Integrated Infrastructure

Integrated Infrastructure
Edward A. Clerico, P.E. , LEED® AP
President, Alliance Environmental LLC
March 10, 2010
eclerico@AllianceEnvironmentalLLC.com
www.AllianceEnvironmentalLLC.com
Integrated Infrastructure
• Progression from water/wastewater to
water reuse to energy/water (CHP) to
water/energy (heat pump cooling/heating)
to carbon conversion to biogas
• Some aspects are not new and existed in
times of scarcity
• Some aspects are completely new –
technology that allows high performance
at small scale
Simple Logic
• Why do we produce
potable water to carry our
waste?
Copyright Ed Clerico, 2007
• Why do we light and
ventilate unoccupied
rooms?
• Why do we produce
energy from scarce
resources, and in a
manner whereby much is
discarded?
The key is finding affordable effective systems and practices that
fit each specific case
Ecology as
Infrastructure
Carriage Farm
educed impervious cover
educe water demand 43%
rganic land management – integrated
st management
lter surface water runoff
roundwater recharge at preexisting
nditions
mproved biodiversity
ocal food production
• 46% lower energy consumption
• Ground source heat pump
• Natural ventilation
• Daylighting
• 85% waste landfill diversion
• Recycled content and resource
reuse
• Indoor air quality –low voc, high
filtration
Integrating Functional Systems
Organic Hay
Rain Garden
Grass Fed Beef
Solar Photovoltaic Panels
Geothermal
Heat Pump
Urban Systems
Taking advantage of high density
characteristics and the benefits of
concentrated human activity
Tear Drop Park
Vegetated Roof
River House
Linear vs. Integrated Systems
Segregated Systems Approach Is
Not Sustainable
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
Stuff
Solid Waste
Energy
Community
Systems Segregation and Fragmentation
Creates Inadequate Function
4 quads + 4 quads = 8 quads US (Mark Shannon 2008)
Linear Segmented
Approach
Solid Waste
Community
Energy (35%)
• Contaminates
environment on
disposal side
Stuff
Energy
• Depletes resources
on supply side
Energy
•Adds energy at each
step
Functional System Integration
Integrated Systems
Reduce and Reuse
Nonpotable Water
Reuse
Energy
• Release less
contaminants to
environment on post
consumer side
Stuff
Energy
• Use less natural
resources on
production side
Natural Resource
Recycling
Energy
•Add less energy at
each step and extract
energy post consumer
use
Solid Waste
Energy (80%)
Nutrient
Recycling
General Benefits of Decentralized Systems
 “Just-In-Time, Just-The-Right-Size” service delivered
without excess capital - built to exact customer needs
and specifications
 Innovation oriented – allow change with each project
 Competitive – allow for competitive systems and service
mechanisms
 High Efficiency – capture benefits of reuse, shorter
distances, less energy input, less consumption, less
waste
 Low security risk due to smaller size and greater
dispersion
Benefits of Decentralized Water Systems
Avoid undesirable secondary impacts (i.e. sprawl),
yet allow modern planned development concepts
Conducive to “Smart Growth” and “Low Impact
Development” concepts that incorporate stormwater
reuse, groundwater recharge and integrated water
resource management
Provide higher quality effluent that has nutrients
removed – simply because it has to be acceptable for
reuse
Eliminate infiltration and inflow conditions that are
readily addressed in small systems
 Capture embedded energy that would typically
dissipate into the sewers and earth
Draft Green Building Standards
ASHRAE 189.1
Total building sustainability package
• Site Sustainability
• Water Use Efficiency
• Energy Efficiency
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Building impact on Atmosphere, Materials and
Resources
• Construction and Operations
Functionality
Date of 1st System
Water Reuse
Research
1987
95%
Toilet flushing
Office
1989
95%
Toilet flushing
School
1990
75%
Toilet flushing
Commercial Centers
1993
70%
Toilet flushing
Stadiums
1996
75%
Toilet flushing
Urban Residential High
Rise
2000
50%
Toilet flushing, cooling,
irrigation and laundry
Building Type
30 Systems
20 Years
80% Reuse
Nonresidential
50% Reuse
Residential
Water Uses
New England Patriots Stadium
Foxboro, Massachusetts
• Economic, Environmental
and Social Equity
• 68,000 Seat Stadium
represents beneficial
reuse at prime public and
institutional sites.
