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Reduce electrical energy consumption
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Reduce unnecessary heat
Improve cooling capacity of air conditioning and refrigeration
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Fitting Energy Efficiency Into Commercial Tenant Fits Outs
1. WELCOME!
Please take a moment to answer our poll.
Navigate to Slido.com > Polls.
Event code: #CTP
Wi-Fi: BEEx-Guest (no password!)
“What is a
major barrier for
commercial tenants
in pursuing energy
efficiency?”
2. Sophie Cardona, NYSERDA
Kelly O’Connell, ERS
Dr. Anastasia O’Rourke, IEc
TENANT FOCUS:
Fitting Energy Efficiency into
Commercial Tenant Fit-Outs
(The How & Why)
3. —3
Program purpose.
Work with commercial landlords and tenants to
optimize performance of tenant spaces by:
▪ Integrating energy efficiency in office space design
▪ Providing options to maximize wellness, space usage,
and productivity
▪ Providing relevant technical support to help tenants
make well-informed design choices
▪ Promoting employee satisfaction and engagement
4. —4
Offering details.
▪ Funding for energy studies in tenant spaces:
up to 100% of the cost of the energy analysis
▪ ECM recommendations
▪ Financial analysis
▪ All levels of investigation, depending on scope
▪ Capped at 50K per project
▪ Tenants and building owners are eligible
▪ Total program funding: $5.75M
▪ First-come, first-serve
▪ Office spaces only
▪ SBC contribution required (electric)
6. ABOUT ME:
KELLY
O’CONNELL
▪ Project Engineer II for ERS
▪ 3 years of experience in the energy efficiency
industry
▪ Focus on outreach & program evaluation for
NYSERDA + CT, MA, NH, and CA
▪ Manage ERS metering equipment efforts
▪ BS in Civil Engineering from Northeastern
University
▪ President of Engineers Without Borders–
Northeastern, including trips to Uganda &
Honduras to install water distribution systems
14. Energy efficiency and design
go hand-in-hand. Mindful
design balances productivity,
sustainability, and style.
15. “It will take too long
for payback to justify
the initial
investment.”
“Landlords see
most of the
benefits from EE,
not tenants.”
16. There are many no- and low-cost measures available.
1,055,195
68%
$211,041No Cost Measure Total:
17. INDOOR AIR QUALITY HAS MAJOR
IMPACTS ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION.
Cognitive Function Green Building Green + Building
Crisis response +97% +131%
Strategy +183% +288%
Information usage +172% +299%
Study conducted by Environmental Health Perspectives, 2015.
Cognitive performance scores for the participants who worked in the green+
environments were, on average, double those of participants who worked in
conventional environments; scores for those working in green environments were 61%
higher. Measuring nine cognitive function domains, researchers found that the largest
improvements occurred in the areas of:
18. Data Collection
THE AUDIT PROCESS
Energy & Financial Savings Analysis
ECM Identification
Energy & Financial Savings Analysis
Findings Presentation
Implementation
20. ▪ High-efficiency lighting
▪ Daylight harvesting and controls
▪ Equipment power management
▪ ENERGY STAR equipment
▪ IT virtualization
▪ Automatic shade controls
▪ Window film
▪ Occupancy/vacancy sensors
▪ Temperature set points & thermostats
▪ High-efficiency HVAC equipment (HVAC, motors, VFDs,
data centers)
▪ Demand-controlled ventilation
▪ Automated BMS
▪ Space utilization/optimal layouts
▪ Reduce occupancy outside of business hours
▪ Sub-metering
▪ Third-party commissioning
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
MEASURES
21. UNIQUE MEASURES TO CONSIDER
Equipment Behavior Process
Small deviations from
“business as usual”
practices have major
impacts.
Changing employee
habits to reduce
waste and increase
awareness.
Upgrading to energy
efficient devices,
lights, motors, etc.
22. ADDRESSING
THE VAMPIRE
IN THE ROOM
▪ Plug and process loads (PPLs)
account for 33% of commercial
building electricity consumption.
