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Lighting Controls

E x p l o r e d

Ohio School District

H o n o r e d

Decoding Code

C o m p l i a n c e

Rebuild by Unbuilding

Windows that Push 

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Henderson Manages

Growing Pains

The southern Nevada re gion has ro u g h ly 4,000 new

residents each month,with Henders o n ,NV ab s o r b i n g

1,200 of these new arri vals on ave rage . Thanks to

c a reful planning,H e n d e rson is emerging as an

i n n ova t i ve and pro gre s s i ve commu n i t y. Voted one of

the nation’s “ s a fe s t ”and “ k i d f ri e n d ly ”c i t i e s ,H e n d e rs o n

has also ve n t u red into new terri t o ry as a Rebuild

A m e rica part n e rs h i p .

S keet Fitzgerald,leader of Rebuild Henderson

and Henders o n ’s housing and grants manage r,h a s

p l ayed a key role in encouraging the development of

an energy - awa re city that saved more than $400,000 in

e n e rgy costs during 1999.

The population surge has led to a boom in new

c o n s t ruction and increased energy demand from both

residential and commercial buildings. City planners

fo re s aw the need to plan for this rapid growth and

Skeet Fitzgerald

C o n way Rose,leader of the

LaGrange (NC) Redevelopment

Fo u n d a t i o n p a rt n e rs h i p ,k n ow s

a d ve rs i t y. Against all odds,t h e

Foundation set out in Ap ril of 1997 to

revitalize the town of LaGra n ge ,

w h i ch had been in a deepening

d e p ression for three decades. ( S e e

Pa rtner Update, Ja nu a ry - Fe b ru a ry

1 9 9 9 ).The focus of the Fo u n d a t i o n

was to attract new business and

i n d u s t ry to this small town of 3,500

while promoting the historical and

c u l t u ral pre s e rvation of the are a .

B e fo re long,the Foundation had

possession of 13 of 25 buildings in

the commercial distri c t . B u i l t

b e t ween 1890 and 1915,m a ny of the

buildings had been abandoned and

s u ffe red from ye a rs of neglect.

The LaGra n ge Foundation wa s

i m m e rsed in the business of

re s t o ration when a one-in-500-ye a r

flood stru ck eastern North Carolina in

September of 1999. The town wa s

d e l u ged with 21 inches of ra i n fall in

four days and suffe red three major

hits from hurricanes during a sixweek peri o d . The tow n ’s histori c

buildings that we re targeted fo r

revitalization sustained heavy damage

to their ro o f s ,tin-molded ceilings and

wa l l s . Plate glass was bl own out of

some buildings. Heating and air

conditioning systems in two buildings

had to be completely replaced and

some buildings had to be completely

re - w i re d .T h ree new roofs installed

b e fo re the storm hit held,while ro o f s

on fi ve buildings yet to be re n ova t e d

did not,and had to be re p l a c e d .T h e

good news was that there was no

p e rmanent stru c t u ral damage to any

of the buildings and the few tenants

in place at the time of the fl o o d

s u ffe red minor damage but no

substantial losses.

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Lighting Controls Make A

Difference

H ow mu ch of a diffe rence can lighting controls l i ke occupancy sensors ,l i g h t i n g

c o n t rol panels and daylighting make in saving energy and dollars? The Wa t t

S t o p p e r,a Rebuild A m e rica Business Pa rt n e r,has some ex p e rience that prov i d e s

some revealing possibilities. Lighting control devices and techniques can prov i d e

20-to-60 percent savings while offe ring low initial costs,extended lamp life ,a n d

reduced maintenance costs and often provide a pay b a ck in less than two ye a rs ,

a c c o rding to The Watt Stopper President J e rry Mix. E q u a l ly import a n t ,t h o u g h

less tangi ble benefits include increased employee productivity and a potential

i n c rease in sales for retail env i ro n m e n t s .

Mix points out that lighting controls are compatible with most lighting systems

and easily integrate with other building systems. O ver the course of nearly 20

ye a rs as a lighting control manu fa c t u re r, The Watt Stopper has found that lighting

c o n t rols can yield ave rage savings of 15-to-20 percent in offi c e s ,30-to-75 percent in

re s t ro o m s ,45-to-65 percent in storage areas and 25-to-75 percent in wa re h o u s e s .

The results ex p e rienced by three retail operations illustrate the potential fo r

e n e rgy savings through effe c t i ve lighting contro l s :

• Ta rget Stores saved 5 percent of its total annual energy consumption by

installing occupancy sensors .

• Blom Bro t h e rs ,a furn i t u re retailer in Vi n e l a n d ,N J,also installed occupancy

s e n s o rs on its retail floor and in wa rehouse are a s ,realizing nearly $4,000 in

lighting energy cost sav i n g s .

• In Ve rm o n t ,a McDonald’s re s t a u rant yielded energy savings of 29 percent by

i n t roducing day l i g h t i n g .

Similar results have been realized by other business sectors after implementing

lighting contro l s . When Des Moines A rea Community College installed occupancy

s e n s o rs throughout its campus,it realized $11,500 in energy savings annu a l ly,M i x

n o t e s . At the National Center for A t m o s p h e ric Research ,a study conducted by the

Lighting Research Center on the use of manual and automatic lighting contro l s

revealed a combined total of 61 percent energy sav i n g s .

Daylighting as an Emerging Technology

D aylighting control systems,w h i ch use natural light to reduce the use of art i fi c i a l

l i g h t s ,p rovide benefits that extend beyond the significant energy sav i n g s ,

a c c o rding to Mix. For instance,M c D o n a l d ’s was able to realize a 29 perc e n t

s avings in energy costs large ly due to a daylight harvesting system comprised of 14

fl u o rescent fi x t u res in four zones,w h i ch enabled lights to be dimmed 40 perc e n t .

The re s t a u rant chain was able to ach i eve additional energy savings by re d u c i n g

H VAC load.

Two recent studies,conducted by Heschong Mahone for Pa c i fic Gas & Electri c

in August 1999,p rovide new evidence that daylighting may boost both occupant

p roductivity and sales. After analyzing test scores from more than

21,000 students in three diffe rent school distri c t s ,the school study

c o n cluded that the presence of daylighting resulted in higher test 2

View from DC

By Mark Bailey & Daniel Sze

The summer of 2000 ushered in some ex c i t i n g

d evelopments for Rebuild A m e ri c a ’s Energy S m a rt

S chools campaign in its effo rts to improve the

condition of our nation’s sch o o l s . The campaign took

an important step to help schools make energy - s m a rt

decisions about building new schools and re n ova t i n g

existing ones by hosting ro u n d t able discussions of

i n d u s t ry pro fessionals as a key step to deve l o p i n g

national school design guidelines.

Maintaining ineffi c i e n t ,aging schools is a costly

p ro p o s i t i o n . A m e ri c a ’s schools are spending more on

e n e rgy than they are on textbooks and computers

c o m b i n e d . Our schools are agi n g — the ave rage age

is 42 ye a rs — and one-third of our public sch o o l s

o c c u py less-than-adequate facilities that are in need of

re p a i r. And an additional 5,000 new schools are

needed within the next seven ye a rs to keep pace

with a growing student population. We have an

u rgent need to improve our existing school buildings

and to build efficient new sch o o l s — the energy

s m a rt way.

