EDUCATION MARKET

Consumers The U.S. equals 3% of the earth’s population. The U.S. consumes 40% of the earth’s energy. The U.S. draws 340 billion gallons of fresh water per day from rivers, streams and reservoirs.

Energy Efficiency Electrical Energy Consumption: Educational Facilities 1999 Energy Information Administration – US Department of Energy Statistics

CHPS and LEED LEED (Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum) –Third Party Verification –LEED NC (LEED New Construction) –LEED EB (LEED Existing Building) –LEED for Schools (K-12) CHPS –Verified vs. Designed

CHPS Range of Offerings Addresses the total school population –New construction –Modernizations –Additions on existing campuses –The High Performance relocatable Tailored for California’s schools –Professional Training –Greentools Conference –Low Emitting Materials List (to be expanded) CHPS Project: Chartwell Picture Courtesy of EHDD Architecture

CHPS Addresses the School’s Life Cycle Provides resources from Planning through Operations –Volume I – Planning A descriptive “how-to” for school districts, superintendents, board members, and others. –Volume II – Design Technical information for architects, engineers, school planners, contractors and other building professionals. –Volume III – Criteria Benchmarks used for measuring whether or not a school qualifies as “high performance”. –Volume IV – Maintenance and Operation Guidelines for ensuring that high performance schools operate as their designers intended. –Volume V – Commissioning Information on making certain that technologies and high performance elements are actually built and tested to meet specifications. –Volume VI – Relocatable Classrooms Addresses the performance problems and solutions specific to portable classrooms, and includes design guidelines for building high performance portables.

Characteristics of a High Performance School A High Performance School is: −Healthy −Thermally, Visually and Acoustically Comfortable −Energy Efficient −Material Efficient −Water Efficient −Easy to Maintain and Operate −Commissioned −An Environmentally Responsive Site −a Building that Teaches −Safe and Secure −A Community Resource −Stimulating Architecture −Adaptable to Changing Needs

CHPS Criteria – Scorecards Free Self Certification System or… New ‘CHPS Verified’ Program Types –New Construction –Additions for existing campus –Major modernizations –Minor Mod’s – no scorecard –Relocatables 25 pts. minimum

Funding Sources Prop 1D –2-8% Savings By Design Bright Schools Various Solar Incentive California Energy Commission –CHPS High Performance Relocatables Integrated Waste Management Board

Cost of “Green” High Performance is the right thing to do! –Healthier environments for students –Improved educational outcomes –Reduced energy use & environmental impact Get Paid for It Now and… –Acquire supplemental Prop 1D funding –Incentive Funding (i.e., Savings by Design, Bright Schools, etc.) Continue getting paid for it –Lower energy costs –Reduced operations costs –Teacher retention and less sick days

Alder Creek Middle School – Case Study

Alder Creek Middle School - Daylight and Views Students increased 20% in math 24% in reading Workplace productivity can be increased between 2% and 5% with the introduction of good daylighting and views over current office design standards

Design tools SPOT for daylighting design ECMS for Energy CHPS Low Emitting Products List

Sierra College – Truckee Campus

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