Subject to Change - The 2019 Sustainability Action Plan Annual Report

The 2019 Sustainability Action Plan Annual Report

ABOUT BNIM BNIM is an innovative leader in designing high performance environments. BNIM’s instrumental development of the USGBC, LEED, and the Living Building concept, combined with projects, methods, and research, shaped the direction of the green building movement. Through this involvement, the firm has redefined design excellence to elevate human experience together with aesthetics and building performance. In practice, this multifaceted approach to design excellence has yielded national acclaim, including the AIA National Architecture Firm Award, and consistent design recognition nationally and internationally. BNIM is Building Positive, a notion that describes how our practice leverages its collective capacity for design thinking to solve issues at every scale in a way that is focused on building the positive attributes of community, the built environment, and natural environment. Through an integrated process of collaborative discovery, BNIM creates transformative, living designs that lead to vital and healthy organizations and communities.

The 2019 Sustainability Action Plan Annual Report

Table of Contents Introduction

Executive Summary 01 Sustainability Action Plan Overview 02 Project Case Studies 03 Complete Annual Reporting 04 Comparative Data 05 Conclusion

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source: Architecture 2030, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook

Introduction

BNIM is a long-standing leader in the green building movement.

We were instrumental in the development of the US Green Building Council, LEED Rating System, AIA’s Committee on the Environment and the Living Building concept. Through our leadership, the firm has redefined design excellence to elevate human experience coupled with aesthetics, building performance, and ethics.

This year marks our 50th year practicing architecture, planning, and design. To honor this legacy, we challenged ourselves to improve upon our practices for the future. As the 2018 IPCC UN Report warns, climate action is urgent. Since buildings account for nearly half of the global greenhouse gas emissions, we believe the architectural profession should be a leader in climate action. To better practice our values, we renewed our commitment to sustainable design by developing an aspirational Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) in 2019. Created by the BNIM’s sustainability group, this plan has been used over the last year to educate staff, establish office-wide goals, and track project metrics.

If we are to address the global crisis of climate change, then openness and sharing are paramount to success. In what follows, we share our “year zero” annual report of our new SAP, entitled “Subject to Change.” The sustainability group worked with over 60 designers and staff members spread across our three offices during the spring of 2020 to gather and assess this information. It includes transparent reporting for all projects initiated in 2019 as well as firm-wide progress towards goals based on 18 metrics within six categories: Energy, Water, Ecology, Wellness, Equity, and Resources. The report also includes project highlights while identifying key take-aways and areas for improvement. Our belief is that this SAP and its reporting is the start of a new challenge. We hope others will take up this challenge with us to build a regenerative future.

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Year Zero Executive Summary

2019 was a year of discovery for BNIM, as the firm introduced its Sustainability Action Plan, educated staff, and tracked 18 office-wide metrics in six categories: Energy, Water, Ecology, Wellness, Equity, and Resources.

This process allowed the sustainability group to see successes, develop feedback loops, and find opportunities for refinement and development in the coming years.

There were key successes that came out of our first year of reporting and project integration that we want to highlight: •

Established a baseline knowledge for all staff on emerging sustainability topics. This knowledge no longer resides with a handful of individuals but has been dispersed, raising the level of conversations on these topics across the firm.

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Guided dialogue about holistic sustainability thinking and goal setting benefited all projects in our portfolio. For example, a small vehicle training center is pursuing net zero energy and flood resilient design, and a K-12 school is pursuing a lighting and HVAC retrofit to its campus of buildings. Strategies were not included in any client requirements but came about in our process discussions, goal setting, and review with project collaborators and clients.

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Placed goal setting in context and revealed where there is room for improvement on projects and in design processes. Water, Ecology, and Resources categories consistently outperformed our goals. Energy, Wellness, and Equity categories did not meet all our metric firm-wide goals. These offer areas of focus for our teams.

We also found opportunities for refinement and development along the way. We discovered that some of the required goals were not appropriate for certain project scopes. For example, should we measure how much native vegetation is associated with our interior architecture projects? Additionally, through the reporting process, we saw that some goals were more difficult to determine than others. For example, should a project take credit for the embodied carbon reduction associated with building reuse, or only measure the new material impacts? Over time by using the framework, we also realized we were missing a few key metrics that would be impactful to consistently measure like the reduction of redlist chemicals.

Joyce Raybuck

Jeremy Knoll

Jeremy Nelson

Katie Nichols

Dana Sorenson

Adam Wiechman

Ryan McCabe

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Year Zero In Numbers

6 Million

25

SF of Space Designed

New Projects In 2019 1 Parking Garage 90,528 SF

4 Cultural Projects 87,132 SF

3 Educational Projects 134,500 SF

4 Housing Projects 132,741 SF

10 Office Projects 314,769 SF

3 Mixed Use Projects 1,093,220 SF

Renovation

163,429 SF

Adaptive Re-use

1.075.460 SF

New Construction

4,616,903 SF

12/18

GOAL MET

Firm-wide Goals Met Energy Reduction

ENERGY

Carbon Reduction LPD Reduction Energy Model

WATER

Potable Water Reduction Stormwater Managed On-Site

ECOLOGY

Site Analysis Vegetated Site Area Native Planting

WELLNESS

Spatial Daylight Autonomy Annual Sunlight Exposure Quality Views Walkability

EQUITY

Community Engagement Community Health Assessment

RESOUCES

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Key Takeaways from Project Metrics

01

Energy Target more aggressive energy and carbon reduction goals early in the design process and follow through While we did well on our 2030 energy reporting this year, as described later in this report, our energy/carbon metrics tracked on projects initiated in 2019 were below our overall goal of 78%, coming in at only 62%. The detailed breakdown reveals that a handful of projects set goals that only meet code minimum. A few projects did not set a goal or set inaccurate targets that fell below the code minimum. Additionally, there were several projects that were well into design when the framework was launched and had less opportunity to pivot towards higher performing strategies. We must do a better job of benchmarking, setting aggressive goals, and sharing pathways for meeting those goals early in the design process.

This will help us achieve our commitment to decarbonization.

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03

Improve water reduction goals further by considering water reclamation strategies and looking closely at irrigation needs

Increase the number of projects performing site inventory and analysis

Water

We excelled in this category on our projects. We surpassed both our firm wide goals for potable water reduction and stormwater managed on site. Most projects did well on potable water reduction; incorporating low flow fixtures and using no potable water for irrigation, which typically allows a project to achieve a 30 – 40% reduction from the baseline. However, there were projects that surprisingly underperformed for potable water reduction. These projects had incorporated low flow fixtures and thoughtful selection of native plantings and bioretention. Looking more closely showed potable water was used for drip and spray irrigation in a dry, arid climate that caused the projects to underperform for water conservation.

Moving forward, we plan to reduce irrigation needs, review irrigation consultants’ recommendations more closely, and consider pathways for water reclamation strategies to eliminate potable water usage for irrigation.

Ecology This is another category we did very well in, meeting firm wide goals for all three metrics: Site & Inventory Analysis, Vegetated Site Area, and Native Plantings. We found that asking team members to incorporate a macro and micro site inventory and analysis on projects was particularly impactful for not only ecology but all for all aspects of sustainable holistic design.

Assessing climate data, topography, ecological context, natural and human risks, history, and culture early in the design process generates new possibilities and influences project intentions and ideas. For example, utilizing the BNIM site and inventory analysis tool on the Technology Park Data Center revealed that a large portion of the wooded and wetland periphery of the site serves as an ideal habitat for a native critically endangered species of bat. This team is currently working to reinforce this habitat by incorporating strategies that house and encourage this species as part of the architecture and landscape design. Because of the positive design impacts, we think it is important to increase the number of projects incorporating this assessment into the early design process.

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Wellness Additional education is required for wide adoption of daylight modeling into our early design process We did not meet our firm-wide goals for any of the metrics in this category: Spatial Daylight Autonomy, Annual Sun Exposure, or Quality Views. We believe there are a few reasons for this outcome. While quality views and daylight are frequently discussed during design, many project teams are not performing daylight modeling to confirm their intuition or they are performing this analysis too late in the design process. Additionally, project teams may have included all areas for their analysis instead of focusing on regularly occupied spaces. Finally, based upon the wide-ranging results for Annual Sunlight Exposure, this metric is not understood across the firm and requires more education. Generally, we need to better integrate simple daylight analysis early in our design process to inform goal setting, design layout, and choice making.

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Additional education is required for community health assessment and community engagement

We must focus on reducing embodied energy on our projects

Equity We tracked three metrics in this category which are indicators of designing for community to promote equity in the built environment including: Walkability, Community Engagement, and Community Health Assessment. We met our firm wide goals for Walkability and Community Health Assessment.

However, we have not yet seen the Health Assessment inform project outcomes, which indicates more focus and education is needed for this metric. The firm wide goal for Community Engagement was not met. We had one project that met the goal, which was to engage at a Level 6 or higher using Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen participation. Level 6 is about engaging community in a partnership and designing with them versus lower levels of the ladder which focus on designing for community through tokenism and responsive advising. We think there is more work and focus needed to increase our level of community engagement and integration of strategies to address community health.

