Kennedy Space Center Five Year Sustainability Plan Nasa

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National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Kennedy Space Center
FIVE YEAR
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
2016 – 2020
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Section 0 Table of Contents
Section 1: Executive Summary................................................................................. 4
Section 2: Introduction............................................................................................. 6
Section 3: Sustainability Goals at Kennedy Space Center........................................ 8
3.1 Goal 1 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction.......................................... 8
3.2 Goal 2 – Sustainable Buildings.................................................................... 9
3.3 Goal 3 – Clean and Renewable Energy...................................................... 11
3.4 Goal 4 – Water Use and Efficiency Management....................................... 12
3.5 Goal 5 – Fleet Management....................................................................... 12
3.6 Goal 6 – Sustainable Acquisition............................................................... 13
3.7 Goal 7 – Pollution Prevention and Waste Reduction.................................. 13
3.8 Goal 8 – Energy Performance Contracts.................................................... 14
3.9 Goal 9 – Electronic Stewardship................................................................ 14
3.10 Goal 10 – Climate Change Resilience........................................................ 15
Section 4: Conclusion............................................................................................. 16
Appendices............................................................................................................. 17
Appendix 1 – Sustainability Team Hierarchy............................................. 17
Appendix 2 – Acronym Listing................................................................... 18
Appendix 3 – Reference Documents......................................................... 19
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Section 1 Executive Summary
The Federal Government is committed to following sustainable principles. At its heart, sustainability integrates
environmental, societal and economic solutions for present needs without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their needs. Building upon its pledge towards environmental stewardship, the
Administration generated a vision of sustainability spanning ten goals mandated within Executive Order (EO)
13693, Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade

In November 2015, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) responded to this EO by
incorporating it into a new release of the NASA Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP). The SSPP
recognizes the importance of aligning environmental practices in a manner that preserves, enhances and
strengthens NASA’s ability to perform its mission indefinitely. The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is following suit
with KSC’s Sustainability Plan (SP) by promoting, maintaining and pioneering green practices in all aspects of
our mission

KSC’s SP recognizes that the best sustainable solutions use an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach
spanning civil servant and contractor personnel from across the Center. This approach relies on the participation
of all employees to develop and implement sustainability endeavors connected with the following ten goals:
• Reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

• Design, build and maintain sustainable buildings, facilities and infrastructure

• Leverage clean and renewable energy

• Increase water conservation

• Improve fleet and vehicle efficiency and management

• Purchase sustainable products and services

• Minimize waste and prevent pollution

• Implement performance contracts for Federal buildings

• Manage electronic equipment and data centers responsibly

• Pursue climate change resilience

The KSC SP details the strategies and actions that address the following objectives:
• Reduce Center costs

• Increase energy and water efficiencies

• Promote smart buying practices

• Increase reuse and recycling while decreasing waste

• Benefit the community

• Meet or exceed the EO and NASA SSPP sustainability goals

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This artist concept depicts a sleek, modern interior for the new Headquarters Building, centerpiece of Kennedy Space
Center’s Central Campus

Responsibility for meeting these goals lies with KSC’s Center Sustainability Officer (CSO) with support from
the KSC Sustainable Environment Management System (SEMS) Steering Committee, goal points of contact
(POCs) and goal champions. The goal POCs and champions set strategies and tactics for each EO goal. Also,
employees at all levels are responsible and accountable for integrating sustainability into their day-to-day
activities to reduce their environmental impact

Our sustainability objectives help ensure mission success and our Center’s obligations as the Nation’s gateway
to space. The Center strives to be recognized as a leader for sustainability within the Federal Government and
the external community. Kennedy collaborates and communicates with employees and the local communities
to demonstrate the benefits of a more sustainable society and instill sustainability as a core value

Kennedy has accomplished great feats in its storied history. The Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle
programs used the Center as their launch pad into space and into history. Kennedy must draw on the
innovative spirit that characterized past missions as it strives for sustainable solutions to support future
endeavors. That includes growing as an economically sustainable multi-user spaceport supporting the Orion
Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, Space Launch System, Commercial Crew, Launch Services and International
Space Station Ground Processing

