Arch 425: Sustainability in Education: A design resource

SUSTAINABILITY IN EDUCATION: A DESIGN RESOURCE

**this document is hypothetical for education purposes only and may not represent the entities accurately**

INTRODUCTION

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This project began with the need for a school in the Mueller redevelopment project. Partnering with multiple organizations in Austin, the school will contain sustainable systems and provide education on energy saving principles for the future.

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INTRODUCTION

As the Mueller neighborhood nears the midpoint of its redevelopment, design and visioning efforts are beginning for a new K-8 school facility that will serve as both an eastern anchor at the heart of its residential district as well as a bridge to its eastern neighbors in the Springdale, Pecan Springs, Windsor Park, and MLK neighborhoods. The ambitions and ongoing sustainable development achievements that make Mueller a model for urban infill and green building serve as the starting point for the design and research that will drive the school’s design process.

Creating a more sustainable future begins with understanding the lasting impacts of our actions and continues by passing this awareness on to the next generation. Beyond the functions of a typical school, this new facility aspires to educate both the students and the adjacent communities of the changing approaches to resource management through the creation of immersive learning environments and transparent use of sustainable building systems.

The innovative City Planning, Austin Energy Green Building, and Catellus teams that have made the Mueller neighborhood a model for sustainable development are working with Eco-Rise, the creators of a rapidly expanding sustainable design curriculum in Austin Schools, and the Louisiana Tech School of Design’s architecture students to investigate a range of potential directions for the school.

A unique requirement of the school’s site is that it will accommodate Austin Energy’s first utility-scale energy storage station in order to contain the intense concentration of photovoltaic power being generated in the Mueller neighborhood. In addition to the energy storage and the EcoRise curriculum programming, a portion of the school’s assembly and recreational spaces are intended to double as community amenities.

The ARCH 425 studio at Louisiana Tech University has created this document to collect all the resources needed to design the new sustainable school in the Mueller neighborhood.

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**this document is for a class project using Mueller as a location. some assumptions have been made, but are presented to give the students parameters to develop their ideas**

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

9 AEGB

57 SYSTEMS STRATEGIES

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OVERVIEW AUSTIN SHINES UTILITY SCALE ENERGY STORAGE

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AISD IS GROWING FMP GUIDING PRINCIPLES FMP VISION AISD LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

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SYSTEMS THINKING LEED + AEGB SITE STRATEGIES OPEN SPACES JOINT USE FACILITIES WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES STORM WATER MANAGEMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ACHIEVING NET ZERO ENERGY ENERGY CALCULATIONS ECONOMICS BENEFITS MATERIALS + RESOURCES WASTE MANAGEMENT INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENHANCED INDOOR AIR QUALITY DAYLIGHTING THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

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CODE ANALYSIS

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MUELLER + AISD STANDARDS IBC + AISD STANDARDS IBC STANDARDS IFC STANDARDS

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29 ECORISE 31 33 35

OVERVIEW CURRICULUM FACILITY OPPORTUNITIES

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RESIDENTIAL AREAS TOWN CENTER EMPLOYMENT CENTER OPEN SPACE + RECREATION

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CIRCULATION ANALYSIS DEMOGRAPHICS + STATISTICS CRIME MUELLER AND ITS NEIGHBORS

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PRECEDENTS

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ASU WALTER CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANSON SCHOOL STUDENT COMMONS CONSORTIUM FOR BUILDING ENERGY INNOVATION DR. DAVID SUZUKI PUBLIC SCHOOL EDISON HIGH SCHOOL FRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL GLORIA MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERWIG BLANKERTZ VOCATIONAL SCHOOL INDIAN SPRINGS SCHOOL THE KATHLEEN GRIMM SCHOOL KIOWA COUNTY SCHOOLS KRISHNA-AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL LANCE ARMSTRONG FOUNDATION MANASSAS PARK ELEMENTARY METEA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL NANYANG TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY PERTH AMBOY HIGH SCHOOL THE PUSHED SLAB RICHARDSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SFU UNIVERCITY CHILDCARE SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL SUSTAINABLE URBAN SCIENCE CENTER TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY’S PORTER SCHOOL WESTBOROUGH PRIMARY SCHOOL ZERO ENERGY SCHOOL

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AEGB

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Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) has been integral to the success of Mueller’s redevelopment as a model for sustainable design. Their mission is to lead the transformation of the building industry towards a sustainable future. AEGB intends to house its first utility-scale energy storage station on the school’s site and leverage its presence to inform students and the community of its value in the distribution of renewable energy.

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AEGB

Building Goals Objectives Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) is a green building initiative of Austin Energy, a community owned electric utility company. AEGB was the nation’s first green building program, and its success has influenced other sustainable programs like LEED. One goal of AEGB is to influence the design and construction of buildings to achieve more sustainable standards as well as other building standards.

Beautiful

Durable

Energy, Water &Material Efficient

Good for

Functional

Easy to Maintain

Health

Community

Comfortable

Economical to Operate

Safety

Planet

OVERVIEW AEGB’s rating system encourages designs to be more sustainable and efficient.

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Rating System Building Type

Categories

Rating

AEGB’s rating system lays out specific guidelines that a building must meet in order to be up to their standards. Each building is evaluated based on it’s building type.

There are certain guidelines that a building is required to meet, but a building can also earn points for certain conditions and features. These points are divided into categories each weighted differently.

The building’s total points + the level requirements that it meets will determine its star rating.

Since our project is Commercial, this book will focus on these requirements and guidelines.

Basic Requirements Single Family

Energy

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45-54 points

Indoor Environment Quality 55-74 points

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75-100 points Material & Resources

Education & Equity/Innovation

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AEGB

Objective

Approach

Mueller

Austin SHINES is an Austin Energy initiative that will help them reach Austin’s climate protection vision for 2025. The program is also dedicated to create universal methods to a Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for both the owner and the energy companies.