Resources In our first year of reporting our embodied carbon reductions, our goal was a 15% reduction, and we reported a firm average of 33%, exceeding our goal. However, we believe the firm average is most likely inaccurate, as we had a wide range of responses when utilizing the simple carbon calculator in the AIA COTE super spreadsheet. Over the next year, we will refine our methodology, establish a more consistent baseline, and clarify whether existing buildings should count towards the overall reduction. Additionally, we will further educate staff on strategies for reduction and integrate these considerations into our design process through more widespread use of Tally and EC3 tools.

As we have learned from the organization Architecture 2030, embodied carbon will be responsible for almost half of the total new construction emissions between now and 2050. Because we have little time to reduce our total global carbon emissions before our planet is to the point of irreversible damage, we see the critical role embodied carbon plays. In addition to reducing operational carbon on our projects, we must also be tracking and reducing the embodied carbon of the materials and construction processes in our projects. In alignment with Architecture 2030, we have committed to reducing embodied carbon dioxide emissions across all of our projects by 65% in the next ten years,100% by 2040, and to be 20% net positive by 2050.

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Bold Commitment

BNIM commits to r embodied carbon d across all projects 100% by 2040, and by 2050.

reducing the dioxide emissions by 65% by 2030, d 20% net positive

Sustainability Action Plan Overview

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Sustainability Action Plan Overview

The understanding that everything is interconnected is at the root of our work.

It is an approach that makes us hold in balance all the aspects of program, impact, experience, and performance. In 2019, we released BNIM’s Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) as the culmination of a yearlong effort in our quest to shape a regenerative future.

Our ambition included three long-term outcomes: • Integrate our core values throughout our business and practices • Contribute to the social, environmental, and financial excellence of our people and projects (triple-bottom line) • Solidify BNIM’s position as a local and global leader in sustainability The SAP is not a formal document. It is a support system to help project teams succeed and design better work. In its current form, the Sustainability Action Plan supports teams in exploring strategies, setting goals, facilitating dialogue, and tracking outcomes. It includes: Framework (with tools and resources), Education, Office Operations, and Advocacy. These are described in brief below.

1 - Framework Referencing the rating and measurements recommended by the AIA COTE Top 10 Toolkit, LEED, Living Building Challenge, RELi, UN Sustainable Development Goals, SEED, WELL, JUST, SITES and other systems, we developed a series of categorical measures to apply systematically to projects as well as our operational practice. As part of our increased efforts, our Sustainability Action Plan asks that all projects, including those without specific sustainable guidelines set forth by the client, set goals (with the client) and track metrics in these six categories. These categories include: Energy, Water, Ecology, Wellness, Equity, and Resources. This allows us to see a broader picture across our portfolio and identify areas for improvement. Each metric is set with a longer vision in mind such as steadily increasing our embodied and source carbon goals, incorporating passive survivability, and “islanding” capabilities into our projects.

In development of our tools, we established a Summary Sheet for each category. The sheets, accessed on BNIM’s intranet, are interactive and link directly to resources. Each Summary Sheet contains key information including: Overall Aspiration, Approach Metrics, ‘If you could only do a few things,’ Questions for Engagement and Resources.

We view all six categories as interdependent and believe it is important to take a holistic approach when setting goals. The framework is designed to use strategic questions about projects early in the design process to generate new possibilities, influence project intentions, opportunities, and ideas. The framework is also meant to lead to more engaging conversations and streamline efforts to analyze and provide useful information to clients and collaborators.

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2 - Education Education was an essential aspect of the SAP. We wanted to ensure that all design staff had the baseline knowledge and tools to feel empowered to engage their clients and collaborators on these topics. To provide additional support to project teams, we have a sustainability group which is comprised of one designer from every studio across our three offices. These individuals act as ‘connectors’ for specialized knowledge, tools and resources for studio members.

As part of the Plan’s educational agenda, each month we focused on one of the six categories. We held an all staff lunch education session, which focused on category approach metrics, tools and resources presented by our sustainability group. Education throughout the month was supplemented by vendor lunches, tours outside of the office, software training, and presentations by special guests. For example, during Energy Month, we had a special guest present on the ASHRAE modeling standard and host software training for Sefaira and PlanIt Impact for interested staff.

To reinforce the framework content and provide a visual reminder, we curated the screen savers on our public monitors with approach metrics, project examples, emerging issues, and questions for engagement. These included questions like, “Could your project encourage ecological restoration?” or during Equity month, “Who might be under-represented or missing from the decision-making process?” We also posted articles or information about each month’s topic to our office intranet to bring further attention to issues and provoke investigation.

Additionally, staff members attended local, regional, and national conferences such as Living Future’s UnConference, Greenbuild, IMPACT, and CarbonPositive’19.

3 - Office Operations To further align our mission with our office operations, BNIM conducted comfort surveys of its three offices. It used the results to develop a series of pilot improvements: • Redesigned personal workspace for ergonomic improvement in the Des Moines office • Addressed thermal discomfort with building owner central systems and company-provided low-energy radiant heaters for staff conditions • Studied light temperature and color in conference rooms to improve focus and comfort • Implemented air quality sensors in the Kansas City office • Developing new window-hung hydroponic planter using air-scrubbing plants identified by NASA to actively clean the air with low-maintenance plants.

Additionally, our Human Resources Director and BNIM’s ‘People Group’ began a process of policy evaluations using the JUST label criteria to establish a firm baseline and continue to develop recommendations for focused improvement.

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4 - Advocacy Tracking metrics is only one aspect of our SAP. We know that focusing on our projects will not be enough to draw down carbon to meet the demands recognized in the 2018 IPCC UN report. Nor will it be enough to address social justice issues our communities are facing. We believe that fostering connections and networks enables the agency of architecture to be more than a collection of buildings with certifications. Below are some highlights from our advocacy initiatives over the past year.

American Institute of Architects - Climate Action BNIM leadership urged a vote of the AIA membership to prioritize Climate Action nationally, which successfully passed, resulting in a new “ONE SITE” commitment to action.

Additionally, BNIM staff joined AIA’s national committees in developing the AIA Climate Action Plan through a series of coordination calls and in-person meetings in Washington, D.C. Climate Action KC We provided technical expertise and leadership to the emerging Climate Action Kansas City organization, which is helping to build the foundation of this new regional climate action. BNIM support included the development of branding, marketing, and communication strategies. We participated in the initial round-table discussions to outline the CAKC scope of effort and spoke at the CAKC Summit. We also were active in research and development support for the Regional (10 county area) Green House Gas Inventory and Climate Risk Analysis. BNIM staff now serve on the Executive Board of the non-profit organization and continue to guide the development of Kansas City’s first Regional Climate Action Plan, to be completed by December 2020.

Advocate for Stronger Energy Codes BNIM staff have been involved in advocating for proefficiency measures in our building codes, both locally and nationally. A staff member was awarded funding from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network to attend the 2019 ICC national conference in Las Vegas to testify at Public Hearings for improved energy efficiency measures. The advocacy efforts of the coalition were successful, improving the energy efficiency of our next codes by 10%. Our staff are currently leading a local coalition of organizations to align Kansas City’s energy codes with its Climate Commitments.

The coalition is currently collaborating with elected officials to adopt the IECC 2021 and Zero Code Appendix later this year.

U.S. Green Building Council, CEO Visit BNIM staff organized and led USGBC CEO Mahesh Ramanujam’s visit to Kansas City, facilitating meetings with newly elected Mayor Lucas of Kansas City Missouri, developers, and building industry leaders. These meetings led to a series of subsequent actions: • Coordinating an effort to partially automate LEED Certification documentation through building modeling • Improving low income housing energy performance and toxicity standards • Prioritizing zero-energy development incentives with local developers and elected officials Designed to Burn Research Staff worked with Henderson Engineers, Turner Construction, and research groups from Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma to develop a new battery of building assembly tests. These texts focused on material toxicity when burning and the resulting exposure of first responders to carcinogens and other toxins. The results of these fullscale burn-lab tests have begun to influence BNIM’s building material selection and are being used to develop new LEED Pilot Credits and industry testing standards and assemblies.

Hosted Low Carbon Concrete Roundtable BNIM facilitated a cross-industry regional dialogue among structural and civil engineers, contractors, cement manufacturers, concrete ready-mix providers, materials specification writers, emerging carbon-reduction technology leaders and others to identify opportunities to strategically reduce the embodied carbon in concrete through cooperative action. This conversation led to changes in BNIM’s specification methods for concrete and impacted the embodied carbon of multiple upcoming projects.

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Project Case Studies

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2019 Exemplary Projects

The following are project examples of how teams have incorporated the SAP framework into their process and the impacts it is having on the design.

Since metrics only show one aspect of success, we think it is important to share project case studies, which showcase how the SAP framework has influenced the project design process and buildingsite design. Most of these projects are still being designed and the metrics are preliminary. We have discovered that while not every project will excel at every approach metric, the action of goal setting and engaging the SAP framework opens up a dialogue with project teams and clients influencing design intentions, possibilities, opportunities, and ideas.

