Session Description

Kevin Kampschroer will discuss some lessons learned from over 50+ years managing buildings for the federal government. The focus of the discussion will be the question of whether 100% electrification is the right goal, using examples from federal building projects he has been involved with. In particular, the path toward decommissioning the DC Heating Plant, which still uses oil heat as backup. (When Kevin first worked at the Heating Plant, it was still coal-fired.) Is the current plan in place today better than the one in place 2 years ago? Why did it take so long for the government to act? How could ASHRAE standards better influence sensible outcomes in today’s energy-uncertain environment?

Learning Objectives

After this session, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the process of decommissioning, using the DC Heating Plant
2. Learn how ASHRAE standards can influence shifting energy focuses
3. Gain familiarity with how GSA manages the federal building portfolio

Speaker Bio

Kevin Kampschroer’s 50-plus year career at the U.S. General Services Administration, spanned every aspect of real property management, from security to project management, from building operations to portfolio planning and investment strategy. He was the first project manager for the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and International Trade Center, 3.2 million square feet, completing the Federal Triangle envisioned by the McMillan Commission in 1902. He created the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, established by Congress in 2007. He was a key architect of improving building sustainability during GSA’s execution of the Recovery Act in 2008-10. In the final years of his tenure, he focused on de-commissioning the GSA Heating Plant in DC, and designing and implementing a broad national program of electrification, using a combination of federal funds and performance contracts.