance Informed Design: Leading Architecture with Building Analytical Modeling” 2012 Contributor to “An Architect’s Guide to Integrating Energy Modeling in the Design Process”, AIA 2011 Author of “Building energy modeling, performance: predictive versus comparative analysis” Colorado Real Estate Journal, 2011, 2012, 2013 AIA Colorado Committee on the Environment Session 7 City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 14 Linda Continued Education M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, 2008 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, 2006 Registrations/Licensure • Engineering Intern (EIT) • ASHRAE, Affiliate Member Representative Projects NREL Ingress/Egress Facility and Traffic Capacity Upgrades, Golden, CO. Colorado State University, Academic Village North, Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University, Engineering II, Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University, Indoor Practice Facility and Academic Training Center, Ft. Collins, CO. Colorado State University, Aspen Hall, Ft. Collins, CO. Colorado State University, Human Performance Lab Addition, Ft. Collins, CO. University of Northern Colorado, Butler Hancock Hall Renovation/Addition, Greeley, CO Denver Union Station, Denver, CO. Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, Denver, CO. Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, Denver, CO. Aardex Signature Center, Golden, CO. TRANSPO, Maintenance and Operations Facility, South Bend, IN. Governor’s (Colorado) Energy Office High Performance Building Program Michael Kaufman, QCxP, LEED-AP BD+C Building Performance Engineer 5 years modeling experience for government, commercial, and educational, facilities. Presentations and Publications 2012 Greenbuild “Wind Towers and Cool Towers in Commercial Applications: Design principles, best practices, and lessons learned from several wind tower and cool tower projects across the U.S.” 2011 Co-author and primary technical contributor “Guide to High Performance Fire Stations in Colorado,” Published on behalf of the Governor’s Energy Office 2011 ASHRAE High Performance Building Conference “Targeting Net-Zero Today: Today’s best practices and processes for achieving net-zero energy buildings” 2010 CO Governor’s Energy Office Webinar “Evaporative Cooling: Design applications and opportunities for energy savings in Colorado’s climate” 2010 CO Governor’s Energy Office Webinar “Choosing Your Renewables: Selecting and analyzing renewable energy technologies and resources based on site location” 2009 USGBC UFAD Conference “Underfloor Air Distribution: Design and lessons learned from libraries” Representative Projects NREL Ingress/Egress Facility and Traffic Capacity Upgrades, Golden, CO. Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Education & Collections Facility, Denver, CO. Colorado State University, Academic Training Center, Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University, Indoor Practice Facility, Fort Collins, CO. University of Northern Colorado, Butler Hancock Sports Pavilion, Greeley, CO. Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, Denver, CO. Palisade Fire Station, Palisade, CO. Denver Union Station, Denver, CO. South Bend Public Transportation Corporation, TRANSPO, South Bend, IN. Governor’s (Colorado) Energy Office High Performance Building Program City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 15 Education MS Arch, University of California, Berkeley, 2001 B.Arch., University College Dublin, Ireland, 1998 B.Sc., University College Dublin, Ireland, 1995 Education M.S., Architecture. Emphasis on Ecological and Sustainable Design, Kansas State University, 2008 B.Arch., Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India, 2003. Rachel Bannon-Godfrey, LEED-AP BD+C Building Performance Engineer 4 years modeling experience for government, commercial, hospitality, and educational facilities. Presentations and Publications 2012 Contributor to International Building Performance Simulation Association “Building Energy Modeling Body of Knowledge” BEMbook http://www.bembook.ibpsa.us/ 2011 IES-VE Knowledge-Transfer Series “Building Performance Modeling” 2010 Webinar through the Governor’s Energy Office “Natural and Mechanical Ventilation” 2010 Workshop through the Governor’s Energy Office “Building Envelopes” 2010 Workshop through the Governor’s Energy Office 2006 AIA National Convention “Green Building Confessions” with Sandy Mendler, HOK and Paul Woolford, HOK Representative Projects NREL Ingress/Egress Facility, Golden, CO. Colorado State University Pavilion Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University Laurel Village, Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University Durrell Center, Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University Lory Student Center, Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University Engineering Building II, Fort Collins, CO. Denver International Airport South Terminal Redevelopment Program Denver, CO. Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building Modernization Project, Denver CO Lowry Fire Station, Denver, CO. Louisville City Services Facility, Louisville, CO. Loveland Service Center, Loveland, CO. Governor’s (Colorado) Energy Office High Performance Building Program Avinash Gautam, LEED-AP BD+C Sustainable Design and Daylight Specialist 3 years modeling experience for government, educational, and healthcare facilities. Presentations and Publications 2010 High Performance Building Workshops: Regional workshops on high performance design, provided to building professionals on behalf of the Governor’s Energy Office. 2010 Webinar through the Governor’s Energy Office “Daylighting for high performance buildings” 2010 Workshop through the Governor’s Energy Office “Envelopes and Energy” Representative Projects Colorado State University Pavilion Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University Laurel Village, Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University Durrell Center, Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University Lory Student Center, Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University Engineering Building II, Fort Collins, CO. City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 16 Avinash Continued Colorado State University Aspen Hall, Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University Academic Training Center, Fort Collins, CO. Colorado State University Indoor Practice Facility, Fort Collins, CO. Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Education & Collections Facility, Denver, CO. Lowry Fire Station, Denver, CO. Governor’s (Colorado) Energy Office High Performance Building Program City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 17 4a APPROACH Typical Scope of Work Our typical scope of work matches the Requested Services outlined in the RFP, specifically: • Provide whole-building energy performance analysis using hourly simulation [over 100 buildings]. • Conduct detailed daylighting studies [over 40 buildings]. • Support integrated project design and delivery, using the model to inform the design process [nearly all energy modeling projects]. • Develop energy models for Architecture 2030 Challenge targets [because we are an Adopter of the 2030 Challenge, we do this for all energy modeling projects. We also follow the goal setting and analysis methodology outlined in the Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR certification program for all energy modeling projects]. • Develop code compliant baseline and LEED baseline energy models [to date this includes local codes, IECC, ASHRAE Standard 90.1, and Title 24]. • Develop energy models for as-designed [over 40 buildings] and as-built [3 buildings]. • Develop operational models for existing building performance assessment [over a dozen buildings with energy models calibrated to utility bills before applying Energy Efficiency Measures or corrective actions]. • Generate synergistic bundles of energy-efficiency measure that include passive design strategies, load reducing measures, effective control strategies and efficient/right-sized equipment [all projects]. • Evaluate renewable energy systems [we regularly evaluate photovoltaic, solar thermal, transpired solar collectors, and occasionally wind power. Our work includes modeling, schematic design and sizing, life-cycle cost analysis]. • Assess the value of improvements beyond energy cost savings such as IEQ [we regularly use a multi-faceted evaluation criteria that includes comfort, health, noise, maintenance, and client or building specific metrics]. • Identify efficiency performance risk and methods for management [we work with maintenance staff and financial managers to evaluate and manage efficiency performance risk]. • Provide life-cycle cost assessment using modeling results, incremental cost data and economic factors [we use life-cycle cost assessment or other financial assessment such as Return on Investment to evaluate design options]. • Provide assumptions, results, and recommendations through transparent reporting per City required format [we provide our reporting exactly the way you want it]. • Actively participate in design team discussions [all of our staff are experts in the field and provide excellent collaboration and innovation. We prioritize face-to-face meetings, charrettes and feedback sessions with clients and design teams as part of our basic project proposals]. • Provide calibrated simulations to comply with LEED-NC M&V requirements [we have six projects in our portfolio that are using LEED-NC EAc5 Measurement and Verification; we encourage all projects to use the energy model as a tool during facility operations to optimize performance]. In addition to the Requested Services, Ambient Energy can augment these services with: • Energy benchmarking (using CBECS, ENERGY STAR Target Finder, 2030 Challenge, measured from similar facilities, or calculated based on the planned facility) • Energy and/or net-zero energy and carbon master planning City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 18 • Owner’s Project Requirements development • Energy modeling for utility