Their approach is focused on connecting renewable solar power to storage facilities. Taking advantage of this resource could make much needed improvements to their already green conscious system. This idea of the solar power storage unit plays a big part in the Mueller development.

Mueller and Austin Energy have been working together since the start of the project to fulfill their desire to become a sustainable community. Mueller has fully embraced AEGB as their building standard and strives to meet its green guidelines.

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Energy Storage System

Resource-Efficient

Grid become more Stable

Non-toxic, Recyclable, Regional Materials

Reduce Cost for Home/Business

Clean Air & Water

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LCOE Production and Output

AUSTIN SHINES will install a utility scale energy storage system at Mueller’s school site.

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Facility Requirements

Austin SHINES has a plan for two energy storage systems that will be tied directly to the Austin Energy distribution system. One of them will support commercial and residential rooftop solar systems in the Mueller development. This system is to be located on the sight of a new elementary school within Mueller. The unit’s battery will be 1.5 MW and is divided into modular container designs to fit on to the site. The unit must also meet requirements from both Austin Energy and Mueller.

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Energy Storage Proposal

Fenced In

Aesthetics that Match Mueller

Educational Component School Site

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MORE INFO https://austinenergy.com/wps/portal/ae/green-power/austin-shines/austin-shines-innovations-energy-storage/ https://energy.gov/eere/sunshot/sustainable-and-holistic-integration-energy-storage-and-solar-pv-shines http://www.muelleraustin.com/thinking-green/

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AEGB

Residents

Power Grid

Energy Flow

Residents

Energy Storage System

Power Grid

Energy Flow

Solar Energy Plant Energy PV Panel

UTILITY SCALE ENERGY STORAGE allows the grid to support far more solar energy production.

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Currently, the power grid must transmit the excess solar energy far away from its original generation point before it’s used. Because of the high concentration of PV arrays at Mueller this can be taxing on the grid. The addition of a energy storage station will provide a means for solar power to be stored until it’s needed within the neighborhood.

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Existing Grid Must Handle Growing Solar Capacity

Power Plant

Adding Energy Storage allows for Increased Solar Production Energy storage improves the way we generate, deliver, and consume electricity. It helps during emergencies like power outages from storms, equipment failures, accidents, or other unforeseen circumstances. The game-changing nature of energy storage is its ability to balance power supply and demand instantaneously (within milliseconds) which makes power networks more resilient, efficient, and cleaner than ever before.

Power Plant

MORE INFO https://austinenergy.com/wps/portal/ae/green-power/austin-shines/austin-shines-innovations-energy-storage/ https://energy.gov/eere/sunshot/sustainable-and-holistic-integration-energy-storage-and-solar-pv-shines

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AISD

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The new school at Mueller will be a part of the Austin Independent School District (AISD). The integration of the EcoRise curriculum in the design of the facilities will attempt to enhance AISD’s mission of providing a comprehensive educational experience and to make a positive contribution to society.

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AISD

As of 2013, AISD has eastablished a 10 year facility master plan to improve the conditions of over 100 facilities which fall under its jurisdiction.

These goals are:

that all students will graduate college, career, and life-ready.

to create an effective, agile, and responsive organization.

to create vibrant relationships that are critical for successful students and schools.

to instill values of inclusion, creativity, collaboration, and life long learning in students and staff.

High Schools- 16

Middle Schools- 18

Elementary Schools- 83

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Elementary School

Middle School

High School

AISD IS GROWING The School at Mueller will serve their needs for updated, durable facilities.

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84, 791 Students MORE INFO https://www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dept/sod/AISD_Snapshot.pdf https://www.austinisd.org/sites/all/modules/schools/maps/schools.html https://www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dept/fbpac/docs/FMP_6-17-14.pdf

Austin Independent School District

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AISD

Health, Safety, and Security The top priority of every school is the health, safety, and security of its faculty and students.

The school will comply with existing building codes concerning health and indoor air quality.

Building system design will create a sustainable facility and a healthy environment.

IECC IFC IBC

Academics and Co-Curricular Activities All changes to the AISD structure are academically driven.

There is a growing need for traditional and interactive learning spaces.

Support STEM programs, technological needs, the arts, and multidisciplinary needs

Protection of Financial Investments It is important to ensure that state and tax payer funds are being properly utilized.

Funds must be allocated properly to ensure the schools receive the funding they desperately need.

The Facility Condition Index will be used to determine if a building should be kept, repaired, or rebuilt.

FMP GUIDING PRINCIPLES AISD has set priorities for their growth in their ongoing Facility Master Plan.

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Every school should operate at 75115% capacity.

Two year review cycles will predict increases and decreases in school enrollment.

District boundaries will be used to maintain an even distribution of students within the districts.

Evaluations of the schools and curricula will occur ever two years to ensure uniformity.

Communities should participate in individual campus plans to identify facility needs.

AISD wants to create an environmentally and sustainability focused future.

AISD has implemented AEGB’s two star requirements into all of its facilities.

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Optimal Utilization

Equity in Facilities All students should be subject to the same educational standards regardless of their district.

Environmental Stewardship AISD wants to implement the best sustainable building practices available.

Communication and Community Engagement English and non- English speaking community members must be able to participate in master plan development.

The community should be able to become engaged and give input concerning the districts.

There should be multiple means and opportunities for the community to give their input concerning the school system.

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AISD

Facility Goals

The school will make students college, career, and life ready. . .

We will create an effective, agile, and responsive organization. . .

Instill values. . .

By delivering a high quality education to every student

By creating a positive organizational culture that values customer service and every employee

Of physical, social, and emotional health, and safety

By implementing the transformative use of technology

By developing civically engaged students

We will create vibrant relationships critical for successful students and schools

Of creativity, collaboration, and innovation Of life long learning

FMP VISION The School at Mueller highlights and expands AISD’s Facility + Student goals.