01

02

Charity Hospital Redevelopment New Orleans Louisiana

Beth Shaloam Overland Park Kansas

03

04

05

MCC Blue River Kansas City Missouri

Lower Sioux Intergenerational Cultural Incubator Morton Minnesota

McCain Auditorium Lobby Addition and Renovation Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas

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Case Study 01

Charity Hospital Redevelopment LOCATION

TOTAL BUILDING AREA S I T E A R E A

1532 Tulane Avenue New Orleans LA 70112 952,798 GSF 183,463 SF

In 1938, the art-deco style Charity Hospital was constructed to expand the public healthcare resources available to the City of New Orleans. Charity was a teaching hospital that stood as a beacon of hope for many in the community. Following Hurricane Katrina, the one-million square foot building was shuttered and still stands vacant today, leaving an emptiness in what was once a bustling area of the City.

The adaptive reuse of the former Charity Hospital will include a common thread of lifelong learning that dates to its beginnings. The building’s history as a sacred space within the community will be honored by providing a welcoming space for all. Tulane University will serve as the anchor tenant, in addition to a high school, early childhood learning center, multifamily housing, retail, and multiple scales of public gathering space, both interior and exterior to the structure.

Currently in the design development phase, the project team has been utilizing BNIM’s Action Plan Framework to set high level goals on multiple aspects of the building. While it is still undetermined if the project will seek certification, this process helped the team to identify challenging goals to achieve and focus on early in the process. These goals include but are not limited to setting rough order of magnitude quantities for embodied carbon budgets, predicted energy use, and water use by utilizing the COTE top 10 super spreadsheet. Each of these data points are actively being sharpened and right sized as the design continues to be refined.

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Embodied Carbon

40% Reduction / 24,843,841 lbs CO2 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AVOIDED BY

4,450

tons of waste recycled instead of landfilled

636

556,691

garbage trucks of waste recycled instead of landfilled

2.8

trash bags of waste recycled instead of landfilled

497,031

windturbines running for a year

incandescent lamps switched to LEDs

CARBON SEQUESTERED BY

216,336

tree seedlings grown for 10 years

17,086

88.5

acres of US forests in one year

acres of US forests preserved from conversion to cropland in one year

WATER

ENERGY

poor

ECOLOGY

better

EQUITY

BASELINE

TARGET

27 EUI (kbtu/SF)

ENERGY REDUCTION

80%

CARBON REDUCTION

70%

32 Carbon (lb/SF/yr)

9.6 Carbon (lb/SF/yr)

1 LPD (W/SF)

0.4 LPD (W/SF)

26 WUI (Gallons/SF)

13 WUI (Gallons/SF)

LPD REDUCTION

60%

ENERGY MODEL

YES

POTABLE WATER REDUCTION

50%

STORMWATER MANAGED ON-SITE

50%

VEGETATED SITE AREA

47%

1183,463 SF

86,226 SF

NATIVE PLANTING

90%

86,229 SF

64,670 SF

SPATIAL DAYLIGHT AUTONOMY

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

10% 75% 4 YES 40%

91 YES

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT PASSIVE SURVIVABILITY

• Community outreach partner - “Hawthorne Agency” • Community meetings and coordination with community groups • Identification of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises for design and construction employment

92

COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT EMBODIED CARBON REDUCTION

• Primary programs and services to be constructed above Base Flood Elevation • Utilization of permeable paver system

• Daylight analysis • Occupancy sensors in concert with daylight sensors with step dimming • Exterior green space, fitness center, and roof top pools/basketball court provided for building tenants in urban environment

53%

ANNUAL SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE QUALITY VIEWS

STRATEGIES Tie into existing District Energy Plant, chilled water and steam

• Use of native plantings • Minimizing area of turf grass

NO

WALKABILITY

RESOURCES

high-performing

135 EUI (kbtu/SF)

SITE ANALYSIS

WELLNESS

good

2

36.4 TALLY

2 = Island building capabiliities and acts as community shelter

• Identify “hot spots” and evaluate products for lowest GWP • Reduce cement content in new concrete • Evaluate spray fireproofing GWP • Evaluate new structure options • Set embodied carbon budget for TI projects

Estimated Cumulative Carbon 1 Year

1 01 , 4 7 0 , 1 2 0 L B S C O 2 - 4 3 , 7 5 7 , 05 2 L B S C O 2 (existing to be reused) 5 7 , 7 1 3 , 06 8 L B S C 0 2 operational carbon 9%

commute/year 0.5%

embodied carbon 91%

Estimated Cumulative Carbon 100 years - Building Life

1,0 5 5 , 8 3 0, 1 2 0 L B S C O 2 - 4 3 , 7 5 7 , 05 2 L B S C O 2 (existing to be reused) 1 , 01 2 , 07 3 , 06 8 L B S C 0 2 embodied carbon 9%

commute/year 4%

Being an adaptive reuse project, embodied carbon has been at the forefront of many conversations with the project team and client regarding design. The team is currently working on an evaluation using Tally to determine the breakdown of the embodied carbon and the “hot spots” to better understand how we can achieve our target of 40% reduction in the embodied carbon of new construction materials. One specific study was regarding the new cementitious fireproofing that will need to be applied to the existing structure. The team analyzed four different strategies in addition to three different material types, ultimately finding the lowest contributing solution.

Given the project history and location, storm water capture has also been a priority to drive several high-performance project goals. The new building program and primary services will be located above flood elevation to increase the building’s resilience in the event of a flood. In addition, the design team has targeted to capture 50% + of the rain fall in a 24 hour-2 year event. The captured water will provide irrigation for the vegetation on site.

Regarding energy use, the project will be tying into an adjacent district energy plant. The existing utility will be providing chilled water and steam for the building. This will reduce the amount of equipment needed on site in addition to improving the efficiency of the energy plant itself. The current plant has excess capacity within its production, so by looping in the new Charity program there is strong potential to increase the efficiency of both the Charity building and the energy plant.

operational carbon 87%

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Case Study 02

Beth Shalom L O C A T I O N P R O J E C T T Y P E D E S I G N P H A S E TOTAL BUILDING AREA S I T E A R E A

Overland Park, Kansas Sanctuary Addition Schematic Design 15,000 GSF 633,284 GSF

In collaboration with our partner architect, Preston Scott Cohen, we have been working with a local synagogue on concept and schematic design for an addition to their existing building to serve as a dedicated sacred sanctuary space. Their existing building built in 2006 is located in Overland Park Kansas, and houses an existing K-12 school, worship space, and administration office in an existing 69,500 SF building.

Throughout the early design stages our team had opportunities to utilize the SAP to impact project outcomes. For example, our team identified our energy benchmark and set an energy reduction goal. We ran a PlanIt Impact analysis to compare strategies for energy reduction including envelope improvements, efficient HVAC systems, lighting retrofits in the existing building and adding on site PV. Being able to quickly generate these scenarios was very effective for advancing the conversation and putting the goal in context. Visualizing each strategy as one piece of an overall interdependent set of measures underscored the importance of each in relation to the final outcome of the whole.

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Project Metrics

WATER

ENERGY

poor

ECOLOGY WELLNESS

better

BASELINE

TARGET

85%

38.3 EUI (kbtu/SF)

5.6 EUI (kbtu/SF)

CARBON REDUCTION

82%

11 Carbon (lb/SF/yr)

2 Carbon (lb/SF/yr)

1.3 LPD (W/SF)

0.73 LPD (W/SF)

8.6 WUI (Gallons/SF)

2.9 WUI (Gallons/SF)

LPD REDUCTION

44%

ENERGY MODEL

YES

POTABLE WATER REDUCTION

66% 49%

STORMWATER MANAGED ON-SITE

NO 60%

VEGETATED SITE AREA

50%

NATIVE PLANTING SPATIAL DAYLIGHT AUTONOMY

20%

QUALITY VIEWS

80%

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

86,229 SF

64,670 SF

• VRF + Displacement Ventilation • On site PV • Retrofit of existing compact fluorescent lighting to LED

• Water efficient fixtures • 2On site storm water capture and infiltration via pervoius pavement and rain garden / bio swales • Replacement of existing turf with low maintenance adpated (buffalo grass) and orntamental native vegetation near entry and throughout parking areas.

• High level of enagement with synagogue community during design • Encouraging walkability by building limited on site parking and improving sidewalks on site

49 4 YES 45%

91 (lbs CO2/SF)

YES

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

2 PASSIVE SURVIVABILITY

86,226 SF

STRATEGIES

• Views into native landscaping from sanctuary.

• Low VOC and redlist free materials.

COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT EMBODIED CARBON REDUCTION

183,463 SF

20%

ANNUAL SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE

WALKABILITY

RESOUCES

high-performing

ENERGY REDUCTION

SITE ANALYSIS

EQUITY

good

36.4 (lbs CO2/SF)

TALLY 2 = Island building capabiliities and acts as community shelter

• Initial lifecycle assessment considerations include design for construction utilizing mass timber and structural steel framed super structure.

