BioPreferred Champions: Sustainable Building and Design Sandy Morgan, USDA Agricultural Research Service Randy Doyle, Fort Hood Shawn Spengler, National Industries for the Blind/AbilityOne Ron Buckhalt, USDA BioPreferred Program

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BioPreferred Champions Sustainable Building
and Design Sandy Morgan, USDA Agricultural
Research Service Randy Doyle, Fort HoodShawn
Spengler, National Industries for the
Blind/AbilityOneRon Buckhalt, USDA BioPreferred
Program

• 2009 GSA International Products and Services Expo

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Biobased Products at Agricultural Research
Service

• Sandy Morgan
• Facilities Energy Manager
• USDA Agricultural Research Service

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Biobased Products

• A commercial or industrial product (other than
  from food or feed) that utilizes biological
  products or renewable domestic agricultural
  (plant, animal, or marine) or forestry materials.
• USDA BioPreferred Program

http//www.biopreferred.gov/
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Biobased Products

• Linoleum
• Soy-based foam insulation
• Wheat straw board and insulation
• Soy-based carpet backing
• Soy-based form release agent
• Soy and citrus based cleaners
• Biobased urethane roof coating
• Biolubricants

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Two-Fold Effort inGreen Purchasing

• Purchase Cards, Contracts POs
• Vendor
• FD Contracts
• Architect
• Contractor

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Contract for Services

• 2.3. TECHNICAL DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THIS
  PWS.
• 2.3.1. Biobased Product.  A commercial or
  industrial product (other than food or feed) that
  utilizes biological products or renewable
  domestic agricultural (plant, animal, and marine)
  or forestry materials.
• 2.3.2. Environmentally Friendly (or Preferable)
  Products. Products that have a lesser or reduced
  effect on human health and the environment when
  compared with competing products that serve the
  same purpose.
• 5.4. SPECIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.  Maintain a
  purchasing system that records or documents all
  purchases of biobased or environmentally friendly
  products as defined in this biobased or
  environmentally friendly products as defined in
  this contract.  As a minimum, record the type of
  product, quantity, and total cost per purchase of
  all such products acquired for this contract. 
  Provide the information when requested by the
  Contracting Officer.

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Facilities Division Contracts

• Sustainability Energy Efficiency in
• Design Standards
• IDQ Contracts
• Task Orders
• Policies and Procedures
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Plans Specifications

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Facilities Design Standards

• All designs shall incorporate the five
  guiding principles of the High Performance and
  Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of
  Understanding.
• Use integrated design and commissioning
• Optimize energy efficiency using measurement and
  verification
• Protect and conserve water
• Enhance indoor environmental quality
• Reduce the environmental impact of materials.

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Facilities Design Standards

• 3.4.3 Incorporation of Biobased Products
• Executive Order (EO) 13423 - Strengthening
  Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation
  Management, requires the use of biobased products
  in Federal buildings. ARS is committed to
  incorporating biobased products into Federal
  facilities. A biobased product is a commercial or
  industrial product (other than food or feed) that
  is composed in whole or in significant part, of
  biological products or renewable domestic
  agricultural (including plant, animal, and marine
  materials) or forestry materials. Designated
  biobased products are to have procurement
  preference if they are comparable in price,
  performance and availability to non-biobased
  products. If there is a choice between a recycled
  product and an equivalent recycled product, the
  recycled product should be used. Domestic
  includes other designated countries. Refer to the
  USDA BioPreferred website at http//www.biopreferr
  ed.gov/ for information on biobased products
  designated as preferred.

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Specifications

• The Unified Facilities Guide Specifications
  (UFGS) have been adopted as the standard
  specification for all ARS-FD administered
  projects.
• To help the USDA meet its project-specific
  environmental goals, the A-E shall review the
  Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers
  and incorporate relevant portions of the Guide
  into the project specifications. This Guide can
  be found at http//www.wbdg.org/design/greenspec.
  php.
• The A-E shall specify environmentally preferable
  products. To the greatest extent possible, the
  A-E shall incorporate into the project bio-based
  products that are competitive in price,
  performance and availability. Refer to the USDA
  BioPreferred website at http//www.biopreferred.go
  v/ for information on biobased products
  designated as preferred.

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Energy, Water and Sustainability Policy Assigns
Responsibility

• Acquisition and Property Division will be
  responsible for procurement policy including
  green purchasing, fleet transportation,
  electronics stewardship and purchase cards.
  Procurement policy will include biobased
  products, recycling and recycled products, Energy
  Star and other energy efficient, environmentally
  preferable products and water consumption
  reducing products.
• The primary responsibility for green or
  environmentally preferable purchasing such as
  biobased, recycled, Energy Star, FEMP
  designated, WaterSense products, etc. lies on the
  program offices.
• Facilities Division will require in all contracts
  and designs, energy and water efficient,
  recycled, biobased, sustainably harvested
  products, rapidly renewable, and other
  environmentally preferable products.
• Sustainable leasing includes encouraging energy
  and water conservation and the use of
  environmentally preferable products that contain
  materials that are recycled, biobased, or have
  other positive environmental attributes.