The We s t e rn Energy S m a rt Schools Design

Guidelines Roundtabl e ,held Ju ly 24 in San Fra n c i s c o ,

and its eastern counterpart ,held August 3 in

Wa s h i n g t o n ,D C ,c o nvened a mix of arch i t e c t s ,

e n gi n e e rs ,s chool board members ,facility manage rs ,

u t i l i t i e s ,state energy offices and others in both the

p ri vate and public sectors who wo rk with sch o o l s .

The sessions provided a fra m ewo rk for shaping

national school design guidelines to address the ro l e

that sustainable design pra c t i c e s ,e n e rgy effi c i e n c y

and re n ewable energy tech n o l o gies can play in 

our sch o o l s .

Lessons learned from previous attempts to deve l o p

guidelines for schools we re also discussed at the

ro u n d t abl e s . The consensus was that strong links

needed to be established among all the stake h o l d e r

gro u p s — p a rents and students,t e a ch e rs ,s ch o o l

b o a rds and architects and engi n e e rs — to fully open

the lines of communications and move the pro j e c t

fo r wa rd to a successful concl u s i o n .

E n e rgy S m a rt Sch o o l s ’goal for the ro u n d t ables is to

p roduce a series of cl i m a t e - s p e c i fic guidelines that

s chool decision-make rs and designers can use to plan,

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E l e c t ricity deregulation signals new

o p p o rtunities for Rebuild A m e ri c a

p a rt n e rships in the utilities marke t p l a c e .

Some are ex p l o ring their options in

p u rchasing green energy — ge n e rated by

w i n d , s o l a r, ge o t h e rmal and biomass —

that has roots in cleaner re n ewabl e

e n e rgy as opposed to fossil fuels.

The City of Santa Monica part n e rs h i p ,

and Austin Energy, a Rebuild Au s t i n

p a rt n e r, a re taking steps to ensure that

re n ewable energy is part of the future of

their commu n i t i e s .

The Santa Monica

Experience

For the City of Santa Monica

p a rt n e rs h i p ,i t ’s not business as usual when

it comes to purchasing power for City

fa c i l i t i e s . E m p owe red by the options

ava i l able in Los A n ge l e s ’d e re g u l a t e d

m a rke t p l a c e ,this coastal town has taken a

stand for cleaner air by purchasing energy

ge n e rated from re n ewabl e s . D u ring the past

ye a r,re n ewable energy has provided powe r

to 1 million square feet of mu n i c i p a l

fa c i l i t i e s ,i n cluding City-owned buildings,

p u blic wo rks plants,t ra ffic lights,s t re e t

lights and beach facilities that include a

s o l a r - p owe red fe rris wheel on the Santa

Monica Pier.

P u rchasing re n ewable energy has wo rke d

so well that the City has opted to re n ew its

o n e - year contract to purchase ge o t h e rm a l

e n e rgy through an arra n gement with

C o m m o n wealth Energy,an energy serv i c e s

p rov i d e r,and Cal-Energy,a supplier. The City

is paying 5 percent over Southern Califo rn i a

Edison rates for power that is 100 perc e n t

d e ri ved from ge o t h e rmal sourc e s ,a c c o rd i n g

to Susan Munves,e n e rgy and gre e n

buildings pro gram coordinator with the City

of Santa Monica and leader of its Rebuild

A m e rica part n e rs h i p .

The City’s sw i t ch to re n ewable energy is

p a rt of a stra t e gic energy management plan

that aims to reduce the burning of fo s s i l

fuels and improve air quality,M u nves notes.

“The increased cost of using re n ewabl e

e n e rgy is offset by the substantial

e nv i ronmental benefi t s ,”she say s .

In addition to committing to use

re n ewabl e s ,the City of Santa Monica has

completed the energy re t ro fit of all

buildings in its 1 million square - fo o t

p o rt fo l i o . It is now turning its attention to

i n c o r p o rating green design principles into

n ew constru c t i o n . All new buildings will be

built to a standard that exceeds state code

re q u i rements by 25 perc e n t ,M u nves say s .

Other Califo rnia municipalities using

re n ewable energy include Oakland,

Palmdale and Chula Vi s t a . San Jo s e ,S a n t a

C ruz and Berke l ey are soliciting bids to

p u rchase re n ewable energy,she adds.

“ W hy build power plants when you can

build distributed ge n e ration plants to

e n c o u rage the use of cl e a n e r,re n ewabl e

e n e rgy ? ”M u nves asks.

M u nves is concerned that the state of

C a l i fo rn i a ’s recent action to re m ove the

c redit for municipalities that use re n ewabl e

e n e rgy will dampen enthusiasm for the

re n ewables marke t . Cities we re prev i o u s ly

allotted a credit for each kilowatt hour of

green energy purch a s e d .

C redit or not,this coastal town plans to

s t ay the course and benefit from the quality

of life improvements that result fro m

p rudent env i ronmental manage m e n t .

Austin Explores Renewables

The City of Austin is giving residents and

businesses the opportunity to make

decisions about the energy they purch a s e .

Austin has begun to implement stra t e gi e s

that will enable communities to ch o o s e

e l e c t ricity ge n e rated from re n ewable energy

s o u rc e s . The City has a goal of ge n e rating 5

p e rcent of its electricity from re n ewabl e

s o u rces by 2005.

T h rough its GreenChoice pro gra m ,Au s t i n

E n e rgy,the local utility and a R e b u i l d

Au s t i n p a rt n e r,has plans to contract fo r

n ew wind turbines,l a n d fill gas re c ove ry

plants and solar arrays to help meet the 5

p e rcent go a l . S u ch effo rts help offset the

reliance on fossil fuels and assist in re d u c i n g

n i t rous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions

that are harmful to the env i ro n m e n t . I n

Fe b ru a ry,Austin Energy participated in a

Rebuild Austin effo rt to revitalize an

e c o n o m i c a l ly depressed area of East Au s t i n

and donated a 6-kw ro o f - m o u n t e d

p h o t ovoltaic panel to a day c a re center. ( S e e

Pa rtner Update, M a rc h - Ap ril 2000.)

The City of Austin is hoping their effo rt s

will encourage consumers and the business

c o m munity to opt for cl e a n e r,re n ewabl e

e n e rgy that will pay env i ro n m e n t a l

dividends for ye a rs to come.

For more info rmation contact 

Susan Munves at SusanMunve s @ c i . s a n t a -

monica.ca.us or Roger Duncan of Au s t i n

E n e rgy at 512-499-3575.

