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ORD-2024-031
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 15, 2024
Action Agenda
Item No. 6-a
SUBJECT: Durham Tech Orange County Campus Expansion Sustainability Enhancements
and Approval of Budget Amendment #2-A
DEPARTMENT: County Manager
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
1. Durham Tech Memorandum Kirk Vaughn, 919-245-2153
2. Year-to-Date Budget Summary JB Buxton, Durham Tech, 919-536-
7250, ext. 6003
PURPOSE: To consider approval of a Durham Tech Orange County Campus expansion funding
request to meet sustainability goals and consider approval of Budget Amendment #2-A.
BACKGROUND: In designing its upcoming expansion to the Orange County Campus, Durham
Tech identified four sustainability targets to achieve as compared to standard building
construction. These are:
• 25% reduction in energy use and associated carbon emissions
• 35% reduction in indoor water use
• 45% reduction in lighting energy use
• 100% reduction in outdoor water use
In order to acheive these goals, the Community College identified two purchases that were outside
of the original scope of the construction, and would require additional funding by the County. The
first is the purchase of an all electric heat pump HVAC system. This would incur an additional
$159,000 above the scope of the initial budget. The second purchase is to convert all light fixtures
in the current facility to LED. The cost of installing LEDs in the expansion is already funded. The
conversion in the existing facility would have a cost of $116,000, and would have an estimated
return on investment in less than eleven (11) years. These two purchases would require approval
of Budget Amendment #2-A, adding $275,000 in additional debt financing to the current project
budget of $11 million for the expansion. This would amend the following project ordinance in the
School Capital Fund as follows:
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Durham Tech Orange County Campus Expansion ($275,000) - Project# 55000
Revenues for this project:
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Debt Financing $11,000,000 $275,000 $11,275,000
Total Project Funding $11,000,000 $275,000 $11,275,000
Appropriated for this project:
Current FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25
FY 2024-25 Amendment Revised
Project Expenditures $11,000,000 $275,000 $11,275,000
Total Costs $11,000,000 $275,000 $11,275,000
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The approval of Budget Amendment #2-A would add $275,000 to the
School Capital Fund. The additional borrowing will cost the County an estimated $429,688 over
twenty (20) years, with a peak annual cost of $27,500. The proposed additional funding is not
estimated to change the tax impact for the ten-year Capital Investment Plan.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports:
• GOAL 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CLIMATE ACTION
OBJECTIVE 1. Identify the priorities and resources necessary to implement the Climate
Action Plan.
OBJECTIVE 2. Invest in our infrastructure to reduce the environmental impact of the
County fleet/facilities and improve safety.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the funding request
from Durham Tech to meet sustainability goals with its Orange County Campus expansion and
consider approval of Budget Amendment #2-A to fund the two proposed purchases outlined
above.
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�` D U R H A M T E C H Durham Technical Community College
- 1637 Lawson Street 1 Durham.North Carolina 27703
919-536-7200 durhamtech.edu
Office of the President
September 6, 2024
TO: Travis M , Manager, Orange County
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CC: Andy Ieit h, Chief Executive Officer; Dr, Susan Bowen, Chief Operations Officer
RE: Requ st support sustainable operations for the OCC addition
I am writing to equest Orange County's investment in the amount of$275,000 to support Durham Tech's
commitment to environmentally sustainable operations with the 13,740 square foot expansion of the
Orange County Campus. This memorandum provides background on Durham Tech's goals for
sustainability and investments to support goals that fall beyond the scope of the$11 million in funding in
limited obligation bonds provided by Orange County.
BACKGROUND
With support from Orange County, Durham Tech is expanding the Orange County Campus in Hillsborough
to provide new and expanded space for programs in health care, emergency medical sciences, skilled
trades, and university transfer, as well as new and improved spaces for student collaboration, advising,
and other services. For the construction of this addition, the College set the following goals for reducing
energy and water usage in comparison with code compliant building standards:
• 25% reduction in energy use and associated carbon emissions
• 35%reduction in indoor water use
• 45%reduction in lighting energy use
• 100%reduction in outdoor water use
Working with Katherine Hogan Architects and Samet Construction,the College has finished the Schematic
Design phase and has moved into the Design Development. In order to maintain the new and enhanced
space for academic programming and student services and move beyond code compliant energy systems
to meet our sustainability goals,the project will need additional support beyond the$11 million currently
allocated to the expansion.
INVESTING IN SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
The following provides an overview of Durham Tech's plans to address each of the four goals and the
associated budget impacts.
Goal 1:25%reduction in energy use and associated carbon emissions
• Action: Implement an electric heat pump for heating and cooling and reduction in embodied
carbon in concrete.
• Impact: Estimated 100% reduction in onsite CO2 generated metric tons (to zero); reduction in
energy usage intensity by 21%; energy cost savings of 4.4%.
• Cost: $159,000
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Goal 2:35%reduction in indoor water use
• Action: Implement new water-saving plumbing fixtures and fixture fitting.
• Impact: Estimated 41% reduction in water usage.
• Cost: N/A-within budget scope
Goal 3:45%reduction in lighting energy use
• Action: Implement new LED fixtures throughout new and existing building
• Impact: Estimated 45% reduction in lighting energy use; 30-year average annual maintenance
savings of$3,266; 30-year annual energy savings of$11,366.
• Cost: $116,000 for existing building(new addition within budget scope)
Goal 4: 100%reduction in outdoor water use
• Action: Implement drought-tolerant landscaping and/or rainwater/condensate harvest for
irrigation
• Impact: Estimated 100%reduction in outdoor water use
• Cost: N/A within budget scope
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS AND LIFE-CYCLE COSTS
The total request by Durham Tech to meet its sustainability goals is $275,000 to support the
implementation of LED lighting throughout the building and an electric heat pump for heating and cooling
of the expansion.All other energy and water usage efforts can be accomplished within budget scope.
Over a 10-year period,the average annual savings from all sustainability investments will be $11,400 and
the total savings will be $114,000.
APPENDICES
Attached to this memorandum is a series of slides that provide greater detail regarding our performance
goals, metrics, and energy costs and performance options.
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Year-To-Date Budget Summary
Fiscal Year 2024-25
Fund Budget Summary School Capital
Original Budget Revenue $32,285,071
Interfund Transfer Revenue
Fund Balance Appropiation
Total Original Budget $32,285,071
Additional Revenue Received Through
Budget Amendment#2-A (October 15, 2024)
Grant Funds
Non Grant Funds $275,000
Additional Interfund Transfer Revenue
Additional Fund Balance Appropriation
Total Amended Budget $32,560,071
Dollar Change in 2024-25 Approved Budget $275,000
Change in 2024-25 Approved Budget 0.85%