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As dictated by the Texas Administrative Code, AISD must create an educational program outlining the essential learning goals for each grade. Within this, there are 5 major areas that must be addressed.

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Educational Goals

Curriculum Connections teachers must teach to accommodate various learning styles students should work in groups in order to understand the importance of collaboration and how to balance their skills

Career Pathways students should be able to participate in career awareness programs and courses that interest them to find career interests

Technology Connections technology should intergrated into all learning spaces students should be able to gather, analyze, and synthesize information and use it to create a muti-media presentation

Community Linkages members of the community should have access to educational and extracurricular opportunities for themselves

Safety and Security all students and stuff must feel safe on school property all outside agencies must enter the school through the front door only and check in at the office

MORE INFO https://www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dept/fbpac/docs/FMP_6-17-14.pdf https://www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dept/about-us/docs/DISTRICT_VISION_CORE_BELIEFS_AND_VALUE.pdf

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AISD

KINDERGARTEN Mission The AISD Department of Early Childhood is committed to meeting the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical needs of each child.

The program is based on the belief that every child deserves the opportunity to grow and develop to full potential both as a learner and as a person of worth and dignity.

Learning Goals Be included in both formal and informal learning situations Develop the foundational skills needed for success Be exposed to multicultural and multi ethnic experiences

Art

Technology

Reading

Traditional

Collaborative

AISD LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS accommodates a variety of teaching formats that evolve with the curriculum.

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Mission

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PRIMARY (GRADES 1-3) The purpose of the primary program is to provide an education designed to help children develop physically, psychologically, academically, and socially. The goals of the program are to provide opportunities for the student to function successfully in a global society.

Learning Goals Mastery of content Development of processes and skills Development of self-responsibility Proficiency in a second language

MORE INFO https://www.wbdg.org/building-types/education-facilities/elementary-school https://www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dept/constmgt/design/OA_C_Elementary_Ed_Specs_KE_AU.pdf

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INTERMEDIATE (GRADES 4-5) AISD

Mission The purpose of the intermediate program is to provide a challenging educational program that will enable students to function at their highest levels.

Learning Goals Mastery of content competencies in basic skills Development of processes and skills Development of self-responsibility Proficiency in a second language

Art

Technology

Reading

Traditional

Collaborative

AISD LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS accommodates a variety of teaching formats that evolve with the curriculum.

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The Austin Independent School District is always seeking improvements, based on the newest codes and laws. Whether it is Texas’s state codes, the International Building Code, or the Green Building Code, it seeks to create a program which exemplifies the ideas of the city while providing an exceptional eduational program for the students within the district.

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Facility Integration

Due to this dedication to the environment and its students, the school at Mueller is the perfect candiate to merge the ideas of the AISD, EcoRise, and net zero building into one facility.

IECC IFC IBC

MORE INFO https://www.wbdg.org/building-types/education-facilities/elementary-school https://www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dept/constmgt/design/OA_C_Elementary_Ed_Specs_KE_AU.pdf

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ECORISE

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EcoRise is a design-centered organization based on the integration of sustainable design practices into existing school curricula. In the proposed school, EcoRise’s project-based, community focused learning experiences will further the education of the students and engage the surrounding community in the school’s operations.

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Mission/Role EcoRise offers academically aligned sustainability and design innovation curricula for elementary, middle, and high school teachers. We are particularly well-suited to strengthen and compliment STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) and CTE (Career and Technical Education) courses, by offering interactive opportunities to apply knowledge and skills to relevant, real-world problems. Because EcoRise’s curriculum is customizable to fit within and enhance the existing scope and sequence, teachers are able to easily integrate EcoRise lessons without sacrificing important material assessed on standardized tests.

EcoRise will serve this new school by integrating its sustainable learning programs throughout the curriculum, thereby maintaining a higher standard of green design practices and habits throughout the community.

Teaching

Eco Literacy

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Design Skills

Green Professionals

with support from

OVERVIEW Educating the community on sustainability since 2008.

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History EcoRise was founded by Gina Lamotte in 2008 (formerly Uplift Austin) at a single high school in Austin, Texas. Her goal was to motivate a new generation of children to become leaders of a green conscious society. Her ambition soon grew past Austin, Texas as she molded the program into what it is today, being a teacher training model that is practiced in over 600 schools internationally.

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Students

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reported EcoRise’s curriculum supports their classroom academic goals

adopted at least one new green habit of behavior

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Schools

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Teachers

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Students

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described EcoRise trainings as relevant, well-organized, and engaging

improved their use of technology to learn with their peers

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said EcoRise brings new energy to their teaching practice

reported developing at least one 21st century skill

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Curriculum Packages EcoRise offers multiple programs to choose from that are custom tailored to fit each schools needs and facilities by EcoRise staff. These programs range from just elementary, to K-12, to high school level LEED certification. These programs plug themselves into the S.T.E.M. curriculum primarily through the MATH and SCIENCE classes in an effort to get kids out of the classroom.

Sustainable Intelligence

Biomimicry

Eco Smarts

Builds sustainability knowledge across seven eco-themes: water, waste, food, energy, air, public spaces and transportation.

Challenges chemistry, physics, and biology students to look at “nature as mentor” in order to solve sustainability challenges.

Engages elementary students in a campus wide environmental audit as they learn and practice sustainable behaviors.

Design Studio

Ecopreneurship

LEED Prep

Guides students to develop and implement creative solutions to pressing problems using EcoRise’s design thinking process.

Introduces social entrepreneurship and sustainable business practices, challenging students to develop their own business ideas.

Prepares students to become LEEDGA certified as they learn green building techniques by assessing their school’s environmental health.

ECORISE CURRICULUM Strengthens and compliments STEM and CTE courses.

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Existing Core System

Science Technology Engineering Math S.T.E.M. focuses on 4 major subjects.

Liberal arts are treated as secondary classes and not taught as rigorously.