U.S. Department of Energy

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Santa Monica and Austin Tap Into Renewables

Austin Energy donated a solar panel array to

help the Ebenezer Village Daycare Center reduce

its energy costs. Posing next to the solar panels,

from left, are Kathryn Houser of Sustainable

Living Association, Energy Secretary Bill

Richardson, Rev. Marvin Griffin and Mark Kaptner

of Austin Energy.
U.S. Department of Energy

The Spri n g field Local School District near

A k ro n ,OH has completed the energy -

e fficiency re t ro fit of more than one-half

million square feet and has been honored by

the U. S .D e p a rtment of Energy (DOE),O h i o

D e p a rtment of Deve l o p m e n t ’s Office of

E n e rgy Efficiency and the Foundation fo r

E nv i ronmental Education.

The recognition awa rd marks the

culmination of the school distri c t ’s effo rt to

re t ro fit 521,000 square feet of school space

and reduce energy costs by $234,000

a n nu a l ly or more than 25 perc e n t . T h e

scope of wo rk invo l ved planning and

installing energy - s aving modules as well as

implementing energy - e fficiency and

re n ewable energy lessons into the student

c u rri c u l u m .

Amy Ku h n,assistant deputy director of

the Community Development Division of

the Ohio Department of Deve l o p m e n t ,

p resented the awa rd on behalf of DOE,

Rebuild A m e rica and the Foundation fo r

E nv i ronmental Education. The cere m o ny

recognized the fo l l owing Spri n g field Local

S chool District staff for their commitment

and leaders h i p : Richard Archer,

s u p e ri n t e n d e n t ;Sondra Clevenger,

t re a s u re r ;Daniel La s ko s,b u s i n e s s

m a n age r ;Michael Smith,m a i n t e n a n c e

s u p e rv i s o r ;and R o b e rt Collins,s ch o o l

b o a rd pre s i d e n t .

“ We applaud the Spri n g fi e l d

Local School District for hav i n g

the vision and the

p e rs eve rance to invest in its schools to

c reate better learning env i ronments fo r

ch i l d re n ,”s ays Glen Kizer,who leads both

the Foundation for Env i ronmental Education

and the 1500 Days Central Ohio

p a rt n e rs h i p .“ E ve ryone wins when our

s chools save money by being smart ab o u t

e n e rgy.”

“ We ’re pleased to be saving dollars that

we can use towa rd books and other

activities for the students,”s ay s

S u p e rintendent A rch e r. “One spin off of this

is that it’s encouraged students to ge t

i nvo l ve d . The kids see us re t ro fitting lights

and making improvements and we ex p l a i n

what we ’re doing and why,”he say s .T h e

result has been more energy awa re and

e nv i ro n m e n t a l ly conscious students who

want to do their part ,he say s . “At two

e l e m e n t a ry sch o o l s ,students took the

i n i t i a t i ve to start re c y cling pro gra m s . T h ey

wo rked with their teach e rs to apply fo r

grants and the re c y cling pro grams are now

in place.”

The school district invested nearly $2

million in energy - e fficiency measures to

i m p rove its buildings. The energy

i m p rovements we re financed through a

p e r fo rmance contract with CMS Vi ro n

E n e rgy Serv i c e s . The scope of wo rk

encompassed 10 school buildings built

b e t ween 1920 and 1965 and one

a d m i n i s t ra t i ve building. The fi rst phase of

i m p rovements included the installation of

w i n d ow s ,d o o rs and central controls for the

e n e rgy management system and had a 10-

year re t u rn on inve s t m e n t . When the fi rs t

phase of improvements met or exceeded its

s avings guaranty each year for the nex t

s even ye a rs ,the school district opted to

p roceed with Phase 2.

Phase 2 improvements had a 15-ye a r

p ay b a ck and included overhauling the

m e chanical system and contro l s ,u p gra d i n g

lighting and installing water conserva t i o n

m e a s u re s ,a c c o rding to Randy Roys,a re a

m a n ager of CMS Vi ron Energy Serv i c e s .

CMS Vi ron uses a monitoring and

ve ri fication system to tra ck the energy

p e r fo rmance of district sch o o l s .

All facilities we re modeled in softwa re

and historical data was gathered to help

d evelop an accurate model baseline,R oy s

s ay s . This was a ch a l l e n ging task gi ven the

age of the buildings and the fact that

d rawings and info rmation on seve ra l

buildings was incomplete. The re s u l t i n g

plan detailed hours of occupancy,s p e c i a l

uses and pro blems and included go a l s .T h e

ex t e n s i ve planning paid dividends in term s

of accura c y,a c c o rding to Roy s .

“ We we re able to identify patterns of

d eviation in energy use and wo rked to

optimize energy conservation and comfo rt

for the benefit of students and staff,”he say s .

Of the measures implemented,the energy

m a n agement system accounts for 39

p e rcent of ove rall energy sav i n g s ,fo l l owe d

by lighting re t ro fits (35 perc e n t ) ,a n d

m e chanical re t ro fits (16 perc e n t ) . Wa t e r

c o n s e rvation measures are saving 7 perc e n t ,

while new windows and doors are re d u c i n g

e n e rgy costs by 3 perc e n t .

K i z e r,who has introduced photovo l t a i c

solar arrays to a number of schools active in

Rebuild A m e rica and Energy S m a rt Sch o o l s ,

s ays he also plans to include Spri n g fi e l d

Local School District in these effo rt s .

For more info rm a t i o n , contact Glen

K i zer at gkize r @ c e n t u ry s u re t y. c o m . 4

Ohio School District Recognized 

From left, Springfield

Local School District

representatives 

Richard Archer, 

Sondra Clevenger,

Michael Smith and 

Dan Laskos pose with

Amy Kuhn, center, of 

the Ohio Department 

of Development. 
U.S. Department of Energy

LaGrange, NC: Staying The Course

Continued from page 1

Some of the buildings we re insure d ,but the Foundation couldn’t

get insurance on all of them,Rose say s . The Foundation re c e i ved a

l ow - i n t e rest loan of $100,000 from the Small Business A d m i n i s t ra t i o n

within 60 days of the disaster and set out to tackle the enorm o u s

task of re p a i ring the damage . Under the guidance of Rose,who has

40 ye a rs of ex p e rience as a ge n e ral contra c t o r,the Foundation ke p t

its focus and managed a crew to re p l a c e ,repair and re s t o re the

d a m age in all the buildings. After months of dedicated effo rt ,t h e

e m e rgency re p a i rs we re completed in Ap ril and revitalization plans

for the town are now back on tra ck .

National Historic District

S p ringtime ushered in a long-awaited victory for the Fo u n d a t i o n .

Fo l l owing a 3-1/2 year effo rt ,the town now has a designated

National Historic Distri c t . The historic district includes 260 buildings,

c o m p rised of 225 residences and all dow n t own commerc i a l

b u i l d i n g s . L o n g - ra n ge plans for LaGra n ge call for establishing the

t own as a visitor’s destination with a vibrant historic and shopping

d i s t rict and a unique re gional mu s e u m . The historic designation will

gi ve the town some ex p o s u re and help move it towa rd this go a l ,

Rose notes. He is pre s e n t ly implementing plans for the mu s e u m .

