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Pittsburgh 2030

District Progress

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D I S T R I C T SDOWNTOWN - OAKLAND

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About the Pittsburgh 2030 DistrictThe Pittsburgh 2030 District is a public-private-nonprofit partnership of building owners and managers, community stakeholders, and resource partners convened by Green Building Alliance (GBA) who are committed to the aggressive building performance goals of the 2030 Challenge. This collaborative, which collectively represents 436 buildings and over 65 million square feet of real estate in Downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland, is actively working to achieve 50% reductions (below baseline) in energy use, water consumption, and transportation emissions by the year 2030.

Pittsburgh 2030 District Progress ReportHigh performance buildings have proven track records of simultaneously increasing business and property profitability, enhancing asset values, reducing environmental impacts, and improving occupant health. This report summarizes the Pittsburgh 2030 District’s aggregated progress during 2014 toward attaining the bold building performance goals being pursued by its participants. It includes the following:

• Breakdown of property characteristics in the Pittsburgh 2030 District;• Summary of 2030 District expansions into Oakland and The Bluff;• Energy use reductions for Downtown and Oakland;• Water use benchmarking for Downtown;• Public disclosure of energy use in buildings owned by the City of Pittsburgh,

Allegheny County, Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County (SEA), and Stadium Authority of the City of Pittsburgh;

• Updates on other 2030 District efforts, including a transportation emissions baseline and progress toward development of a District-wide indoor air quality protocol.

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Figure 1. District Progress (as of year end 2014).

About GBA

Green Building Alliance (GBA) is a nonprofit organization that inspires the creation

of healthy, high-performing places for everyone. One of the

oldest regional green build-ing organizations, GBA was

founded in 1993 and is a U.S. Green Building Council chapter.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh and serving the 26 counties of

Western Pennsylvania, GBA’s main initiatives include a

Knowledge Network, Policy and Advocacy efforts, Pittsburgh 2030 District, and Green & Healthy Schools Academy.

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Importance of Demand ReductionReducing Western Pennsylvania’s energy demand is a critical component of our regional energy policy as such efforts lessen the need for new power plants, even as existing ones close. District-wide energy use reduction helps decrease future infrastructure costs while dramatically improving air quality and creating space for regional growth. In addition to easing stress on the existing electricity grid, energy use reduction on a large scale permits greater grid flexibility and smooths the way for more widespread use and installation of renewable energy.

Similarly, lessening the demand for potable water is a key part of solving the region’s water and sewer infrastructure challenges. There is a direct correlation between substantially reducing potable water consumption in individual buildings and increasing capacity in the combined sewer system, thus allowing it to more easily handle major stormwater events—and increasing the reliability of future green stormwater infrastructure investments.

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Figure 3. Committed Vs. Uncommitted Sq Ft 2014.

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Out of the 436 properties in Downtown and Oakland committed to sharing building performance data, 87% (380) reported energy consumption and 77% (335) are included in this report ; of the 157 committed Downtown build-ings, 96 (61%) reported water data, with 91 (58%) included here. In most cases, the decision to exclude a property was based on incomplete data availability or inaccurate baselines (due to nonstandard use types). GBA continues to work with all properties to en-sure maximum commitment, reporting, and inclusion.

Total District Sq Ft96,691,778

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Figure 2. 2030 Challenge Goals.

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District ExpansionIn 2014 and early 2015, the Pittsburgh 2030 District chose to undertake two boundary expansions, as described below. Properties within these areas reported for the 2014 performance year.

OAKLANDIn August 2014, the Pittsburgh 2030 District welcomed 22 Founding Property Partners and five new Community Partners in Oakland. With these commitments, Pittsburgh became the first 2030 District in the nation to have two separate neighborhoods in the same city focused on reaching 2030 Challenge goals. The District’s Oakland boundary now includes 25 Property Partners who have committed 279 buildings totaling 27.5 million square feet—85% of Oakland’s square footage and 68.5% of its buildings.

Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood is the third-largest commercial business district in Pennsylvania. As a major education, healthcare, and cultural center, it offers a tremendous opportunity to expand the impact of the Pittsburgh 2030 District. Along with Downtown, Oakland properties are undertaking major efficiency and operational improvements to buildings of all types and sizes and collaborating to reach 2030 Challenge goals.

