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The following LEED (EBOM) Case Study will briefly discuss the LEED pre-requisites and credits 100 North Tampa is attempting to submit to the USGBC.  The LEED case study will be broken down into the 6 LEED categories.  Currently we are at the end of our performance period tying up loose ends before application submission.  The LEED (EBOM) process has been a huge success and saving the building money.

Sustainable Sites (SS)

SS Credit 2:  Bldg. Exterior & Hardscape Management Plan - All exterior products used at 100 North Tampa are considered environmentally friendly.  This benefits the environment and reduces harmful chemicals brought on site.

SS Credit 3:  Integrated Pest Management, Erosion Control & Landscape Management – No chemicals are used in pest control and landscaping products.  All products are environmentally friendly benefiting the outdoor environment and reduces harmful chemicals brought on site.

SS Credit 7:  Heat Island Reduction – Non-Roof -100 North Tampa has 14 floors of parking garage space within the buildings site totaling 1.2 spaces per 1,000 square feet.

Water Efficiency (WE)

WE pre-requisite 1:  Minimum Indoor Plumbing Fixture & Fitting Efficiency – 100 North Tampa retrofit toilets, faucets and shower heads with high-efficiency, low-flow products creating an estimated water savings of 1.5Million Gallons per Year saving $12,000/year in water costs!

WE Credit 1.1:  Whole Building Metering – 100 North Tampa has 3 meters which total the entire water usage allowing Management to track water usage patterns. Go Green!

WE Credit 1.2:  Water Performance Measurement – 100 North Tampa has 5 submeters to hone in on how much water each end use is using allowing to develop strategies on ways to reduce the water usage.  1 of our meters tracks the amount of condensate water we capture in our cooling tower that is re-used back into the cooling tower saving an estimate 1.6 Million Gallons/Year!

WE Credits 2.1-2.3:  Indoor Plumbing Fixture & Fitting Efficiency- 10-30% Reduction – 100 North Tampa saves 38% of water compared to the LEED (EBOM) Baseline!  The plumbing fixture & fitting retrofit is how we did this. Go Green.

WE Credits 3.1-3.3:  Water Efficient Landscape – 50-100% Reduction – 100 North Tampa shut down our irrigation system because our landscape consists of native and adaptive plants which are well establish.

WE Credit 4.1:  Cooling Tower Water Management - 100 North Tampa collects condensate water (saving estimate of 1.6 Million Gallons/Year), uses water softener (saving an estimated 1.3 Million Gallons/year) and a TRASAR 3D system to monitor the water’s conductivity for optimal conditions.

Go Green!  Let me help you LEED Certify your building.  Bryan Lauer, LEED AP.  813.349.8550

Other categories to Come…

Below will outline sustainable facts on 100 North Tampa.  100 North Tampa is a LEED (EBOM) Registered Building in Tampa, FL.  100 North Tampa is a42-story,  550,000sf, Class “A” building.  The follow facts are generated from the LEED (EBOM) Certification process.  The LEED (EBOM) Certification process has tremendously helped 100 North Tampa be more sustainable.  Go Green!

Any questions ask Bryan Lauer – bblauer@clwrg.com 813-349-8550. Go Green!

100 North Tampa Facts

Paper

100 North Tampa recycles an average 8.06 tons (70,787 pounds) of paper per month.

Recycling 1 ton of paper saves:

o 17 mature trees

o 7,000 gallons of water

o 3 cubic yards of landfill space

o 2 barrels of oil

o 4,100kw hours of electricity (enough to power a home for 5 months)

· 100 North Tampa recycles an estimated 8.65 tons of ongoing consumables every week.

· 100 North Tampa sends 3.9 Tons of “waste” to the incinerator per month

Water

· 100 North Tampa will save an estimated 3.9 million gallons of water/year with the following strategies:

o Saving 1.5 million gallons of water/year with the recent retrofit of our plumbing fixtures and fittings to high-efficiency, low-flow fixtures.

o Recycling condensate water for the HVAC chiller system saves an estimated 1.3 million gallons of water/year.

o Water softener and a TRASAR 3D system reduce the amount of water needed for the HVAC system saving an estimated 1.1 million gallons of water/year!