This leads to a majority of classes being lecture based, which stifles creativity.

EcoRise Integration

S.T.E.M. This is where EcoRise comes in, implementing its project based curriculum, primarily through math and science.

Teaching sustainable practices from K-12, EcoRise gets students out of the classroom and into hands on activities.

With the emphasis on green design, EcoRise helps nurture the next generation of sustainable leaders,

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ECORISE

Facilities EcoRise is a curriculum that is just as outdoor activity based as it is indoors. Between labs and sustainability lectures, classes will participate in several projects that will require landscaping and structure building. Due to these project-based lessons, the school will require facilities that a school practicing the standard two curricula do not have.

Green Spaces Green spaces are common among other schools, but schools with the EcoRise curriculum use these spaces as areas for sustainable projects such as gardens, shaded seating areas, rainwater harvesting, and solar charging stations. These project areas have the potential to bring the school and community together through thought-out placement, and the right amount of public relations. Community gardens, rest areas,and recreation spots can all be achieved with the proper push given by the EcoRise program.

Workshop area Students projects will sometimes require the construction of certain objects like concept models, benches, and plant cages. The construction of these things could be achieved in a classroom, but with arduous cleanup and moving of products. With a workshop, students will be able to have a free form space in which to craft what they need for certain projects, as well as transport them more easily to the site.

Storage With the projects happening at the schools practicing the EcoRise curricula, the tools will need a secure storage area for when class is no longer in session. The proper storage facilities dedicated to housing tools such as shovels, hammers, nails, etc. will be necessary to ensure that these programs will be successful in the future.

FACILITY OPPORTUNITIES The school at Mueller will explore designs that prioritize the Eco-rise curriculum.

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The Mueller district in Austin, TX has unique resources at its disposal on, or near the site of the school. These can be made into several learning experiences through the EcoRise project-based curriculum.

Detention Ponds These ponds serve as storm water detention and water quality controls for community wide watershed protections. This system runs underground through Mueller and collects filtered gray water. It serves both commercial and multifamily facilities. The water is reclaimed from the retention ponds in the area, which collect the runoff from the schools site, as well as the rest of Mueller. This cycle of events, when being viewed first-hand through the EcoRise program, can help the students better understand the concepts of water runoff, recyclability, and passive systems that help make our everyday life easier.

Water Runoff

Pipelines

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Mueller Opportunities

Personal

Safety

Irrigation Battery Storage Center The Battery Storage Center, headed

by Austin Energy, is an energy storage unit that will greatly support the integration of renewable energy, and can also help cut emissions by taking more of the load off fossil-fuel generation. The EcoRise curriculum can turn this unique facility on school grounds into a learning experience.

By doing this, the students can better understand concepts such as the acquisition, storage, and flow of the energy produced by the clean building systems already incorporated in Mueller.

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MUELLER

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As the Mueller neighborhood nears the midpoint of its redevelopment, design and visioning efforts are beginning for a new K-8 school facility. The school will follow the guidelines of the community while also paving the way for future innovation.

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Apartments + Mueller Houses

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There are four residential regions in Mueller. These regions are populated with four primary housing types: Detached Houses, Attached Houses, Apartments, and Mueller Houses.

These building types all have their own distinct characteristics and requirements.

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Map of Housing in Mueller

Neighborly

Sustainable

Compatible

Indigenous

N EIGHBORHOODS RESIDENTIAL AREAS

Muellerprinciples Planned Urbanstandards Development Guiding + design for the community surrounding the school.

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Attached Houses

The single-family detached house is the primary building type in each of the mixed residential areas of Mueller.

Attached homes within Mueller provide a more dense urban fabric, often including mixed-use.

One family per house

All houses have yards

One family per house

Some houses have yards

All houses have porches

Front of complex no further than 15 feet from property line

Possibility for live/ work setup

Front of complex no further than 15 feet from property line

Apartments

Mueller Houses

Apartments within Mueller are treated with similar ideas of community and are integral to the diverse fabric of Mueller.

Mueller houses combine four to six living units in both single and multi-floor configurations, and are designed to appear as large single-family homes.

Multiple families per house

All complexes have common space

Multiple families per house

Separation created by side yards

All units have balconies

Front of complex no further than 15 feet from property line

Houses have porches or yards

Front of complex no further than 15 feet from property line

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Detached Houses

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Mixed Use

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The town center of Mueller is designed to be a varied, dense, multi-use center for not only Mueller’s neighborhoods but also the surrounding neighborhoods. It is pedestrianoriented and welcoming of local small businesses.

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Map of Town Center in Mueller

Identity

Connectivity

Street Section and Plan

Walkability

Authenticity

T OWNCENTER CENTER TOWN

Muellerprinciples Planned Urbanstandards Development Guiding + design for the community surrounding the school.

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Grocery Anchor

Aldrich Street is the main commercial and retail street within Mueller and an important pedestrian area.

A grocery store is an important element of the Town Center to ensure Mueller’s convenience.

Minimum height is 25 feet

Awnings placed to cover sidewalk

Adds important resource for neighborhood

Orchard parking shaded by trees

Ground level program is nonresidential

Building fronts along property line

Service areas screened from public view

Building fronts along property line

Mixed-Use

Public Parking

Mixed-use residential and commercial buildings help reinforce pedestrian activity in the Town Center.

A public garage of approximately 500 spaces is east of Aldrich Street, just north of Lake Park.

Minimum height is 30 feet

All units have balconies

Approximately 500 spots provided

Orchard parking shaded by trees

Ground level program is nonresidential

Building fronts along property line

Service areas screened from public view

Bike parking provided

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Aldrich Street

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North of Hospital Hospital + Austin Film Studio Campus

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I-35 Frontage Blocks

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Employment centers are designed within Mueller to encourage job creation and diversity of program.

