Riley County Public Works Complex

							IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY:


Riley County Public
Works Complex
Presented by:   Rod Meredith
                Assistant Director Public Works
                Riley County, KS

                Matthew Leaper
                Business Development Manager
                Johnson Controls, Inc.
  Presentation Outline

  1. Introduction to Riley County

  2. Vision for Public Works Complex

  3. Current Progress

  4. Future Options

  5. Project Summary




Riley County
Public Works Complex
  Introduction to Riley County

  • Approx. 70,000 residents
  • County seat: Manhattan, KS

  • Fort Riley
  • Kansas State University
  • Manhattan Area Technical
    College




Riley County
Public Works Complex
  Project Details

 •   Campus for Several County Facilities
 •   10 Structures with Storage Yards
 •   Approximately 70,000 square feet
 •   96 Acre site

 • Located at 6215 Tuttle Creek Blvd.
 • 5 Miles NW of Manhattan, KS on US 24




Riley County
Public Works Complex
Locator Map




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  Project Partners

  • Riley County Board of Commissioners


  • Architect
     – Anderson Knight Architects, Manhattan, KS
  • Mechanical Engineer
     – LST Consulting Engineers, Manhattan, KS
  • General Contractor
     – AHRS Construction, Bern, KS



Riley County
Public Works Complex
  Campus Facilities


 • Public Works Operations
    – Road and Bridge
    – Fleet Services
 • Parks Department
 • Noxious Weed Department
 • Household Hazardous Waste
 • Emergency Management Storage



Riley County
Public Works Complex
Facility Master Plan




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  Vision for Riley County

  “To help save taxpayer dollars by being a leader in the
    State of Kansas in implementing renewable energy
    efficient systems at county facilities”

  Goals include:
  - Using energy savings to pay for upgrades
  - Incorporating renewable energy
  - Reducing utility costs for operating county facilities
  - Providing an educational tool for the community and
    the state

Riley County
Public Works Complex
Current
Progress
 -Green Design
 -Geothermal (Heat Pump)
 -Natural Lighting
 -High Efficiency Lighting
 -Radiant Heating
 -Heated Ventilation System
Green Design

• Good candidate for
  LEED Certification
• Use of energy
  efficient systems
• Future use of
  renewable energy
  sources
• Energy cost savings
  are considerable



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Green Design




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Ground Source Heat Pump
• 44 wells, each 250
  feet deep, installed
  to provide ground
  source heating and
  cooling.
• Except for pumps,
  no gas or electricity
  is needed to heat or
  cool air circulated
  throughout the
  building


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Ground Source Heat Pump




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Ground Source Heat Pump




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Natural Lighting

• Used extensively
  throughout the
  project
• Allowed for a 50%
  reduction in number
  of light fixtures
• Estimated 60%
  savings in energy
  costs



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Natural Lighting




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Natural Lighting




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Natural Lighting




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High Efficiency Lighting

• T5 and T8 florescent
  light fixtures
  throughout
• Use 35% less energy
  than old style T12
  fixtures.




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High Efficiency Lighting




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High Efficiency Lighting




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Central Control System

• Two facilities have an
  integrated central
  control system
• System provides a
  central control point for
  regulating HVAC
  temperature after
  hours
• Plan to connect other
  campus facilities as
  they are completed



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Radiant Floor Heating

• Shop floors have hot
  water piping that
  store and emit heat
• Floor heat provides
  quick recovery after
  opening shop
  overhead doors
• Helps melt ice from
  plow trucks during
  winter months



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Radiant Gas Heating


• Radiant gas heat is
  installed overhead in
  the main shop
• Considered to be the
  most energy efficient
  system for large
  open shop facilities




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Pre-heated Intake Air System

• The main shop is
  equipped with a
  heated ventilation
  system
• Pre-heated intake air
  is supplied when
  exhaust fans are
  engaged to reduce
  energy load on other
  heating systems


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Automatic Vehicle Wash System




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 Future Options

   • Small Wind (50-100kW)
   • Large Wind (1-3MW)
   • Solar Electric (PV)
   • Solar Thermal
   • Waste Oil Heating
   • Central Control System



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Public Works Complex
Large Wind

• Potentially Class 4 winds
  at the site
• Industrial grade turbine
  – 2.5 MW
• Provide access to
  educational partners for
  programs to teach
  students how to
  maintain large wind
  turbines


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Small Wind

• Sized to match
  power consumption
  at Public Works
  Complex
• Use technology that
  can be adapted for
  small businesses,
  homes, or farms




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Solar Electric (Photovoltaic)


• Use PV for targeted
  applications, such as:

   – Street Lighting
   – Security Systems
   – Server Rooms




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Solar Thermal

• Replace gas fired
  domestic hot water
• Heating and cooling
  applications
• Supplement radiant
  floor heating
  systems
• Supplement vehicle
  wash system



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Waste Oil Heating System


• Forced air heat for
  shop and storage
  areas in two facilities
• Utilize the 13,000
  gallons of oil
  currently collected
  each year by HHW




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Central Control System

• Integrated system
  for all county
  facilities
• Centralized
  automation system
• Monitor renewable
  energy performance




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Project
Summary




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  Project Summary




                 We began with a vision for

      1          Riley County as a leader in
                 implementing sustainability
                 within the State of Kansas



Riley County
Public Works Complex
  Project Summary




                 We identified sustainable

      2          technologies that would
                 help us to accomplish
                 that vision.


Riley County
Public Works Complex
  Project Summary




                 We are partnering with


      3          Johnson Controls to guide
                 renewable energy system
                 implementation and
                 guarantee performance


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Public Works Complex
Beginning with the end in mind…




                         Got Wind?
                         Riley County, KS Partners with
                         Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI)
                         to Develop State Leading
                         Sustainability Project
                         Riley County Leadership presented
                         their plan to develop a flagship
                         project for the State of Kansas that
                         combines renewable energy with
                         building efficiency upgrades…
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