Successful Strategies Driving Innovation & Results
Successful StrategiesDriving Innovation & ResultsPROGRESS REPORT 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary. 12017 Update: Better Buildings Initiative. 2Year in Review and Key Results. 4Better Buildings Challenge. 4Better Buildings Accelerators. 5Better Plants. 5Better Buildings Alliance. 6Better Communities Alliance. 6Making a Difference for All Americans. 7Delivering ResultsNew Goal Achievers. 8Proven Solutions. 10Focus on Water and Energy. 14Sector Spotlights. 15Industrial Sector. 16Commercial SectorCommercial Real Estate. 18Healthcare. 20Hospitality. 22Retail, Food Service, and Grocery. 24Education Sector. 26State and Local Sector. 28Multifamily Sector. 30Data Centers. 31Financial Allies. 32Residential Sector. 33Federal Sector. 34Getting the Word Out. 35Partner List. 372Learn more at betterbuildingsinitiative.energy.govEXECUTIVE SUMMARY Successful Strategies Driving Innovation & ResultsThe efforts of leading organizations to reduce energyand water waste and modernize the nation’s buildingsand industrial facilities make a difference in the lives ofeveryday Americans. Since 2011, the U.S. Departmentof Energy’s (DOE) Better Buildings Initiative hasadvanced proven efficiency solutions by challengingmarket leaders to accelerate the pace of energyefficiency adoption, highlighting partner successstories and industry best practices, and encouragingthe latest technological innovation. The country’s topenergy and facility managers, superintendents, andstate and local officials have pioneered measures andstrategies to lower operating costs in their buildingsand plants. This drive toward efficiency has directbenefits for all Americans who have better classroomsto learn in, better places to work, better housing, anda more resilient infrastructure.More than 900 organizations across many diversesectors are now part of the Better Buildings Initiative.These partners represent more than 13% of totalU.S. commercial building space, about 12% of theU.S. manufacturing energy footprint, and 125 stateand local governments. More than a third (345) ofthese organizations have taken the Better BuildingsChallenge. This leadership initiative calls on CEOs,university presidents, building owners, state andlocal government leaders, and housing developersto reduce the energy use of their entire buildingportfolios by 20% within 10 years. They are on trackto meet their energy reduction goals, saving morethan 2% each year on average, and 1.9 billion sincethe start of the program. Financing is often cited as akey barrier to energy efficiency; however, 37 FinancialAllies have committed 7 billion in capital for efficiencyprojects, including 9 new allies in the past year.DOE has also engaged diverse partners in a setof 13 Better Buildings Accelerators, which aretime-limited collaborations with market leaders toovercome specific barriers to energy efficiency. ThreeAccelerators successfully closed out after completingtheir missions during the past year. They generatedan array of tools and resources for others to use whenconsidering energy savings performance contracting(ESPC), upgrading outdoor lighting infrastructure,or leveraging the ISO 50001 energy managementstandard.Close to 200 leading manufacturers are setting energyreduction goals in the Better Buildings, BetterPlants program, while building owners and operatorsare engaging with a network of DOE’s research andtechnical experts to develop and deploy innovative,“Through the BetterBuildings Initiative, leadersfrom the public andprivate sector are utilizinginnovative approachesand deepening Americaninvestments in critical building infrastructure.By investing in cost-effective energy efficiencystrategies, partners are bringing betterbuildings to our communities, while creatingnew and lasting jobs.”— Rick PerryU.S. Department of Energy Secretarycost-effective, energy-saving solutions through theBetter Buildings Alliance. Municipal and countygovernments representing more than 40 millionAmericans have joined the Better CommunitiesAlliance to develop solutions to common challengesfacing local governments.As the nation’s largest energy consumer, the federalgovernment is doing its part by cutting energy wastein its own buildings, laboratories, and data centers.This includes 340 ESPC projects that are expected tosave taxpayers 8 billion over the next 18 years.DOE released two new installments of the BetterBuildings Challenge SWAP. The U.S. Air ForceAcademy and U.S. Naval Academy engaged in friendlycompetition to reduce energy use on each other'scampuses. This spring the cities of Atlanta and Bostontook their game off the gridiron and into the boilerroom to address energy waste in municipal facilities.The SWAP provides a behind-the-scenes perspectiveon how energy savings can be achieved and sharedwith others, from planning to implementation.Together, these and related Better Buildingsefforts maintain a focus on four key strategic areas:(1) developing innovative, replicable solutionswith market leaders, (2) making energy efficiencyinvestment easier, (3) state, local, and federalgovernments leading by example, and (4)expanding the workforce. By showcasing what’spossible in energy and water efficiency, DOE’s BetterBuildings Initiative aims to inspire more owners andoperators to make a difference for the people that live,work, and learn in their buildings.1
