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Sustainability Manager for DC Partners for the Revitalization of Education

Upgrading twenty seven (27) school buildings and six recreation centers, a breadth of scope in water conservation and HVAC. Including policy management on sustainability of city planning and Net-Zero projects. Verifying sustainable measures, organizing LEED projects, submittals, creating policies, implementation and commission.

Collaborating on an EPA grant to increase tree canopy coverage up to 40%% and financing the Smartroof program with a PPA implementing solar PV, solar hot water, green roofs, and cool roof

Dunbar High School

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“Greenest” School in the World. Received the highest distinction, by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) certified LEED Platinum. the 280,000 sf school achieved 91 points, out of 110 points possible for LEED—making it the highest-scoring k-12 new school in the world. Due to this achievement:

In the same year that the school has been certified Platinum, it has also posted the highest standardized test score gains in the entire city—this after only one year in the building. I believe that innovative design has created a synergy with the school’s educational transformation initiatives that is resulting in more successful educational outcomes for the students.~ Sean O’Donnell AIA, LEED AP, Principal-in-Charge Perkins Eastman’s

The new Dunbar High School campus raises the bar for sustainable, high-performance school design in the District  of Columbia and for students’ environmental stewardship. Its more prominent sustainable design attributes include:

      • 482 kW photovoltaic array, provided through Washington, DC’s first power purchase agreement, that generates enough energy on a sunny summer day to power all classroom lights for eight hours
      • Washington, DC’s largest ground-source heat pump (aka “geothermal”) system below Dunbar’s athletic field, with wells extending 460 feet deep
      • O Street: Reopening as a sustainable model that features 6,152 sf of rain gardens able to handle a 1.2-inch storm event
      • Pervasive natural light resulting from proper orientation and shading of the building
      • Two 20,000 gallon cisterns and low-flow fixtures help save over 1,400,000 gallons of potable water/year
      • Enhanced acoustics that help create a high-performance learning environment

Our  role as an integrated member worked in close collaboration with DGS, DCPS, the school, the alumni, the community, and the design and construction team to identify and implement these measures during the design and construction. Post construction  and commissioning 10 months into operation of the of the building resulted in changes to the building schedule around its use, reducing energy consumption by 15% in this world setting school.

Collaborative High Performance Schools – Operational Report Card

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Advancing sustainability incentives utilizing hard data juxtaposed with design guidelines and effective commissioning. The ORC evaluates seven metrics for healthy, cost-effective, high performance learning environments via quantifiable measurements in Indoor air quality, energy efficiency, visual quality, acoustics, thermal comfort, water conservation, and waste reduction.

This analysis established a benchmark for five schools summer modernization’s of 2013. The spring 2014 new design specifications for lighting, HVAC, and building automation were developed using the lessons learned from the previous year. Mann elementary school following the new guidelines reduced the designed lighting by 20%, and achieved lighting targets.

LEED Project Team Manager

 

twenty one (21) of forty seven (47) projects, are currently LEED certified.Of those certified projects, two are LEED Platinum the highest rated, three are gold, and one is silver. The remaining twenty six (26} projects are still in design or construction. Fifteen (15) completed LEED Operations and Maintenance, constructed across the US ports of entry. This resulted in a streamlined operations approach and schedule, unique to each facility.

 

 

FAA Facility Decommissioning

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Managed 30 people including 7, 3 man crews across the US and it’s territories. This project was key in cost savings, life cycle management, logistics, and communications. With a $5M annual budget over 300 decommissioned facilities in 3 years, leases were terminated and restored. This resulted in a $2.8 Million savings to the FAA annually. The Government’s return on investment (ROI) was less then 2 years.

Markey Courthouse Cool Roof Replacement and PV Installation

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This project required, project engineering, scheduling, purchasing, construction supervision and safety oversight, commissioning and closeout. Delivery of design and construction phase services including the coordination of technical reviews, measurement of Design-Builder progress, and control of data associated with schedule, cost, and quality management of work and contractors. Work under and utilize ISO 9000, and LEED standards and controls.

Prettyman Courthouse Cool Roof Replacement and PV Installation

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This project required, project engineering, scheduling, purchasing, construction supervision and safety oversight, commissioning and closeout. Delivery of design and construction phase services including the coordination of technical reviews, measurement of Design-Builder progress, and control of data associated with schedule, cost, and quality management of work and contractors. Work under and utilize ISO 9000, and LEED standards and controls.

Theodore Roosevelt Building OPM

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This project included a lighting upgraded, Building systems controls, HVAC, AHU upgrades, and installation of low flow fixtures. project engineering, scheduling, purchasing, construction supervision and safety oversight, commissioning and closeout. Delivery of design and construction phase services including the coordination of technical reviews, measurement of Design-Builder progress, and control of data associated with schedule, cost, and quality management of work and contractors. Work under and utilize ISO 9000, and LEED standards and controls.

Veterans Affairs Headquarters

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Chiller upgrade, occupancy sensors, and VAV box upgrades. This project required, project engineering, scheduling, purchasing, construction supervision and safety oversight, commissioning and closeout. Delivery of design and construction phase services including the coordination of technical reviews, measurement of Design-Builder progress, and control of data associated with schedule, cost, and quality management of work and contractors. Work under and utilize ISO 9000, and LEED standards and controls.