• System provides reuse
capacity to entire
commercial zone within
Town of Foxboro.
Decentralized Urban Water Reuse
Battery Park City – New York
Micro Urban Watersheds
 293 units
 25,000 GPD
WW treatment
plant
 48% reduction
in water use
 56% reduction
in wastewater
discharge
Cooling Water
Cooling Tower
Laundry Water
Potable
Water
Wastewater
Feed Tank
Wastewater
Wastewater
1
Discharge to Sewers
Stormwater overflow
Transfer to treatment
Stormwater
Feed Tank
Highly variable
Reuse Water
Cooling
Flush Water
Transfer to treatment
2
Membrane Bio Reactor
UV/Ozone Disinfection
3
Aerobic
Membrane Filters
Distributed Water Reuse System Schematic
1
2
3
4
5
5
Wastewater collected for treatment
Stormwater collected for treatment where appropriate
Biological treatment
Final polishing and disinfection
Storage for nonpotable reuse
To Irrigation
Reuse
Water
Reservoir
Heat Pump
Anoxic
4
Energy
One Bryant Park
6th Ave at 42nd Street
New York City
Durst Organization
Grey Water/Rain Water
Capture and Reuse
Toilet Flushing
Cooling Tower Make-up
CHP
LEED Platinum
2009
Conserving Water and
Energy
RW
DW
Key of Symbols
53-02
Meter
C1-01: Meter ID
DW: Domestic Water
RW: Rain Water
GW: Grey Water
LAV: Lavatory Waste
CC: Cooling Coil
G: Groundwater
OF: Over Flow
S: City Sewer
WC: Water Closets
CT: Cooling Tower
BB: Base Building
BOA: Bank of America
OF
DW
41-01, 29-01, 22-01
53rd
CC
Floor GW/RW
LAV
OF To 29, 22 & S
WC
WC
DW
41st, 29th & 22nd Floor GW/RW (3 Tanks)
DW By-Pass To BB CT
To BOA CT
WC
NYC DW
C1-03
To BB CT
C3-04
07-01
DW
C2-04
C2-05
C3-03
C3-01
C2-06
Cogen
NYC DW
C1-01
RW CC G LAV
C1-02
C2-03
BOA CT
To Subway
C3 GW/RW
Domestic House
Co-op City - Reuse for Existing Communities
•
Population:
45,000 – 55,000
•
HVAC and CHP
Centralized Chilled Water
and Combined H&P
150,000 GPD
•
Irrigation for Revegatation
Improved micro-climate
Reduce cooling loads
•
Economics
5 yr payback
25% reduced incentive rate
Integrated Water Reuse Systems
 Site 19B – Tribeca Green
 Site 23 – 24 Millstein Properties
 Site 18A and 18 B- The Solaire
and The Verdesian
 Site 16-17 – Riverhouse
 Site 3 – Albanese Development
 Site 2 – Millennium Point
 The Helena – 57th Street –
Durst Development
 One Bryant Park – 42nd StreetDurst Development
What’s Up Next
• Combination fire suppression and nonpotable water
distribution – reduce water distribution costs
dramatically while improving fire distribution
operations
• Anaerobic digestion of biosolids and green waste
• Anaerobic treatment via AMBR
• Nutrient capture and reuse
Societal Benefits
• Flexibility – not being tied to rigid centralized
system limitations- ability to integrate multiple
systems
• Improved standard of living – lower mean household
income devoted to water resource management
• Security - Lower risk associated with drought, floods
and catastrophic events
• Well being – better environmental protection and
lower health risks
We must not complacently accept the problems associated
with traditional infrastructure when better solutions
already exist.
Edward A. Clerico, P.E. , LEED® AP
President, Alliance Environmental LLC
908-359-5129
eclerico@AllianceEnvironmentalLLC.com
www.AllianceEnvironmentalLLC.com