2017 UPDATE Better Buildings InitiativeDeveloping Innovative,Replicable Solutionswith Market LeadersMaking Energy EfficiencyInvestment Easier Better Buildings Challenge Better Buildings Solution CenterCEOs, university presidents, and state and localgovernments are leading the way. More than 345organizations have now taken the Challenge, arereducing their energy costs, and are sharing solutionswith others.MARKETLEADERSHIPBETTERINFORMATIONMore than 230 organizations representing more than11 billion square feet are working to develop highimpact technical and market solutions for improvedenergy efficiency in commercial buildings. Improved Data Consistency and Access Better Buildings, Better Plants190 industrial companies representing more than12% of the U.S. manufacturing energy footprint arecommitted to reducing their energy intensity, usuallyby 25% over 10 years.FEDERAL &COMMUNITYLEADERSHIP Better Buildings AcceleratorsMore than 200 organizations participating in 13Accelerators are creating toolkits with new energyreduction approaches and solutions. More than30 have already achieved their goals in the threecompleted Accelerators this year.WORKFORCEDEVELOPMENT Strategic Energy Management43 buildings and plants in the U.S. have adoptedISO 50001, the international energy managementstandard, as they achieved certification under DOE’sSuperior Energy Performance program.2Learn more at betterbuildingsinitiative.energy.govMore than 13,000 users have input data on960,000 buildings through the Building PerformanceDatabase (BPD), which helps compare the physicaland operational characteristics of real buildings,provides insights into market trends, and informsinvestment decisions. The Building Energy DataExchange Specification (BEDES) now contains morethan 600 terms and definitions to facilitate the transferand sharing of data between platforms and entities inthe market. Tools to Assess the Efficiency of Buildings/HomesDOE developed two scoring tools to help ownersand buyers approximate how much energy a buildingor home would use under standard operatingassumptions, thus allowing an apples-to-applescomparison of different properties. Better Buildings ResidentialMore than 80,000 home energy upgrades werecompleted in 2016. More than 1,200 examples,strategies, and resources for utility and governmentprogram administrators and home energy upgradeprofessionals are available through the ResidentialProgram Solution Center. Financing NavigatorThis new online tool, which received more than12,000 page views and 2,600 users in its first fourmonths, makes it easy to compare options to financeefficiency projects. Better Buildings AllianceMore than 300 organizations are sharing bestpractices to help more businesses work withhomeowners to improve their homes and lower theirenergy costs, including by providing credible homeenergy savings information.More than 1,000 solutions are available publicly inthe Better Buildings Solution Center, making it easy toaccess proven energy and water strategies.State, Local, and FederalGovernments Leadingby Example Better Communities Alliance43 government leaders have joined this leadershipnetwork, along with key businesses and institutions,to improve the prosperity of American communitiesthrough energy efficiency and renewable energytechnologies and solutions. Performance Contracting21 federal agencies have awarded 340 projects worthmore than 4.2 billion since 2011, reducing energyspending by 8 billion over the next 18 years. Stateand local governments have invested an additional 2 billion since 2013 through the ESPC Accelerator.Expanding theWorkforce Better Buildings Workforce GuidelinesTwo new voluntary and national commercial buildingcertification programs were recognized, and morethan 200 courses, workshops, webinars, and EnergyExchange accredited sessions were delivered. Industrial Energy Management WorkforceIn-Plant Trainings have prepared nearly a thousandworkers to identify, implement, and replicate savingsprojects in topics like process heating, steam, andindustrial refrigeration. Additionally, in 2016, the numberof Certified Practitioners in Energy ManagementSystems, which help facilities develop advanced energymanagement systems, grew to 111.Building Energy Asset ScoreMore than 1,600 buildings across 44 states havebeen scored using this tool, totaling more than160 million square feet. DOE also supports the17 leading organizations in the Asset Score NationalLeadership Network with case studies and effectivedata-driven decision-making strategies.Home Energy ScoreWith more than 60,000 homes scored to date, this toolhelps homeowners and homebuyers understand howmuch energy a home is expected to use and providessuggestions for improving its energy efficiency. Tools for Energy ManagementDOE has developed a new online tool that providesstep-by-step guidance on how to put in place anenergy management system that uses the structureof the ISO 50001 international energy managementstandard. A companion online calculator supportsthe overall energy management system and featuresa regression-based methodology to determine andreport energy performance improvement and savings.3