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Biobased Roof Coating

• Biobased roof coating painted on metal roofs in
  Beaver WV

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Animal Bioscience Building

• New laboratory building under design on the
  campus of Montana State University in Bozeman MT
  utilizing biobased building products

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Linoleum

New Linoleum Floor in Bldg 307B
50 Year Old Linoleum Floor in Bldg 306
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Soy-Backed Carpet

Biobased Carpet in the Beltsville Area Directors
Office
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Renewable Lubricants

• At the Beltsville Area
• Research Center
• Mechanic Shop
• Motor Oil
• Gear Lube
• Grease
• 2 Cycle Engine Oil

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Biobased Lab Countertops

Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit
Salinas CA
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Biobased Water Tank Coating

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Biobased Form Release Agent

Greenhouse and Headhouse Oxford, MS
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Biobased Awards

• The Beltsville Area won Three Biobased Closing
  the Circle Awards
• The Southern Plains Area won a Closing the Circle
  Award Honorable Mention
• USDA won again in 2008

The Bean Bus
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Promoting Biobased Products

• Manufacturers samples of products are shown to
  Architects and Engineers to introduce them to
  biobased products

Energy Awareness Day October 30, 2007
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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

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THANK YOU Sandy Morgan sandy.morgan_at_ars.usda.gov
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Sustainable SolutionsThe Fort Hood Story Randy
DoylePollution Prevention Program Manager

• 2009 GSA International Products and Services Expo

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Environmental Mission
Balanced Readiness Through Environmental
Stewardship
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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

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CHALLENGES OF FORT HOOD
265 ENLISTED BARRACKS
56 MOTOR POOLS
PHYSICAL PLANT
9 PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTERS
33 MIL SF OF FACILITIES (4 PENTAGONS)
772 MILES OF ROAD
9 CHAPELS
22 CEMETERIES
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CHALLENGES OF FORT HOOD
PERSONNEL
MILITARY ASSIGNED 57,317
ON POST FAMILY MEMBERS 17,903
CIVILIANS 17,333
DIVISIONS 2 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
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CEN-TEX Sustainable Communities Partnership

• 5-year collaboration (extensions possible)
• Initial Team- Fort Hood, Harker Heights, Killeen,
  Copperas Cove, and Gatesville
• Achieve measurable benefits by creating
  sustainable baselines and goals
• Implement projects to contribute to the vitality
  of the Central Texas economy and quality of life
  for the regions citizens

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CEN-TEX Sustainable Communities PartnershipWhere
are we going?

• Promote Partnership across Region
• Ideas for positive regional changes
• Fundraising using grants
• Identify potential projects
• Solar and Wind Energy
• Mass Transit
• LEED for Neighborhood Development
• Watershed and Habitat Protection
• Regional Recycling
• Smart Growth Master Plan
• Ride Share Program
• Bio-Preferred Solutions

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Fort Hood Agriboard Buildings
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Future Environmental Office Designed with
Agriboard
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Fort Hood Straw Bale Grant Project

• Unique Approach to Building Sustainable
• Exemplifies EO 13423 High Performance Buildings
• Design and construct worlds largest straw bale
  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 that the
  federal government is committed to cost effective
  sustainable design and development

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Low Impact Development (LID)

• Bioswale in existing drainage ditch
• Captures first flow pollutants and retains water
  to prevent erosion down stream

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PV and Wind Demonstrations

• Fort Hood is evaluating renewable energy options
  for new construction and existing buildings
• Photovoltaics
• silicon monocrystalline
• thin film (most likely cadmium telluride)
• Demonstration will compare the different PV
  technologies to determine which one performs best
  in this environment and includes a small wind
  turbine to see which technology has the best
  output.

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Contact Information

• Randy Doyle
• Pollution Prevention Program Manager
• Fort Hood, Texas
• [phone]
• randy.doyle_at_us.army.mil

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BioPreferred and the AbilityOne Program Shawn
SpenglerDirector of Product ManagementNational
Industries for the Blind

• 2009 GSA International Products and Services Expo

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AbilityOne Program

• Wagner-ODay Act - 1938
• Law amended in 1971
• AbilityOne - 2006

JWOD is the law AbilityOne is the
program SKILCRAFT is the brand!
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Our Mission

• To enhance opportunities for economic and
  personal independence of persons who are blind or
  severely disabled primarily through creating,
  sustaining and improving employment.
• Promote independence!
• Create employment for the 70 of unemployed
  Americans who are blind or severely disabled.