THE BLUFFThough announced in January 2015, the Pittsburgh 2030 District’s expansion of its Downtown boundary to embrace “The Bluff” was anticipated in 2014—and all committed properties are included in this report.

Connected to Downtown and adjacent to the already-committed Lower Hill redevelopment, The Bluff was a natural complement to the District’s Downtown boundary once its two primary Property Partners (Duquesne University and UPMC Mercy) were committed. What initially resulted in an additional 4.9 million built square feet to the District has now grown to 5.7 million square feet.

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Figure 4. Total Square Feet By Building Classification.

Figure 5. Downtown Square Feet By Building Classification.

Figure 6. Oakland Square Feet By Building Classification.

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District Performance MeasuresIn addition to committing to specific energy, water, and transportation emission reduction goals, property owners and managers agree to share annual building performance information with GBA, who then aggregates this individual data to provide a summary of District-wide progress toward each goal.

ENERGYExisting buildings participating in the Pittsburgh 2030 District are committed to a 50% reduction in energy consumption (below baseline) by the year 2030, as measured by the national median site energy use intensity (EUI) set by the 2003 Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS).1 Energy demand reduction targets for new construction and major renovations are more aggressive, with a goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.

In accordance with the international 2030 Challenge, the Pittsburgh 2030 District includes incremental targets, beginning with a 10% energy reduction by 2015 (70% for new construction). GBA works with each participating property to establish a property-specific EUI baseline that takes into account current use types, operational characteristics (operating hours, occupancy, etc.), and Pittsburgh’s climate region. For the 2014 performance year, 380 properties (87% of those participating) shared their annual energy consumption. Of these, 335 were aggregated to provide a snapshot of Pittsburgh 2030 District progress toward the incremental 2030 Challenge energy reduction goal of 10% below baseline by 2015. That total represents 77% of participating properties (94% by square footage). Though they reported 2014 energy consumption to GBA, 45 reporting properties are not included in the summaries below for one of two reasons: 1) inaccurate baseline due to nonstandard use type OR 2) data inconsistencies (i.e., gaps in 2014 utility consumption, missing tenant information, or unavailability of all utility meters).

Figure 7 summarizes the Pittsburgh 2030 District’s 2014 progress toward its energy reduction goals and includes 335 buildings in both the Downtown and Oakland boundaries. The District-wide average site EUI is the total site energy consumption reported (7,505,216,716 kBtu) divided by the total square footage of aggregated Defining EUI

Just as cars gauge perfor-mance with mpg (miles per gallon) and baseball pitchers use ERA (earned run aver-age), buildings can utilize energy use intensity (EUI) as a performance metric. EUI measures a building’s annual energy use normalized by its gross square footage.

A snapshot of building performance over one year’s time, EUI can help a building benchmark against itself and others, especially as improvements are made. The Pittsburgh 2030 District’s en-ergy baseline is the national median site EUI. Site energy is the amount of energy shown on a building’s utility bills.

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Property Partners808 Penn Lofts, LLC 3609 Forbes Oakland Partners LP (IGA on Forbes) ALCO Parking Alcoa Allegheny County Ansaldo STS ALSAB, LP + Blush Bellefield Presbyterian Church Benedum Trees Condominiums Association BNY Mellon Braskem America Bridgeside Point II Carlyle Condominiums Carlow University Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Museums Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh CBRE, Inc. Central Catholic High School

City of Pittsburgh Clayfisher Studios Dollar Bank Duquesne University Epiphany R.C. Church Fairmont Pittsburgh First Presbyterian Church Forwood Group Gateway Towers Condominium General Nutrition Centers General Services Administration Gidas Flowers Healthcare Trust of America Henderson Brothers Highmark Highwoods Properties Iron City Ventures JDP Properties + Glenmore Ave Associates Jones Lang LaSalle Meyer’s Management Murland Associates LLP