• Additional lifecycle assessment will be performed to evaluate finish choices and better understand the benefits of a wood framed super structure.

• Best practice specifications will be incorporated to limit amount of concrete and increase the amount of SCM’s in building foundation and on site pavement design.

01 Sanctuary Floor 02 Parterre Floor 03 Lower Parterre Level 04 Ramps and Bimah 05 Stairs 06 Chapel 07 Lobby and Vestibule

Additionally, the framework prompted us to conduct energy modeling earlier in the design process. Through this process we compared three HVAC system options to a baseline system, which closely followed the existing mechanical system in the facility (roof top units with dx cooling and variable air volume boxes). The model revealed an unexpected finding. Our preferred strategy included a ground source geothermal system and displacement ventilation which we thought would be the highest performing. However, because the sanctuary addition anticipates an unbalanced load profile, where the space would only be occupied at high capacity one or maybe two days per week, this option proved less energy efficient than expected, only resulting in a 5% energy reduction compared to the baseline given the need for supplemental heating and cooling required to avoid over charging the geothermal wells during off peak load times. We first questioned the results from the model, but after a few good sessions of dialogue with the design team, we determined the results were likely on target and predictive of what we should expect for this type of load profile. With this information, we were able to quickly consider an alternative high-performance system. We evaluated a variable refrigerant flow with displacement ventilation which is expected to be as energy efficient as the ground source geothermal system, cost less and require less maintenance over time.

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Case Study 03

MCC Blue River Metropolitan Community College

Renovation and Addition D E S I G N P H A S E Concept Design T O T A L B U I L D I N G A R E A 23,940 SITE AREA 2,542,627 LOCATION

PROJECT TYPE

The Metropolitan Community College’s Blue River campus hosts its Line, Forklift, CDL, and OSHA training programs. At the outset of the project, the team discovered the site was located in a 100-year flood plain. This led to the team exploring questions of whether this was the right site for the project and if so, what provisions needed to be taken to ensure resilience in event of future flooding. The team studied options for building cladding, electrical systems, and structural systems that could easily recover from an event.

In addition to solving water issues, the team looked at ways to get to net zero energy. The teams started by evaluating the heating and cooling needs of each programmatic space.

Through this study, it was discovered that many of the spaces had a much lower demand than initially anticipated. This led to a significant reduction in the buildings energy use with the delta offset by a small solar array. Without this exploration, the project would have required many more photovoltaics (PVs) and subsequently additional structural and electrical infrastructure, making it cost prohibitive.

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Project Metrics

ENERGY

poor

good

WATER ECOLOGY WELLNESS

BASELINE

TARGET

STRATEGIES • Reduce conditioned area (right-sizing) by considering specific programmatic use of each space.

• Reduce conditioning to some spaces to only provide heat, and provide shade and crossventilation for areas not cooled.

• Provide heat using low-energy radiant heating system in-slab and/or under flooring materials.

• Plan for full electrical offset with buildingintegrated PV

80%

154.3 EUI (kbtu/SF)

30.9 EUI (kbtu/SF)

CARBON REDUCTION

79%

39 Carbon (lb/SF/yr)

8 Carbon (lb/SF/yr)

LPD REDUCTION

50%

1.2 LPD (W/SF)

0.6 LPD (W/SF)

12.35 WUI (Gallons/SF)

7.16 WUI (Gallons/SF)

YES

ENERGY MODEL

42% 100%

STORMWATER MANAGED ON-SITE SITE ANALYSIS

YES

VEGETATED SITE AREA

79% 50%

NATIVE PLANTING

natives area 1,003,766

• Conduct detailed ecological risk and opportunity assessment. The first pass at this revealed that the site is in a flood plain, and resulted in discussions with the client about suitability, durability, and resilient design.

• Prioritizing native planting throughout site to benefit ecological systems and biodiversity, and to support rainwater on-site capture and treatment, while lowering site maintenance costs.

• Prioritizing daylight glazing and optimizing building dimensions to harvest natural light for classrooms and training areas, while providing views to native plantings surrounding the building.

• This is a rural/suburban previously developed site with low transportation and few neighbors impacted by the site.

8 3

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

NO 32%

96 (lbs CO2/SF)

YES

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

2 PASSIVE SURVIVABILITY

vegetated area 2,007,531

• Incorporate only low-flow fixtures throughout the building • Use recycled water for equipment cleaning • Use on-site swales and other natural BMP features to capture and infiltrate 100% of 2-day 24 hour stormwater

75%

QUALITY VIEWS

EMBODIED CARBON REDUCTION

site vegetated 2,007,531

15%

ANNUAL SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE

COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT

site area 2,542,627 SF

70%

SPATIAL DAYLIGHT AUTONOMY

WALKABILITY

RESOURCES

high-performing

ENERGY REDUCTION

POTABLE WATER REDUCTION

EQUITY

better

65.5 (lbs CO2/SF)

TALLY/EC3 2 = Island building capabiliities and acts as community shelter

• Optimizing metal building structure, systems, and regional and recycled material content.

• Requiring minimum cement replacement/ reductions in concrete foundations and supporting structure and infrastructure • Design for flooding by raising the building above the plain by mounding the site. All electrical systems will be run from the top of the building. Will utilized non-porous anddurable, washable materials within the base of the building.

The Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City is in the planning stages of a project to collocate its CDL, OSHA, Line, and Forklift training programs in a new building at its Blue River Campus. Near the beginning of the project, the team discovered that the proposed site is located in a 100-year floodplain. After a process of ruling out alternative building sites, the team is currently designing a building to afford it maximum resiliency and minimum downtime in the event of a flood. Durable structural systems, overhead routing of electrical and mechanical equipment, and thoughtful selection of interior finishes are all being employed to this end.

The project is being designed as a solar-ready building. Only a small percentage of the occupied spaces require full conditioning; the remaining spaces only need heat and ventilation. This low demand, coupled with natural ventilation, results in a building that requires very little energy to operate. MCC is currently investigating procurement strategies that will allow the building’s energy consumption to be completely offset with a modestly-sized solar installation.

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Case Study 04

Lower Sioux Intergenerational Cultural Incubator

D E S I G N P H A S E LOCATION

PROJECT TYPE

TOTAL BUILDING AREA SITE AREA

39527 Reservation Hwy 1, Morton, MN 56270 New Building Project is Co Designed with BNIM and Pyatt Studio Currently in Construction Administration 15,950 GSF 50,000

Located in central Minnesota, the Lower Sioux Intergenerational Cultural Incubator (LSICI) was designed for the purpose of strategically promoting intergenerational engagement, cultural transmission and economic well being to the community. With generational prosperity and longevity in mind, the team set goals to minimize energy consumption and operational cost, on a heating load dominated building. The team used passive strategies to orient the building, maximizing solar heat gain and daylighting into the new addition. Working with the engineers team, BNIM used an energy model to identify a water based heat pump system achieving a 72% energy reduction over the baseline. This system is additionally geothermal compatible offering a path to net zero with future renewable infrastructure. The project also works to manage stormwater onsite and filtering it prior to entering the Minnesota river just North of the project site.

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Project Metrics

poor

good

ENERGY WATER

43% 69%

LPD REDUCTION

38%

POTABLE WATER REDUCTION

ECOLOGY WELLNESS

TARGET

134 EUI (kbtu/SF)

37 EUI (kbtu/SF)

16.9 Carbon (lb/SF/yr)

9.6 Carbon (lb/SF/yr)

1.6 LPD (W/SF)

0.5 LPD (W/SF)

32 WUI (Gallons/SF)

20 WUI (Gallons/SF)

STRATEGIES • Selected high performing water based heat pump system to reduce operational energy cost.

• Compatable with PV and Geothermal Pumps for path to Net Zero.

60%

NATIVE PLANTING

50%

SPATIAL DAYLIGHT AUTONOMY

70%

ANNUAL SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE

50%

QUALITY VIEWS

70%

site area 50,000 SF

site vegetated 22,000 SF

vegetated area 22,000 SF

natives area 7,500 SF • Created courtyard for arts and community programming to spill outside.

• Used Sweetgrass consultanting LLC to facilitate numerous community meetings, apply for grants, and create program based on tribe needs.

• 2. Team had tribe member on the design team to help facilitate art and design conversations with community.

• 3. Team created artist competition for art integration into building architecture.

8 8

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

NO

EMBODIED CARBON REDUCTION

15%

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

NO

PASSIVE SURVIVABILITY

• Use of native plantings where possible.

YES

VEGETATED SITE AREA

COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT

• Used low flow fixtures.

• Created swale for water filtration.

• Created new on site retention basin.

60%

STORMWATER MANAGED ON-SITE

WALKABILITY

EQUITY

BASELINE

ENERGY MODEL

SITE ANALYSIS

RESOURCES

high-performing

72%

ENERGY REDUCTION CARBON REDUCTION

better

121 (lbs CO2/SF)

103 (lbs CO2/SF)

NONE 1

1 = Passive strategies utilized and existing PV to power some functions during blackout.

