City CouncilBudget Hearing

3-27-2012

Heather AdcoxEnergy Coordinator

+ Master of Engineering Management University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

+ Bachelor of Architecture Auburn University

+ LEED AP (v 2.0)

+ Registered TN Architect + NCIQ

Valerie MoyeSustainability Metrics Coordinator

+ B.S. Environmental Studies, Ecology and Biodiversity University of the South

Languages+ Spanish

Leslie JakobsUrban Landscape Coordinator

Languages+ German+ French

+Master of Landscape Design Conway School of Landscape Design

+B.A. Art History and Urban Planning University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

+Natural Shoreline Professional

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Curitiba, Brazil, SA

1992Sao Paulo World Business Expo

Turner Broadcasting Documentary1993

BUILDING A DETROIT IN LATIN AMERICA

How Parana Governor Lerner keeps snaring carmakers

Jaime Lerner gets results. As the three-term mayor of Curitiba, the capital of southern Brazil's Parana state, he won international accolades for making the city one of the developing world's most livable cities and an international icon of sustainability.

Now, as governor of Parana since 1995, Lerner, 59, is wielding his persuasive powers with potential investors to make Curitiba, a city of 1.6 million, and neighboring towns a major auto-manufacturing hub–

1997

Curitiba

VW LEED Platinum Certification

InnovationSustainability Regulation

Quality - Sustainability

QUALITY

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1595620559/ref=sib_dp_kd/180-9108721-8313230

Why an Office of Sustainability ?

Who is building sustainability into their management?

CHATTANOOGA

Who is building sustainability into their management?

CHATTANOOGA

CHATTANOOGA

F

Chattanooga

Linkage

National Visioning Center

Points of National Connection and Investment (Big Ideas)

Industrial Park of the Future

Atlanta

The mission of the Chattanooga Office of

Sustainability is to be a catalyst for

innovation and sustainable decisions

within the City of Chattanooga

government, the Chattanooga community,

and the region.

Mission Statement

Our Working Principles

Triple Bottom Line:

Resilience: Innovation:

Zero Waste:

Measurements:

With every decision, we will raise and sustain the quality of life for current and future generations by improving the economy, the environment and the community

To be a sustainable city, we must be resilient in every aspect of our lives and the life of our city and region.

We will be innovators and partner with innovators in every aspect of our work

We will seek to eliminate the concept of waste of human potential, natural resources and financial capital.

We will set goals that are worthy of a smart and sustainable city. We will be transparent in measuring the attainment of those goals.

LinkageLeverage

FocusSpeed

City

Cou

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City

Cou

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y Judg

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Education, Arts & Culture

Cornerstone ProjectsFinance

Fire

General Services

Hum

an S

ervi

ces

Inte

rnal

Audi

t

Mayors

OfficeMulticultural Affairs

Neighborhood Services

Parks & Recreation

Personnel

PolicePublic W

orks

Triple Bottom Line

Goals and TacticsLeverage

$2M 25:1Save Taxpayers $ 100 M over 20 years

$ 5 M per year

Create 500 permanent jobs

Organic (Home Grown) + RecruitmentEnergy, Lights, Water,

Game ChangersGreen Infrastructure

• Competitive Edge• Business Case Driven• Strategy

– Self funding– Dynamic can contract and

expand…morph to the most desired form

– Flexible Compensation/Hours– Retired, Women (families)

Professionals– SCORE executives

• Principles• Policies leverage many projects

Energy UsageFor City of Chattanooga municipal operations, of around $11.4M spent on energy (electricity and gas) annually:

$5.2M (46%) is for water and wastewater services$3.2M (28%) is for other uses, including buildings$3.0M (26%) is for unmetered street lighting Of the $3.2M energy use for other uses including buildings, around $2M has been linked to specific buildings and has been included in the energy use analysis and SROI-Lite analysis.