▪ Plug load management is becoming
increasingly important for energy
efficiency.
Source: NREL
Electricity
79%
On-Site
Renewables
1%
Petroleum/Coal
3%
Natural Gas
17%
Commercial Buildings Energy Sources
Water Heating
7%
Ventilation
11%
Space Cooling
13%
Space Heating
16%
Lighting
20%
PPLs
33%
Commercial Buildings Energy Use Breakdown
23. PLUG LOAD MANAGEMENT
Advanced Power Strips (APS) Receptacle Control
Master
controlled
Tier 1 power strips
▪ Controlled peripheral
outlets are turned off
when master device
is turned off.
Smart plugs
▪ Remotely monitor,
control, and
analyze plugs
loads.
Occupancy
sensing
Tier 2 power strips
▪ Power strip looks for
signs of activity and
turns off outlets if
no activity is detected.
Receptacle controls
▪ Control plug loads
through building
management
systems.
27. CASE STUDY: PAUL HASTINGS
Implemented Measures
▪Open cubicles & communal
workspace around perimeter
▪Glass-walled offices occupy
interior areas
▪Encourage after-hours work in
designated communal areas
Benefits
▪“Premium real estate” available
to more staff
▪Natural daylight fills entire floor,
not just executive offices
▪Reduce HVAC and lighting hours
in unoccupied spaces
28. Raise setpoints
Reduce occupancy sensor timing
Networked lighting controls
Default computer settings
Third-party commissioning
ITS ALL ABOUT CONTROLS
PROCESS MEASURES
29. DATA TO
COLLECT
Determine lease type & discuss
relationship with landlord/
building manager
▪ Gross lease
▪ Net lease
▪ Modified gross lease
30. DATA TO COLLECT:
WHOLE BUILDING
▪ Heating fuel (gas, electric, fuel,
district steam)
▪ HVAC systems (type,
configuration, capacity, age,
control strategies)
▪ Thermal envelope details
(insulation, window types, window
coverings)
31. DATA TO COLLECT: TENANT SPACE
▪ Square footage (by space type)
▪ Operating hours (business and realistic hours)
▪ Team placement (Who works late? Do they sit near each other?)
▪ Plug load types & quantities (computers, monitors, printers, task lighting,
projectors, break room devices)
▪ Employee preferences (bright/dim, warm/cool, noisy/quiet)
▪ HVAC systems (type, configuration, capacity, age, control strategies)
▪ Lighting technology & controls (sensors, daylighting)
32. ANALYSIS TOOLBOX
DesignLights Consortium
Live database listing tested & certified LEDs
Wide variety of resources: certified appliances, savings
calculators, portfolio benchmarking, etc.
Technical Reference Manual
Algorithms for estimating variety of
deemed measure savings
Plug Load Tool
In-depth spreadsheet tool to guide data
collection & savings estimation
35. ABOUT ME: ANASTASIA O’ROURKE
▪ Almost 20 years working in sustainability, starting with the Sydney Olympics “Green Games”
▪ BA from Sydney University, MSc from Lund University, and PhD from Yale University
▪ Senior Consultant with Industrial Economics, Inc. in Cambridge MA www.indecon.com
• Valuation
• Evaluation
• Program Design
▪ My focus is on sustainability and energy: program strategy and evaluation.
▪ Clients include: GSA, EPA, NYSERDA, California Energy Commission, Microsoft, Samsonite,
Dunkin’, UN Environment Program, others.
▪ Taught courses in making the “business case” for sustainability
36. WHAT IS VALUE?
Value = Benefit – Cost
Financial Value, Non-Financial Value, Societal Value
What is a “Value Proposition”?
A clear statement of how your service adds value
and solves a problem for the client.
37. BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE VALUE PROPOSITION
1. First rule of Building Value: It’s not about you!
2. Understand who are your clients, what are their goals,
and who makes the decisions?
