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Bill Miner, DirectorOffice of Design & Engineering

A Top Priority Green Embassies WorkshopApril 13, 2010 - Paris, France

Bureau of Overseas Buildings OperationsUS Department of State

NOB Berlin, Germany

To provide secure, safe, and functional facilities that support our overseas staff in the achievement of U.S. foreign policy objectives.

Also…deliver facilities that represent American values and the best in American architecture, technology, sustainability and craftsmanship.

NEC Beijing, China

A Top PriorityGreen Embassies Workshop

OBO’s Basic Mission:


20,000 Diplomats and Local Staff were moved into Safer Facilities from 2000 to 2009

Protecting Our People

Standard Embassy Design• Small, Medium and Large versions• Four hectare (ten acre) site• ‘Self-sustaining’ mixed-use compound• Pre-engineered building solutions


Embedded Best Practices

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• US Model Building Code• Comprehensive Security Features• Building Organization and Massing• Accessibility Standards• LEED Silver Certification

• Natural Hazards Protections• Value Engineering• Lessons Learned • Operation and Maintenance• Reliable Cost Model


Bamako NEC

Belmopan NEC Bridgetown NAB

Astana NEC


Sofia NEC(LEED Certified)

Kathmandu NEC

Rangoon NEC(50th Completed Facility)

Algiers NEC

Athens NECPanama City NEC(LEED Certified)


The Embassy Of The Future

“The new platform model consists of a central embassy with options for distributing mission presence in the capital and across the country.”

“In a changing global environment, flexibilitywill be of paramount importance.”

Consulate Generals

Central Embassy

American Presence Posts

American Corners

Binational Centers

Virtual Presence Posts Circuit Riders

American Centers & Libraries

By: The Center for Strategic & International Studies


• 30-desk and 45-desk versions• 1.6 hectares (4 acre) site• Single Compound Access Control• Single Communication Center

Standard Secure Mini Compound


• Small urban site• High density office program• Maintains most security

standards• High performance building

systems• Uses urban amenities if

available

New London Embassy

Vertical Embassy Design


• OBO seeks to minimize the impacts of our overseas facilities by designing, constructing, operating, and demolishing our buildings in an energy-efficient and environmentally sensitive manner

• We also strive to create platforms for eco-diplomacy by greening our US embassies and consulates worldwide.


Sustainability Program Goals

Water Reclamation• Rain Water Harvesting

• Storm Water Management

• Vegetated Roofs

• Reforestation

Berlin, NOB


Berlin – Vegetated Roof

Istanbul – Storm water

Waste Water Management

• Constructed Wetlands

• Dual Flush Toilets

• Waterless Urinals

Berlin, NOB Waterless and Dual Flush Fixtures


Nairobi – Constructed Wetland

Alternative Fuels• Photovoltaics

• Solar Hot water

• Wind Turbines

Athens - PV Garage Canopy


Residential Hot Water

Wind Turbine Study

• This solar project started as a façade repair

• Initial construction cost was $1.7 M. with payback in 10 years.

• Solar Designs Associates was the contractor, who designed a similar system for the White House.

• The first MagLev Chiller in Europe was installed here on Earth Day 2009.

US-UN Mission - Geneva, Switzerland

Our Flagship Project


Interior Lighting• Atrium Daylighting

• Sun Shelves & Shades

• LED Fixtures

Berlin, NOB LED Street Light Fixtures

Interior LED Fixtures


Daylighting Study

High Efficiency Equipment• Modular Air Cooled Chillers

• Heat Recovery Chillers

• Magnetic Levitation Chillers

• Automated Controls & Metering

Berlin, NOB

Controls

Power

Circuit Breaker

Sensor PanelChiller Supply & Return

Compressor

Gauges

Boiler Pre-Heat or Domestic Supply & Return


Heat Exchanger MagLev Bearing

BAS Controls

• Studies

• Articles

• Reports

• Technologies

• References

• Utility Portal

• Green Guide

OBO Green Webpage http://obo.state.gov/greenpage


Tools for Green Embassy Operations

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