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Case Study 05

McCain Auditorium Lobby Addition and Renovation LOCATION

TOTAL BUILDING AREA S I T E A R E A

1501 Goldstein Circle Manhattan KS 66506 14,953 GSF 37,329 SF

The project program was to add a large lobby, a small office, and an event/classroom space to an existing auditorium and theater on the Kansas State University Campus. Delicately inserting this program into a narrow footprint while improving the surroundings and the experience was important to the project success.

Early in design, the project team used the Build Carbon Neutral calculator to evaluate possible structural systems and the carbon impact of using the existing structure and skin as much as possible both for housing the new program and as interior finishes. This aided in the selection of a steel structure, and the selection of existing exterior limestone walls as interior finishes in the addition. When the project budget was reduced at design development, the team had the challenge and opportunity to further reduce to carbon impact by reducing the square footage of the addition by 2200 SF and the impervious site area by 25%, while still achieving the program objectives. The result was an embodied carbon reduction of 73% compared to a new building or addition housing the same program area.

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Project Metrics poor

good

54%

WELLNESS

ECOLOGY

WATER

ENERGY

CARBON REDUCTION LPD REDUCTION

75%

ENERGY MODEL

YES

BASELINE

TARGET

STRATEGIES

36 EUI (kbtu/SF)

19 EUI (kbtu/SF)

24 Carbon (lb/SF/yr)

11 Carbon (lb/SF/yr)

1.6 LPD (W/SF)

0.4 LPD (W/SF)

As part of the project, the existing air handling unit serving the renovated area, and an additional 9,000 SF of existing unrenovated square footage, will be replaced with a new AHU & VAV system which will also serve the addition. The new system is tied into the campus chilled water system, but is much more efficient. The system replaces an aging and ineficient system serving areas outside the scope of the project. We’ve also selected high performing LED fixtures throughout the addition and renovation.

26 WUI (Gallons/SF)

26.7 WUI (Gallons/SF)

• Our addition serves a 1600+ seat auditorium, new modern fixtures with lower flow rates were provided in lobby restrooms replacing existing.

POTABLE WATER REDUCTION

-3%

STORMWATER MANAGED ON-SITE

N/A

SITE ANALYSIS

N/A

VEGETATED SITE AREA

N/A

site area 37,329 SF

site vegetated 14,775 SF

NATIVE PLANTING

N/A

-

-

SPATIAL DAYLIGHT AUTONOMY

33%

ANNUAL SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE

26%

• N/A

• Visibility and transparency were key goals in this project, taking an existing, opaque stone building and opening it up to the quad west of the building and encouraging engagement between students and the arts. We balanced maximizing daylight with energy objectives and provided views and/or daylight to nearly all office and public gathering spaces. We used sefaira to analyze the effectiveness of our shading techniques and ultimately determined some were necessary and others were ineffective and removed. This helped to drive decision-making in a budget crisis using data.

67% QUALITY VIEWS

4

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT

NO 74%

EMBODIED CARBON REDUCTION LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

NO

91

36.4

TALLY EXPLORED NOT FULLY INTEGRATED

1

PASSIVE SURVIVABILITY

• The project primarily serves a core group of everyday users, with whom we met during all phases of the project. The user input specifically drove many of the design decisions, including changes to the functionality of the ticket office to balance daylight/transparency with security at the request of the end users.

Accessibility was also a key goal with this addition, including an elevator added to serve the mezzanine, and site modifications to ensure ADA appropriate slope approaches to the building entrances from all directions.

77

WALKABILITY

EQUITY

high-performing

49%

ENERGY REDUCTION

RESOURCES

better

1 = Addition is tied in to existing generator for backup emergency power.

• 1. The team utilized buildcarbonneutral.org to inform the decision to use a steel structure for the addition.

We selected Oko Skin Basic for the cladding with nVelope thermally broken aluminum backup system for a 50+ year expected life. But the primary driver of our embodied carbon reduction was a creative use of the existing footprint and materials to minimize our new footprint, and provide finishes in the new space.

The project maximized the use of existing envelope and structure with improvements in each phase to reduce embodied carbon. We reduced the addition square footage by 2000 during a VE effort, by better organizing existing square footage and reducing underutilized space. We exposed existing stonework on the exterior of the building to interior spaces in the lobby, offices, and multipurpose classroom/event space, and exposed existing concrete columns in the lobby.

The carbon reduction is based on the delta between an estimated embodied carbon total for construction versus a new build of equivalent size and program.

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Complete Annual Reporting

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2019 Projects

Annual Reporting As part of our increased efforts, our Sustainability Action Plan asks that all projects, including those without specific sustainable guidelines set forth by the client, set goals (with the client) and track metrics in six categories: Energy, Water, Ecology, Wellness, Equity, and Resources.

We have identified a series of metrics to be tracked firm-wide within each category. This allows us to see a broader picture across our portfolio and to identify areas for continuous improvement. The information that follows is our “year zero� of tracking efforts on projects that began in 2019. Project teams, with guidance from the Sustainability Group, set project goals and tracked progress. Keep in mind that these goals are a snapshot in time of our project portfolio and will evolve over time. Also, we made our best efforts to use a consistent method of reporting, but we recognize that we still have some work to do in order to improve this methodology.

Category 1

Category 2

Category 3

Category 4

Category 5

Category 6

Energy

Wellness

Water

Equity

Ecology

Resources

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Category 1

Energy We design to the AIA 2030 Commitment. To address this trajectory, we seek to decrease the total energy use and carbon footprint of each project.

IF YOU COULD ONLY DO A FEW THINGS

QUESTIONS FOR ENGAGEMENT

• •

•

• • • • • • •

Benchmark (EUI, LPD) Establish design targets (pEUI, LPD, window wall ratio, carbon reduction target) Optimize building envelope for climate Passive strategies Energy Modeling Track Results Operational Carbon Calculations Behavioral patterns Building Commissioning

• • • •

RESOURCES AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit - Measure 6: Design for Energy AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit - Measure 1: Design for Integration Living Building Challenge - Energy Petal Handbook - Design Performance Modeling Guidelines AIAU + 2030 Series Climate Consultant Architecture 2030 Zero Tool ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides AIA Architect’s Guide to Integrating Energy Modeling Sefaira Best Practices PV Watts Calculator

• •

In what ways does the local climate inform the design challenges + opportunities?

What are the energy challenges associated with the building type, intensity of use, or hours of operation? How can the design respond to these challenges?

In what ways can the design reduce energy loads for heating, cooling, lighting, and water heating?

What is the energy efficient design intent, including passive design strategies and active systems/ technologies? In what ways are these strategies evident in the design and not just applied systems?

What are the opportunities for on-site renewable and alternative energy systems?

Is it possible to not use combustion for energy generation?

What steps should be taken to ensure that the building performs the way that it is designed?

2019 Firm-Wide Report 2019 PROJECTS’ AVERAGE

2019 FIRM-WIDE GOAL

RANGE

ENERGY + CARBON REDUCTION GOALS

Meet 2030Challenge, Baseline is 2004 CBECS GOAL 78%

62% 10 % POOR

5 0%

70 %

GOOD

BETTER

10 0 % HIGH PERFORMING

LIGHT POWER DENSITY REDUCTION GOALS

Baseline is IECC 2015 GOAL 45%

55% 45% POOR

60 %

GOOD

HIGH PERFORMING

ENERGY MODEL

Level of energy modeling used during project design process including design performance modeling and energy modeling.

GOAL 50%

NO

552% 2% YES

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2019 BNIM Projects

Energy Reduction (From baseline CBECS 2004)

P O O R

AVERAGE RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION

40%

KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION

N/A

GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION

N/A

G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

D A O F F I C E R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 4 01 E C O U R T CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX 20% NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE

40% N/A

D E S M O I N E S H E R I T A G E C E N T E R 4 0% CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E G R A N D M I X E D U S E

2 9%

GOAL 78% 50% G O O D

70 % BETTER

100% HIGH PERFORMING

62% 80 % 80 %

49%

75% 48% 80 % 49%

63% 10 0 % 50 % 80 % 72 % 78%

80 % 85 %

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2019 BNIM Projects

Operational Carbon Reduction (From baseline CBECS 2004)

P O O R

AVERAGE RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING

NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION

N/A

GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION

N/A

G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

DA OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION

44%

CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 4 01 E . C O U R T CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX

3 6% 4%

NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER

33%

MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER

43%

JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE

3 9% N/A

DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER

2 1%

CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

10 %

GOAL 78% 50% G O O D

70 % BETTER

100% HIGH PERFORMING

55%

7 9%

7 7 % 48% 54%

75 %

70 %

53 % 10 0 %

59%

87%

81% 82 %

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2019 BNIM Projects

Light Power Density Reduction (From baseline IECC 2015)

P O O R

AVERAGE RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N DA OFFICE RENOVATION BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION

24%

ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 4 01 E . C O U R T CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

27% N/A

GOAL 45% 45% GOOD

50% BETTER

60% HIGH PERFORMING

54%

50 % 50 %

75 % 50 % 39% 70 % 48%

55% 60% 60% 67 % 50 % 82 % 70 % 50 % 50 % 69% 50 %

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Category 2

Water

We design to conserve potable water and manage storm water in a responsible way.