College Adds New Dimension

In Ap ri l ,Lenoir Community College opened a satellite campus in a

building re s t o red by the Foundation that fe a t u res a 14-fo o t ,t i n -

p re s s e d ,o rnamental ceiling,and new heating,air conditioning,w i ri n g

and plumbing.

The college ,w h i ch plans to eve n t u a l ly expand into a neighbori n g

building owned by the Fo u n d a t i o n ,has been key to effo rts to

re i nvent LaGra n ge . Rose says the college is a true commu n i t y

p a rtner that is fl ex i ble and re s p o n s i ve to the needs of both ex i s t i n g

and potential employe rs and re s i d e n t s . The college opened with a

focus on computer training and plans to add a training pro gram fo r

medical and dental tech n i c i a n s . Plans call for offe ring English- and

S p a n i s h - l a n g u age classes to help both employees and employe rs ,i n

response to the growing number of Latinos in the county’s lab o r

p o o l . The college is considering offe ring a GED pro gram after

l e a rning that a number of area residents wanted to complete their

high school education.

To date,fi ve of the Fo u n d a t i o n ’s historic buildings have been

re s t o red and three are occupied. The buildings are equipped with

p ro gra m m able therm o s t a t s ,sealed duct systems and heating and

cooling systems that are ge a red to maximum effi c i e n c y,Rose say s .

He adds that the thermal ch a ra c t e ristics of the 18- to 24-inch bri ck

p a rty walls that separate these historic buildings help retain the

d e s i red heating or cooling in the buildings and negate the need fo r

additional insulation. The Foundation is re a dy to begin re s t o ra t i o n

wo rk on two more buildings.

Rose notes that the ch a l l e n ges to the Fo u n d a t i o n ’s mission are

m a ny,but it is succeeding by tackling them one by one. O n e

t ro u blesome trend was the increasing number of heavy tru cks that

we re feeding into the Main Street of LaGra n ge and disturbing the

peaceful ch a racter of the tow n . Rose studied the tru ck tra ffi c ,t a k i n g

note of the 258 companies that owned the tru ck s . He then sent out

“ s o f t b a l l ”l e t t e rs that info rmed the companies of the current effo rt to

rebuild the tow n ,noting that this plan had the backing of legi s l a t o rs

and the North Carolina Department of Tra n s p o rt a t i o n . Rose ge n t ly

a s ked if the companies could find an alternate route to travel and,a s

a re s u l t ,most are coopera t i n g ,he say s .

The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources had

p rev i o u s ly helped boost the tow n ’s revitalization effo rt s ,but those

funds we re dive rted to emergency relief effo rt s . The Foundation has

m a n aged to raise $500,000 to date,Rose say s ,and six of its 13

buildings have been paid off.

“It takes a broad and lengthy ra n ge of ex p e ri e n c e s ,coupled with

an iron determ i n a t i o n ,to successfully lead a total commu n i t y

revitalization pro gra m ,”Rose say s . “The important thing to re m e m b e r

is to keep pers i s t i n g . I ’ve found that support can come from some

s u r p rising quart e rs — and often arri ves when you need it most and

when you least expect it.”

For more info rm a t i o n , contact Conway Rose at

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Conway Rose and contractor discuss flooring.ing restoration effort.

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U.S. Department of Energy

Commercial Code Compliance Made Easy

The U. S .D ep a rtment of Energy ’s Office of Building Te c h n o l o gy

State and Community Pro grams (BTS) has created a suite of

p roducts designed to simplify compliance with building

e n e rgy codes. B e l ow, s t a ff from BTS’s Building Standard s

and Guidelines Pro gram at the Pa c i fic Nort h west National

L ab o ra t o ry (PNNL) field questions about the codes, t h e

b e n e fits of compliance, and the re s o u rces ava i l able to make

compliance easier.

What is the Building Standards and

Guidelines Program?

The Building Standards and Guidelines Pro gram (BSGP)

p romotes the simplification and improvement of energy codes

so they are more energy effi c i e n t ,m o re widely accepted and

e n fo rced at the state leve l . To help states adopt and implement

building energy codes,the pro gram focuses on three are a s :

d evelopment of energy codes and standards (energy analy s i s ,

building design and perfo rmance data);d evelopment of

computer-based training tools,s o f t wa re and other products to

m a ke compliance easier;and stakeholder outre a ch activities

i n cluding providing info rmation (via we b s i t e ,n ewsletter and hotline),

t raining (via tutorials and wo rkshops) and technical assistance

( t ra i n i n g ,a n a lysis and support tools).

What is the current industry standard for

energy code compliance? 

ASHRAE Standard 90 was modified most re c e n t ly in 1999 as

A S H R A E / I E S NA Standard 90.1-1999 E n e rgy Standard for Buildings,

E x c ept Low-Rise Residential Buildings and published in Ja nu a ry

2 0 0 0 . A S H R A E ’s Model Energy Code (MEC) evo l ved into the

I n t e rnational Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The 2000 IECC is

the most recent ve rs i o n .

What resources are available to help

partnerships follow existing code mandates

or to establish a baseline to comply with

non-mandated codes? 

B S G P ’s compliance tool,C O Mc h e c k,was designed to simplify and

cl a rify commercial and high-rise residential building energy code

re q u i re m e n t s . C O Mc h e c k can be downloaded at no ch a rge fro m

w w w. e n e rgy c o d e s . o rg . It includes printed guides,wo rksheets and

easy-to-use softwa re that can be used to comply with Chapter 8 of

the IECC. Two ve rsions of COMc h e c k a re ava i l able to

d e m o n s t rate compliance — COMcheck-EZ a n d

C O Mc h e c k - P l u s. Both provide a more fl ex i ble and

s i m p l i fied appro a ch to energy code compliance than the

p re s c ri p t i ve appro a ch of fo l l owing a manu a l .

COMcheck-E Z

C O Mc h e c k - E Z p rovides an easy-to-understand method fo r

d e m o n s t rating compliance with all commercial energy code

re q u i rements for enve l o p e ,lighting and mechanical systems. I t

a l l ows simple trade offs between perfo rmance levels within the

building envelope and perfo rms simple building space-by - s p a c e

lighting trade off s . For ex a m p l e ,if a user deviates from the re l a t i ve ly

i n fl ex i ble pre s c ri p t i ve paths found in Chapter 8 of the IECC and uses

a lower R-value insulation in the wa l l s ,that deficit can be made up in

another area and the user will still be in compliance. C O Mc h e c k - E Z

eliminates calculation tasks,other than determining square fo o t age s ,

and re q u i res no specialized technical know l e d ge of commerc i a l

c o d e s . When applied to simple buildings,C O Mc h e c k - E Z is selfc o n t a i n e d ,re q u i ring no additional re s o u rc e s . It uses term i n o l o gy

familiar to the design,c o n s t ruction and enfo rcement commu n i t i e s .