Incorporating sustainability into the Center’s work ethic is an important step in enhancing mission performance
and being a leader in sustainability. Truly, we are Kennedy Space Center and we are GO FOR GREEN!
Nancy P. Bray
Center Sustainability Officer
Director of Spaceport Integration and Services
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Section 2 Introduction
2.0 Overview
The Kennedy Space Center recognizes the importance of sustainability in preserving, enhancing and strengthening
NASA’s ability to perform its mission indefinitely. The KSC SP reflects the Center’s commitment to innovation and
leadership in sustainability and support to NASA’s SSPP. Kennedy’s sustainability vision exemplifies the importance
the Center places on sustainability:
“Kennedy Space Center will promote, maintain and
pioneer green practices in all aspects of our mission,
striving to be an agency leader in everything we do.”
The SP lays the foundation for realizing this vision by incorporating sustainable practices into key Center activities

The SP outlines strategies and actions that guide KSC in helping the Agency achieve the NASA SSPP goals. As
the Center’s sustainability efforts progress, project status reports are reviewed quarterly at the SEMS Steering
Committee meetings. An annual report showcasing the status of the goals and projects is published. Additionally, the
SP is updated every five years to refine and validate the strategies and actions

2.1 Team Structure
To better align the Center with the goals of EO 13693, Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade, the
SEMS Support Teams were restructured in 2015 from a discipline-based to a goal-based hierarchy. Each goal
now has a POC and multiple goal champions. To ensure continued success, each goal POC, working with the goal
champions, is responsible for monitoring sustainability projects related to their respective goals. A cross cutting
and tactical team supports efforts that span all the goals. This approach focuses on the goals and draws on the
knowledge and experience of cross-functional resources while also uniting their efforts around the Center’s
sustainability vision. Responsibility for meeting the goals outlined in this SP ultimately lies with the KSC CSO. A
diagram of the organization and hierarchy of the sustainability team is show in Appendix 1

2.2 Success Criteria
Throughout the year, the Center tracks its efforts in helping the Agency achieve each long-term SSPP goal by
measuring KSC progress toward targets derived from those goals. The KSC Annual Report includes a goal scorecard
that gives a snapshot of KSC’s sustainability performance for that year

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KSC Sustainability Long-Term Success Criteria
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025
GHG Emissions Reduction
Reduce Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by at least 47 percent as compared to an FY 2008 baseline
Reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions by 32 percent as compared to an FY 2008 baseline
Sustainable Buildings
Reduce energy intensity (BTU/GSF) by 25 percent as compared to an FY 2015 baseline
Identify a percentage of the existing buildings above 5,000 square feet that are intended to be energy, waste or water net-zero
buildings by FY 2025 and implement actions that will allow those buildings to meet that target. Targets will be established in 2016
Establish a power usage effectiveness (PUE) target in the range of 1.2 – 1.4 for new data centers and less than 1.5 for existing data
centers. The PUE is a measure of how efficiently a computer data center uses energy; specifically, how much energy is used by the
computing equipment (in contrast to cooling and other overhead)

PUE=(Total Facility Energy)/(IT Equipment Energy)
Clean and Renewable Energy
At least 25 percent of the Center’s total electric and thermal energy will come from renewable and alternative energy sources
At least 30 percent of the Center’s total electric energy consumed will be renewable energy
Water Use Efficiency and Management
Reduce potable water consumption intensity by at least 36 percent as compared to an FY 2007 baseline
Fleet Management
Reduce fleet-wide per-mile GHG emissions by at least 30 percent as compared to an FY 2014 baseline
Determine the optimum fleet inventory, emphasizing eliminating non-essential vehicles
Sustainable Acquisition
Educate and train 100 percent of KSC purchase requisitioners regarding the use of bio-based/bio-preferred products
Review 10 percent of purchases via the Systems Application and Programing (SAP) system quarterly for green purchase compliance
Pollution Prevention and Waste Management
Divert 50 percent of non-Construction and Demolition (C&D) non-hazardous solid waste and pursue opportunities for net-zero waste
Divert 50 percent of C&D non-hazardous solid waste
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Implement performance contracts for Federal buildings
Establish annual targets for performance contracting to be implemented in FY 2017 and annually thereafter
Electronics Stewardship
Promote electronics stewardship
Ensure procurement preference for environmentally sustainable electronic products
Establish and implement policies to enable power management, duplex printing and other energy-efficient or environmentally
sustainable features on all eligible agency electronic products
Employ environmentally sound practices with respect to the Agency’s disposition of all Agency excess or surplus electronic products
Climate Change Resilience
Evaluate climate change risks and vulnerabilities as they relate to habitat change
Plan and conduct climate adaptation workshops
Collaborate with regional partners to support environmental adaptation strategies using NASA’s scientific data and Kennedy’s
expertise
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Section 3 Sustainability Goals
3.1 Goal 1 – GHG Emissions Reduction
Goal Description
Executive Order 13693 states that all agencies will be required to more aggressively pursue energy projects and
enhance energy performance. NASA has set FY 2025 GHG emission reduction goals of 47 percent for scopes 1 and
2 emissions, and 32 percent for scope 3 emissions relative to an FY 2008 baseline