Building owners
Tenants
Consultants/contractors
Brokers
38. TYPICAL STEPS FOR TENANTS
Pre-Lease Design/Construction Occupancy1 2 3
Select team
Select office space
Negotiate lease
Design
Commissioning
Specification
Procurement
Build out / construction
Move in
Maintain equipment
Use space
Retro / continuous commissioning
Expire lease (start over)
Adapted from: ULI Tenant Optimization Program: 10 Steps to Savings
39. TYPICAL STEPS FOR TENANTS
Pre-Lease Design/Construction Occupancy1 2 3
Select team
Select office space
Negotiate lease
Design
Commissioning
Specification
Procurement
Build out / construction
Move in
Maintain equipment
Use space
Retro / continuous commissioning
Expire lease (start over)
Set ECM goals
Model ECM options & potential ROI
Make decisions on ECMs
Select construction contractor
Monitor construction
Integrate ECMs into O&M plan
Criteria for team selection
Criteria for site selection
Add ECM terms to lease
Execute occupancy plan
Equipment maintenance
Training & communications
Measure, track, verify performance
Communicate results
Gain recognition
Opportunities for Integrating Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs)
Adapted from: ULI Tenant Optimization Program: 10 Steps to Savings
40. VALUE PROPOSITION FOR ENERGY
CONSERVATION MEASURES
FOR TENANTS FOR BUILDING OWNERS
Reduced:
Operating expenses
Tenant turnover
Duration of vacancies
Increased:
Asset value
Net Operating Income (NOI)
Occupant satisfaction
Rental rates
Quality tenants (superior credit-worthiness)
Access to favorable financing
Accelerated depreciation (decrease taxes in
near term)
Reduced:
Operating expenses
Moves (& costs associated with moving)
Increased:
Employee satisfaction
Employee productivity
Employee comfort
Access to favorable financing
Accelerated depreciation (decrease taxes
in near term)
41. VALUE FOR BUILDING OWNERS
Building Owner Financial Performance
Cash Flow
Net Operating Income (NOI)
Rental income
● Rental rates
● Occupancy
● Tenant quality
● Occupant comfort and productivity
Operating expenses
● Utility costs
● Accelerated depreciation (lower taxes)
● Access to favorable financing
Asset Value
Market Value
● Sales price
● Cap rates
Capital equipment
Development costs
● Construction costs
42. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR
BUILDING OWNERS – NOI
Tenant Financial
Performance
Contingent on the type of lease:
▪ Absolute gross lease – owner pays all OpEx
▪ Negotiated or hybrid lease – Owner/tenant divide
up OpEx
▪ Absolute net lease – tenant pays all OpEx
Reduce Energy Use > Reduce OpEx> Increase NOI!
Net Operating Income (NOI) =
Gross Operating Income – Operating Expenses (OpEx)
Effective Rental Income
(Potential Rental Income – Vacancy &
Credit Losses)
+
Other Income
43. VALUE FOR TENANTS
Tenant Financial
Performance
Cash Flow
Reduced operating expenses
● Reduced utility costs
● Accelerated depreciation (reduced
taxes)
● Access to favorable financing
Employees
• Employee productivity
• Employee comfort
• Recruiting
• Retention and loyalty
• Less disruption due to moves
44. BEYOND THE AUDIT: Building a Business Case
1. Establish an energy baseline for the space:
a. How much and what types of energy are used? How
much does energy cost? Who pays the bills?
2. Identify potential energy conservation measures and
potential savings.
3. Look at the lease:
a. How does the lease structure affect who pays and
who benefits from a specific project?
b. Are there existing capital expense recovery clauses
to allow owners to pass project costs to tenants?
c. Who bears common area maintenance (CAM) costs
d. Could ECM projects lower these costs?
4. Do homework about the tenants and owners:
a. Understand the project planning and budgeting cycle
for tenant and building owner.
b. What is the planning process for operational
expenses (OPEX) and capital expenses (CAPEX)?
c. Identify existing working capital, available cash flow,
how to account for depreciation.