Interceptor Sewer65%

1. Administration3%

2. Public Works & Fleet2%

3.1 Lighting (metered street & traffic)

1%

3.2 Unmetered street lighting

28%

4. Water, Sewer, Waste

50%

5. Safety & Protec-tion3%

6. Recreation2%

8. Human Services0%

9. Other12%

% Total - Cost of Electricity FY 2010Sum of FY 2010 Cost of Electricity

Asset Code Total1. Administration 349,856.552. Public Works & Fleet 224,312.263.1 Lighting (metered street & traffic) 78,307.093.2 Unmetered street lighting 2,988,610.684. Water, Sewer, Waste 5,328,757.915. Safety & Protection 269,444.476. Recreation 239,484.948. Human Services 14,850.399. Other 1,264,554.04Grand Total 10,758,178.33

Major Division 1

Streetlights

Phase I: North Shore Pilot Project• 293 Lights in Coolidge Park, Walnut Street

Bridge, Veterans Bridge, and Frasier Avenue• LED + Induction• Point to Multi-Point Radio Controls

SummaryEECBG Grant (OS) $211,000City of Chatt $ 20,000Hamilton Co. $ 20,000Total Project Cost $251,000

(4.32 year payback)

Total Annual Savings* 87%*Includes Energy + Maintenance

Phase II: City-Wide Lighting Retrofit• + 28,000 Lights• LED + Induction• Point to Multi-Point Radio Controls

 

Major Division 2

Buildings• HDR• SROI• Energy Efficiency Retrofits (ESCOS)• Building Policy• Building Codes• Vision Document

• Building Simulation• Energy Management• Energy Use Disclosure

PrioritizationCity HallCity Hall AnnexCity PoliceDogwood ManorDRC BuildingFire Station #1Fire Station #15Memorial AuditoriumPatton CenterRecreation Center, BrainerdRecreation Center, South ChattanoogaTivoli Theatre

The ChattanooganThe Convention CenterDowntown Public Library

FUTURE PROJECTS• City Building Policy + Task Force• Green Building Codes• Neighborhood Energy Program• Police Precinct- E. 11th Street• Vision Document

o PPPo Simulation/ Smart Building Analytics

What is SROI? Making Sustainable DecisionsIt’s best practice in Cost-Benefit Analysis and Financial Analysis over a project’s entire life-cycle, augmented by:

Accounting for uncertainty using state-of-the-art risk analysis techniques

Engaging stakeholders directly to generate consensus and transparency

Greening Initiatives2011

Zero Waste

“In the past 50 years, humans have consumed more resources than in all previous history.”

U.S. EPA, 2009. Sustainable Materials Management: The Road Ahead.

Ideas create change…be a place of ideas

You can beat technology with technology, money with money, size with size….But, you can only beat an idea with a better idea…

Zero Waste

Future Situation – Zero Waste Plan:

-Prevent the 70% of household and business waste that is reusable from reaching the landfill

• Increase recycling service to 40,000 homes• Decrease garbage service to every 2 weeks• Increase recycling tonnage to 2100/month• Remove Food from landfill• Waste/Bio-energy

-Reduce Government waste through building policy changes

-Mitigate Construction & Demolition waste

-Recover gas for energy usage

U.S. EPA Averages for landfill composition

Zero Waste

Greening Initiatives2011

Green Infrastructure“…creating a green legacy for future generations while incorporating a balance between ecology, economy, and equity.”

-from Green City, Clean Waters, Philadelphia Water Department

The old approach to managing water

Philadelphia 1910

Williams Street, Chattanooga 2010

Same approach as 100 years ago!!!

GreenGrey Infrastructure Solutions

Central AveChattanooga 2010

Philadelphia Green StreetsEast Falls NeighborhoodPhiladelphia, PA

Philadelphia Green StreetsEast Falls NeighborhoodPhiladelphia, PA

Capture water

Infiltrate water

Recharge groundwater

Green surroundings

Clean air

Provide recreational

opportunities

Raise property values

Green Stormwater infrastructure

Sustainable Site Design

Courtesy of WRT and PennPraxis

Main Roof 6,120 sq ft

Connector Roof 628 sq ft

Total sq ft : 6,748

Total cost: $86,200

Main Roof 6,120 sq ft

Connector Roof 628 sq ft

Total sq ft : 6,748

Total cost: $92,179

• Energy • Stormwater

Main Roof 6,120 sq ftConnector Roof 628 sq ftTotal sq ft : 6,748

Total cost: 191,257• Energy: 386,779• Stormwater: 27,144• Roof Replace: 543,172Total Savings: 957,097

Net Savings: 765,840

Brainerd Midtown Green Infrastructure Retrofit (aka SEP)

Brainerd Rd – current state

Brainerd Road - vision

Brainerd Midtown Green Infrastructure Retrofit (aka SEP)

Brainerd Rd – current state

Brainerd Road - vision

 

Green Roofs 

100% of a 1 inch rain event never leaves a green roof

80% of rain events are under 1 inch

Reduce City water treatment costs

Reduce private utility costs

Reduce water quality fees to owner

100 Green Roofs in CSO area

“No Roof Left Behind”