COMcheck-Plus 

D eveloped as a complement to COMc h e c k - E Z,C O Mc h e c k - P l u s

s i mulates the perfo rmance of a proposed building code-compliant

re fe rence building. It makes demonstrating code compliance simpler

by using a whole-building perfo rmance method. C O Mc h e c k - P l u s

a l l ows additional fl exibility for users who wish to trade off energy

e fficiency between the enve l o p e ,m e chanical and lighting sections of

the code. For ex a m p l e ,C O Mc h e c k - P l u s could be used to trade off

the re q u i rement for more glazing in favor of higher-efficiency cooling

e q u i p m e n t . 6 The BSGP has also developed computer-based tutorials that can 

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help simplify technical and complicated codes. The pro gram also 

o ffe rs “ Tra i n - t h e - Tra i n e r ”wo rkshops to train state officials and others

on the commercial standards and teach them how to develop their

own commercial code implementation cl a s s e s . A hotline is ava i l abl e

to assist with code compliance and for ord e ring compliance and

t raining tools:800-270-CODE [2633].

What states must adhere to the guidelines

of ASHRAE IESNA Standard 90.1-1999?

While most states are re q u i red to fo l l ow set codes,some have

e s t ablished their own state codes that meet or exceed the standard s

of the 2000 IECC. The map on page 6 shows the states that mandate

codes and those that allow the use of COMc h e c k to demonstra t e

c o m p l i a n c e . In some states,C O Mc h e c k s o f t wa re is adopted by the

state as “deemed to comply ”with their state codes rather than by

d i rect re fe rence to the IECC. The map also shows states that have no

mandates and states with codes where COMc h e c k is not applicabl e .

How are codes determined for different

regions?

E nvelope re q u i rements are determined by the 16 designated

C O Mc h e c k climate zones in the U. S . Climate conditions determ i n e

the need for va rious re q u i re m e n t s ,so codes will va ry accord i n g ly.

What are the benefits of code compliance in

states where it is not required?

Buildings that are more energy efficient are typically more

c o m fo rt able and cost less to operate and maintain than buildings

with lower energy perfo rmance standard s . E n e rgy - e fficient buildings

use less power and help reduce env i ronmental pollutants such as

sulfur oxides and carbon diox i d e . S eve ral states that have chosen to

c o m p ly with energy codes have their own success stori e s . L o u i s i a n a

has led a vo l u n t a ry effo rt towa rd compliance,h aving determined that

e n e rgy - e fficient construction is simply a good building practice that

reduces health ri s k s .

For more info rmation on the Building Standards and

Guidelines Pro gra m , contact Je ff McCullough at

Je ff. M c c u l l o u g h @ p n l . gov or visit www.e n e rgy c o d e s . o rg .

When improving the perfo rmance of existing buildings,it pays to

t a ke a look at the role windows play as an integral part of the

building enve l o p e . R e s e a rch indicates that windows can account fo r

as mu ch as 25 percent of energy loss in a building from heating and

c o o l i n g .O ver the last decade,c o s t - e ffe c t i ve spectra l ly selective cool

glazings have become widely ava i l abl e . T h ey re flect most of the sun's

e n e rgy in the near-infra red portion of the spectrum while

t ransmitting most of the daylight using only one-third of the cooling

load associated with conventional tinted glazing.

I n d u s t ry ex p e rts say that smart glazings,under development fo r

the past 20 ye a rs ,re p resent the next significant advancement in

w i n d ow tech n o l o gy. S m a rt glazings,in effe c t ,a re windows that have

a built-in,c o n t ro l l able shading mech a n i s m . E l e c t ro ch romic glazings

a re a type of smart window whose pro p e rties can be ch a n ged to

respond dy n a m i c a l ly to ch a n ging weather and occupant needs.

Stephen Selko w i t z,who leads Law rence Berke l ey National

L ab o ra t o ry ’s Building (LBNL) Te ch n o l o gies Depart m e n t ,ove rsees a

team that manages DOE’s re s e a rch into developing smart glazings

that will save energy and increase comfo rt for building occupants.

E l e c t ro ch romic coatings are stru c t u red like a thre e - l ayer sandw i ch

t h a t ’s placed between clear electri c a l ly conductive coatings.

“The glazing darkens when a small vo l t age is applied across the

c o n d u c t i ve coatings and lightens when it is reve rs e d ,”S e l kow i t z

ex p l a i n s . “This allows control over how mu ch light and solar heat

passes through the window and presents a major opportunity fo r

e n e rgy savings by reducing cooling loads.”

He adds that electro ch romic windows can also provide pri va c y,

i m p rove occupant comfo rt , and might even enhance productivity in

the wo rk p l a c e .

Switchable Glazing Study

M a nu fa c t u re rs are developing prototypes that are perfo rming we l l ,

a c c o rding to Selkow i t z . I n t e grating the coatings and associated

w i ring into a complete window system and linking these

t e ch n o l o gies to the building energy management system remains a

ch a l l e n ge ,he notes.

A re c e n t ly completed LBNL study in a fe d e ral office building in

O a k l a n d ,CA provided monitored perfo rmance data on the fi rst fullscale demonstration of large - a rea electro ch romic windows in the U. S .

S e l kowitz re p o rts that the electro ch romic window system tested had

excellent optical cl a ri t y,no coating ab e rrations (holes,d a rk spots,

e t c . ) ,u n i fo rm density of color across the entire surface during and

after sw i t ch i n g ,and excellent synch ronization or color match i n g

among a group of windows during and after sw i t ch i n g . The color

s p e c t rum of the windows ra n ged from a ve ry slight

ye l l ow tint to a deep Prussian bl u e . When viewed fro m

o u t s i d e ,the nonre fl e c t i ve electro ch romic window s

l o o ked ex a c t ly like conventional tinted window s ,

Smart Glazings:

Windows That Push The

Envelope

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Commercial Code Compliance

Continued from page 6
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Ready for the Presidio Energy Challenge? R e b u i l d

Presidio (CA) will host the Presidio Energy Challenge on October

1 1 - 1 2 . A Rebuild A m e rica part n e rship since 1998,the Pre s i d i o

National Pa rk in San Francisco is home to more than 400 histori c

facilities (See Pa rtner Update, M a rc h - Ap ril 2000) . E n e rgy

C h a l l e n ge participants will rev i ew tenant facilities in the park and

recommend building-related energy improve m e n t s . The energy

team will be comprised of Rebuild A m e rica Business Pa rt n e rs ,l o c a l

b u s i n e s s e s ,p re s e rvationists and other ex p e rt s . Fo l l owing the site

rev i ew,tenants and energy team members will discuss ag gre g a t i o n

possibilities to enable tenants to leve rage energy purchases and act

as a single unit to implement energy effi c i e n c y.

Pa rticipants include re p re s e n t a t i ves from the Presidio Tru s t ,t h e

P residio A l l i a n c e ,Rebuild A m e rica Business Pa rt n e rs and the Rebuild

A m e rica Pro gram Te a m . O t h e rs invited include San Francisco and

C a l i fo rnia state offi c i a l s ,local business ow n e rs and other Rebuild

A m e rica part n e rship re p re s e n t a t i ve s .

For more info rm a t i o n , contact Leanne Hoadley at 

4 1 5 - 5 6 1 - 2 5 0 0 , x205 or by email at leannehoadley @ h o t m a i l . c o m .

