Triple Life Cycle Assessment

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Triple Life Cycle Assessment Toward Sustainable
Design of Municipal Capital Facilities

• Richard Gelb
• Sustainable Building Coordinator, Seattle Parks
  and Recreation
• Strategic Advisor, Office of Sustainability and
  Environment
• richard.gelb_at_seattle.gov
• 206-684-0631
• Seattle Office of Sustainability Environment
• www.cityofseattle.net/environment
• Seattle Parks and Recreation Sustainable Building
  Program
• www.cityofseattle.net/parks/sustainable

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Seattles Urban Sustainability Agenda

• Overarching goal practice and promote
  sustainable solutions that
• Reduce resource consumption and prevent pollution
  and health risks
• Reduces life-cycle costs
• Build community and enhance social capital
• Achieve multiple benefits

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Sustainable Development Program Overview
Departmental Perspective

• Policies, Resources, Drivers
• Citys Comprehensive Plan
• Neighborhood plans
• Citywide Environmental Action Agenda
• Sustainable Building Policy

continuous improvement
Achievement levels inform future goals and are
reported via Departmental Environmental
Management Systems and the Citywide Environmenta
l Progress Report
Topic today
Step 1 Based on organizational mission,
Environmental Management System (EMS)
establish/review capital development goals
Step 2 Use triple lifecycle assessment to
inform sustainable design priorities
Step 3 Assure Departmentally- relevant project
features are integrated and accounted for via
project scorecards
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Sustainable design solutions are here
Fiscal responsibility economic
vitality (Prosperity)
Social equity well-being (People)
Ecological health integrity (Planet)
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The Fiscal Lifecycle
Upstream First costs Purchasing Costs
Lifecycle Fiscal Assessment
Downstream end of useful life and disposal costs
MidstreamMaintenance and operations costs
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The Fiscal Lifecycle
Initial capital costs
Disposal costs
Staffing costs
Janitorial costs
Lifecycle Fiscal Assessment
Facility flexibility -- costs to upgrade or adapt
Maintenance costs equipment durability
Community/neighborhood economic development
contributions
Water costs
Energy costs
Revenue generation capacity
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The Social Lifecycle
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The Social Lifecycle
Inclusive public involvement process
Future proofing
Use of WMBEs design firms
Lifecycle Social Benefit Assessment
Building community and enhancing social capital
Improved pedestrian access
Crime deterrence
Public art / improved aesthetics
Meeting needs of historically underserved
Integrated universal access
Preserving/ enhancing neighborhood character
Transportation connectivity
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The Environmental Lifecycle
Upstream Emissions and Resource Use
Lifecycle Environmental Assessment
Downstream end of useful life emissions and
resource use
Midstream life of facility emissions and
resource use, ecological enhancements
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The Environmental Lifecycle
Deconstruction of existing facility/ building
re-use
Indoor environmental quality and occupant health
Materials and resource selection
Lifecycle Environmental Assessment
Habitat diversity and ecological function
Water efficiency, rainwater harvest
Stormwater management and water recharge
Energy and atmospheric impacts
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Sustainable design solutions (for public
projects) can be seen when looking through these
3 lens concurrently
Upstream impacts/contributions
Lifecycle Fiscal Assessment
Downstream end of useful life impacts and
contributions
Midstream life of facility impacts and
contributions
Upstream impacts/contributions
Upstream impacts/contributions
Lifecycle Social Benefit Assessment
Downstream end of useful life impacts and
contributions
Downstream end of useful life impacts and
contributions
Lifecycle Environmental Assessment
Midstream life of facility impacts and
contributions
Midstream life of facility impacts and
contributions
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Screening-level Sustainable Design Assessment
Initial capital costs
Disposal costs
Staffing costs
Lifecycle Fiscal Assessment
Facility flexibility -- costs to upgrade or adapt
Maintenance costs equipment durability
Janitorial costs
Community/neighborhood economic development
contributions
Water costs
Energy costs
Revenue generation capacity
Deconstruction of existing facility/ building
re-use
Inclusive public involvement process
Future proofing
Materials and resource selection
Indoor environmental quality and occupant health
Use of WMBEs design and construction firms
Lifecycle Environmental Assessment
Lifecycle Social Benefit Assessment
Building community and enhancing social capital
Transportation connectivity
Habitat diversity and ecological function
Improved pedestrian access
Crime deterrence
Water efficiency, rainwater harvest
Meeting needs of historically underserved
Public art / improved aesthetics
Stormwater management and water recharge
Energy and atmospheric impacts
Integrated universal access
Preservation/ enhancement of neighborhood
character
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Process for using Parks scorecards
Design Program
Schematic Design
Program and project managers establish points
target based on project scope, schedule, budget
Project Manager (PM) and design team work to
include more sustainable features (host design
charette?)
PM and design team conduct initial
project scoring compare to target
PM submits a schematic phase scorecard as part
of design review process
Construction phase and project completion
Design development
Construction documents
PM uploads final scorecard onto
web-enabled database department
report achievements at regular intervals
PM assures sustainable features and attributes
are included
PM assures sustainability elements are reflected
in construction documents and design details
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Sustainable Design Assessment --- Process
Overview ---

• Policies, Resources, Drivers
• Citys Comprehensive Plan
• Neighborhood plans
• Citywide Environmental Action Agenda
• Sustainable Building Policy

continuous improvement
Achievement levels inform future goals and are
reported via Departmental Environmental
Management Systems and the Citywide Environmenta
l Progress Report
Step 2 Use triple lifecycle perspective to
determine departmentally- relevant design
priorities, then integrate and account for
sustainable project features via scorecards
Step 3 Use internal departmental and Design
Commission review processes to help monitor
and achieve overall design intent
Step 1 Beginning with organizational mission
and environmental management system (EMS)
goals, establish/review the departments capital
program goals
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Conclusion

• This approach is being employed by Seattle Parks
  Department is linked to an Environmental
  Management System
• . other City Departments are interested
• The Seattle Design Commission will be using this
  approach as part of their design review process
• We are moving toward a sustainable infrastructure
  program and policy that (likely) will be linked
  to a triple lifecycle approach