More than 345 organizations from diverse sectors havenow stepped up to the Better Buildings Challenge. Theseorganizations represent more than 4.4 billion square feetof building space, more than 1,000 industrial facilities,and 7 billion in committed financing. Through 2016,200 partners shared energy performance results for nearly38,000 properties. On average, partners in the BetterBuildings Challenge are now saving more than 2% peryear and are on track to meet their energy savings goals of20% over the next 10 years. Since the Challenge launchedin 2011, partners have cumulatively saved 240 trillion Btusand an estimated 1.9 billion.Increased Contributions and LeadershipBetter Buildings Challenge Partner Progressand Cumulative ResultsResults20152016Energy Saved (Btus)160 trillion240 trillionDollars Saved 1.3 billion 1.9 billionAvoided CO2 Emissions(tons)10 million15 millionFunding Committed 5.5 billion 7 billionFunding Extended 5.4 billion 8.6 billionWater Savings (gallons)2.3 billion4 billion400 1,000 310 345 4.2 billion4.4 billionPartner SolutionsAvailable OnlinePartnersNumber of Partnersand AlliesSquare Feet Represented200 815010050040 Total Investments Number of Allies3530 625 420 2201220132014201520164Learn more at betterbuildingsinitiative.energy.gov 0152012201320142015201610Number of Financial Allies 10Investment (billions)Energy Savings (TBtu)Total Investment and Ally Growth by Year250Better Buildings Accelerators are short-term, collaborativeefforts that target specific barriers to energy efficiency.Since 2013, 13 Accelerators have been launched, featuringmore than 200 partnering organizations across the private,public, and non-profit sectors. Three of these collaborativeefforts concluded successfully in the past year. Partnersacross the nation completed ground breaking activitiesand contributed to the creation of toolkits for others toleverage their approaches and solutions.It is estimated that for every dollar spent in U.S.manufacturing, another 1.81 is added to the economy;1the highest multiplier effect of any economic sector.Making smart energy investments enhances our nation'ssecurity, productivity, and energy independence, whilemaking U.S. companies more competitive. Better Plantshas grown to encompass nearly 200 industrial partnersspread out across close to 2,600 facilities in all 50 states,Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. These partnerscollectively represent an estimated 12% of the total U.S.manufacturing footprint, with 14 partners in the Fortune100, the largest corporations by gross revenue.The Outdoor Lighting Accelerator (OLA) workedwith leaders from three states, 16 cities, and six regionalenergy networks to accelerate the deployment ofhigh-performance street and area lighting. Participantscommitted to replacing more than 1.3 million lights overtwo and half years (2014-2016). OLA was designed toovercome the financial, technical, and regulatory barriersto system-wide replacement processes. OLA public sectorpartners shared practical and effective best practices toaccelerate the adoption of LED street lights to achievegreatly needed energy and electricity cost savings in theirjurisdictions.Thanks to the efforts of partners working with DOE, there are now more than1,000 proven energy and water solutions available on the Better Buildings Solution Center.Cumulative Energy SavingsBetter PlantsThe Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC)Accelerator was a three-year partnership (2013-2016)with states, local governments and K-12 schools toexpand access to performance contracting. DOE workedwith 25 state and local agencies to develop solutionsfor the most common barriers to ESPC. As a result,the ESPC Accelerator catalyzed public-sector energyefficiency investments of more than 2 billion duringthe Accelerator and left a legacy of valuable tools andresources to support organizations considering usingESPC in the future.SolutionsIn the past year, more than 35 partners and allies joinedthe Better Buildings Challenge, committing 200 millionsquare feet of building space, nearly 40 plants, and 650 million for efficiency projects. These partners arecontributing to the more than 1,000 proven solutions nowavailable online. When partners share their energy andwater savings strategies and results, they demonstratetheir collective leadership by making it easier for others toreplicate their success.Better Buildings AcceleratorsIn the Industrial Superior Energy Performance (SEP)Accelerator, five manufacturers and four electric utilitiesworked with DOE over a three-year period to explore newmodels to cut costs and scale up implementation of SEP,a robust strategic energy management approach builtaround the ISO 50001 international energy managementstandard. SEP has been shown to drive energy savingsof up to 30% in manufacturing plants, often through noand low-cost operational improvements. The IndustrialSEP Accelerator was designed to demonstrate strategiesthat reduce costs and maximize the value of SEPimplementation.This past year, Better Plants partners pursued a range ofcost-cutting strategies to achieve their goals, leveragingthe resources of the program and other DOE tools.Through Better Plants, nearly a thousand plant workerswere trained to identify, implement, and replicateenergy-savings projects through In-Plant Trainings.Organizations also utilized DOE’s SEP program toquantify and verify energy savings from the ISO 50001standard. The regional Combined Heat and PowerTechnical Assistance Partnerships (CHP TAPs) providesupport to end-users and stakeholders consideringCHP and guide them through the project developmentprocess, from initial CHP screening t
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