· If all US residential homes installed water-efficient appliances, the country would save more than 3 trillion gallons of water & more than $18 billion dollars per year!  (Environmental Protection Agency website http://www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency/water/benefits.htm )

· Each employee uses an estimated 5.5 gallons/work day or 1,430 gallons/work year (260 days).

100 North Tampa Recycles:

· 28 pounds of aluminum/week

· 202 pounds of glass/week

· 12 pounds of plastic/week

Energy

· There are 22,457 light bulbs in our building.

· 100 North Tampa has the prestigious ENERGY STAR award.

· 100 North Tampa is in the top 25% of facilities in the country for energy performance.

· 100 North Tampa’s energy use is 30% less than the national average!

Misc.

· Average of 1,093 occupants and 325 visitors/day.

· The average American will throw away 600 times their weight (90,000lbs/47.5 Tons) in garbage over their lifetime.

· Glass can be recycled forever.

Hand Hygiene Tips

· Wash your hands at least 3 times/day for at least 20 seconds each time.

· Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

· Encourage others to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer.

· Clean your workspace often.

Reduce Pests Tips

1. Keep food service and break rooms thoroughly cleaned during the day. Our cleaning service will thoroughly clean after hours.
2. All food and waste should be kept in airtight containers.
3. Report dripping faucets or leaking pipes.
4. Rinse or isolate empty beverage containers to deter sugar-loving pests.
5. Clean all spills promptly.
6. Eliminate clutter to simplify cleaning and minimize hiding places for pests.

Check out the latest facts on my Green Facts Page:

Recycling Facts Sheet

 (http://www.oberlin.edu/recycle/facts.html)

Paper

·      Recycling 1 Ton of paper saves:

o    17 mature trees,

o   7,000 Gallons/Water

o   3 cubic yards of landfill space

o   2 barrels of oil, and

o   4,100 kw hours/electricicy (enough energy to power a home for 5 months)

·      More than 56% of paper consumed in the US in ’07 was recycled.  That equals 360/lbs for each person in the Country. http://www.paperrecycles.org/paper_environment/index.html

·      400 paper mills use recovered materials for their paper producing process

·      We each use roughly one 100ft tree by way of paper and wood products/year

Water

·      If all US residential homes installed water-efficient appliances, the country would save more than 3 Trillion Gallons of water and more than $18 Billion dollars per year!

·      If 1 out of every 100 residential homes converted to water-efficient fixtures, we would roughly save 100 Million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year and 80,000 TONS of GHG (GreenHouse Gas Emissions).  That’s roughly taking 15,000 vehicles from the road for 1 year!

·      If your toilet is from 1992 or earlier you probably have an inefficient model using 3.5-6 Gallons/flush.  Now you can install 1.3 Gallons/flush OR Zero-Gallons/flush.

·      Faucets generally flow 2 Gallons/Minute. Save 8 Gallons/Day (240/month) by turning it off while brushing your teeth.

·      Americans use an average of 100 gallons of water each day

·      Surveys have showed 36 states anticipate water shortages by 2013

·      56 billion kilowatt-hours per year- the amount of electricity consumed by public water supplying and treating facilities

·      5 minutes of a running faucet equals roughly a 14 hour run time of a 60-watt light bulb

·      Bath= 70 Gallons/Water; Shower= up to 30 Gallons/Water (get a high-efficiency shower-head.

·      Outdated washing machines use about 40 Gallons/load; high-efficient models use less than 28 Gallons/load

Aluminum

·      Recycling aluminum saves roughly 95% of the energy needed to produce new aluminum from raw materials.  Energy saved by recycling 1 Ton equals the amount of energy the average American home consumes over a 10 year period! Keep America Beautiful

·      Americans throw away enough aluminum they could rebuild our commercial air fleet in 1 Month!

·      Recycling tin and steel saves 74% of energy used to produce virgin steel.

·      100 Million- Amount of cans used/day

·      Americans could supply the nation’s automakers on a continuous basis with the amount of iron and steel they throw out

·      More than 50% of cans are recycled

Glass

·      In 1994 if all glass bottles/jars were laid end to end it would reach the moon and half way back to earth.

·      Glass can be recycled forever.

General Garbage

·      The Average American will throw 600 times their weight (90,000 lbs/47.5 Tons of trash) in garbage over their lifetime.