5. Explore financing options:
a. Identify utility incentives available to offset upfront
costs.
b. Find financing resources available for ECM projects -
e.g. Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
financing, Utility on-bill financing and on-bill
repayment options, State loan programs, Operating
and capital leases, Energy Performance Contracts
(EPCs) through Energy Service Contractors
(ESCOs), Energy service agreements through other
service providers, Traditional lenders
6. Complete a comprehensive financial analysis:
a. Determine financial targets for metrics such as ROI,
payback period, NPV, IRR, and the discount rate for
a specific project.
b. Calculate key metrics for energy conservation
measures.
7. Present financial benefits in terms that are
meaningful to stakeholders and easy to understand.
Adapted from “Tailoring the Business Case for Efficiency to Fit Your Capital Budget (https://betterbricks.com/resources/tailoring-the-business-case-for-efficiency-to-fit-your-capital-budget)
45. BEYOND THE AUDIT: Building a Business Case
1. Establish an energy baseline for the space:
a. How much and what types of energy are used? How
much does energy cost? Who pays the bills?
2. Identify potential energy conservation measures and
potential savings
3. Look at the lease:
a. How does the lease structure affect who pays and
who benefits from a specific project?
b. Are there existing capital expense recovery clauses
to allow owners to pass project costs to tenants?
c. Who bears common area maintenance (CAM) costs
d. Could ECM projects lower these costs?
4. Do homework about the tenants and owners:
a. Understand the project planning and budgeting cycle
for tenant and building owner.
b. What is the planning process for operational
expenses (OPEX) and capital expenses (CAPEX)?
c. Identify existing working capital, available cash flow,
how to account for depreciation.
5. Explore financing options
a. Identify utility incentives available to offset upfront
costs.
b. Find financing resources available for ECM projects -
e.g. Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
financing, Utility on-bill financing and on-bill
repayment options, State loan programs, Operating
and capital leases, Energy Performance Contracts
(EPCs) through Energy Service Contractors
(ESCOs), Energy service agreements through other
service providers, Traditional lenders
6. Complete a comprehensive financial analysis:
a. Determine financial targets for metrics such as ROI,
payback period, NPV, IRR, and the discount rate for
a specific project.
b. Calculate key metrics for energy conservation
measures.
7. Present financial benefits in terms that are
meaningful to stakeholders and easy to understand.
Adapted from “Tailoring the Business Case for Efficiency to Fit Your Capital Budget (https://betterbricks.com/resources/tailoring-the-business-case-for-efficiency-to-fit-your-capital-budget)
46. KEY FINANCIAL CALCULATION MEASURES
Tenant Financial
PerformancePayback Period
Return on Investment (ROI)
Net Present Value (NPV)
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
47. PAYBACK
Tenant Financial
Performance
Payback Period:
▪ Length of time needed to recover an initial investment through
profit or savings generated
▪ Tells you the point in time at which you “break even”
▪ Treats money only in its nominal value; ignores the fact that
money changes value over time (“a dollar today is worth more
than a dollar tomorrow”)
▪ May not account for benefits over the full lifespan of the ECM
▪ Measured in years
48. RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI)
Tenant Financial
PerformanceReturn on Investment (ROI)
▪ Measures the return of an investment relative to its cost
▪ Does not take time value of money into account
▪ Measured as a percentage or ratio
49. NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV)
Tenant Financial
Performance
▪ Measures the present value of a series of future payments at a specific discount rate
▪ Recognizes time value of money
▪ Allows for comparison between different options when costs and benefits accrue at
different times (e.g., when projected savings are not the same in all years, or when
ECMs have different lifespans)
▪ It takes into account equipment life, risk of the investment, and when the energy savings
will be delivered
▪ Measured as a $ figure as of a specific point in time
50. INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (IRR)
Tenant Financial
Performance
▪ The discount rate at which NPV = 0
▪ The higher the cash flows after the initial investment, the higher the discount rate needed to
achieve NPV of zero, so a higher return
▪ Indicates whether funds to be spent on ECMs could be better deployed in other projects, or in
an interest-bearing deposit
▪ Investments are compared against a required rate of return that a client sets for proposals
(“hurdle rate”)
➢ If a project’s internal rate of return is greater than the required rate of return, then it can
be accepted
➢ If it falls below the required rate of return, then it can be rejected
▪ Can be calculated in Excel using IRR and XIRR functions
IRR
Investment
today
Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10
Project A 21% ($100k) $25k $25k $25k $25k $25k $25k $25k $25k $25k $25k
Project B 49% ($100k) $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k
51. COMPARISON OF METHODS
Method Benefits Disadvantages
Payback ► Easy to compute
► Easy to understand
► Ignores the benefits that occur after
the payback period
► Ignores the time value of money
Return on
Investment
► Relatively easy to compute and
understand
► Doesn’t take into account variation
in savings by year
► Ignores the time value of money
Net Present Value ► Accounts for changing value over
time, i.e. time value of money
► Need to select an appropriate
discount rate
Internal Rate of
Return
► Provides a benchmark for what
should and should not be
invested in
► Need to select an appropriate
benchmark IRR
► Doesn’t give an indication of the
absolute value of a project
52. EXAMPLE OF NPV VS PAYBACK
▪ You are competing with other investments, these may have faster payback but worse IRR
▪ For example, let’s compare these two projects that both require an initial investment of
$100,000
▪ The projects are equal when using payback period, but project B is clearly superior.
