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for new buildings & existing facilities

LEEd documentation for New Construction

LEEd for Existing Buildings

Green Benchmarking

LEEd Training

Energy and daylight Analysis

Sustainability Research

a team of LEED® Accredited Professionals focused on green

building solutions — integrated into an architecture firm of 130.

We consult on projects in-house and provide green building services

for outside project teams. We help create spaces that are more efficient,

less expensive to maintain, more marketable, and more productive,

adding value to your property.

We’re Kirksey EcoServices —

“ Kirksey has a strong understanding

of sustainability, introducing new

technology and building techniques

as they become practical and

economically viable.” – Jerry Lea, Hines

Horizon Wind Energy — First LEED for Commercial Interiors in Houston, Silver Certified

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the benchmark for green

buildings and has become an internationally-recognized brand. LEED Certification

guarantees a measurable and marketable building product that is

verified by a third party.

Clients are asking for it.

Lending groups and insurance companies are offering favorable rates for it.

Private boards and public entities are requiring it.

LEED Certification is proof that your project meets green building standards.

Why Certify?

Kirksey dominates the regional green building market with over

22,000,000 square feet of LEED projects in our portfolio.

LEED Documentation for New ConstructionWe have 13 projects certified by the U.S. Green Building Council and are currently engaged in

52 additional projects spanning 6 LEED rating systems. Kirksey’s depth of experience

allows us to target the LEED points that make the most sense for our clients’ goals and budgets.

As a result, our team has consistently delivered the LEED rating our clients expect — or a

higher one.

LEED Cost Premium as a Percentage of Construction Cost

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Turn-Key LEEd CostsIncludes construction cost premium and all LEED documentation fees

Average 1.1%

Eldridge Oaks

Confidential Westside Corporate Campus

Granite Westchase II

Dienna Nelson Augustine Westway III Office Building

Tellepsen Downtown YMCA

Dienna Nelson Augustine Westway I Office Building

Confidential In-Patient Hospital Facility

Panattoni Beltway 8 Corporate Centre, Building No 4

Satterfield & Pontikes HQ

Panattoni Wortham Green

Port of Houston Admin Building

SpawGlass Headquarters*

American Heart Association*

* LEED premiums are related to team experience, availability and cost of materials, and project size. These two projects were the first LEED projects Kirksey completed.

Kirksey LEED Projects by TypeCertified & Registered

1stin Houston

LEEd Certified Building Silver Rating — SpawGlass Office Building, Houston, Texas

LEEd Core & Shell Gold Rating — Satterfield & Pontikes HQ, Houston, Texas

LEEd Commercial Interior Silver Rating — Horizon Wind Energy, Houston, Texas

CS Core & Shell

NC New Construction

CI Commercial Interiors

EB Existing Buildings

Total: 22,000,000 sf

5,000,000 sf

2,500,000 sf

567,000 sf

14,000,000 sf

Kirksey is currently working on over 14 million square feet of LEED

EBOM projects with Hines, CB Richard

Ellis, and others. We work closely with

facility managers and building vendors

to make the process as simple as

possible, generating measurable results.

First City Tower — First LEED EB Gold in Texas

LEED for Existing BuildingsThese days, everyone — corporations, tenants, patients, staff, faculty,

students, guests — is asking questions about green building. LEED

for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance, known as LEED

EBOM, is a good option for Existing Buildings to compete in the green marketplace. LEED EBOM provides goals and

guidelines to green a building’s energy use, water use, purchasing

practices, waste stream, interior and exterior maintenance, and more.

Typical LEED EB Schedule*

Buildings in downtown Houston for which

Kirksey is providing LEED EB services

Typical Kirksey Projects LEED EB Costs

1stin Texas

LEEd EB Certified Kirksey Office Building, Houston, Texas

LEEd EB Gold First City Tower, Houston, Texas

* Applies to buildings that require no upgrades to achieve Energy Star Requirements

Certified

Silver

Gold

Green Benchmarking

If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. When every dollar counts, smart decisions about

energy, water, waste, and purchasing are more critical then ever. Some benchmarking values equate to dollars and

cents, while others equate to intangibles, such as employee workplace satisfaction. The ability to quantify these

attributes is critical to establishing your green credibility and to managing your resources effectively.