incentives • Daylight studies focusing on occupant comfort and glare analysis • Computational fluid dynamics • Natural ventilation (bulk air-flow) modeling • Greenhouse gas emissions studies • Thermal comfort analysis • Drawing and specification and submittal reviews for high performance design • Building operation plan per LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance EAp1 Energy Efficiency Best Management Practices • Energy performance diagnostics during occupancy • Specification of sub-metering and performance monitoring systems • Specification of facility performance “dashboard” for education and facility management • Occupancy-based energy and water awareness programs • Energy, water, waste, and food waste audits • Commissioning, re-commissioning, and retro-commissioning • ENERGY STAR certification or Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR certification Project Approach and Collaboration Ambient Energy’s approach is predicated on our understanding that LEED Gold to Platinum rated buildings are the minimum standard of care and that the next generation of outcomes are focused in the direction of biophilic elements and comfort for human well-being, net-zero energy, net-zero carbon, and net-zero water buildings. We believe that “beginning with the end in mind” for energy performance and sustainability will deliver even more significant outcomes for this series of projects for the City of Fort Collins. Additionally, setting clear goals for performance and tracking methods with specific feedback from Ambient Energy on behalf of the City gives a diverse group of stake holders, design and construction team members, and building occupants the ability to actualize these outcomes. We generate innovation in all our projects. As a company, Ambient Energy has an internal process of regularly gathering innovative case studies and technologies to keep our consulting cutting edge. We arrive at each project with an open mind and allow the client requirements, comfort and occupant experience, energy and carbon goals, and life-cycle cost analysis guide us to the right solution. Collaboration is one of our key strengths. Staff and stakeholder input and an understanding the unique needs associated with an individual building is vital to long term energy efficiency success. Therefore, we engage in effective communication with all stakeholders, owner groups including administration, facilities and maintenance, owner’s representatives, utility companies, design and consultant teams, and contractors. Our staff has the knowledge of the inner workings of design teams as well as tenacious persistency and motivation. In addition to the groups mentioned above, we anticipate working closely with other entities with ties to the City of Fort Collins such as Johnson Controls, E-Cube, Geo-Energy Services, and the new sustainability consultant to provide high performance outcomes. City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 19 4b MODELING PROCESS For new construction and renovation projects for the City of Fort Collins with a goal of achieving an energy use index such as 30 kBTU/sf/yr, we recommend a predictive energy modeling process to re-visit performance compared to goals regularly through the design process (as we go from the center to the outside of the spiral in the Building Energy Modeling diagram) and provide input and corrective action to the design as needed. At the beginning the list of unknowns, and therefore the error, is relatively large; the error decreases to a manageable level through the process. Collaboration is continuous throughout the modeling process which is described below. Ambient Energy accepts the City of Fort Collins Energy Modeling Specification as the foundation for the modeling process and elaborates this process as follows: Programming / Pre-design / Conceptual Design 1. We begin by understanding project goals, budget, and financial decision criteria. We assess the program plan, space types, and typical and peak occupancy patterns. Then, we benchmark to set an initial target for the energy use index using CBECS, Energy Star Target Finder, or 2030 Challenge. 2. Next, we work on reducing loads by defining thermal and lighting comfort for occupants and spaces. Ambient Energy recommends using ASHRAE Standard 55-2010 Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy because of the advanced treatment of air velocity for comfort and the adaptive comfort model. We use the Illuminating Engineering Society Lighting Handbook for lighting and glare guidelines along with specific user requirements. We work with the architect to identify the potential for using buffer spaces with limited conditioning to reduce overall energy use. 3. We evaluate the local climate and micro-climate to determine reasonable design weather conditions (to drive right-sized equipment), resources for renewable energy, and potential bioclimatic and passive strategies. City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 20 4. Next, because of the significant portion of process loads in high performance buildings, we assess the process loads, technology alternates and strategies to control loads and standby loads, and the owner’s and users’ readiness and operating policies to participate in controlling these loads. 