3.1.1 - KSC Strategies and Actions
The Center is committed to meeting or exceeding scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions reduction targets established in
the NASA SSPP by proactively addressing areas of infrastructure, energy consumption, renewable energy production
and transportation logistics. There is also a desire to increase energy awareness across the Center. These objectives
will be achieved by:
Scopes 1 & 2 GHG Emissions
• Right-sizing the KSC General Services Administration (GSA) vehicle fleet

• Procuring more electric vehicles, and promoting electric charging infrastructure to increase the number of
KSC’s alternate fuel vehicles (AFVs). As of FY 2016, 512 of 639 GSA vehicles at KSC are AFVs

• Promoting and implementing energy conservation measures

• Increasing understanding and use of renewable energy

Scope 3 GHG Emissions
• Installing another 29 electric vehicle charging stations, including 14 at the new Headquarters building
bringing the total to 71 charging stations

• Partnering with the KSC Visitor Complex to promote alternative fuel buses

• Optimizing the ordering and delivery processes at KSC to eliminate redundant deliveries

• Pursuing information technology solutions to expand telework program to reduce employee commuting

• Encouraging employee participation in vanpools and carpools

C5 Emergency Power
Station - Oxidation
catalysts were installed
at the exhaust side of
the engines in 2014
reducing CO emissions
by >= to 70%

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The Data Center
Consolidation
Project at KSC has
successfully migrated
three less efficient
Data Centers into a
new power efficient
and more reliable Data
Center Facility

3.2 Goal 2 – Sustainable Buildings that reduces energy, water and material consumption; improving
data center efficiency; reducing or consolidating unnecessary
Goal Description
infrastructure and implementing construction standards for
The EO states that all government agencies will promote building
sustainable building design across the Center. These objectives
energy conservation by reducing building energy intensity by 2.5
will be achieved by:
percent annually, compared to an FY 2015 baseline, for a total
• Promoting and implementing energy conservation projects

of 25 percent by FY 2025, measured in British thermal units per
• Increasing employee awareness of unnecessary energy
gross square foot (BTU/GSF). NASA will operate and maintain its
consumption in order to reduce costs

buildings in a manner that reduces energy, water and material
• Ensuring subject matter experts support the Center’s
consumption, thereby also achieving a reduction in operations and
Energy and Water Working Groups to promote energy and
maintenance (O&M) costs

water conservation

• Striving towards NASA’s Net Zero Energy Buildings
The EO states that all government agencies will identify a
objective by 2020 by using Leadership in Energy and
percentage of the agency’s existing buildings above 5,000 square
Environmental Design (LEED) principles in all facilities

feet that are intended to be energy, waste or water net-zero
• Auditing the energy impacts of facility operations and
buildings by FY 2025 and will implement actions that will allow
systems throughout the Center

those buildings to meet that target. Targets will be established in
• Developing a multi-phased plan for the construction of new
2016

facilities to eliminate or reduce the environmental impacts
of buildings, improve building performance, reduce long-
The EO states that all government agencies will improve data
term O&M costs and increase worker productivity

center efficiency at agency facilities. NASA will establish a power
• Building a Central Campus that consolidates several
usage effectiveness (PUE) target in the range of 1.2 to 1.4 for
buildings and services into an efficient and walkable
new data centers and less than 1.5 for existing data centers. The
campus. Phase 1 of this project replaces an aging KSC
PUE is a measure of how efficiently a computer data center uses
Headquarters (HQ) building and will be pursuing LEED-New
energy; specifically, how much energy is used by the computing
Construction (NC) Gold certification

equipment (in contrast to cooling and other overhead)

• Coordinating with the KSC Partnership Development Office
to ensure that the requirement for sustainable building
3.2.1 - KSC Strategies and Actions
construction is in every new agreement, as applicable