Energy Use Intensity of Kirksey Buildings

Average Savings for Kirksey EcoServices Portfolio

41% Interior water use savings

63% Irrigation water savings

75% Construction waste diverted

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Confidential Office Building

Eldridge Oaks

Katy Commons

Granite Westchase II

6330 West Loop South

Dienna Nelson Augustine Westway II Office Building

Dienna Nelson Augustine Westway III Office Building

Dienna Nelson Augustine Westway I Office Building

Panattoni Beltway 8 Corporate Centre Building, No. 4

Satterfield & Pontikes HQ

Panattoni Wortham Green

Confidential Office & Transportation Facility

Cypress Station Retail

Kingwood Branch Library

SpawGlass Corporate Office

Kirksey Office Building Expansion

0.00 4.00 8.00 12.00 16.00 20.00 24.00 28.00

* The 2030 Challenge is a schedule for the achievement of carbon neutrality for buildings by 2030. The interim goals are 60% reduction in energy use by 2010; 80% by 2020, 100% by 2030.

EUI (kWh/sf)

LEED Training

Kirksey realizes the importance of collaboration. In order to achieve truly green projects, the

EcoServices Team has developed a rigorous training program to educate our project team members — contractors,

developers, architects, engineers, and others — about LEED and the LEED accreditation exam.

With sessions certified by the Texas Real Estate Commission and the American Institute of Architects, Kirksey has

educated 1,000+ industry professionals and has also brought classes directly to many companies.

1000+

Number of people who have taken a Kirksey LEEd training course

A few companies & organizations whose representatives we’ve trained:

Broaddus & AssociatesCity of Houston

Cushman & WakefieldD.E. Harvey

HinesJ.E. Dunn

Jones Lang LaSalleLinbeck

KBR

Satterfield & PontikesSpawGlass

Staubach Texas A&M University

Trammell CrowTranswestern

Turner ConstructionCCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member)

IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)

Satterfield & Pontikes Headquarters – First LEED for Core and Shell in Houston – Gold Certified

Kirksey uses advanced software to predict

building performance and help you make smart building decisions. We use energy and

daylight models to study daylighting, shading,

lighting technologies, building envelope systems,

and HVAC systems. This allows us to optimize a

building’s performance within your budget and

return on investment schedule — before it is too

late to make critical decisions.

Daylight analysis of Kirksey expansion,

calculated using radiance software

Large-Scale Fans

Daylight Controls

High-EfficiencyLighting Package

Skylights

Solar Hot Water

Energy Recovery Wheel

Total Annual Savings

$17,084 $39,447 investment = 2.2 year payback

$10,219 $54,000 investment = 5.1 year payback

$3,641 $18,500 investment = 5 year payback

$57,131

$12,606 $78,788 investment = 6.1 year payback

$8,260 $7,889 investment = 0 year payback

$28,061 $33,000 investment = 1 year payback

TOTAL COMBINEDINVESTMENT$195,425

TOTAL ANNUALENERGY SAVINGS

28.7%

TOTALPAYBACK3 YEARS

Energy & Daylight Analysis

Payback Analysis for the Tellepsen Downtown YMCA

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Sustainability ResearchBuilding green requires a deep understanding of climate and microclimate and sometimes

involves new or unfamiliar technologies. Understanding these complexities with a foundation

of impartial research can give your project a competitive advantage. The Kirksey

team can find the answers you need with research and analysis tools.

Examples of Kirksey Research Studies Site and Climate Analysis

LEED and Energy Analysis for Sites in Different Climates

Natural Ventilation for Mixed Mode Spaces

Payback Analysis of Energy Efficiency Measures

Calibration of Energy and Daylight Models

Sustainability Master Planning

Glare Analysis

Rendering of proposed solar and green roof project at the

George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston

Kinetic Skin Concept Diagrams

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14 million square feet of LEED EB space

5 million square feet of LEED CS space

2.5 million square feet of LEED NC space

thousand square feet of LEED CI space567

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For more information, contact

Julie Hendricks, AIA, LEEd® AP

director of Kirksey EcoServices

julieh@kirksey.com.

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