5. We work with the owner and design and construction team to identify the initial basis of design or recommend performance placeholders. We expect to be “ahead” of design decisions and operate effectively in this situation. 6. Then we generate a list of potential design options or Energy Efficiency Measures to evaluate. 7. Now we refine the target for energy use intensity with additional information and actual load measurements from similar facilities. The energy use intensity will be checked repeatedly at design milestones or continuously in the design process for quality control and corrective action. 8. We begin modeling the building or a portion of the building to test massing (shape) and orientation, load reduction strategies, optimize passive strategies, solar control, daylighting, natural ventilation, envelope component selection and assess the renewable energy potential. The analysis may be a combination of energy, daylight, natural ventilation (bulk air flow) and other techniques. 9. We use whole-building modeling with “shoe box” or initial conceptual models to test massing (shape) and orientation, recommend mechanical system from a list of potential options, and assess the renewable energy potential. We expect to have an indication of the energy use intensity, but still a relatively large amount of error at this stage. Also, we indicate the relative performance compared to a code-compliant baseline model on a preliminary basis. Schematic Design During schematic design, we use the energy model to complete optimization the architectural elements and arrive at a final floorplan and massing. Working with the design team, the basic elements of all passive strategies such as daylighting, natural ventilation, thermal mass, solar control as well as the building elevations with window to wall ratios are established. We evaluate energy efficiency measures (EEMs) for envelope, lighting, process loads, and mechanical systems and controls, and renewables using life-cycle cost analysis. Additional, the energy use intensity goal is refined as more is known about occupancy patterns and process loads. We provide the relative performance compared to the code-compliant baseline model. Formal reporting may occur repeatedly during schematic design, as needed for design decisions. Design Development During design development, we work with the design team to refine and complete design of daylighting, natural ventilation, thermal mass, and solar control features as well as elevations. We recommend and evaluate a final group of EEMs, revisit the energy use intensity goal and update the relative performance compared to the code-compliant baseline model. Formal reporting may occur repeatedly during design development, as needed for design decisions and reporting requirements. Construction Documents During construction documents, we answer remaining questions about the design and performance and may test value engineering options. We use the 100% CDs to document energy performance for LEED and for incentives. City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 21 Construction Completion and Post-Occupancy To turn the energy model into a tool to optimize energy performance during occupancy, we revise the energy model to reflect as-built conditions. We match the occupancy schedules and patterns using a full or partial year to indicate actual operational performance. Using the energy model as a basis, we engage with management, facility management, maintenance staff and occupants to identify areas where the operation of the building can be improved and take corrective action. If desired, Ambient Energy will use the formal Measurement and Verification process from the IPMVP for calibrated simulation of the energy model. 4c QUALITY CONTROL With more than $400 million in completed construction work in Colorado, and another $500 million in design and construction, Ambient Energy has a strong working knowledge of the cost of high performance design solutions. This allows us to focus on cost effective site, building enclosure, mechanical, electrical, and renewable energy systems and support value engineering activities to achieve the desired project outcomes. We engage with cost estimators continuously through the design of a project to ensure that the budget is being maintained while all energy efficiency options are explored. Internal QA/QC Project analysis and deliverables are reviewed by Linda Morrison, Project Manager and Building Performance Engineering Team Leader. For all types of analysis tasks and deliverables, this review is typically a three-step review. 1. The first review solidifies the goals and assumptions for a specific analysis; this internal review is complemented by a memo delivered to the owner and design team prior to the analysis to confirm the goals and assumptions. 