GSA Training Conference and Expo 2010

1. LEED and LEEEP the Way to BioPreferred in Sustainable Design and ConstructionRandy DoyleSupervisor, Environmental Support TeamFort Hood, TXSandy Morgan Facilities Energy ManagerUSDA Agricultural Research Service GSA Training Conference and Expo 2010

2. LEED and LEEEP the Way to BioPreferred in Sustainable Design and Construction:Sustainable SolutionsThe Fort Hood StoryRandy DoyleSupervisor, Environmental Support TeamFort Hood, TX

3. Our Mission Balanced Readiness Through Stewardship of our Resources

4. FORT HOOD STATISTICS • 214,968 acres – 335 square miles • - (5x the size of the District of Columbia) • - Maneuver area: 135,149 acres • - Live fire impact area: 62,611 acres • 772 miles of paved roads • 21 active access control points • 471 miles of tank trails • 7,238 active buildings • - 33,050,584 square feet (5x the size of the pentagon) • 1,991 miles of utility lines • 2 airfields • North Fort Hood mobilization site

5. CHALLENGES OF FORT HOOD 6,513 FAMILY QUARTERS 265 ENLISTED BARRACKS 56 MOTOR POOLS PHYSICAL PLANT Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area 9 PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTERS 33 MIL SF OF FACILITIES (4 PENTAGONS) 772 MILES OF ROAD 9 CHAPELS 22 CEMETERIES 2 Post Exchanges 2 Commissaries

6. CHALLENGES OF FORT HOOD PERSONNEL MILITARY ASSIGNED 49,205 ON POST FAMILY MEMBERS 17,903 CIVILIANS 16,977 DIVISIONS 1+ CORPS SPT CMD 1 BRIGADES 14 GROUPS 3 BATTALIONS 53 COMPANIES 302 DETACHMENTS 28 SUPPORTED POPULATION OF 419,957 TOTAL YEARLY ECONOMIC IMPACT: $10.852 BILLION

7. SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP CENTEX Sustainable Communities Partnership • 5-year collaboration (with extension potential) • Fort Hood, Harker Heights, Killeen, Copperas Cove, and Gatesville • Achieve measurable benefits by creating baselines and goals • Implement projects that will contribute to the vitality of the Central Texas economy and quality of life for the citizens

8. CENTEX Sustainable Communities January 27-29, 2010 • Transportation Goal: Central Texas will have a sustainable multi-modal transportation network • Materials & Resources Goal: Maximize efficient use of resources, including regional materials, renewable energy, water and recycling programs to benefit our environment and economy for present and future generations • Sustainable Design Goal: CENTEX will maintain the ability of Fort Hood to train, deploy, and sustain its mission by promoting sustainable development of the Fort Hood region through mixed-use development, intermodal transportation networks, open space, and economic development • Quality of Life Goal: Visionary progressive leaders, government officials, and citizens who are change-oriented and embrace the needs and values of the community making CENTEX the most desirable region • Economic Development Goal: Central Texas is educated for sustainability

9. Buying Power Success Story Duro-Last Roofing, Inc. • Pioneer in sustainable standards for low-slope roofing • Active in Energy Star and Cool Roofs Rating Council • 100% post-manufacturing recycling and post-consumer recycling • Fort Hood introduced USDA’s BioPreferred program to Duro-Last • Reviewing the standards for BioPreferred • Reviewing their product make-up for biobased • Committed to becoming an industry leader for bio-based low-slope roofing • Duro-Last has accepted the challenge!

10. Post Supply Center & HazMart San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind • One-stop shop for supplies and HazMat • Stocks only natural absorbents (biobased) • Lead agency for biobased products • Absorbents • Janitorial/sanitation supplies • Admin supplies • No cost contract to Fort Hood

11. Fort Hood Projects

12. Fort Hood Heritage & Ecology Center • Family & Soldier Outreach Center (~15,000 SqFt): Will capitalize on the peaceful environment created. • Fort Hood Sportsman Center (~15,000 SqFt): Will build on the natural theme of this facility. • Administrative Spaces (~90,000 SqFt): Fort Hood has a deficit of over 5 million SqFt for admin spaces. • Fort Hood Heritage Archives (~5,000 SqFt): Will house an area to honor Fort Hood’s heritage. • Environmental Education Center (~5,000 SqFt): To educate future leaders on their environmental responsibilities

