Environmental Sustainability A Survey of our Progress David Jones Project Director The Kendal Corporation October 13, 2014.

Environmental Environmental SustainabilitySustainabilityA Survey of our Progress

David JonesProject DirectorThe Kendal Corporation

October 13, 2014

Definition

Sustainability:Forms of progress that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

In more general terms, sustainability is the endurance of systems and processes. The organizing principle for sustainability is sustainable development, which includes the four interconnected domains: ecology, economics, politics and culture.

Be Patterns, Be ExamplesKendal, as a leading not for profit provider of senior housing and services, has an opportunity and societal obligation to demonstrate leadership in supporting and promoting environmental stewardship. Kendal communities will strive to conduct their activities in an ecologically sound, socially responsible, and economically prudent manner. Kendal communities will support the concepts of sustainability in their operations and resident life initiatives. In serving older people, Kendal will take special care to minimize community member’s exposure to harmful substances. We will strive to function as a sustainable community, emphasizing energy conservation and responsible consumption, promoting ecological understanding and environmentally sound practices among its residents and staff, and supporting these values throughout the wider community. July 25, 2008

Approved by Kendal Corporate Board of Trustees

System-wide Sustainability Project Group Formed in 2008

Includes Facilities Directors, residents, and board members

Meet by conference call four times per year Endeavor to have a lead presentation or topic Give each affiliate opportunity to share their efforts

and successes Summarize and distribute presentations and minutes Periodic distribution of articles or information

A 2010 Kendal Corporate Goal:Develop measures and targets for Sustainability

Facilities Directors Sustainability Project Group 13 Sustainability Initiatives Goal: 10 by the EOY 2012 and 13 by the EOY 2013

Kendal Sustainability Initiatives1. Establish, monitor, and maintain a community-wide multi-faceted system of recycling or disposal of items such as, but not limited to, paper goods, containers, plastics, batteries, electronic goods, and hazardous waste.

Kendal Sustainability Initiatives2. Establish a program to reduce office paper usage, and purchase of Forest Stewardship Council certified paper for all print materials.

Recycled paper for all marketing mailings BoardSense

Kendal Sustainability Initiatives3. Establish a program to install and maintain native landscape.

Longwood LEED cottage project Wildlife Habitat Certification- KCC Oberlin wetlands project

In the News

Kendal Sustainability Initiatives4. Provide building automation and energy management system for monitoring mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment for maximum efficiency.

Hanover, Ithaca, Oberlin, KCC

What was innovative 5 years agois now accepted technique inbuilding management

Kendal Sustainability Initiatives5. Develop an energy conservation plan that is measureable.

Hanover, BF, KCC, Admiral, Oberlin

6. Adopt a policy to purchase only EnergyStar appliances.

Kendal Sustainability Initiatives7. Offer environmental educational programs and ongoing reminders and updates to staff and residents about environmental issues and opportunities.

Hanover Lecture series Lathrop Green sheetLathrop land conservation blog

The Lathrop BlogCovers a wide range of topics around Lathrop land conservation efforts

Invasive and native species Management of meadows Walking paths and trails Solar energy Corn Wildflowers Committees Conservation plans

Visit: http://lathropland.wordpress.com/

Kendal Sustainability Initiatives8. Establish a program for water conservation.

9. Provide a program for incorporating the least possible use of herbicides and pesticides into landscape management.

Barclay Friends, Ithaca, KCC

10. Provide a program for usinggreen chemicals in all aspects ofoperations includinghousekeeping, laundry,and dining.

Kendal Sustainability Initiatives11. Establish a “food philosophy” which includes incorporating local produce in the dining program

Has gone way beyond a food philosophy and local produce

Composting – Ithaca, Lathrop, Hanover Cycling menus for seasonal foods Getting rid of plastic water bottles at meetings Only turning on large kitchen equipment when needed (not every morning) Getting rid of Styrofoam

Kendal Sustainability Initiatives12. Establish a program and practice of Green Building standards in any construction or renovation project including finishes and furnishing.

Longwood LEED Gold cottages Oberlin Energy Star cottages Ithaca development project LEED; Energy Star; NYSERDA

13. Establish a sustainability workgroup in the community including residents and staff that actively works to monitor and advance the sustainability efforts of the community; includes a sustainability “library” with references and website links.

Sustainability Metrics Survey

Green Building – New Construction Passive solar design Efficient building envelope (framing, insulation,

windows, roofing, siding, foundation) Efficient mechanical systems (type, system design,

location, installation quality) Water conservation (high efficiency fixtures, rain

barrels) Indoor environmental quality (fresh air, daylight, non-

toxic furnishings and finishes) Green materials (local, recycled, low embodied energy,

non-toxic)

LEED Gold Certified Cottages:

LEED Gold Certified Cottages

Kendal Cottages

Sustainability initiatives: Geothermal heat pump (30% energy savings) Multiple underground storage basins for rainwater Native plants, wildflower meadow, limit lawn Water conservation - high efficiency fixtures Construction waste reduction Indoor air quality

Kendal CottagesRainwater Management

Kendal LEED Gold Duplex

Kendal at Oberlin:Classic Cottage Renovation Project 16-18 year/8 year project Recycling doors, cabinets for Habitat for Humanity Geothermal, WiFi programmable thermostats in

resident’s apartments Improving wetlands Replacing all street lighting with LED BAS for recording electricity, water, and gas usage for

community-wide dashboard

Existing Kitchen

Reinventing

Proposed Kitchen

Kendal at Oberlin; Oberlin, OH

Reinventing

Opportunities for Measurement Hanover - purchased 20 electric meters to

measure baseline and reduced electricity 8.5% Crosslands energy committee – documented a

$50,000 decrease in energy costs (7%) with CFLs and programmable thermostats.

Ithaca composting 3.5 tons of food waste per month reduced waste stream by 35%.

Lathrop reduced waste stream by 80% with recycling and composting

NYS Grant for Energy Reduction

Hudson – corridor motion sensors, reduced waste stream through recycling, saving in water and sewer – projected total savings $150,000 per year

Ithaca – Replaced boilers, heat recovery units, updated air handler controls, attic insulation – projected savings 45% or $162,000 per year.

2-4 year paybacks projected

Kendal at Longwood and Crosslands

Demand response programs which: Preserve the reliability of the regional grid Insure a quality power supply Help meet demands of peak energy needs

Generator capacity to meet 100% of communities needs.

Since April 2007 Kendal and Crosslands have earned over $940,000.

Opportunities at Kendal Committed residents who are socially conscious

and concerned Benefits of working as community Connections with leaders in the field Infrastructure that provides on-going

opportunity for efficiency gains

Challenges Pressure to keep project budgets in check Staff stretched for time and resources Articulate, committed leadership important “We dole out energy as if it were free”

Education – “Someone else’s problem” Importance of measurement Sustainability vs. aesthetics

Next Steps

IT IS TIME FOR A NEW GOALUtility Master Plan

SolarPurchase renewable energy CoGen (Combined Heat and Power) BAS (Building Automation Systems) Building Standards and dashboards Zip Cars

Energy Independence? Demonstrable CO2 Reductions?

Continued Resident/Board/Staff Commitment and Involvement

Thank You