IF YOU COULD ONLY DO A FEW THINGS

QUESTIONS FOR ENGAGEMENT

•

•

• • • • • •

Benchmark indoor water use and compare to anticipated use Establish design targets Use low-flow fixtures Reduce or eliminate outdoor water use (Irrigation Reduction/Elimination) Manage stormwater runoff with the goals of increasing on-site infiltration and improving water quality down stream Capture and reuse rainwater onsite Track Results

RESOURCES AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit - Measure 4: Design for Water, AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit - Measure 1: Design for Integration AIA COTE Super Spreadsheet Water Calculator Living Building Challenge - Water Petal Handbook Water Sense LEED v4 Water Use Calculator Building Green: Net-Zero Water and More: Moving Beyond “Low Flow” Water Reuse Practice Guide EPA Water Efficient Mechanical Systems Guide Greenvalues Stormwater Calculator

• • • • • • •

In what ways can the project use water wisely and handle rainfall responsibly?

How do various water streams flow through the building and site, including major water conservation and stormwater management strategies?

How does the project relate to the regional watershed?

In what ways is the project innovative in the way that it uses and treats water?

Could the project recapture or re-use water including the use of rainwater, graywater, and wastewater?

Is it possible to reduce reliance on municipal water sources?

In what ways does water reveal itself on the project and contribute to the design narrative?

How does the mechanical system selection impact project water use? Can condensate be used for greywater on the project?

2019 Firm-Wide Report 2019 PROJECTS’ AVERAGE

2019 FIRM-WIDE GOAL

RANGE

POTABLE WATER REDUCTION

% Reduction from baseline GOAL 40%

43% 43%

43% 30%

40%

GOOD

POOR

65%

BETTER

HIGH PERFORMING

STORMWATER MANAGED ON-SITE

% Managed for 2 year, 24 hour storm event GOAL 35%

64 %

25% POOR

35 % GOOD

50 % BETTER

60 % HIGH PERFORMING

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2019 BNIM Projects

Potable Water Reduction (% reduction from baseline)

3 0%

P O O R

GOOD

AVERAGE RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT F R E E T O W N O F F I C E R E N O V A T I O N KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION

N/A -3 %

JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION

3

G E H A T H R I V E S T U D I O R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

DA OFFICE RENOVATION B O G O T A O F F I C E R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 4 01 E . C O U R T CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT

18%

TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER

17%

MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT

17%

IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS G R A N D P L A C E P A R K I N G G A R A G E

N/A

DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

2 6%

GOAL 40% 40%

65 %

BETTER

HIGH PERFORMING

43 % 42 % 60%

3 6%

63%

40 % 73 % 50 % 40% 54%

39%

41 % 38%

87%

52% 41 % 66%

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Stormwater Managed On - Site (% managed for 2 year, 24 hours storm event)

P O O R

3 5 %

G O O D

AVERAGE RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION

N/A

JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION

N/A

GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION

N/A

G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

D A O F F I C E R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 4 01 E . C O U R T CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX

17% 30%

NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER

35%

MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

31%

GOAL 35%

50% BETTER

60% HIGH PERFORMING

64% 100% 49%

50 % 49% 50 %

72 % 100%

% 75 % 60% 100% 100% 70 % 79% 100% 49%

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Category 3

Ecology We design to protect and benefit site ecology in the presence of human development. We consider the macro and micro scale of the site and consider not only the anthropocentric world but also the rest of biodiversity.

IF YOU COULD ONLY DO A FEW THINGS

QUESTIONS FOR ENGAGEMENT

•

•

• • • •

Design a project that responds to its site and ecological context.

Design landscaping that is comprised of 100% native plantings, especially species that attract pollinators.

Avoid all decorative turf grass.

Preserve mature trees on site.

Create a night time habitat by eliminating artificial light and sounds while no humans are present.

“Vision Zero” for bird strikes: design to eliminate all building-related bird deaths.

RESOURCES AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit - Measure 3: Design for Ecology Living Building Challenge - Place Petal Handbook The Sustainable SITES Initiative Ecology and the Architectural Imagination Landscape Architectural Foundation, Performance Series Seven Principles of Xeriscaping Guidelines for Good Exterior Lighting Plans International Dark-Sky Association The Bird-Friendly Building Design

• • • • • • • • •

What is the regional ecosystem (climate, soils, plant and animal systems) in which the project is sited?

How does the development of the site respond to its ecological context, including the watershed, and air and water quality at different scales from local to regional level?

How might the project protect and benefit these natural ecosystems and habitat?

How much rainfall is expected to fall on this site, and how much can I store in a tanks and in the soil/landscape?

What is the health of the existing soil? Is it possible to improve these soils and increase storm water holding capacity and plant health?

What are the native, migratory, and endangered animals and insects to this area?

How does the context inform the exterior lighting approach? Can the lighting color temp, timed controls, and fixture cutoffs be adjusted to accomodate a dark sky approach?

How does the building mitigate bird-strikes?

In what ways does the project contribute to biodiversity and the preservation or restoration of habitats and ecosystem services?

How does the design encourage local food networks?

2019 Firm-Wide Report 2019 PROJECTS’ AVERAGE

2019 FIRM-WIDE GOAL

RANGE

SITE INVENTORY & ANALYSIS

Investigation of site and ecological context to inform design GOAL 25%

50%

POOR NO

HIGH PERFORMING YES

VEGETATED SITE AREA

% Vegetated site area post development GOAL 25%

43% 15% POOR

25% GOOD

40%

70 % HIGH PERFORMING

BETTER

NATIVE PLANTINGS

% Native plantings in total vegetated area GOAL 60%

62%

60 %

POOR

GOOD

75% BETTER

10 0 % HIGH PERFORMING

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Vegetated Site Area

(% of vegetated site area post development)

GOAL 25%

P O O R

2 5 % GOOD

AVERAGE RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT

35%

FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION

N/A

JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION

N/A

GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION

N/A

G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

DA OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION

27%

CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 4 01 E . C O U R T

7%

CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX

31%

NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT

14%

LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT

33%

IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE

N/A

DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER

35%

CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

4%

40% BETTER

70% HIGH PERFORMING

43 %

7 9%

%

50 %

47%

77% 80 % 50 %

60%

38%

% 50 % 60%

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Native Plantings

(% of native plating in total vegetated area)

P O O R

AVERAGE RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION

N/A

JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION

N/A

GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION

N/A

G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

DA OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION

19%

CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 4 01 E . C O U R T CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX

31%

NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT

14%

LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

N/A

GOAL 60%

6 0 % G O O D

7 0 % BETTER

100% HIGH PERFORMING

62% 50 % 90 %

70 %

90 % 70%

59% 70 % 50 %

50 % 75 % 6 6%

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Category 4

Wellness A project is only sustainable if people enjoy being in it.

We design projects to promote beauty, comfort, health, and wellness.

IF YOU COULD ONLY DO A FEW THINGS

QUESTIONS FOR ENGAGEMENT

• •

•

• • • • •

Consider operable windows Give all occupants individual control over their immediate environment Allow occupants to experience natural, biophilic elements through a variety of senses Pre & Post Occupancy Evaluations Request and track building products used on the project that can provide material transparency documentation and give priority to manufacturers who provide this documentation Air quality testing (post occupancy) CO2 constant and VOC annual Consider programming exterior spaces

• • • •

In what ways does the project optimize daylight, indoor air quality, connections to the outdoors and thermal, visual, and acoustical comfort for occupants and others inside and outside the building?

How does the design promote the health of the occupants?

What passive and active systems could be used that would promote thermal comfort?

In what ways can the design reduce indoor pollutants?

Could you eliminate the use of Red List Materials from the project, such as vinyl?