These centers will embody the primary character of Mueller while housing nonresidential program. These are seen to help connect Mueller with the existing neighborhoods of the area and the people who live there.

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Identity

Connectivity

Street Section and Plan

Sustainability

Intensity

EMPLOYMENT CENTER Guiding principles + design standards for the community surrounding the school.

- INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

I-35 Frontage Blocks

The hosptial serves the surrounding 46 county region, bringing together many pediatric medical specialties.

This area of Mueller is designed to house regional retail while fitting into the existing character.

Walkways well shaded with tree coverage

Service areas screened from public view

20 acres of contiguous green space

Bike parking provided

Walkways well shaded with tree coverage

Parking defined by trees to reduce heat island effect

Service areas screened from public view

Bike parking provided

North of Hospital Campus

Austin Film Studio Campus

This area is targeted for a major employment use, designed in an urban campus configuration.

Mueller plans for the film studio to expand in it’s existing location in a way complementary to Mueller.

Walkways well shaded with tree coverage

Service areas screened from public view

20 acres of contiguous green space

Bike parking provided

Maximum building height is 50 feet

Service areas screened from public view

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Hospital Campus

At least 25% permeable landscaping

Multiple points of bike access

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Comfort

Connectivity

Street Section and Plan

Walkability

Indigenous

OPEN SPACE + RECREATION Guiding principles + design standards for the community surrounding the school - INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

Lake Park

The perimeter greenways total 75 acres of land and have been developed as a strong visual edge and linear progressionof recreational activities.

Lake Park is designed as an integral extension of the greenway system and as a central focus and amenity for the entire community.

Greenways serve as linkages to parks

Filters pollutants from storm water runoff

Intended for family friendly recreational uses

Bow-trussed hangar preserved as landmark

Slopes shall note exceed 3:1

Containts hike and bike trail at least 10 feet wide

No new structures over 25 feet allowed

Predominantly naturalistic with open meadows

Neighborhood Parks

School + Recreational Area

Neighborhood parks are designed as the gathering space for each of Mueller’s four neighborhoods.

Anew neighborhood school and joint use recreational center is to be built on a site of approximately 20 acres.

Family-oriented recreational uses

Trees used for perimeter wall and shaiding

Open space for integration of fields

School should be two stories

Parking limited to street parking

Night lighting in park and on perimeters

No new structures over 50 feet

Parking should avoid expanses of asphalt

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Perimeter Greenways

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Understanding the context, climate, and opportunities of a site is central in a thorough design process. This knowledge of the infrastructure, demographic, physical and cultural context will allow for a more inclusive, sensitive and integrated approach.

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Commercial North West Entry

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5 Southwest Educational

North East Entry

6 Market District 7 The Thinkery

(Austin Children’s Museum)

19 8

17

Mosaic at Mueller & Residential 10 Elements at Mueller Apartments 11 Wildflower Terrace 12 Residential Phase

12 8

16

School Site

9 Greenway Lofts

6

12 15

Research Campus

Center of Central Texas 4 Seton Family of Hospitals Administration Building

West Entry 7

2 University of Texas 3 Dell Chilren’s Medical

1 13

Regional Retail

East Entry

11 13 Northwest Greenway

South Entry

N

Parks

14 Lake Park 15 Ella Wooten

Neighborhood Park

Roads and Architectural Context Mueller entries Mueller existing roads Mueller proposed roads

16 Southwest Greenway

17 New Residential Phase Upcoming 18 AMLI Residential Projects 19 Austin ISD Performing Arts Center

CIRCULATION ANALYSIS Understanding connection and access points around the school.

INFRASTRUCTURE

- INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

Mueller Architectural Context Guide/ Access Routes/ Transportation

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Transportation Mueller existing bicycle routes Mueller proposed bicycle routes Mueller existing trail Mueller proposed trail Potential future urban rail Orange rail line MORE INFO http://www.austinchronicle.com/binary/a006/pols_feature10-1.jpg http://www.muelleraustin.com/uploads/map/Mueller-Tour-Guide-01-17-14.pdf

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SITE ANALYSIS

IH 35

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Water Mains Central low service area/ existing (6”) Central low service area/ existing (8”) Central low service area/ proposed (8”) North service area (24”)

INFRASTRUCTURE Reclaimed water system.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Sampling Port

- INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

Reclaimed Water System

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MORE INFO http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Water/Water_Reclamation/Reclaimed15systemmap.pdf http://www.globalobesity.org/our-projects/impacts-of-a-walkable-community-pilot/impacts-of-walkable-community-study.html http://www.globalobesity.org/our-projects/impacts-of-a-walkable-community-pilot/impacts-of-walkable-community-study.html http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Water/Water_Reclamation/Reclaimed15systemmap.pdf

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SITE ANALYSIS

White

Black

397,613

64,916

Hispanic

Asian

284,009

48,687

60K 74% White

73K 60% Black

37K 60% Black

69K 65% Asian

2% OTHER 6% ASIAN 8% BLACK 35% HISPANIC

Other

49% WHITE

24,289

Austin Population

Race Employment +Income

Cherry Wood

8% BLACK 39%HISPANIC 53%WHITE

1% WHITE 14% BLACK 84%HISPANIC

North Loop

Cherrywood

NorthLoop

Mueller

MLK

9% OTHER 5% ASIAN 23%HISPANIC 64% WHITE

MLK

Location + Safety Map

24% BLACK 28%HISPANIC 48%WHITE

Mueller

Neighborhood Demographics

DEMOGRAPHICS + STATISTICS The school will serve a diverse community from within Mueller and beyond.

- INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

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6% ASSAULT 11% THEFT 13% BURGLARY 69% VANDALISM

6% ASSAULT 11% THEFT 13% BURGLARY 69% VANDALISM

Austin Crime

National Crime

7,993,631

1,579,527

1,278,394

Vandalism

Theft

8,622

18,966

Burglary

Vandalism

Burglary

764,449

33,580

24,289

Assault

11,616,001 TOTAL

MORE INFO http://www.city-data.com/ https://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Austin-Texas/crime/ https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/tx/austin/crime/ https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-2015-crime-statistics https://www.census.gov/

Theft

Assault

85,457 TOTAL

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SITE ANALYSIS

AVERAGE

HOME ON SITE

WATER

RETENTION

VALUE $400K

HIKE & BIKE

5 MILE

$52K

TRAIL

Mueller MUELLER + ITS NEIGHBORS Can the school bridge the socioeconomic gaps between Mueller and its neighbors?

- INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

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PRIVATE

AVERAGE

$26K

DATED ABOVE

GROUND

POWER

LINES

HOME

VALUE

BACK YARD

Windsor Park MORE INFO http://www.city-data.com/city/Austin-Texas.html http://www.census.gov

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SYSTEMS STRATEGIES

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Creating a more sustainable future begins with understanding the lasting impacts of our actions and continues by passing this awareness on to the next generation. Building systems and their implications for resource consumption and conservation must be carefully considered in the creation of a truly sustainable building. This chapter catalogues a series of systems and strategies for consideration in the design of the school at Mueller.

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GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS

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LEED + AEGB LEED + AEGB Sorting Green Building Strategies by the Rating Systems used at Mueller.

SITE STRATEGIES

Site Strategies Offer methods for reducing development impact on local ecosystems.

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Open Spaces Benchmarks for planning the school site that encourage outdoor activity.

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Joint Use of Facilities Exploring models for shared use of school amenities by the community.

WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES 69

Water Management Strategies Methods for reducing water consumption and contamination in new buildings.

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Stormwater Management Runoff reduction and increased permeability reduces impact on infrastructure.

ENERGY + ATMOSPHERE 73

Energy Management Strategies Methods for managing and reducing energy consumption in new buildings.

75

Achieving Net Zero Energy Energy conservations is achieved through a sequence of design considerations.

77

Energy Calculations Modest efficiency gains and a low rise form allow for a ZE scale solar array.

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Economic Benefits Net Zero building systems cost more initially but pay for themselves quickly.

SYSTEMS THINKING A collection of green building systems + strategies for the school.

- INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

MATERIALS + RESOURCES Materials + Resources Strategies for sourcing reclaimed and recycled and sustainably produced materials.

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Waste Management Provides ample opportunities to teach recycling in schools.

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Waste Management AISD rules and methods for recycling and composting in schools.

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Waste Management The practical concerns of recycling and composting in schools.

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INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 89

Indoor Environmental Quality Strategies for indoor air quality and thermal, visual, and acoustic comfort.

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Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Material selection and ventilation potential drive indoor air quality.

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Daylight Strategies for reduced energy consumption and pleasant indoor environments.

OTHER 95

Thinking Outside The Box Strategies for innovation, education, and equity in sustainability efforts.

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GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS LEED and Austin Energy Green Building are the two green building programs that are involved in Mueller. These are both vital in consideration for the design of an elementary school in this area. This section examines the similarities and differences between the two programs, and what each program requires to earn points.

LEED + AEGB Sorting green building strategies by the rating systems used at Mueller.

- INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

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Materials + Resources Indoor Air Quality

Energy

Other

Water

Site

AEGB LEED

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GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS

Site Sensitivity Site Sensitivity Desired Development Desired Development Density Density Diversity Diversity Brownfield Development Brownfield Development Site Specific Design Site Specific Design Public Transportation Public Transportation Bicycles Bicycles Parking Capacity Parking Capacity Electric Vehicles Electric Vehicles Habitat Protection Habitat Protection Open Space Open Space Local Produce Local Produce Heat Island Reduction Heat Island Reduction Light Pollution Reduction Light Pollution Reduction Pest Management Pest Management Master Plan Master Plan Joint Facility Use Joint Facility Use Category Title Category Title

2 21 1

Previously developed land or not non-sensitive land Previously developed land or not non-sensitive land Non-drinking water protected or non-greenfield Non-drinking water protected or non-greenfield LEED Neighborhood LEED UrbanNeighborhood Watershed Zone Urban Watershed Zone 1/4-mile from proper density 1/4-mile proper density In Austinfrom Comprehensive Growth Plan Area In Austin Comprehensive Growth Plan Area 1/2-mile from diverse uses 1/2-mile from uses Connected viadiverse pedestrian/bicycle paths

2 2 22,000 - 1 22,000 - 2 1

35,000 - 2 35,000 - 2

2 4-7 - 1 4-7 - 11

8+ - 2 8+ - 2

Connected via pedestrian/bicycle paths Locate on brownfield Locate Locate on on brownfield brownfield

1 2 21

Locate on brownfield Survey of site conditions Survey Survey of of site site conditions conditions Survey of site conditions 1/4-mile from transport stops - weekly trips 1/4-mile 1/4-mile from from transport transport stops stops -- weekly weekly trips trips

1 1 11 72 - 1 72 - 1

1/4-mile from transport stops - weekly trips Bicycle parking, storage, lanes, showers/storage Bicycle storage, lanes, showers/storage Parking parking, for 10% of occupants - showers/storage Parking for 10% of occupants - showers/storage Minimum local code requirements - 5% carpool Minimum localminimum code requirements - 5% carpool 20% less than in LDC + 5% carpool