2. The second review is a technical review of modeling procedures, inputs, and outputs from the analysis. Review comments are tracked in an issues log (Excel spreadsheet); the staff responds with the resolution method and date. This step is repeated if issues need to be corrected. All aspects of the model are reviewed such as the entry of occupancy, lighting, and thermostat schedules, U-values for envelope assemblies, reset schedules for discharge air temperatures, ventilation rates, and equipment sizes. The model is checked for unmet hours, monthly patterns of energy use and demand by end use, and compliance with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 Performance Rating Method or other baseline. An exhaustive list is not included here but is available upon request. Other analysis such as daylight, bulk air flow modeling for natural ventilation, and computational fluid dynamics has equivalent technical reviews. 3. The third review is a review of the deliverable (report, memo or narrative) to the owner and design team. Deliverables (narratives, memos, reports) are edited and reviewed for not only technical content but also formatting and grammar to maintain Ambient Energy’s consistently high quality deliverables. Ambient Energy’s robust quality assurance process provides excellent deliverables that regularly exceed our client’s expectations. City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 22 4b MODELING PROCESS City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 23 5 COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY Ambient Energy envisions a regenerative built environment with buildings that have a positive impact on the world. We are dedicated to this vision. Ambient Energy’s staff demonstrate a consistent commitment to sustainability, and it’s one of our interview questions! From green homes to clean eating to carbon-free transportation options, sustainability isn’t just a job for our staff. Some of our green initiatives include: Green Goal of the Month: Each month, we identify a new challenging green goal, led by our staff. From taking daily walks to reducing our energy usage at home to community participation, our staff competes for different monthly prizes. Earth Day and Bike to Work Day: We typically do something unique to celebrate Earth Days. From solar cooked soup to recycling hard to recycle items or neighborhood litter clean ups, it’s always a party on Earth Day! We also sponsor breakfast for the bikers who come in to work on Bike to Work Day. Philanthropy: Ambient Energy believes that our purpose is to improve our worlds’ conditions: socially, economically, and environmentally. We are thankful to our clients who enable us to support those in need. We are committed to reinvesting a portion of our profits each year to a different philanthropic including The Nature Conservancy, Mental Health Center of Denver, Habitat for Humanity, and Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. Telecommuting and Teleconferencing: We are a mobile workforce. Our staff telecommunicates one to two days per week. We actively utilize WebEx to avoid trips when it makes sense. More than half of our workforce takes public transportation, bikes or drives alternative fuel vehicles every day to work. We also have shared company bikes for local travel. Carbon Offsets: Each year, we calculate our carbon emissions associated with vehicle mileage and air mileage for work related travel and offset it with a donation to a local carbon offset program. Purchasing Policy: Everything that Ambient Energy purchases is green. From researching the most energy efficient Energy Star monitors, to laptops, to copiers, to purchasing 100% recycled content paper, business cards, and envelopes. Renewable Energy: Ambient Energy purchases 100% renewable energy credits to offset its electrical usage. In addition, Ambient Energy recently purchased a 1 kW photovoltaic system to offset its electrical usage even further. Education: Ambient Energy’s office has signage throughout indicating in a simple way all the green features of our office. We give tours regularly to visitors of our building as well. Waste Reduction & Recycling: Our first aim is to minimize waste generated by our office. We do this in part by being a semi-paperless office where we only print when absolutely necessary. We have an active recycling and composting program and recycle items such as paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, glass, batteries, and CFLs. We donate our older green material library items to local schools. Ambient Energy Headquarters: Ambient Energy led sustainable and commissioning efforts for our 2,225 sf, historic building that achieved a LEED for Commercial Interiors Gold rating. Ambient Energy utilized its headquarters to be a showcase for green materials and technologies to achieve this goal. Organizations: As a firm, the company is a USGBC Silver level member, and an active USGBC Colorado CH. member with several staff members on committees. In addition to being an active participant in the AIA 2030 Challenge, Ambient Energy is an ENERGY STAR Partner, is an active member of