Chicago Regional Conference...M o re than 50 people

p a rticipated in the Chicago Regional Confe rence on June 28-29 at

the Summit Exe c u t i ve Center in Chicago . The intera c t i ve meeting

i n cluded presentations on part n e rship activities throughout the

re gi o n ,the Energy S m a rt Schools initiative and the Business Pa rt n e rs

p ro gra m . Open discussions focused on the premise that Rebuild

A m e rica serves as a “ c o m munity gateway ”and that the pro gra m

connects people,re s o u rc e s ,ideas and practices to find energy

s o l u t i o n s . The event provided a fo rum for identifying re s o u rc e s

ava i l able to part n e rships and to discuss part i c i p a n t s ’c u rre n t

successes and plans. Te ch n o l o gy re s o u rces we re especially

p reva l e n t ,with presentations on FEDs softwa re ,the reva m p e d

Rebuild A m e rica we b s i t e ,p a rt n e rs h i p s ’d a t abase systems for tra ck i n g

p rojects and other softwa re and web-based re s o u rces ava i l able fo r

p a rt n e rs h i p s . In other peer ex ch a n ge new s , Juli Po l l i t t of the

C h i c ago Regional Office used the occasion to introduce J o h n

D e v i n e,the Chicago re gi o n ’s new team leader.

For more info rmation about Chicago Region activities,

contact John Devine at 312-886-8581 or by email at

j o h n . d ev i n e @ e e . d o e . gov.

In 2002, Cleaner and Greener Olympic Wi n t e r

G a m e s...Hosting the Olympics can be a costly energy endeavo r. I n

addition to constructing a 70-acre Olympic Vi l l age ,Salt Lake City will

be a tempora ry home to 26,000 vo l u n t e e rs and 3,500 athletes fro m

40 nations. Along with meeting the energy costs of constru c t i o n ,

t ra n s p o rtation and lodgi n g ,e n e rgy demand in the Vi l l age will need to

accommodate the 2002 Winter Games’estimated 800,000 attendees

and the wo r l dwide media.

The Cleaner and Greener Olympics pro gram is an effo rt to off s e t

the additional emissions that the city of Salt Lake City will incur

while hosting the games. The pro gram will fi rst calculate a baseline

and then estimate the increase in emissions due to the games. To

mitigate the env i ronmental impact,an “emissions trading fl o o r ”w i l l

e n able states to identify contri b u t o rs who will invest dire c t ly or

i n d i re c t ly in energy - e fficiency measures and re n ewable energy

p rojects and then donate their emissions credits to create off s e t s .

A ny state energy office can re c ruit participation from building

ow n e rs ,s chool districts or businesses in their state. All contri b u t o rs

will be fo rm a l ly recognized by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee.

For more info rm a t i o n , visit the Leonardo A c a d e my ’s Cleaner

and Greener Pro gram website at www. cl e a n e ra n d gre e n e r. o rg or

contact Michael A rny at 608-280-0255.

s c o res in math and re a d i n g ,with score s

ra n ging from 7-to-26 percent higher. T h e

retail study analyzed sales perfo rmance data

f rom 108 stores of a chain re t a i l e r. Two -

t h i rds of the stores had skylights while 

o n e - t h i rd did not. Sales in the skylit store s

we re 31-to-49 percent higher on ave rage

c o m p a red to the non-sky l i t

s t o re s .

Mix notes there is a need to

educate retail exe c u t i ves and fa c i l i t y

m a n age rs about the benefit of lighting

c o n t ro l s . Towa rd this end,The Watt Stopper

is developing a design guide to addre s s

these issues for re t a i l e rs and has plans for a

design guide focusing on commercial offi c e

b u i l d i n g s .

For more info rm a t i o n , contact Je rry

Mix at 408-988-5331 or via email at

j e rry _ m i x @ wa t t s t o p p e r. c o m . 8

Lighting Controls Make A Difference

Continued from page 2

In addition to saving energy, the emerging

daylighting control technology may encourage

increased productivity in the workplace.
U.S. Department of Energy

Rebuild by

“Unbuilding”

Urban Areas

Making the connection betwe e n

“ u n b u i l d i n g ”and “ re b u i l d i n g ,”Steve Lo ke n

outlines a commu n i t y - b a s e d ,

e nv i ro n m e n t a l ly sound and energy - e ffi c i e n t

p h i l o s o p hy that echoes that of the Rebuild

A m e rica pro gra m . L o ke n ,p resident of

L o ken Builders and director of the Center

for Resourceful Building Te ch n o l o gy,

e n d o rsed a holistic appro a ch to urban

re n ewa l ,p romoting env i ro n m e n t a l ly

re s p o n s i ble practices in commu n i t y

p l a n n i n g ,building design and constru c t i o n

d u ring a recent lecture at the National

Building Museum.

At the heart of his methodology is a

belief in the significant wo rth of pre s e rv i n g

the heri t age ,wo rk m a n s h i p ,e nv i ro n m e n t

and value of commu n i t i e s . Too many

c o m munities opt for new constru c t i o n

without evaluating existing buildings,

m a t e rials and sites for effi c i e n c y

o p p o rt u n i t i e s ,L o ken say s . He urge s

c o m munity leaders to seek building

o p p o rtunities in older stru c t u res and in

a reas alre a dy developed and discourage s

n ew constru c t i o n .

L o ken has coined the phra s e

“ c a rch i t e c t u re ”to describe the car-centri c

focus of U. S .c i t i e s ,w h i ch he says sacri fi c e s

the livability of communities and ab u s e s

urban land through continu e d

f ragmentation of ecosystems,

contamination of wa t e r ways and the

i n e fficient use and abandonment of

existing sites. Despite this,he believe s

cities can still realize tre m e n d o u s

e ffi c i e n c i e s . L o ken encourage s

c o m munities and builders to “ u n b u i l d ”a n d

then rebuild urban ecosystems by

i n c o r p o rating efficiency practices in all

phases of design and constru c t i o n . A

p re fe rred stra t e gy is to re c a p t u re window s ,

t reated metals,wood and other materi a l s

f rom buildings slated for demolition.

“ G a r b age is not re f u s e ,but re s o u rc e s ,”

s ays Loke n ,“The pattern should be

d e c o n s t ru c t i o n ,s a l vage and re u s e .” H e

o ffe rs the fo l l owing tips:

For planners :

• D e t e rmine if existing stru c t u res should

be histori c a l ly pre s e rved and adapted 

for re u s e .

• Ju d ge if site is being appro p ri a t e ly used.

For arc h i t e c t s :

• Ta ckle energy efficiency and

e nv i ronmental design issues from the

o u t s e t .

• I n c o r p o rate innova t i ve design tre n d s ,

s u ch as smaller buildings,that save

e n e rgy and use space more effi c i e n t ly.

• I n t e grate daylighting techniques and

other energy - e fficient pra c t i c e s .

For builders :

• Optimize material use focusing on

l i g h t n e s s ,s t re n g t h ,d u rability and

e ffi c i e n c y.