Neighborhood Legal Services Newmark Grubb Knight Frank no wall productions & we do property management, inc. Oakland Real Estate Corp. Oakland Planning and Development Corp. (OPDC) Oxford Development Company Peter’s Pub Penn Ave Renaissance Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Pittsburgh Athletic Association Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh Gateways Pittsburgh Parking Authority Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Pirates Planned Parenthood PNC Financial Services Group Point Park University PSSI/Pittsburgh Steelers

Rodef Shalom Congregation Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc. Specialty Luggage Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh & Allegheny County St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral St. Paul Catholic Church Tiversa Trek Development Group University of Pittsburgh UPMC Drs. Werrin & Gruendel PC WQED Multimedia Winghart’s Whiskey & Burger Bar Winthrop Management LP Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center

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Allegheny County, County Executive, Rich FitzgeraldAllegheny Conference on Community Development AIA Pittsburgh Bike Pittsburgh Building Owners & Managers Association of Pittsburgh Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future City of Pittsburgh, Office of the Mayor, William Peduto

Conservation Consultants, Inc. Design Center Green Building Alliance Group Against Smog and Pollution International Facility Management Association, Pittsburgh Chapter International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 95 Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania

NAIOP Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Climate Initiative Pittsburgh Downtown CDC Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Pittsburgh Green Innovators Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Oakland Business Improvement District (OBID) Oakland Planning and Development Corp. (OPDC) The Oakland Task Force

Oakland Transportation Management Association (OTMA) Riverlife Pittsburgh Student Conservation Association Sustainable Pittsburgh VisitPittsburgh

Encentiv Energy Architecture 2030 Direct Energy Business Duquesne Light Watt Choices

Energlogics Networks Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission

Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh

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properties (62,226,421 sq. ft.). This results in an average site EUI of 120.6, which represents a -6.3% reduction from the baseline—in pursuit of the 2015 reduction goal of -10%. At 503,295,273 kBtu avoided, this reduction is equivalent to removing 5,662 homes’ annual energy use or comparable to eliminating the annual energy usage of Bloomfield.

Looking at the two District boundaries individually, Figure 8 illustrates Downtown’s 2014 energy performance. In its second year of energy reporting, Downtown surpassed the 2030 Challenge’s incremental 2015 goal with a reduction of 17.9% below baseline. Figure 9 demonstrates the Oakland boundary’s first year of aggregated energy reporting. Only six months beyond its official launch, 219 buildings are included in the aggregated District performance of 2.4% above the baseline. With a significantly higher energy use intensity baseline (due mainly to building use types in that boundary), Oakland has the potential for significant energy reductions prior to 2030.

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Small Commercial Nationally, 90% of commercial buildings are small (<50,000 sq. ft.) and consume 20% of all energy in the U.S.2 Through a U.S. Department of Energy grant, GBA engages 12 small commercial properties as Demonstration Partners, each of whom are targeting a 20% reduction in energy use per property in 2015. These part-ners include:• Glenmore Avenue

Associates/JDM Properties• Neighborhood Legal

Services• Oakland Real Estate with

Revv Oakland, NoWait, • Pamela’s, and Dave &

Andy’s Homemade Ice Cream

• 3609 Forbes Oakland Partners (Strand Building)

• TREK Development• Werrin + Gruendel

Property Group• Winghart’s Whiskey &

Burger Bar

Through these efforts, par-ticipants’ experiences will be shared locally and with the national 2030 District Network to inform and inspire other small commercial properties here and across the country as they take measureable actions to become more energy efficient.

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Of the 17 primary property use types included in this 2014 report, two of the largest cohorts are office buildings and college/university structures. The large number of reporting properties in these categories allows for more detailed comparisons of building energy performance.

There are 25 office buildings larger than 200,000 sq. ft. (including government offices) reporting in the District. Figure 10 illustrates that, as a group, office buildings are making strong progress toward the 50% energy reduction goals. While the average site EUI for large office properties is 87 (26% below baseline), 80% are operating at or below their 2015 reduction targets (-10%) and 56% are beyond their 2020 energy reduction targets (-20%). Twelve percent of reporting large office buildings are performing worse than (above) their national median average.