The Center will strive to meet or exceed the Agency’s Sustainable • Migrating the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) and
Building goals by meeting the High Performance and Sustainable the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Facility (O&C)
Buildings Guiding Principles for cost savings and increased data centers into the Kennedy Data Center (KDC)

efficiencies; operating and maintaining its buildings in a manner
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Energy Pyramid measures (ECMs and WCMs) for consideration, and generating
The Energy Pyramid shown below provides an illustration cost and schedule estimates for those conservation measures

of layered actions that the Center implements to reduce our
energy footprint. The bottom lists initial planning steps that New construction projects are designed to incorporate
then progress up the pyramid to representative projects. In sustainability principles such as maximizing internal natural
general, implementing renewable energy projects should be lighting, selecting carpet that minimizes volatile organic
undertaken last. At KSC, Facility Comprehensive Evaluations compound emissions, selecting low-flow restroom fixtures, and
(FCEs) consist primarily of facility condition assessments and using xeriscape landscaping with native species. One new KSC
energy audits. Annually, FCEs are performed on 25 percent facility captures rainwater from the roof and uses it to flush
of KSC’s goal subject facilities, thus covering 100 percent of toilets and for irrigation. Many KSC facilities already use motion
such facilities every four years. Key objectives in doing an sensors to control lighting, and automated temperature set
FCE include characterizing current facility infrastructure and points geared for worker comfort. The Center is beginning to
system performance, identifying energy and water conservation use occupancy sensors (e.g. carbon dioxide sampling) to help
Wind RENEWABLE ENERGY
Solar
Replacement WINDOWS
Heat Pumps, Furnaces,
Air Conditioning HEATING & COOLING
Heat Recovery, Solar Thermal WATER HEATING
Attic, Ducts, Walls, Foundation, Pipes INSULATION & VENTILATION
Energy Star Rated PCs, Laptops, TVs, etc. APPLIANCES
Weather Stripping, Caulking, Windows and Doors AIR SEALING
CFLs, Fixtures, LEDs LIGHTING
LOW-COST/NO-COST
Temperature Settings, Motion and Occupancy Sensors, Turn Off Appliances, Unplug Mobile Devices
IMPROVEMENTS
Energy Audits, Facility Condition Assessments, New Construction Design UNDERSTANDING
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smart systems determine how often a facility’s internal air needs
to be changed/refreshed. Employees are encouraged to turn
off computer monitors when not in use, unplug mobile devices
when they are fully charged, and completely shut down their
computers during off-shift hours. A number of ECMs already being
implemented include replacement of standard fluorescent lighting
with light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures, both inside and outside
facilities

All windows at KSC are required to be properly caulked and
most facilities have windows that are to remain closed or are
sealed shut. Doors without weather stripping are reported for
maintenance. Small appliances, personal computers, etc. are
3.3 Goal 3 – Clean and
procured with an eye on energy efficiency. Because KSC makes Renewable Energy
extensive use of centralized chiller plants, ducting between Goal Description
facilities is always insulated. Large central boilers are being The EO states that all government agencies shall ensure the
phased out in favor of modular boilers co-located at the facilities percentage of the total amount of facility energy consumed shall
where they are needed, eliminating long hot water lines and their be clean energy, accounted for by renewable electric energy and
inherent energy losses. alternative energy:
10 percent in FY 2016 - FY 2017
Over the years, KSC has made limited use of solar hot water 13 percent in FY 2018 - FY 2019
heating systems at various locations, and has recently begun 16 percent in FY 2020 - FY 2021
looking for cost-effective heat recovery options through 20 percent in FY 2022 - FY 2023
combined heat and power systems. As heating, ventilation and air 25 percent in FY 2025 and each year thereafter
conditioning (HVAC) systems reach the end of their serviceable The EO states that all government agencies shall ensure that the
life, they are being replaced with much more efficient, software percentage of the total amount of facility energy consumed shall
driven systems and subsystems. A few years ago, KSC replaced be renewable energy that is not less than:
many of the Apollo-era windows at the Launch Control Center 10 percent in FY 2016 - FY 2017
and also the Operations and Checkout building, installing glass 15 percent in FY 2018 - FY 2019
with better thermal efficiency characteristics. As for electricity 20 percent in FY 2020 - FY 2021
from solar energy, KSC currently has 11 Megawatts (MW) of 25 percent in FY 2022 - FY 2023
photovoltaic (PV) solar panels onsite and is planning to expand its 30 percent in FY 2025 and each year thereafter
PV presence with up to another 2 MW of PV panels in FY 2017