• Use indigenous materi a l s ,w h i ch

minimizes tra n s p o rtation costs.

• Seek out buildings slated for demolition

for materi a l s .

And fi n a l ly,L o ken believes all

re h ab i l i t a t i ve constru c t i o n ,or any

c o n s t ru c t i o n ,should include the installation

of energy - e fficient equipment and systems.

To order publications on these topics,

visit the Center for Resourceful Building

Te c h n o l o gies website at

w w w. m o n t a n a . c o m / C R B T.

For info rmation about the

National Building Museum,

visit www. n b m . o rg . 9

Upcoming Events 

Oc t o b e r

Oct. 5-7 - The Natural Step Fifth A n n u a l

C o n f e rence on Su s t a i n a b i l i t y, At l a n t a ,

GA. Visit www. n a t u r a l s t e p. o rg or

contact Nicole Whiting at 415-561-3344.

Oct. 19-20 - Profiting From De re g u l a t i o n ,

Power Techniques for Power Pu rc h a s i n g

Se m i n a r, Dallas, TX. Vi s i t

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Oct. 29-31 - 2000 NAHRO Na t i o n a l

C o n f e rence and Exhibition, Phoenix, A Z

( Phoenix Civic Plaza). Contact Jill Qu a i d

at 202-289-3500 or visit www. n a h ro. o rg .

Nove m b e r

Nov. 5-7 - AGA/EEI En e rgy IT C o n f e re n c e

and Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ (Ph o e n i x

Civic Plaza). Presented by A m e r i c a n

Gas Association, Edison Electric In s t i t u t e

and Mc Gr a w - Hi l l’s Utilities IT m a g a z i n e .

Contact Dana Lupton at 203-847-9599.

Nov. 15-17 - NAESCO 17th A n n u a l

C o n f e rence, Palm Springs, CA. (Ritz

Carlton Rancho Mirage). Contact Ni n a

Kogan Lockhart at 202-822-0952; 

email nkl@dwgp.com; or visit

w w w. n a e s c o. o rg. 

De c e m b e r

Dec. 5-9 - National League of Cities:

C o n g ress of Cities, Boston, MA (John B.

Hynes Memorial Convention Center).

Visit www. n l c . o rg .

Steve Loken demonstrates the strength and

flexibility of a fiber constructed from wood wastes.
U.S. Department of Energy

we re determined to avoid an energy cri s i s . If Henders o n ’s energy

demands we re to outpace supply,the local economy would suffe r

the adve rse affe c t s .

In 1998,City Council Member Amanda Cyphers urged the City to

c reate the fi rst local gove rnment-led Rebuild A m e rica part n e rship in

s o u t h e rn Neva d a . Her reasoning was solid:N evada's annual energy

costs total more than $3 billion;if Henderson could reduce that cost

by just 1 perc e n t ,it could re d i rect $30 million back to the state's

e c o n o my and,in turn ,$8 million back to Henderson itself. The City

Council couldn’t disagree with her logi c .

The part n e rship leader responsibilities fell square ly on Fi t z ge ra l d ’s

s h o u l d e rs . He soon found that,while the municipality itself wa s

excited by the prospect of “ s m a rt grow t h ,”the City’s businesses and

i nve s t o rs we re too preoccupied with their ch a n ging roles to gi ve

time or finances to Rebuild Henders o n .

At this point Rebuild A m e ri c a ’s inherent fl exibility proved to be a

b e n e fit to the City. Rebuild Henderson was able to designate City

d e p a rtments as their part n e rs ,along with the Nevada State Energy

O ffice and local utility Nevada Powe r. The part n e rship was betting

that once the community saw the benefits of the pro gra m ,t h ey

would feel compelled to join in.

“If the City can do it and we can show some of the successes that

we ' ve had,we can go to the community and show them we can

s ave money and energy in this way,”Fi t z ge rald say s . "In time,we

think that others will see the benefi t s . "

A Different Kind of Medicine

Amid Henderson's tremendous population ex p l o s i o n ,m a ny

b u i l d e rs we re concentrating on growth and the booming economy

and ignoring the benefits of energy effi c i e n c y. Fi t z ge rald wa s

d e t e rmined to ch a n ge that mindset.

His responsibilities include securing financing for housing and

c o m munity development pro j e c t s ;t h e re fo re ,he was initially

d i s c o u raged by the pro gra m ’s lack of ava i l able funding. H oweve r,h e

soon realized the effe c t i veness of Rebuild A m e rica through his use of

the technical assistance and peer ex ch a n ge capabilities to educate

the municipality and local arch i t e c t s ,b u i l d e rs and constru c t i o n

companies wo rking with Henders o n .

“What I initially perc e i ved as a weakness re a l ly turned out to be

the greatest asset of the pro gra m ,”he say s . “(This pro gram) gi ve s

p a rt n e rs the ability to identify energy inefficient systems,s h a re

re s o u rces and establish solutions,making our city a leader in energy

e ffi c i e n c y.”

One of the fi rst projects Fi t z ge rald undertook was an upgrade of

the City’s wa s t ewater treatment plant. W h i l e

plant management had alre a dy taken steps to

reduce energy consumption,Rebuild A m e ri c a

s e rved as a gateway to further educate the

s o u t h e rn Nevada re gi o n . Fi t z ge rald scheduled a Motor Challenge

S e m i n a r,p resented by the Department of Energy ’s (DOE) Office of

I n d u s t rial Te ch n o l o gi e s ,at the plant and invited officials from Las

Vegas and other neighboring mu n i c i p a l i t i e s . Besides consultation

with DOE lab s ,the City was able to take adva n t age of pre s s u re line

and pumping system upgrades that accounted for the lion’s share of

the $400,000 in savings and 7 percent reduction in energy use.

As another testament to Rebuild A m e ri c a ’s fl ex i b i l i t y,R e b u i l d

H e n d e rson has lent its energy - e fficiency ex p e rtise to support new

c o n s t ruction pro j e c t s . Fi t z ge rald facilitates Henders o n ’s use of

e n e rgy - e fficient tech n o l o gies by sharing info rmation from the

Rebuild A m e rica netwo rk with the City’s construction manage m e n t

d e p a rt m e n t . A d d i t i o n a l ly,Rebuild Henderson garn e red stro n g

s u p p o rt from Nevada Power and DOE national lab s ,w h i ch helped to

e n s u re new buildings employed current energy - s aving tech n i q u e s ,

i n cluding efficient lighting,heating and cooling systems.

To date,the City has completed seve ral projects including two

re c reation centers ,a fi re station and the Henderson Po l i c e

D e p a rtment's Green Va l l ey substation. Once the city completes the

n ew addition to City Hall,w h i ch is actually larger than the ex i s t i n g

s t ru c t u re ,it plans to begin its fi rst re t ro fit — the ori ginal City Hall.