With the addition of Oakland, college/university structures became the largest cohort in the Pittsburgh 2030 District, representing over 60 committed buildings District-wide. Figure 11 depicts their wide performance range, resulting in a cohort average of 10% above baseline. Many of these buildings only committed to 2030

2 U.S. Department of Energy. (2013). Energy Department Invests to Save Small Buildings Money by Saving Energy. www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-invests-save-small-buildings-money-saving-energy.

City, County, SEA, & Stadium Authority 2014 Performance DisclosureParticipation and reporting in the Pittsburgh 2030 District is voluntary, with properties making progress at their own pace. Each building is different and every potential improvement decision is at the discretion of the individual property owner. Starting with the 2014 performance year, the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County (SEA), and Stadium Authority of the City of Pittsburgh have agreed to publicly disclose the performance of their buildings within the District. Though mandatory elsewhere in the United States (in 11 cities, two states, and one county), this public building performance disclosure is the first of its kind in Pittsburgh.

David L. Lawrence Convention CenterSports & Exhibition Authority1,207,700 ft2

Convention Center67.1 Site EUI90.2 National Median Baseline26,881,985 kBtu left to -50%

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Municipal Courts BuildingCity of Pittsburgh 50,000 ft2

Courthouse102.4 Site EUI81.7 National Median Baseline3,079,608 kBtu left to -50%

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STD ClinicAllegheny County 16,335 ft2

Medical Office173.6 Site EUI124.8 National Median Baseline1,815,462 kBtu left to -50%

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County Office BuildingAllegheny County / City of Pittsburgh 259,150 ft2

Office102.3 Site EUI115.5 National Median Baseline11,532,271 kBtu left to -50%

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Medic 14/ Rescue 2City of Pittsburgh 15,780 ft2

Fire Station43.4 Site EUI88.5 National Median Baseline13,307 kBtu left to -50%

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North Shore GarageSports & Exhibition Authority374,981 ft2

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3 For the 2014 performance year, the Pittsburgh 2030 District chose to use climate-specific bench-marks based on 139 records from Labs21. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (2015). Labs21 Benchmarking Tool. http://labs21benchmarking.lbl.gov. Accessed April 2015. 4 Green Building Alliance. (2015). Pittsburgh 2030 District Water Baseline. February 2015. www.go-gba.org/pittsburgh-2030-district-releases-water-baseline-report.

Breathe Project: Air Quality Nexus

GBA is proud to support Breathe Project efforts to

achieve clean air in South-western Pennsylvania. Despite

decades of improvement, air quality in the Pittsburgh region still ranks among the worst in the nation; the area is not in

attainment of federal stan-dards for ground-level ozone,

fine particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide.

Dramatic reductions in en-ergy and water consumption

(including those promoted by the Pittsburgh 2030 District)

have direct and indirect benefits to regional air quality. A decrease in consumption of

power generated from fossil fuels results in better outdoor

air quality. Achievement of the Pittsburgh 2030 District’s 50% transportation emission

reduction goals will directly correlate to a significant de-

crease in air pollution.

Challenge goals in the latter half of 2014, thus affording a great opportunity for energy reductions in the upcoming 15 years.

District-wide, laboratories have the highest site EUI—an average of 373 kBtu/sq. ft—and represent over 7% of the committed square footage. This large site EUI is triple that of a large office building, demonstrating how building use type dramatically affects both building energy use and national comparison baselines. As shown in Figure 12, the aggregated 2014 performance of laboratories in the District is 6.4% below baseline.3

WATERKnown for its three rivers, Pittsburgh is built on and surrounded by water. As a result, Pittsburghers are very conscious about where their water comes from, where it’s treated, how it’s conveyed, and where it goes after it enters the drain. While stormwater and combined sewer overflows are of prime importance to the region today, the ongoing quality of Pittsburgh’s water and its watershed is something the region does not take for granted—especially as portions of the country experience water crises of varying severity and frequency.

Unlike energy, there is no national water consumption average for existing buildings. From 2012 through 2014, GBA worked with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) to establish a District water baseline for Downtown Pittsburgh using historic water consumption information. The existing building targets for water consumption mirror those for energy—a 50% reduction by the year 2030, with an interim target of a 10% reduction by 2015. New construction and major renovation projects are committed to an immediate 50% reduction from the District average.