1 112 - 1 112 - 1

1 1

20% less than minimum in LDC + 5% carpool Charging stations in 2% of parking spaces + preferred spaces Charging Charging stations stations in in 2% 6% of of parking parking spaces spaces + preferred spaces Charging stations in 6% of parking spaces Preserve 40% greenfield + restore 30% native vegetation Preserve Preserve 40% 40% greenfield greenfield + + restore restore 30% 30% native native vegetation vegetation Preserve 40% greenfield + restore 30% native vegetation Outdoor space = 30% of site + 25% of space vegetated Outdoor Outdoor space space = = 30% 30% of of site site + + 25% 7.5%of ofspace spacevegetated vegetated Outdoor space = 30% of site + 7.5% of space vegetated Weekly produce delivery Weekly produce delivery Hardscape 50% using reduction strategies Hardscape Hardscape 50% 50% using using reduction reduction strategies strategies or 50% undercover parking Hardscape 50% using reduction strategies or 50% undercover parking Meet luminaire requirements Meet Meet luminaire luminaire requirements requirements Meet luminaire requirements Implement pest control Implement pest control Meet four site planning credits or more Meet four site planning credits or more Provide spaces in school open to public Provide spaces in school open to public

1 1

1 1

1 1

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1 1 $.04/acre land fund - 2 $.04/acre land fund - 2

1 1 1 1

1 1

1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1

Point Total LEED requirement description Point LEED AEGB requirement requirement description description Point Total Total AEGB requirement description Point Total The first point earned for each AEGB topic is set at a consistent location, and the position of the

equivalent LEED strategy is set based on the effectiveness of the requirement.

SITE STRATEGIES Offer methods for reducing development impact on local ecosystems - INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

Silver - 10

Gold - 12

Platinum - 15

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CertiďŹ ed - 8

Sustainable Site strategies prioritize decisions about the environment surrounding the building, with measures that emphasize the vital relationships among buildings, ecosystems, and ecosystem services. They focus on restoring project site elements, integrating the site with local and regional ecosystems, and preserving the biodiversity that natural systems rely on.

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SITES 1

These strategies protect sensitive ecosystems by completing an early site assessment and planning the locations of buildings and hardscape areas to avoid harming habitat, open space, and water bodies. They use low-impact development methods that minimize construction pollution, reduce heat island effects and light pollution, and mimic natural water flow patterns to manage rainwater runoff. They also remediate areas on the project site that are already in decline.

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The outdoor space must provide at least 30% of the total site area.

A minimum of 25% of that outdoor space must be vegetated to be able to gain one LEED point.

N N

Total S.F.= 1,089,298 Total S.F. of outdoor space= 363,093 Total S.F. of Vegetated Space= 90,773 Site IECC IFC IBC

N N

School

Site

30% of Outdoor Space

25% of Vegetated Space

Site

N

OPEN SPACES Benchmarks for planning the school site that encourage outdoor activity.

- INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

N

N

A pedestrian-oriented paving or turf area with physical site elements that accommodate outdoor social activates. A recreation-oriented paving or turf area with physical site elements that accommodate outdoor social activates.

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Outdoor Space

N N

Vegetated Spaces

A garden space with a diversity of vegetation types and species that provide opportunities for year-round visual interest. A garden space dedicated to community gardens or urban food production.

Heat Island Reduction

Place a minimum of 75% of parking spaces undercover. Any roof used to shade or cover parking can have a vegetated roof or be covered by energy generation systems.

N

N

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MORE INFO http://www.usgbc.org/sites/default/files/LEED%20v4%20BDC_04.05.16_current_0.pdf Site

Water

Mate

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GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS

N N

The intent is to integrate the school with the community by sharing the building and its playing fields for non-school events and functions. To gain one LEED point you must pick one option.

Option One Ensure that at least three of the following types of spaces in the school are accessible to and available for shared use by the general public.

Provide access to toilets in joint-use areas N after normal school hours.

N

Auditorium

Gymnasium

The auditorium can be used for performances and presentations.

The school and the community both can use this space.

This space is useful for the community and students because everyone can use the gymnasium to watch and participate in sports.

One or More Classrooms This space is used for students to learn daily, but after hours it can be used for the community to gather and learn.

Playing Field and Stadiums These are large multipliable use spaces for the community and for the students to come together to watch or participate in sports.

JOINT USE FACILITIES

Cafeteria This space is an open space that can be used to serve food to students or a large meeting space for the community.

Joint Parking A parking lot can be useful to the to the community because it gives extra parking.

N

Exploring models for shared use of school amenities by the community - INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

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N N

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Option Two The school has a contract with the community or other organizations to provide at least two types of dedicated use spaces in the building.

Provide access to toilets in joint-use spaces in the building.

N N

N

N N N

Commercial Office

Library

Health Clinic

N

Community Service Centers

Police Office

Commercial N Businesses

Option Three In collaboration with the school authorities, ensure that at least two of the following six types of spaces that are owned by other organizations or agencies are accessible to students. Provide direct pedestrian access to these spaces from the school. In addition, provide signed joint-use agreements with other organizations or agencies that stipulate how these spaces with be shared.

Auditorium

Classroom

Gymnasium

Cafeteria

Swimming Pool

Playing Fields And Stadiums

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GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS

Outdoor Water Use Indoor Water Use Process Water Use Stormwater Cooling Tower Use Water Metering

Category Title

Reduction in outdoor water use

50%-1

Reduction in outdoor water use

50%-1

Reduction in indoor water use Reduction in indoor water use

10%-1

Use equipment/ďŹ xtures that meet requirements

15%-2

1 use - 1

Site developed for percentile of rainfall events Quantity and Quality

green water controls- 1 10 max. - 1

Cooling Tower Water Cycles Permanent Water Meters

1

LEED requirement description

Point total

AEGB requirement description

Point total

The first point earned for each AEGB topic is set in the same location, and each additional point per program is set relative to intensity required to earn points.

WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES Methods for reducing water consumption and contamination in new buildings.

- INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

20%-3

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100%-3

25%-1

30%-2

35%-3

25%-4

30%-5

35%-6

40%-4

45%-5

2 use - 2 95th - 2

98th - 3

50% inďŹ ltration on site - 2 10 max. + 20% recycled - 2

Water management strategies emphasize the importance of all water use in a development. Each program rewards designs that consider outdoor and indoor water use, storm water, and water that is used in mechanical systems. The focus on minimizing water use in all areas helps to improve the ecosystem around the project, and reduces the amount of unnecessary water use during the life of a project.