After seeing the re s u l t s ,the local housing authority has ex p ressed a

re n ewed interest in joining the part n e rs h i p . The Las Ve gas Rev i ew -

Jo u rn a l and the Ju ly 2000 edition of A m e rican City and County

m agazine have ch ro n i cled the wise management of the City’s

re s o u rces and pro gra m s . S keet Fi t z ge rald and Rebuild Henderson are

c e rt i fi able assets in helping the City re a ch its goals of saving 15

p e rcent to 20 percent in energy costs each ye a r.

For more info rmation about Rebuild Henders o n , c o n t a c t

S keet Fi t z ge rald at hef@gty. c i . h e n d e rs o n . nv. u s

Henderson Manages Growing Pains

Continued from page 1

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design and build or re n ovate schools that are energy smart .T h e

a rch i t e c t u ral fi rms of Innova t i ve Design and Eley A s s o c i a t e s ,both of

w h i ch have considerable ex p e rience in sustainable school design,a re

helping to develop draft guidelines based on input from ro u n d t abl e

p a rt i c i p a n t s . The draft guidelines are expected to be re a dy for rev i ew

this fa l l .

DOE Assistant Secre t a ry Dan Reicher announced the

E n e rgy S m a rt ch a l l e n ge to participants of the eastern ro u n d t able held

on August 3: That fo l l owing the release of the guidelines,5 percent 

of all schools will be designed as fully compliant,s u s t a i n abl e

E n e rgy S m a rt sch o o l s .

View from DC

Continued from page 2
U.S. Department of Energy

Daniel Sze works with

Rebuild America at DOE

headquaters.

Vital Statistics: L i ves in

e n e rgy - p ro gre s s i ve Fa l l s

C h u rch ,VA with Swe d i s h

w i fe ,E l i s ab e t h ,w h o

became a U. S .citizen this

ye a r,and Rhoemer,a

m i xed Chow and

B e l gian long-haired shepherd . Four adult ch i l d re n

visit often:S a ra ,2 8;A n n a ,2 4;A n d re a ,2 0 ;and Daniel

R i ch a rd ,1 8 .

C u rrent Role with Rebuild America: If yo u

think of Mark Bailey as CEO of Rebuild A m e ri c a ,t h e n

I ’d be the COO -- chief operating offi c e r.

How you became involved with Rebuild

America: When I was with DOE’s Office of Fi e l d

M a n age m e n t ,w h e re I wo rked in pro j e c t

m a n age m e n t ,policy and ove rsight for seven ye a rs ,I

a s ked to serve as a special advisor to Energy S m a rt

S ch o o l s . My wish was gra n t e d . I later came on board

with the pro gram and am continuing my

i nvo l vement with Energy S m a rt Sch o o l s .

Special skills or experience you bring to

the program: I’m a re gi s t e red architect with

p ro gram integration and pro gram manage m e n t

ex p e rience — a back ground that may serve the

p ro gram well as it grows in new dire c t i o n s .

The greatest challenge you see for Rebuild

A m e r i c a :To take thoughtful,c a re f u l ly planned steps

to position Rebuild A m e rica as a gateway fo r

s t ra t e gi c a l ly deploying DOE re s o u rces to

c o m munities pursuing energy efficiency and

re n ewable energy tech n o l o gi e s .

What you like to do in your spare time:

Help neighbors with home improvement pro j e c t s .

Something you haven’t tried but think you

might be good at: S ky d i v i n g .

What books and movies do you like ? G o o d

science fiction that offe rs a plausibl e ,l o gical system

of alternate re a l i t y.

Where you’d live, if you could live

anywhere in the world: I wo u l d

spend winter in the Canary Islands and

summer in a place that wa s n ’t too hot.

I’m open for suggestions on where . 11

Smart Glazings: Windows That Push The Envelope

Continued from page 7

except that tint could be altere d .

Glazing pro p e rties we re controlled by sensors and integrated with a

d i m m able electric lighting system to pro p e r ly light the wo rk space and contro l

d i rect sun intensity. Results suggest that compared to more conve n t i o n a l

g l a z i n g ,the electro ch romic window reduced the need for art i ficial lighting and

could be dy n a m i c a l ly managed to gre a t ly improve the visual env i ronment fo r

p e r fo rming computer tasks.

“As was the case with low-E coatings,it will take time to build confidence in

s m a rt glazing tech n o l o gy,to solve the systems integration issues,and to re d u c e

costs to the end users ,”S e l kowitz notes.

Decision make rs will need re l i able product data that accura t e ly and fa i r ly

d e s c ribes the pro p e rties of new tech n o l o gies such as smart glazings.

M a nu fa c t u re rs and organizations such as the National Fe n e s t ration Rating

Council (NFRC),w h i ch administers a vo l u n t a ry,u n i fo rm rating and lab e l i n g

system for the energy perfo rmance of window s ,d o o rs and sky l i g h t s ,m ay we l l

h ave an expanded role to play as the fe n e s t ration industry becomes cognizant of

the need to provide customers with re l i able perfo rmance info rmation ab o u t

w i n d ow products as an integral part of the building system.

P ri m a ry support for LBNL’s windows re s e a rch is provided by DOE. Fo r

m o re info rmation about LBNL’s smart windows projects and to dow n l o a d

p a p e rs and tools, visit http://window s . l bl . gov. I n fo rmation on rating and

l abeling windows is posted on the NFRC we b s i t e : w w w. n f rc. o rg .

Electrochromic windows, shown in far right column, adapt to changing environmental

conditions by controlling the amount of natural light that enters a room. This smart 

glazing performed consistently better than static clear (far left) and tinted glazings (center)

during testing.
Rebuild America is a network of community

partnerships – made up of local governments

and businesses – that save money by saving

energy. These voluntary partnerships, working

with the U.S. Department of Energy, choose the

best ways to improve the energy efficiency of

commercial, government and apartment

buildings. Rebuild America supports them

with business and technical tools and 

customized assistance.

By the year 2003, Rebuild America 

partnerships will be involved in over 

2 billion square feet of building renovations,

which will save $650 million every year in

energy costs, generate $3 billion in private

community investment, create 26,000 new

private sector jobs, and reduce air pollution by

1.6 million tons of carbon dioxide a year.

Rebuild America 

Office of Building Technology,

State and Community Programs

U.S.Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue,SW

Washington,DC 20585-0121

Address Correction Requested

Rebuild America Welcomes 

3 New Partnerships

Canyon County Commission, Caldwell, ID

City of East Palo Alto, CA

City of Nampa, ID 

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To submit news or story ideas, contact: 

• Elise G. Rand, 202-466-7391, or email

erand@pcgpr.com

• Anita Denning, 301-588-9387, or email

adenning@drintl.com

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Partner Update, e-mail rebuildamerica@drintl.com.

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32%

Total Number of

Partnerships...........................

Total Square Feet Committed 

For Retrofit.............................

Number of States and 

Territories with Partnerships......

289

479

51

million 

sq.ft.

Check us out: www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/rebuild or 1-800-DOE-3732

Lighting retrofits

installed in schools

comprising over a

half million square

feet spelled big

energy savings for

the Springfield Local

School District near

Akron, OH. School

district Maintenance

Supervisor Michael

Smith is pictured at

right. See story p. 4.