RESOURCES AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit - Measure 7: Design for Wellness Living Building Challenge - Health & Happiness Petal Handbook Living Building Challenge - Materials Petal Handbook WELL Building Standard Perkins + Will Precautionary List Daylight Pattern Guide Biophilic Design Exploration Guidebook Economics of Biophilia CBE Thermal Comfort Tool Glazing and Winter Comfort Tool (Payette developed) Indoor Air Quality: EPA Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) Health Product Declarations (HPD) Mindful Materials Health Data - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

2019 Firm-Wide Report 2019 PROJECTS’ AVERAGE

2019 FIRM-WIDE GOAL

RANGE

SPATIAL DAYLIGHT AUTONOMY

% Occupied floor area that receives a min. of 300 lux for at least 50% of occupied areas GOAL 65%

54% 65%

75%

GOOD

POOR

85%

BETTER

HIGH PERFORMING

ANNUAL SUN EXPOSURE (ASE)

% Floor area that receives at least 1000 lux for at least 250 occupied hours per year (glare factor) GOAL 20%

33% 0% HIGH PERFORMING

15% BETTER

2 0% GOOD

QUALITY VIEWS

% Occupied areas with a direct line og sight to nature GOAL 75%

64% 75% GOOD

90 % BETTER

10 0 % HIGH PERFORMING

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Spatial Daylight Autonomy (% of occupied floor area that receives a min. of 300

P O O R

AVERAGE RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION

33%

JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION

N/A

G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

D A O F F I C E R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 4 01 E . C O U R T CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX

10 %

NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE

31% N/A

DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

20% 10 %

0 lux for atleast 50% of occupied hours)

GOAL 65% 6 0 %

G O O D

7 5 %

1 00%

BETTER

HIGH PERFORMING

54% 70 % 65 %

50 %

50 % 70 % 53% 60%

85 % 50 % 70 % 80 % 70 % 39%

78% 80 %

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Annual Sunlight Exposure (% of floor area that receives at least 1000 lux for at le

POOR

AVERAGE RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION

N/A

G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N

N/A

DA OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER

70%

HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 4 01 E . C O U R T CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER

70%

MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER J C N I M U L T I F A M I L Y H O U S I N G P R O J E C T IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

N/A

east 250 occupied hours per year)

GOAL 20%

2O%

15%

1 0%

GOOD

BETTER

HIGH PERFORMING

33% 15 % 20%

2 6% 50 %

10 % 10 % 6 0% 10 %

9%

50 % 50 % 50 % 17% 20%

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Quality Views (% of occupied areas with a direct line of sight to nature)

P O O R

AVERAGE RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION

30%

GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N DA OFFICE RENOVATION BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION CHARITY HO SPITAL CORE & SHELL 4 01 E . C O U R T CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX

10 %

NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

10 %

GOAL 75%

7 5 %

90%

GOOD

BETTER

64%

1 00% HIGH PERFORMING

75 % 90 %

67%

70 % 74% 75 % 60%

85 % 50 % 50 % 90 % 70 % 62% 100%

50 % 80 % 80 %

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Category 5

Equity

We design to enhance human, social, economic and environmental wellness in our communities. Listening, inclusion and collaboration are fundamental to promoting equity, in the built environment.

IF YOU COULD ONLY DO A FEW THINGS

QUESTIONS FOR ENGAGEMENT

•

•

• • • • •

Establish an inclusive design approach (open to multiple perspectives, include all design disciplines) Engage community in design process Develop inclusive design strategies for people with a range of capabilities (Ex. blind, deaf, sensory sensitive, and other groups) Provide a Mothers’ / Wellness Room for 1% (1 per 100) of the FT Female Population Design human scaled, humane places and provide universal access to nature & place Provide amenities for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users; advocate for expanded public transit and reduce parking on site

• • • • • • •

RESOURCES AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit - Measure 2 - Design for Community Living Building Challenge - Equity Petal Inclusive Design Research Center; Designing with People - Range of Capability Overview Center for Excellence in Universal Design - Design Guide; Creating DeafSpace; Designing for the Blind Walkability Assessment Tool EDR Community Engagement Toolkit Community Commons Community Indicator Report Tool CDC Community Assessment Tools Streetwyze - People Powered Place Making

• •

In what ways do community members, inside and outside the building benefit from the project?

How will the project ensure inclusive access to people with varying levels of capabilities?

How will the project support sensory friendly experiences?

How will the design process ensure an inclusive design process both internally and externally?

How will a community engagement strategy enhance project outcomes? What don’t we understand about the community our project serves?

Who are the project stakeholders? Which groups may be under-represented or missing from the decision making?

What metrics will best demonstrate healthy community outcomes? How will we measure?

How will the project create or strengthen walkable human scaled place?

What are the existing relationships of interdependence and suffering for the project population and place?

What systems can be reinforced and strengthened through design intervention, what liabilities can be reduced?

2019 Firm-Wide Report 2019 PROJECTS’ AVERAGE

2019 FIRM-WIDE GOAL

RANGE

WALKABILITY

Calculate Walk Score GOAL 50

61 50 POOR

70

GOOD

BETTER

90 HIGH PERFORMING

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

% of projects engaging at a level 6 or Higher utilizing Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation.

GOAL 10%

4%

1 0% POOR

GOOD

30%

50 %

BETTER

HIGH PERFORMING

COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT

Indicator report which gathers data to understand how the social determinants of health (poverty, housing, access to education, food security) are shaping equity in a neighborhood or community. % of projects that completed an assessment.

GOAL 10%

38%

1 0% POOR

GOOD

30% BETTER

50 % HIGH PERFORMING

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Walkability

(Calculate walk score)

P O O R

AVERAGE RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING

8

NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT

N/A

FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION

31

G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N

31

DA OFFICE RENOVATION BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 4 01 E . C O U R T CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER

N/A 3

MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

8

GOAL 50-70%

5 0 % G O O D

7 0% BETTER

90% HIGH PERFORMING

6 1%

77 90

68 93

59 55 92 73 44

85 78

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Community Engagement (Level of engagement utilizing Arnstein’s Ladder of Citi

P O O R

3-5 INFORMING G O O D

AVERAGE 3 RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING

3

NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT

N/A

FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION

N/A

GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION

2

G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N

2

DA OFFICE RENOVATION

1

BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION

1

ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER

3

HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 401E. COURT

2

CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX

2

NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT

N/A

TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER

2

MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER

3

MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT

3

IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS

1

GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE

1

DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER

3

CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

2

GOAL 6

izen Participation)

G , C O N S U L T A T I O N

6-7 P A R T N E R S H I P , D E L E G A T I O N BETTER

8 CITIZEN CONTROL HIGH PERFORMING

4

5 4

4 8

4 4

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Category 6

Resources We seek to design environments that positively shape the lives of people by analyzing the embodied energy, regional climate hazards, life cycle material costs, and source streams of our projects.

IF YOU COULD ONLY DO A FEW THINGS

QUESTIONS FOR ENGAGEMENT

•

•

• • • • •

Design adaptive environments for a changing and regional climate Re-use an existing building; right size the program Reduce or replace cement in concrete mix Design for long life and loose fit; select materials that consider building design lifespan Track raw materials and prioritize responsible sourcing Minimize the construction and demolition waste stream from your project

• • • •

What is the criteria by which you are selecting materials?

Considerations might include optimizing health, durability, maintenance, and energy use reducing the impacts of extraction, manufacturing, and transportation?

What regional resources are available and prevelant?

What efforts might be made to reduce the amount of material waste and environmental impact of materials over their lifetime?

How might you reduce construction waste and promote recycling during occupancy?

How can the project be designed to promote long-term flexibility, adaptability, and resilience?

RESOURCES AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit - Measure 5: Design for Economy AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit - Measure 8: Design for Resources AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit - Measure 9: Design for Change Living Building Challenge - Materials Petal Handbook AIA Guide to Life Cycle Assessment in Practice Tally - Life Cycle Assessment Tool AIA Materials Transparency and Risks for Architects Origin - Materials Search Engine DECLARE - Material Transparency Resilience - RELi, US Resiliency Council, PEER True Zero Waste Design for Disassembly (DfD)

2019 Firm-Wide Report 2019 PROJECTS’ AVERAGE

2019 FIRM-WIDE GOAL

RANGE

EMBODIED CARBON

% Reducton from baseline utilizing COTE spreadsheet or Tally GOAL 15%

33% 40%

25% POOR

BETTER

GOOD

50 % HIGH PERFORMING

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Meet requirements of LEED v4.1 credit MRc1 (historic, abandoned, blighted re-use or LCA) % of projects completing an assessment.

GOAL 10%

38% 30%

10% POOR

GOOD

BETTER

50 % HIGH PERFORMING

PASSIVE SURVIVABILITY

Design to achieve passive functionality to COTE standards 1, 2, or 3, % projects setting a goal of 2 or higher.