▪ Projects with identical simple payback period can be ranked by calculating the present
value of future cash flows.
Payback NPV
Investment
today
Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10
Project A 2 ($12k) ($100k) $50k $50k
Project B 2 $188k ($100k) $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k $50k
53. BENEFITS AND COSTS TO CONSIDER
Tenant Financial
Performance
Costs could include (but are not limited to):
➢ Purchase price of the ECM / asset
➢ Installation cost
➢ Cost of alterations to existing capital assets
➢ Maintenance & repair costs
➢ Consulting fees
Benefits could include (but are not limited to):
➢ Reduced energy use (gas, electricity, fuels)
➢ Reduced maintenance costs
➢ Savings from not having to purchase carbon offsets (if applicable)
54. DATA REQUIRED FOR YOUR ANALYSIS
Tenant Financial
Performance
Costs
▪ Upfront cost of ECM – Should include all relevant costs, e.g., installation as well as
equipment purchase cost
▪ Total costs by year, e.g. maintenance and repair
Benefits
▪ Estimated energy savings for each ECM by year (kwh/yr, CCF/yr, or gal/yr)
▪ Other benefits that you can access (e.g., rebates)
▪ Energy prices for the type of energy being saved (electricity, natural gas, heating oil)
Time period to be evaluated
▪ Lifespan of the equipment being purchased
▪ Length of the lease
Discount rate or interest rate (for NPV and IRR calculations)
55. ▪ Medium-sized law firm office fit out
▪ New space
▪ 10 year lease
▪ Want to promote green credentials –
attract and retain talent, impress clients
with diligence, save some money
▪ Energy analysis done, options identified in
the audit report
▪ Calculate ROI and payback
➢ No pre-defined threshold for minimum
ROI or maximum payback period
▪ Certain options will yield energy savings
for the building (not just the tenant)
CASE STUDY:
PAUL HASTINGS
56. Energy Conservation Measures Identified in Case
Requires initial investment
1. Automatic receptacle controls (turn off non-essential plug loads when
not in use)
2. Efficient HVAC (for supplemental floor-level equipment)
3. ENERGY STAR equipment (computers, monitors, etc.)
4. LED lighting (basic)
5. LED lighting (enhanced)
6. Lighting controls (basic)
7. Lighting controls (enhanced)
8. Virtualized servers (reduces number of physical servers)
Does not require initial investment
9. Adopt regular business hours (turn off HVAC @ 6 p.m., rather than
maintaining typical law firm hours)
10. Equipment power management settings (computers, printers, TV
screens, etc.)
11. Raise cooling set-point temperature 2°F (from 73°F to 75°F during
business hours)
12. Raise computer and IDF room cooling set-point temperature 4°F
57. EXERCISE
▪ On worksheet you will see the list of energy conservation measures
(ECMs) – one per row.
▪ Fill in the blanks to calculate ROI and payback period for each option.