Creating the Chattanooga Neighborhood Watershed Partnership

Everyone Lives in a Watershed

Live

•Census•Infrastructure•Administration

Work

•Census•Employers

Play

•Places•Designated Features

•Activity Sites

Learn

•Census•Schools

Stewardship

•Environment•Ecology•Culture

Fuel

•Agriculture•Food Access•Energy

Move

•Infrastructure•Demand

Regional Resource Inventory

Concurrent Watershed Planning Projects

Chattanooga Neighborhood

Watershed

First citywide “backyard watershed” neighborhood action and revitalization program

Re:Source Rain(“Runoff

Reduction Standards”)

“Army CorpsProject”

RegionalResourceInventory

RegionalGrowthInitiative

Standards, policies, technical guidance and tools for new development

Transform City of Chattanooga’s “watershed program” into one of the best in the nation

First comprehensive regional GIS inventory of cultural and infrastructure assets

First comprehensive 40-year plan.

Stewardship of financial, civic and environmental resources

B a c k y a r d t o R e g i o n a l

R e g i o n a l t o B a c k y a r d

What ILARIS Can Do for Chattanooga

Micro-Watershed Framework

Identify Backyard Watersheds in Your Neighborhood

North Chattanooga

Neighborhood

GlenwoodNeighborhood

Cultural Forms

Some examples…

Historic

Sites/Structures

Cemeteries

Parks

Bridges

Cultural Landscapes

ILARIS

Viewsheds

Where are the bestplaces to view…

Peaks

Ridges

Mountains

Rivers

City Skyline

ILARIS

Community Stories

ILARIS

Why ILARIS

1. Especially Well-Suited to Chattanooga’s Unique Landscape and

Natural and Historic Character

2. Helps People Understand Their Place

3. Captures Peoples’ Memories and Experiences

4. Bottom Up: Spurs People to Care and Take Action Together

Captures Voice of the Landscape and People

1. Neighborhood Partnership Strategy Cycle

1Watershed & Neighborhood

Priorities

2Watershed & Neighborhood

Choices

3Watershed & Neighborhood

Actions

2. Neighborhood Watershed Partnership Actions

3Data Set

Development

2Watershed &

Neighborhood Choices

1ILARIS

Full CircleTraining

3. Neighborhood Watershed Partnership Action

Monitoring

Stewardship

Education

Central Interactive Data Center

Community Maintained Neighborhood Data Sets

City-Wide / Regional / National Data Sets

Continuously Up-Dated

Tracks Action Progress

What is Full Circle ?

The Neighborhood Watershed Partnership

What It Can Do for Chattanooga

Positive Purpose

New Impetus for Neighborhood Revitalization

Natural System Focus

Shared Information

Recognize Individual Actions

Neighborhood Control

Real Time Data Up-Dates

VisionStrategy

MobilizationTacticsProcessCodesPermit

Regulations

Water

Connection point to the community for every department and every organization

STORMWATER

Energy Green Building

Air QualityRecycling Green Infrastructure

Transportation

Residents

Businesses

Communities

Money

Momentum

Mandate

Sustainable Neighborhoods

Water qualityEnergyWorkforce DevelopmentWell BeingResilienceUrban AgricultureSafetyZero Waste

Individuals

Organizations

Neighborhoods

HealthyCommunities

InstitutionsBusinesses

Greening Initiatives2011

Measuring Sustainability “The sustainability of our communities and our region is in the hands of the citizens, businesses, organizations, and governments. We have to give them the best data possible to make the right decisions.”

-Trevor Hill, President and CEO, Global Water Inc

Measuring SustainabilityGoals: Specific. Measurable. Attainable. Relevant. Time-bound.

7% below 1990 levels by 2012

Performance Measures Decision

Support

Set Targets

EnergyEnvironment

EquityEconomy

Engagement

Measuring SustainabilityPerformance

ReportingDecision Support

Rating System

Performance Reporting

Decision Support

Rating System

Annual GHG inventory X

Planet Footprint / EPA Portfolio Manager X

Sustainable Return on Investment X

Zofnass Rating System for Sustainable Infrastructure

X X

STAR Community Index X X

Regional Resource Inventory X X

SMART City Analytics / 5D City Simulation X X

Performance Reporting

Decision Support

Rating System

Performance Reporting

Decision Support

Rating System

Greening Initiatives2009-2012

OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITYCity of Chattanooga