SIMPLE NET ZERO

SOLUTIONS FOR EXISTING

BUILDINGS

Gary Moore

Best Practice

• The Eastern Regional Association of Physical Plant Administrators

(ERAPPA) is a Registered Provider with the American Institute of Architects

Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned on completion of this

program will be reported to CES Records for AIA members. Certificates of

Completion for non-AIA members are available on request.

• This program is registered with the AIA/CES for continuing professional

education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or

construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of

construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or

dealing in any material or product. Questions related to specific materials,

methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of this

presentation.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program you will be able to:1. Attendees will receive a description of a short five step development process

of a "client education plan” which is intended to familiarize the client with

fuel cell technology, associated costs, economic realities and beginning-to-

end time frames, etc.

2. Define Biomimicry in general, how it applies specifically to the design of a

net zero solution using what I call a "left hand/right hand" approach and its

advantages over a more typical approach.

3. Determine whether you are successful or not in achieving a net zero solution

for both the short term [1 week] and the long term [20 years] and the

empirical relationship between building load and fuel cell size.

4. Develop an understanding of the basic design process.

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DEREGULATED UTILITY STATES

STATE ELECTRICITY GASCalifornia No [suspended] Yes [Ltd]

Colorado Yes Yes [Pilot]

Connecticut Yes No

Florida No Yes [Pilot]

Delaware Yes No

Georgia No Yes [Pilot]

Illinois Yes Yes [Pilot]

Indiana No Yes [Pilot]

Kentucky No Yes [Pilot]

Maine Yes No

Maryland Yes Yes [Pilot]

Massachsuetts Yes No

Michigan Yes Yes [Pilot]

Montana Yes Yes [Pilot]

DEREGULATED UTILITY STATES

Nebraska No Yes [Pilot]

New Jersey Yes Yes

New Mexico No [suspended] Yes [Ltd]

New York Yes Yes

Ohio Yes Yes [Pilot]

Oregon Yes No

Pennsylvania Yes Yes

Rhode island Yes No

South Dakota No Yes [Pilot]

Texas Yes No

Virginia No [suspended] Yes [Pilot]

Washington No Yes [Pilot]Washington, DC Yes Yes

West Virginia No Yes [Pilot]

Wyoming No [suspended] Yes [Pilot]

CLIENT EDUCATION PLAN

PROOF OF CONCEPT STUDY

FEASIBILITY STUDY

BID DOCUMENTS

BIDDING

NOTICE TO PROCEED

PROOF OF CONCEPT STUDY

Definitions, Goals and Objectives

Third Party Plans

Biomimicry – “right hand/left hand”

approach

Excess Energy Consumption Plan

List of Assumptions

Definitions, Goals and Objectives

Definition: To provide enough RNG to provide 100% of all heating, cooling and electrical needs of the load.

Goals:

Do not cause internal disturbance to existing educational space in the building.

Do not use roof areas.

Maximize use of existing heating and cooling equipment

Objectives

Minimize water consumption.

Do not use LEED or other energy reducing programs.

Do not use energy credits.

Demonstrate verification of NZE success or failure within one week.

Maintain maximum long term flexibility-never say never.

Achieve a 10 year capital recovery.

THIRD PARTY PLAN

The goal of a third party plan is to answer the question, ‘what do you do if the grid

fails?’

FOR SIX, EIGHT OR TEN MONTHS!

IMPOSSIBLE?

LET’S TALK

BIOMIMICRY

What is Biomimicry and how does it apply

to NZE solutions?

I call it a “left hand/right hand” design

approach. Primary concept is that there is

no such thing as waste, but only resource.

EXCESS ENERGY CONSUMPTION

PLAN

This is a simple plan which determines who buys the excess energy which the fuel cell produces but which is not needed for short periods of time.

Occasional excess energy can be sold to near by server centers, parking garages, night time loads of surrounding buildings, security lighting, etc.

LIST OF ASSUMPTIONS

Maximum historical 24 hour/annual electrical load.

Maximum historical 24 hour/annual gas demand.

Cost of electricity from utility.

Cost of gas from utility.

Economic value of ‘pure’ and ‘dirty’ CO2.

Gas transportation cost.

Henry Hub and/or NYMEX gas futures costs.

Estimated capital cost of fuel cell system.

Estimated capital cost of gasification equipment.

Utility inflation rate.

BASIC DESIGN PROCESS

SEE HANDOUT

DESIGN SCORECARDS

90/10 – 85/15 – 80/20

SEE HANDOUT

Questions

This concludes the American Institute of Architects

Continuing Education Systems Program

Dba Consultancy 717-599-8117.

Thank You

Please don’t forget to do

the Survey in Guide Book.