▪ You can use a calculator on your phone, tablet, or laptop.
▪ Row 1 provides formulas to use in the calculations for each column.
▪ Additional questions are at the bottom of the worksheet – answer these
on your worksheet and then we will discuss as a group.
▪ You have 10 minutes.
60. DISCUSS YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Which options had the best ROI and payback period?
a. For the tenant?
b. For the building?
2. Based on the 10-year ROI, which ECMs would you recommend to a tenant?
3. Suppose the tenant had a 5-year lease (not 10). Would that change any of your
recommendations?
4. Many of the ECMs provide savings to the building as well as the tenant.
a. When should the building owner consider sharing the savings with the tenant?
b. What are some mechanisms to do that?
5. How would you present the financial implications of the EPMs in rows 12–15 in
discussions with a tenant?
6. What non-financial considerations should you take into account in presenting results?
61. Payback vs. ROI Example
Solar PV System:
▪ A payback period of 10 years
▪ IRR over the lifetime of a solar PV system for 25 years is 8.8%
The best savings accounts available today are providing far less than half of
this interest rate.
62. HIGH IMPACT PRESENTATION OF RESULTS
1. Before you start making graphs and tables, think about:
1. What metrics and format does the client (and/or the decision maker) typically use?
2. Think about how and where the information will be used. What format? Will you be presenting it in
person, a document, a webpage, or all of the above?
3. Apply principles of good visual design!
1. What is the one message you want to convey for each graph or table?
2. What information needs to be there?
3. What does NOT need to be there (and is therefore distracting)?
4. Big numbers tend to grab people’s attention. Then they will look for detail.
5. Color should have a purpose. Use it wisely.
2. Let’s look at some examples
68. PRESENTING ROI
▪ All graphs are not
created equal
Energy Conservation Measure
PaybackPeriod(years)
ROI(percentage)
69. PRESENTING ROI
▪ This version
simplifies the
labels, streamlines
the colors, and
highlights the
recommended
measures
Energy Conservation Measure
PaybackPeriod(years)
ROI(percentage)
70. PRESENTING RESULTS
SNAPSHOT RESULTS
Training Case Study | Virtualized Servers for Tenants
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Payback Period .5 years
ROI 1900%
Savings per year $80,000
TYPES OF BENEFITS
Tenant Savings
$80,000 a year
Building Savings
$600 a year
ENERGY SAVINGS
400,000 kWh
=
a year of
energy use
for 32 homes
SOURCE: https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
71. GIVING CONTEXT TO YOUR NUMBERS
Make sure your recommendations CLEARLY STATED:
▪ Therefore we recommend “XYZ” bundle of ECMs.
▪ Supported by both qualitative and quantitative rationale.
▪ Big numbers will grab attention.
Show how the financial results compare to:
▪ Alternative investment options for the building, or the tenants
▪ Relative costs of the fit-out
▪ The equivalent growth in sales, or NOI
▪ What others are achieving
▪ Co-benefits
72. GIVING CONTEXT TO YOUR NUMBERS
What the outcomes might generate in social value / co-benefits (“social math”)
▪ Include only if the client or their stakeholders have social/environmental goals, such as
reducing GHG emissions
▪ Don’t just report on the GHG emissions saved, also show some equivalents.
▪ https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-
and-references
74. RECAP
1. Commercial offices = 59% of NYC
square footage
2. EE & design go hand-in-hand
3. Plug loads = 33% of a building’s energy
use
4. Changes to behavior and process can
have major impacts
5. Value proposition → Know your audience!
6. NPV & IRR > Payback
7. Use design and big numbers to convey
your message
75. CONTACT US
www.ers-inc.com
Sophie Cardona
▪ sophie.cardona@nyserda.ny.gov
▪ (212) 971-5342 x3590
▪ nyserda.ny.gov
Kelly O’Connell
▪ koconnell@ers-inc.com
▪ (978) 332-5836
▪ ers-inc.com
Anastasia O’Rourke
▪ aorourke@indecon.com
▪ (617) 354-0074 x678
▪ indecon.com
CONTACT US