GOAL 10%

2 3%

10% POOR

GOOD

30% BETTER

50 % HIGH PERFORMING

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Embodied Carbon Reduction

GOAL 15%

P O O R

(% reduction from baseline)

25 % G O O D 33%

AVERAGE RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING

32%

NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION

N/A

GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N DA OFFICE RENOVATION

N/A

BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 4 01 E . C O U R T CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX

-9%

NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT

-61%

TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER

31%

MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT

6%

LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER

15 %

JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT

9%

IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS

9%

GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE

0%

DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER

17%

CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

27%

4 0% BETTER

5 0 % HIGH PERFORMING

47% 70 % 74%

6 1% 6 1%

65 %

69% 60% 40 % 40%

50 %

37%

45%

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Passive Survivability (Design to achieve passive functionality to COTE standards 1, 2 or 0 - N O T H A B I T A B L E W I T H O U T P O W E R

1

P O O R

G

RENOVATION

CONFIDENTIAL HIGHER ED. CLASSROOM BUILDING NOUAKCHOTT HOUSING RENOVATION PROJECT FREETOWN OFFICE RENOVATION KSU MCCAIN AUDITORIUM RENOVATION

1

JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION

1

GEHA THRIVE STUDIO RENOVATION

1

G E H A 3 10 E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E S R E N O V A T I O N

1

DA OFFICE RENOVATION BOGOTA OFFICE RENOVATION ADAPTIVE REUSE

ZHOU BROTHERS ART CENTER

1

HABITAT KC BUILDING RENOVATION

1

CHARITY HOSPITAL CORE & SHELL 401E. COURT CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX

1 0

NEW CONSTRUCTION

TUNIS HOUSING PROJECT TECHNOLOGY PARK DATA CENTER MISSOURI S&T STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER

1

MAIN STREET OFFICE DEVELOPMENT

1

LOWER SIOUX INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER

1

JCNI MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT

1

IVY SENIOR APARTMENTS

1

GRAND PLACE PARKING GARAGE DES MOINES HERITAGE CENTER

1

CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER

1

CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 41 8 E . G R A N D M I X E D U S E

1

GOAL 2

r 3) - PASSIVE STRATEGIES, ABILITY TO SURVICE MAJOR RISK

2 - B A C K U P P O W E R F O R N E C E S S A R Y U S E S

G O O D

BETTER

HIGH PERFORMING

2 3 3

3

2

3 3

2

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Comparative Data

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2030 Tracking - Past 10 Years

As one of the initial signatories to the AIA 2030 Commitment, BNIM has been reporting our energy data for the 2030 Challenge since 2010. This was an impetus behind expanding and enriching our new approach developed in the Sustainability Action Plan. In this section, we examined the 142 individual projects that the firm completed during this reporting period. We have compiled our data to focus on larger energy trends over these past ten years. Of these, 44 projects did not set energy goals, meaning that we assumed these projects only met the base-line energy code. This information was illuminating. To make visible some of what we have learned, we have focused on the following in this section: - Predicted energy use intensity over a decade compared to average of AIA participation - Percentage of design phases per year - Energy of project portfolio per year overall - Comparison between project energy goals and meeting outcomes Finding 1 - We reduced energy by 74% in 2019, under the current 2030 target being 70% in 2019 % pEUI reductions

carbon neutral by 2030

100%

% pEUI reduction from average EUI

90% 80% 70% 60%

74% 69% 56%

50% 40% 30%

64%

38%

42%

53% 66%

46%

TBD

20% 20% 10% 0%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2025

2030

A large parking garage and a multi-phase hyperscale data center are also pursuing net-zero energy and reduced embodied carbon goals.

However, these project types are not eligible to be reported. Remarkably, these combined excluded projects total around 17 million square feet of built space, which outweighs the last ten years of 2030 reported projects at BNIM.

Finding 2 - Our peak years with the highest energy reductions had more projects in earlier design phases 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 20% 10% 0% 2010

2015

2019

Finding 3 - Smaller projects tend to set fewer and less aspirational goals. We do best when we set aspirational goals We have also used this data to review side-by-side comparisons of the per-square-foot goals reported to AIA versus the total energy impacts when we multiply the energy use intensity (EUI, measured in kBTU/sf/y) or lighting power density (LPD, measured in Watts/sf). A trend we notice, which corresponds to anecdotal information, is that smaller projects tend to set fewer goals and the goals they do set are typically closer to the energy code rather than the more aspirational reductions we seek as a firm. We note that we do best when we set aspirational goals.

This seems obvious but it can be lost in a fast pace project. This is particularly true when goals are not regularly discussed with the owner and team or when value engineering is done quickly without studying the full impacts of decisions.

Concept ---> CD CD ---> Closeout

In looking back at a decade of data, it reveals a pattern where we peak in five-year cycles and overall are steadily increasing our reductions. The patterns in our energy reduction correlate to a similar pattern found in our design phases. Our peak years with the highest energy reductions had more projects in earlier design phases. Whereas our lowest years had more projects in later design phases. This suggests that we are not following through on the goals set during the early design stages. Also, when a dip in our reduction occurs, it takes about two years to rebound. This aligns with typical project construction timelines.

Complexity and compromise are inherently part of making projects. But by learning from this data, we plan to provide additional attention to projects as they move into later design phases and construction. The aim is to stabilize predicted energy usage and continue to steadily increase our reductions, thereby reducing the dip years to a minimum. Added to this, we are developing partnerships and new skillsets within BNIM to help owners identify alternative financing mechanisms early in design. The aim to tie energy reduction strategies to first cost reduction, rather than first cost increases.

Office Projects (EUI = kBTU/sf/y) CBECS 2003

250

2030 Goal 200

Set an EUI Goal Met the 2030 Goal

150

Didn’t set an EUI goal Net Zero!

100

50

0

Office Projects Total Energy (EUI x GSF = kBTU/y) 70M 60M 50M 40M 30M 20M 10M 0

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Conclusion

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Conclusion

2020 Goals and Beyond One of the key successes of the Sustainable Action Plan was establishing a baseline knowledge for all staff on emerging sustainability topics. This knowledge no longer resides with a handful of individuals but has been dispersed, raising the level of conversations on these topics across the firm. Teams now talk about “water budgets,” “biomimetic principles,” or “embodied carbon debt” in everyday design conversations. Staff are empowered to ask their structural engineers about reducing cement content in their concrete specifications or present to clients on the ROI of solar arrays. These are just some of the positive developments. While we have a long way to go to meet our goals, the past year of education, experimentation, and discovery represents an excellent foundation on which to build. Below we list the ways we will refine our Framework as well as areas of focus for the coming year.

Increase Engagement We succeeded in the distribution of sustainability knowledge, but we need further engagement from project leaders to ensure goal implementation. Our Sustainability Group will work with Project Managers to develop clear lines of responsibility for goal setting and collaboration with Sustainability Studio Leaders. Additionally, the Sustainability Group will continue building staff knowledge of emerging sustainability topics and tools via our monthly education series.

Consistency Collecting diverse data on a wide range of projects across three offices shows we need to improve the methodology by which we measure.

For example, embodied carbon goals generated a wide range of responses and goals. The COTE Top Ten Super Spreadsheet references a simple carbon calculator that, upon closer inspection, was last updated in 2007, and gives results that vary wildly depending on how one accounts for the treatment of site landscape and hardscape. This has led us to look more at the role of native landscaping in balancing building carbon emissions, but makes it difficult to understand the impacts of our building material choices on a project’s embodied carbon.

To improve this aspect in 2020, the Sustainability Group will refine the methodology for each goal and establish an easy to use reference guide for project teams. Noted as particularly needing refinement: • Clearer community engagement and community health measurement guidance and methodologies • Clearer embodied carbon measurement guidance and methodology • Clearer methodology on calculating operational carbon reductions that incorporates source energy

Metric Refinements and Revisions for Impact We utilized ideas from the COTE Top Ten Toolkit as well as Living Building Challenge to guide our approach metrics for the Equity and Wellness categories, which are not easily measured. We believe the intent is right, but the metrics will never tell the entire story for these categories. In our next revision to the Equity category, we will revise the Community engagement metric along with adding a metric for inclusive design that coincides with our research for the Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement. Additionally, we will add a metric in the Wellness Category to track material health. We will establish clear goals around material reporting to reduce the use of redlist chemicals in projects. We believe these refinements will make these approach metrics more impactful for industry and occupants.

Adaptive measurements for different project scopes We realized that project goals were not universally appropriate. Landscape, Interiors, and New Construction / Renovation projects each come with a range of scopes. In 2020, we will adjust the goals based on different project scopes, working with Project Managers and teams to identify the most salient information.

Focus on reducing embodied carbon on our projects Buildings and infrastructure are currently responsible for half of global emissions, so architects have a vital role to play in the months and years ahead. We are committed to reducing the embodied carbon dioxide emissions across all of our projects by 65% by 2030, 100% by 2040, and 20% net positive by 2050. We will spend the next year integrating these considerations into our design process.

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What’s on the Horizon for BNIM So far, 2020 is a year of adaptation and resilience. Despite setbacks from the global COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to move forward and building upon the important work we have begun.

In 2020, BNIM joined the Carbon Leadership Forum Community, became a Living Product Materials Pledge signatory, and is working locally, regionally, and nationally in leadership roles to develop climate goals beyond the walls of the firm. Building on the Sustainable 2020 “Wellness” goals, education, and lessons from 2019, BNIM developed clear industry recommendations and standard signage for COVID-19 recovery through our recent publication of Future Flow.

Within BNIM, we are adjusting our approach to concrete specifications to aggressively reduce the carbon emissions of our projects, starting with the Kansas City Airport Garage and other large-scale projects to shift this critical market.

We attained ARCHITECT 50 top-rankings at the end our 49th year of practice. It is a great honor to be the No. 1 firm for Sustainability and No. 2 for Design and Overall. However, we know that our work is far from done. The bar is set high. But the natural, human, and economic world are in deep turmoil. Now is the moment our innovation, ingenuity, and resourcefulness are needed most. With a renewed commitment to solve the biggest challenge society has faced, we are ready and energized for our next 50 years.

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