Developing an Energy and Water Efficiency Program for Los Angeles’ Existing Buildings February 20, 2015 | Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Energy & Environment Committee Meeting
Policy Context for the Program City Council Motion 14-1478 adopted on December 3, 2014, initiated an effort to: “convene a stakeholder process to develop a program to improve the energy and water efficiency of existing buildings.” Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
LA’s History of Leadership in New Building Performance Green Building Ordinance: Most stringent green building policy of a major city and influenced CALGreen LA Green Code: Department of Building and Safety at the forefront of CALGreen implementation Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Biggest opportunity is in our existing buildings Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the City of Los Angeles Buildings 51% Wastewater Treatment <1% Agriculture <1% Water Conveyance 2% Industrial 14% Solid Waste 3% Transportation 30% *Based on 2010 data Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Policy context for the program • LA DWP adopted a target to achieve 15% of Energy their energy supply mix through efficiency efforts by 2020 • Mayor Garcetti signed an Executive Directive to Water reduce per capita potable water use by 20% by 2017 and reduce DWP’s purchase of imported potable water by 50% by 2024 State • Statewide programs to encourage energy and water savings in all existing buildings Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Energy and water efficiency generates benefits citywide $750 Million Investment by DWP in energy and water conservation over Investment Potential the next five years Savings of nearly $1 billion on Angelenos ’ utility bills Financial & Environmental Benefits CO 2 reduction equivalent to removing 440,000 cars off the road Creation of 17,000 Job Creation job years *Numbers based on meeting DWP’s 15% goal by 2020 Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
It also generates value for building owners For the last six years, Los Angeles has ranked number one in the country for the most Energy Star certified buildings Building in Rent per Los Angeles Square Foot Investing in efficiency and EnergyStar Building $2.69 sustainability shows higher LEED Building $2.91 returns on rentable space Traditional Building $2.16 *LA Market CoStar Group Data, 7/11/14
Building energy use varies greatly between the same type of buildings MORE ENERGY IS USED BY POOR PERFOMING BUILDINGS 4 TO 8 TIMES COMPARED TO THE BEST PERFORMING BUILDINGS *Based on New York City’s benchmarking data Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
What are the steps to get here? • Annual energy and water benchmarking Create • Make energy and water information publicly available Transparency • Regular energy/water audits to assess efficiency of existing building systems Trigger Action • Improve operations (retro-commissioning) and implement cost effective upgrades Ensure • Align DWP’s current programs with policies and develop new offerings to fill gaps Continuous • Develop comprehensive training programs and generate new career path opportunities Improvements Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Other cities are responding with policies to capture these opportunities Energy audits and/or retro- commissioning adopted US Building Benchmarking & Transparency Policies Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Trends and Best Practices from Other Cities Energy and Water Benchmarking Reporting and Disclosure Building Energy and Water Audits Retrocomissioning Targeted Retrofits Sub-metering Alignment with Utility Programs Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Who uses energy in Los Angeles? Parcels by type of building Energy by type of building 10.4% 25.5% 34.9% 16.4% 4.6% Single Family 68.6% 21.6% Commercial Multi-family 18.0% Other (industrial, healthcare, misc.) * Based on analysis by the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Who uses water in Los Angeles? Number of Accounts Average Annual Consumption 2% 11% 17% 39% 9% 31% Single Family 72% Commercial Multi-family 19% Other (industrial, gov't, misc.) * Based on DWP’s average annual number of accounts and average annual consumption in acre feet for FYE 2010 -2014 Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Who uses the most energy? Built Square Percent BTUs Percent of Total Number of Footage Parcels Parcels >50,000sf 33.7% 0.8% 5,178 >40,000sf 35.3% 1.0% 6,746 > 30,000sf 37.8% 1.4% 9,467 > 25,000sf 39.2% 1.7% 11,621 > 20,000sf 41.4% 2.2% 14,959 > 15,000sf 43.9% 3.0% 20,048 > 10,000sf 47.3% 4.4% 29,717 > 5,000sf 54.8% 9.9% 66,614
Who uses the most energy? Buildings Citywide Citywide Energy Use Buildings < 25,000sf Focusing on buildings over 25,000 sq. ft. 40% would address nearly 40% of citywide energy Buildings use, while affecting less > 25,000sf ≈ 2% than 2% of parcels * Based on analysis by the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Large Buildings are Located Throughout the City * Based on analysis by the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
The Program Development Process Nine month program and policy development process Collaborative effort between the City and stakeholders Stakeholder meetings begin in January Draft program anticipated in Summer 2015 Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Key participants in the policy development process External Stakeholders Internal External Stakeholders Stakeholders • Building Owners • Property Managers Building Owners Dept. of Building and Safety • Large Tenants Property Managers • Engineers & Dept. of Water and Power Engineers & Architects Architects Dept. of General Services • Building Trades Building Trades & Labor Mayor’s Office • Labor Tenants City Council • Sustainability Environmental Groups City Attorney Consultants Sustainability Consultants • Environmental LA County SoCalGas Groups • SoCalGas Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Stakeholder Process Overview City Draft Final Kick-Off Final Council Dialogue Council Proposed Proposed Workshop Workshop Meeting Meetings Motion Program Program 1/15 – 4/15 Fall 2015 12/3/14 1/15/15 Summer 2015 Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
What Do We Need to Determine? • What building size and types are included? • What system is used to establish the benchmark? • How is energy use reported and verified? • Who is eligible to perform the benchmarking and reporting? • How are energy and water savings achieved to meet the City goals? • What City department will be responsible? • What changes to adminstrative processes are needed? • What incentives and training programs are needed to support the program? Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Stakeholder Dialogue Meetings Jan. 29 – Benchmarking and Reporting Feb. 12 – What Buildings are Included Feb. 26 – How the Information Will be Shared and Used March 17 – Strategies to Achieve Savings March 31 – Implementation and Phasing April 14 – Supporting Programs, Finance, and Training Needs Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Stakeholder Meeting 1: Benchmarking and Reporting • How Data is Reported? • Collect as much data as possible (including voluntary) • Privacy should be considered • Quality Control? • Make it easy (i.e. enable auto-benchmarking) • Policy to keep data clean + need 3rd party to verify info • Which Tools to Use? • EPA’s Portfolio Manager needs improvements (i.e. separate metrics for gas & electric), but better to use the national standard than adopt a new tool • Miscellaneous • Educate owners on larger goal, create recognition • Split-incentive & solar = issues to consider Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
Stakeholder Meeting 2: What Buildings are Included • Special Considerations? • Might want to look at units vs sq. footage • Policies need to achieve energy savings • Concessions? • Size cut-off is best method, with tiered approach • Consider natural breaks in building types (ie multifamily has these breaks) • Exemptions • All building should be included, eventually • Exemptions should align with AB 1103 Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program
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