13. Fort Hood Straw-Bale Grant Project • Unique approach to building sustainable • Exemplifies EO 13423 “high-performance buildings” • Design and construct world’s largest strawbale facility • Complies with Army SDD policy and the Federal biobased procurement policy • Eliminates WWII wood • Address a 5-million square foot deficit in administrative facilities • $27M potential grant monies available • Federal and non-profit applicants • Several federal agencies award grants to other federal agencies • A very positive project to demonstrate the federal government is committed to cost effective sustainable design and development

14. Design Approach • LEED Platinum Certification • Zero Energy: • Maximize passive solar gain • Maximize energy efficiency • Generate energy needs onsite • Zero Waste: • Recycle construction waste • Utilize waste by-products • Deconstruct • Zero Divide: • Educate all stakeholders • Self-sufficient facility • State-of-the-art, digitally integrated

15. Fort Hood Agriboard Buildings

16. Compost Facility • Consolidate composting activities at the our biosite • Will generate usable compost (DOT grade) for ranges, housing, and consumers

17. Inert Material Management Unit • Inert Material Management Unit collects C&D for reuse • Project to develop a contractor-operated service that takes in wastes and generates materials for reuse on Fort Hood • No cost contract via Qualified Recycling Program

18. PV and Wind Energy Demonstration • Silicon Crystalline vs. Thin Film PV • Demo will track the following: • Installation issues • Hourly power generation • Peak power generation • Total power generation • Efficiency • Degradation • Maintenance requirements • Cost comparison (procurement, maintenance, output)

19. Sustainable Parking Lot • Identify native grass mixtures on a regional level • Develop a methodology at an installation level that: • maximizes vegetation growth • maximizes traffic tolerance • improves parking lot sustainability • reduces maintenance requirements

20. Low Impact Development (LID) • Bioswale in existing drainage ditch • Captures first flow pollutants and retains water to prevent erosion down stream

21. Contact Information Randy Doyle Supervisor, Environmental Support Team Fort Hood, TX (254) 287-1099 randy.doyle@us.army.mil

22. LEED and LEEEP the Way to BioPreferred in Sustainable Design and Construction: Biobased Building ProductsSandy MorganFacilities Energy ManagerUSDA Agricultural Research Service

23. The Two-Fold Challenge in Construction Two contracts are required: The design contract The construction contract

24. Soy-Backed Carpet Biobased Carpet in the Beltsville area director’s office

25. Linoleum: Durable and in New Colors New Linoleum Floor in Bldg. 307B 50+-Year-Old Linoleum Floor in Bldg. 306

26. Biobased Roof Coating Survives West Virginia Winters TKO soy-based roof coating on existing metal buildings in Beaver, WV

27. Biobased Lab CountertopsEasier Installation Crop Improvement and Protection Research UnitSalinas. CA

28. Biobased Water Tank Coating

29. Biobased Form Release Agent Greenhouse and Headhouse Oxford, MS

30. Biobased Spray Foam Insulates and Keeps Out West Texas Dust Lubbock, Texas, lab has used Demilec Heatlok Soy biobased insulation for 10 years

31. Icynene Spray Foam Used for Hurricane Recovery New Orleans and Houma, Louisiana

32. HeatLoc Soy Made an Immediate Difference in Temperature Akron, Colorado

33. Other Biobased Products Used in Construction Lubricants Hydraulic elevator fluid Transformer fluid Solid surface materials Wheat-straw board Erosion control Sealants and coatings

34. Issuances & Outreach

35. Manufacturers: Do your homework. Write model specifications for your biobased products and provide them to design professionals Get ASTM testing done for your products Get manufacturers’ organizations and standards’ organizations approval Provide good data sheets and MSDS Show samples to designers

36. Engineers & COs:What can you do? Ask for biobased products Biobased products are main stream Put language in contracts and specs Show samples to your customers You may already be using biobased products and you don’t know it. Dispel the myths: Biobased does not mean just straw-bale houses!

37. Thank You! Sandy Morgan Facilities Division USDA Agricultural Research Service