Although KSC is not harvesting wind energy at this time, the 3.3.1 - KSC Strategies and Actions
Center is following technological advances being made in the The Center will strive to meet or exceed the Agency’s clean and
areas of bird friendly turbines that might also do well in KSC’s renewable energy goals by expanding KSC’s clean and renewable
fairly low-wind environment. Having a skilled and knowledgeable energy position beyond the existing solar farms. These goals will
work force responsible for operating and maintaining hundreds of be achieved by:
buildings, several of which are more than fifty years old, there is • Increasing KSC’s renewable energy generation through
no shortage of energy and water conservation possibilities at KSC. solar farm expansions. In 2016, the Center had more than
11 MWs of photovoltaic (PV) panels and will add up to
another 2 MWs of PV panels

• Pursuing Agency funding opportunities to expand KSC’s
solar energy footprint

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• Investigating cost effective geothermal and combined heat management guidance provided by the Agency. These objectives
and power applications. will be achieved by:
• Partnering with public and private entities to encourage the • Gathering information and educating employees on water
use of KSC as a renewable and/or clean energy test bed. usage at KSC

• Increasing employee awareness of the uses of renewable • Reducing the demand on the water system by focusing on
and clean energy. the primary water users and develop specific projects to
• Maintaining an on-going synergistic atmosphere within reduce their water utilization at the point of consumption

the KSC Energy Working Group, including discussions with • Reducing flushing through water distribution system
utility partners. alterations

• Defining partnership strategies with neighboring Cape
3.4 Goal 4 - Water Use Efficiency Canaveral Air Force Station for water and wastewater flow
and Management to improve efficiency and reduce consumption

• Maintaining the ongoing synergistic atmosphere within the
Goal Description
KSC Water Working Group, including discussions with utility
The EO states that all government agencies must improve
partners

water use efficiency and management, including stormwater
management. It requires all government agencies to reduce
potable water consumption intensity by at least 2 percent annually
through FY 2025 relative to an FY 2007 baseline for a total of 36
percent by FY 2025. This can be accomplished by identifying and
implementing water reduction and reuse management strategies

The EO also states that each agency shall reduce industrial,
landscaping and agricultural water consumption use by at least 2
percent annually relative to an FY 2007 baseline

3.5 Goal 5 – Fleet Management
Goal Description
The EO states that agencies with a fleet of at least 20
motor vehicles will improve fleet and vehicle efficiency and
management. It requires agencies to take actions that reduce
fleet-wide per-mile GHG emissions from agency fleet vehicles
relative to a new FY 2014 baseline and sets new goals for
percentage reductions:
Not less than 4 percent by the end of FY 2017
Not less than 15 percent by the end of FY 2020
3.4.1 - KSC Strategies and Actions Not less than 30 percent by the end of FY 2025
The Center will strive to meet or exceed the Agency’s water use The EO requires that agencies determine the optimum fleet
efficiency and management goals while maintaining water quality inventory, including eliminating unnecessary or non-essential
standards. The Center will also act in accordance with stormwater vehicles

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Throughout the year, the Center tracks its efforts in helping the Agency achieve each long-term SSPP goal by measuring KSC progress toward targets derived from those goals. The KSC Annual Report includes a goal scorecard that gives a snapshot of KSC’s sustainability performance for that year. “Kennedy Space Center will promote, maintain and

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the approximate location of the kennedy space center?

/  28.52417°N 80.65083°W  / 28.52417; -80.65083 The John F. Kennedy Space Center ( KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center ), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's (NASA) ten field centers.

How many people work at the kennedy space center?

The peak number of persons working at the center was 26,000 in 1968 (3,000 were civil servants). In 1970, President Nixon announced intent to reduce the cost of space operations and major cuts occurred at KSC. By 1974, KSC's workforce was down to 10,000 employees (2,408 civil servants).

How can nasa achieve its sustainability goals?

KSC should focus on these strategies that could most significantly contribute to achieving NASA’s sustainability goals given its geography, mission, and types of operations. Energy – By FY2025, reduce energy intensity in federal buildings by 25% relative to FY2015 baseline

What is launch complex 39 at kennedy space center?

Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).