In 2014, the Pittsburgh 2030 District published its water baseline for Downtown, estimating that baseline buildings would use 1.15 billion gallons of water annually and providing water use intensities (WUI) for 12 different use types.4 Because a baseline for comparison now exists, the District is able to report water consumption data for the first time in this report.

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Overall, the -10% reduction equates to 52,975,205 gallons of water or 362 homes’ annual water usage.

Overall, the -10% reduction equates to 52,975,205 gallons of water or 362 homes’ annual water usage.

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Water performance from 96 Downtown buildings (representing 80% of Downtown square footage) was reported. The District-wide average WUI is the total site water consumption reported (475,834,400 gallons) divided by the total square footage of reporting properties (30,913,981 sq. ft.). As shown in Figure 13, this results in a -10% reduction from the baseline, putting the District exactly at its 2015 reduction goal.

With a strong push for water performance metrics in 2014, over 75% of the committed Downtown square feet is aggregated into the -10% reduction. Office buildings over 100,000 square feet represent 28% of reporting properties and contribute a -20% reduction to the aggregated District performance. Overall, the -10% reduction equates to 52,975,205 gallons of water—or 362 homes’ annual water usage (assuming 400 gallons/home/day).

ImpactDistrict Energy Performance: -6.3% reduction from the baseline 503,295,273 kBtu saved, equivalent to:

• Removing 5,562 homes annual energy use, or • 13,064 passenger vehicles from the road, or • CO2 emissions from burning 144,318 barrels of oil

Downtown District water performance: -10% reduction from the baseline 52,975,205 gallons saved, equivalent to:

• 362 homes’ annual water use, or • 725 Point State Park fountains, or • 1,292,078 load of laundry

Other District GoalsIn 2015, the Pittsburgh 2030 District will continue working with existing and new partners to commit to, report on, and move toward their 2030 reduction goals. As part of this process, GBA will revise the Pittsburgh 2030 District Water Baseline

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to incorporate Oakland buildings by year’s end. In addition to energy and water benchmarks, the District is pursuing a 50% reduction in transportation emissions and the development of an indoor air quality measurement protocol.

TRANSPORTATIONAlong with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), GBA will create a Pittsburgh 2030 District: Downtown transportation emissions baseline in mid-2015. This modeled baseline will establish an average mode split and associated air emissions from commuter transportation to and from Downtown Pittsburgh. It will be based on SPC’s “Regional Travel Demand Model,” which estimates commuter trips into and out of the District’s Downtown boundary from around the 10-county Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Air emission impacts for each mode will also be included in the baseline. Per its capabilities, SPC has additionally modeled commuter patterns for the years 2025 and 2035.

In fall 2015, GBA will track progress towards the 50% transportation emission reduction goal through the region’s first full commuter transportation survey. Launched in collaboration with 2030 Transportation Partners, Make My Trip Count will anonymously capture each respondent’s point of origin (by zip code), workplace destination (by building), and commuter mode split for the year. It is the hope and expectation of the District and its partners that these efforts will inform regional transportation conversations regarding existing and future commuting profiles and needs in Downtown, Oakland, and the region.

INDOOR AIR QUALITYTo help address indoor air quality in District properties, GBA partnered with the University of Pittsburgh’s Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation to determine a standard protocol for its measurement, tracking, and benchmarking. Six Property Partners are participating in a 2014-2015 indoor air quality pilot, which includes on-site testing, HVAC equipment evaluation, and follow-up recommendations for improvement. This approach will support development of a scalable indoor air quality protocol that is standardized for the entire Pittsburgh 2030 District—and able to be adopted by other 2030 Districts worldwide.

Compiled by:Anna J. Siefken, Pittsburgh 2030 District Director, LEED AP BD+CIsaac Smith, Pittsburgh 2030 District Resource Specialist, LEED Green AssociateAurora L. Sharrard, PhD, Vice President of Innovation, LEED AP BD+CAndrea Lavin Kossis, Pittsburgh 2030 District Property Specialist, LEED Green Associate

With assistance from:Sean C. Luther, Pittsburgh 2030 District Team, 2012-2015Kevin Betz, Pittsburgh 2030 District Team, 2014-2015

Special thanks to:

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