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Supporting Federal Green Purchasing Initiatives

• Alternative fuels vehicles
• Biobased products
• Electronics registered on EPEAT
• Energy Star Energy-efficient
• Environmentally-preferable
• Low / no toxic or hazardous chemicals
• Non-ozone depleting substances
• Recycled content / remanufactured
• Renewable energy
• Water-efficient products

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Design, Build, and Maintain

• Consideration at design and construction stages
• Cleaning (Green Cleaning, LEED)
• Operations Maintenance
• Cafeteria

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AbilityOne Program

• Currently on the Procurement List
• Absorbents
• Disposable Cutlery
• Chemical Cleaners
• Hand Sanitizer Cleaners
• Under Development
• Various cleaners
• Disposable food service items
• Pens

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Cleaning Product Spotlight

• SKILCRAFT-Spartan BioRenewables
• Meets USDA final, or proposed, guidelines on
  biobased content
• Glass Cleaner
• Multi-Purpose Cleaner
• Restroom Cleaner
• Graffiti Remover
• Industrial Degreaser
• Foam Hand Cleaner
• Waterless Hand Cleaners

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Cafeteria Product Spotlight

• SKILCRAFT Biobased Cutlery
• Meets USDA final biobased content
• Uses wheat to replace 50 of polypropylene
• Composts by 50 within 90 days
• Withstands temperatures over 200 degrees
• Meets, exceeds standards in CID A-A-3109B

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Personal Hand Care Spotlight

• GOJO/PURELL-SKILCRAFT
• Hand sanitizers and cleaners
• Lotion soap
• Instant Hand Sanitizer, gel and foam
• Pumice hand cleaner

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Maintenance Product Spotlight

• SKILCRAFT Biobased Absorbents
• Made from US cotton and wool
• Re-usable, extract and recycle oil
• Biodegradable
• Incinerates efficiently high BTU and low ash
  content

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• AbilityOne biobased products are
• available through
• GSA Global Supply
• and
• GSA Multiple Award Schedule Holders

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Thank you
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BioPreferred Champions Sustainable Buildings
and Design Ron BuckhaltProgram Manager, USDA
BioPreferred Program

• 2009 GSA International Products and Services Expo

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Asphalt and Tar Removers

• Oil-based products used in the removal of asphalt
  and tar from various surfaces

www.citrusdepot.net
www.rhomar.com
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Asphalt Restorers

• Seal, protect, and restore asphalt and concrete
• Often reverses the oxidation process that breaks
  down asphalt

www.replayohio.net
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Form Release Fluids

• Provide lubricating barrier between the concrete
  or asphalt and forms to aid in removal of forms

www.bioblend.com
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Concrete Curing Agents

• Aid in concrete wear resistance and strength

www.soyclean.biz
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Concrete Repair Patch

• Fiber reinforced or polymer-modified material for
  structural repairs

www.cortecvci.com
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Masonry Paving Systems

• Forms and materials for constructing walls and
  pavements
• Cold patch asphalt replacements

www.faswall.com
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Composite Panels

• Includes acoustical, interior, plastic lumber,
  structural interior, and structural wall panels
• Can be used in all types of buildings

www.heartlandbio.com
www.agriboard.com
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Floor Coverings

• Flooring from many different materials such as
  bamboo, cork, wood, and linoleum

www.kireiusa.com
www.universal-textile.net/
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Foams

• Foam material for packing, insulating, sound
  proofing, and upholstery

www.ecovativedesign.com
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Cellulose Batt Insulation

• Composed of different types of natural fiber
  insulation
• Benefits include ease of use, efficiency, and
  sustainability

www.ecobatt.us
www.knaufinsulation.com
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Plastic Insulating Foams

• Spray-in-place plastic foams provide a sealed
  thermal barrier
• Effectively eliminates unwanted air infiltration
  by sealing and insulating side walls, end walls,
  and ceilings

www.biobased.net
www.iowafoam.com
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Paints and Coatings

• Provides resistance to weather and sunlight
• Can be used on a large variety of surfaces

www.greenplanetpaints.com
www.americanclay.com
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Roof Coatings

• Provide protection to many different types of
  roofs
• Used to waterproof, seal, stop rust, protect
  against weathering and wood rot, etc.

www.uniflexroof.com
www.volatilefree.com
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Wood Concrete Sealers

• Either forms a membrane on the surface or
  penetrates the outer layer of the material to
  protect against insects, moisture, or decay

www.enviroseal.com
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Wood Concrete Stains

• Finishes made to enhance wood and concretes
  natural coloring
• Provides all the qualities of top quality
  performers in a biobased substance

www.timberoxgreen.com
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Questions? Ron BuckhaltProgram Manager, USDA
BioPreferred ProgramPhone  202-205-4008RonB.Bu
ckhalt_at_DA.USDA.GOV