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The Team of Net Zero: Philip Macey, AIA, National Director Collaboration

The document discusses the importance of collaboration in achieving net zero energy buildings. It outlines challenges with conventional construction approaches and emphasizes the need for whole project thinking, empathy between team members, and integrating design and construction from the beginning. Key aspects include selecting structural, mechanical, and envelope trade partners early and designing the building form and envelope to minimize energy usage.

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The Team of Net Zero: Philip Macey, AIA, National Director Collaboration

The document discusses the importance of collaboration in achieving net zero energy buildings. It outlines challenges with conventional construction approaches and emphasizes the need for whole project thinking, empathy between team members, and integrating design and construction from the beginning. Key aspects include selecting structural, mechanical, and envelope trade partners early and designing the building form and envelope to minimize energy usage.

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The Team of Net Zero

Philip Macey, AIA, National Director Collaboration

What to expect
We wont show you pictures of
solutions
Only one picture of the Research
Support Facility (RSF)
We wont talk about LEED
Learn why the team matters first
Learn how to re-sequence design to
create your Net Zero Building

Conventional Construction

Assumes all buildings roughly equal in complexity and technical challenge


Assumes that the team will self organize and do that multiple times
Design, Construction and Ownership are separated and segregated
The players are motivated to perfect their area of expertise
True / Total Costs identified late especially energy

The Ugly Truth


Paul Teicholz Prof. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford Univ.

Construction
Productivity near flat
Procurement:
Competitive Rather Than
Collaborative Teams
Lack of integration of
design and construction,
and often poor
collaboration among
team members

The Four Big Challenges


Every project is a unique assembly of
functions and PLAYERS
Ill make my part the best I can
Technology never sleeps
New people, new knowledge, repeat
Missed schedules, Busted budgets, NZE too costly

The Foundation
In construction are we really building: Trust
Finding and solving concerns of clients,
design teams, construction teams
Focus: Whole project - full, final, in place
Behavior: Transparent, Immediate, Complete

Align Values to Create Trust

Empathy
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence Daniel Goleman
Picture: Harvard Business Review, 12/2013

Cognitive Empathy the ability to understand


another persons perspective
Emotional Empathy the ability to feel what
someone else feels
Empathetic Concern the ability to sense what
another person needs from you

Conventional or Collaborative
MacLeamy Curve/HOK

Collaboration Looks
Different
3 levels of leadership include client
whenever possible
Executive Team resources, resolve big
issues
PM Team and Roundtable primary day to
day control
Functional Groups own
budget/contingency

Integrate the Silos


Collaborative Project Delivery
optimize the whole building AND the delivery
process
Operate Design and Pre-Construction in parallel
Operate CA and Construction in parallel
Integrate the Owners Teams throughout

Change in behavior:
Whole Project Thinking,
Onboarding multiple times

Constructing Zero Energy


The big 5 Trade Partners - select early energy
+ cost control

Structure primary vertical & horizontal

Mechanical/Plumbing AHUs, Hydronic,


pumps

Electrical lighting, power, controls

Envelope opaque exterior materials

Glass Hi $/SF, big energy impact

70%
of cost

The Team of Net Zero


Today Land

Program + Form + Systems


= Cost..later, Energy

Net Zero Land


Program + Energy Form + Systems =
Cost
Energy Form with Systems on budget

Team Change Move dollars from MEP into Envelope


Architecture and Mechanical start same time
Program space and energy use together, concept level
Create a Black Box energy model in parallel with Form Studies
Create parallel conceptual cost studies

The Team of Net Zero


Today Land

Net Zero Land

The Roof is a Closet

The Roof is Room (for PV)

Hide systems there

No equipment, limit shadows

Team Change Arch and Mech manage systems: keep roof clean
Team Change Arch and M and E integrate roof access, conduit path,
elect room for interverter in base design

The Team of Net Zero


Today Land

Resisting nature is the idea


R value is king

Net Zero Land

Managing energy transfer


New Role for Envelope

Team Change Free energy is good, find it, and use it wisely
Architecture designs for optimum wall = free energy into building
Mechanical designs for maximum free energy use

The Team of Net Zero


Today Land

More glass is great, means


great daylight

Net Zero Land

The right amount of view


glass makes great daylight

Team Change building skin is daylight membrane


Architecture transparency and opacity, both important
Energy and Daylight models are essential for Net Zero

The Big Ideas

Whole Project Thinking Integrate the Team, Onboarding a must


Free Energy is good energy cascade, climate, waste heat, daylight
Design Goal: building heats and cools passively, minimal HVAC systems
Climate driven form supports low energy use
Simple controls are best minimize technology (simple lighting controls)

Get the building form and envelope to do most of the work

Most people have the will to win, but few people


have the will to prepare to win
Bobby Knight

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