the AIA Committee on the Environment, the International Facility Management Association’s Sustainability Committee, and Rocky Mountain ASHRAE Sustainability Committee. City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 24 6 CONTRACT REVIEW We have reviewed the sample Professional Services Agreement and have the following comments: • Page 5: Many of the Requested Services on Page 1 will require more than one year to complete. How will work be managed with a one year contract term? • Page 6. Compensation. There are no payment terms at which the City shall pay the consultant upon approval. We request this be within 30 days of receipt of invoice, and if after 60 days, that interest shall accrue. • Page 6. Compensation. Does the City request energy modeling files upon final payment? Drawings and specifications are listed. • Page 6. Compensation. Will the City require energy modeling final summary reports or will EAc1 template submissions be satisfactory? • Ambient Energy holds a Federal Disadvantage Business Enterprise Certificate, and would help meet the national 10% participation goal. 7 REFERENCES Cindy Bosco Urban Fellow / Environmental Analyst II Office of the Mayor, Greenprint Denver Office (720) 865-5426 Cindy.Bosco@ci.denver.co.us “[Ambient Energy’s] work was consistently of highest quality.” Representative projects: Central Platte Campus Fleet Maintenance (Gold) and Shop Warehouse (Gold), Denver Traffic Operations (Gold), Stapleton Library (Gold). Carol Dollard, P.E., LEED AP Manager and Utility Engineer Facilities Management Colorado State University (970) 491-0151, cell (970) 566-2150 Carol.Dollard@ColoState.EDU Representative projects: Engineering II (pursuing Gold), Laurel Village Residence Halls (pursuing Gold) and Pavilion (pursuing Platinum), Aspen Hall (Gold), HPCRL (Gold), Indoor Practice Facility (Gold), Academic Training Center (Gold). (Or if Carol is celebrating her 30th wedding anniversary in Costa Rica when you call, please contact:) Rick Pott, LEED AP Facility Planning and Project Coordinator Housing and Dining Services Colorado State University 970.491.1519 970.566.5079 (cell) richard.pott@colostate.edu Representative Projects: Laurel Village Residence Halls (pursuing Gold) and Pavilion (pursuing Platinum), Aspen Hall (Gold). Dave Noel Vice President, Operations Chief Technology Officer Denver Museum of Nature & Science 2001 Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80205-5798 (303) 370-6076 Dave.Noel@dmns.org Representative Projects: Education and Collections Facility (pursuing LEED Platinum and Carbon Neutral) and Phipps Gallery (LEED-CI Gold) City of Fort Collins 7497 Building Energy Modeling Services 25 REFERENCE LETTER in the AIA + 2030 Challenge Series “Right-Sized: Equipment and Controls for Super-Efficiency Buildings” 2011 Greenbuild “Improving Energy Modeling Credibility” 2011 USGBC Denver “Results You Can Use: Building Energy Modeling and Building Information Modeling” 2011 AIA Denver “Net Zero-Energy Buildings” 2011 Building Energy Modeling Innovation Summit convened by Rocky Mountain Institute “Practitioner and Customer Needs Panel” 2008 SimBuild “Energy Modeling for Measurement and Verification” 45% peak load reduction Services provided: Energy consulting, renewable energy analysis, life-cycle cost assessment, daylight consulting Complete: Modeling to inform design, LEED EAc1/EAc2 and IEQc8.1 27% peak load reduction Services provided: Existing building energy audit and energy modeling for the addition, financial assessment Complete: Existing building calibration to within 3%, modeling to inform design lighting and controls, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, evaporative cooling, condensing boilers, chiller plant with thermal energy storage, high efficiency condensing service hot water, photovoltaic system Energy Use Intensity (kBTU/sf/yr): Modeled: 107 Renewable energy: not modeled Baseline: 145 Actual: 68 26% energy cost savings 35% peak load reduction Services provided: Energy and daylight consulting, life-cycle cost assessment Complete: Modeling to inform design, LEED EAc1 and IEQc8.1, Integrated Design Assistance Program (IDAP) incentive LEED EAc1/EAc2, utility incentive 50% energy cost savings 30% peak load reduction Master Planning, Denver* • Denver Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse • Denver Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center • Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Education and Collections Facility* • Denver Traffic Operations and Police Firing Range • Denver Union Station Bus and Train Station • Denver International Airport South Terminal Redevelopment Program 13 Other Northern Colorado Projects • CSU Pavilion • CSU Laurel Village (Residence Halls) • CSU Engineering II • CSU Lory Student Center • CSU Aspen Hall (Residence Hall) • CSU Indoor Practice Facility • CSU Academic Training Facility • CSU HPCRL Laboratory • UNC Butler-Hancock • Brighton Regional Library* • St Vrain Valley School District, Frederick High School • Weld County Libraries • Housing Authority City of Loveland, Mirasol Phase II