SS Land Protection

Site

Energy

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MANAGING Water

WATER

Indoor Environmental Air Quality

1

Materials & Resources

Other

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Typical Rainwater Managment

Mueller Rainwater Managment

Mueller is the first area to have access to the reclaimed water service. This serves commercial and multifamily areas in Northwest quadrant, and through parts of the single-family development in the southwest quadrant.

Austin

The reclaim water system serves as the primary source of irrigation water for Mueller’s public open spaces and streetscapes and is available for uses throughout the development.

All water that is contained in Mueller’s drainage system is transferred into detention ponds on the outskirts of the Mueller boundaries.

River

Mueller

Filter

Detention Ponds

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT Runoff reduction and increased permeability reduces Impact on infrastructure.

- INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

Porous Pavement

Rainwater Harvesting

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Runnoff Reduction Stratagies at Mueller

Rain lands on the parking lot surface....

Collection ...Water ows through spaces in the pavement

Cistern Irrigation

...which recharges the groundwater aquifer

Water that is absorbed the ground eventually runs into the system that is connected to the detention ponds.

Valve

Filter Rainwater maybe captured in barrels or cisterns, underground storage tanks, or detention ponds. When use as gray-water for non-potable uses such as irrigation, clothes washing, and flushing the toilet

All water that is contained in Mueller’s drainage system is transferred into detention ponds on the outskirts of the Mueller boundaries.

Detention Ponds

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Water

Materials & Resources

GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS

Energy Performance Renewables Commissioning Metering Demand Response

Minimum improvements

6%-1 8%-2 10%-3

Minimum improvements

7%-1

On-site production

1%-1

On-site production

1%-1

Enhanced commissioning

4

Enhanced commissioning

1

Whole building energy metering Whole building energy metering

12%-4 14%-5 16%-6

9%-2 11%-3

19%-7

5%-2 4%-2

1 1

D.R. participation

2 2

D.R. participation D.R. participation

1

Subscribe to Green Choice

2

District Cooling Refrig. Management

Tie into thermal energy system

1

Category Title

LEED requirement description

Point total

AEGB requirement description

Point total

Green Energy

18%-7

13%-4 15%-5 17%-6

2

No refrigerants or low impact refrigerants

The first point earned for each AEGB topic is set in the same location, and each additional point per program is set relative to intensity required to earn points.

ENERGY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES Methods for managing and reducing energy consumption in new buildings.

- INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

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25%-9

29%-12

35%-14 38%-15

29%-10 33%-11

37%-12

42%-16 43%-13

49%-14

55%-15

65%-16

10%-3 7%-3

10%-4

Envelope commissioning - 2 Envelope commissioning - 2

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Energy management strategies take up the largest percentage of points in both LEED and AEGB. The largest portion of the energy section in both programs is energy performance. These strategies also focus on renewable energy and the importance of commissioning mechanical systems. They prioritize green energy and the metering of energy usage to improve the energy demand on local grids.

Site

Water

Materials & Resources

SS Land Protection

CONSERVING Energy Indoor Environmental Air Quality

ENERGY

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Other

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1

Reduce Conditioned Floor Areas

2

Optimize Design for Passive Lighting Ventilation and Thermal Comfort

3

Specify Efficient and Appripriate Lighting HVAC and Power Managment Systems

$$$

$ Decrease the building footprint in order to decrease the amount of energy that the building needs to create.

Use daylighting and ventilation throughout the building to decrease the amount of electric lighting and air conditioning.

Find the most energy efficient appliances, even if they cost more up front, because they will easily save money over time.

ACHIEVING NET ZERO ENERGY Energy conservation is achieved through a sequence of design considerations.

- INTRO - AEGB - AISD - ECORISE - MUELLER - SITE ANALYSIS - GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS - CODE ANALYSIS - PRECEDENTS -

5

Generate Energy On-Site

6

Buy Energy/ Carbon Offsets

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4

Recover Energy & Develop Efficient Building Operation Patterns

$$$

Reuse wasted heat from the on-site energy generators to cut down on the building’s natural gas consumption.

Use PV panels, windmills, or other devices to gather energy off of the grid, and consider batteries to store excess energy.

Purchase offsets to compensate for any carbon emissions that can’t be helped on-site which fund other green buildings. Site

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Energy

Indoor Environmental Air Quality

N

GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS

N

N N

School

School

Site

Site

N

52 EUI kbty/sf/yr

N

44 EUI kbty/sf/yr

N N

KWh/yr Estimated Energy Site Water Materials & Resources Consumption

KWh/yr Estimated Energy Site Water Materials & Resources Consumption 1,676,436 KWh

9,906,621 KWh Energy

Indoor Environmental Air Quality

Other

The Number of PV Panels Required 4,552 PV Panels 97,878 SF of Roof Required 75% of Roof is Covered in PV Panels

Energy

Indoor Environmental Air Quality

Other

The Number of PV Panels Required 3,852 PV Panels 82,820 SF of Roof Required 63% of Roof is Covered in PV Panels

ENERGY CALCULATIONS Modest efficiency gains and a low rise form allow for a ZE scale solar array.

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N

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N

N N

School

School

Site

Site

35 EUI kbty/sf/yr

26 EUI kbty/sf/yr

KWh/yr Estimated Energy Site Water Materials & Resources Consumption

KWh/yr Estimated Energy Site Water Materials & Resources Consumption 99,061 KWh

1,333,529 KWh

Energy

Indoor Environmental Air Quality

Other

The Number of PV Panels Required 3,064 PV Panels 65,880 SF of Roof Required 50% of Roof is Covered in PV Panels

Energy

Indoor Environmental Air Quality

Other

The Number of PV Panels Required 2,376 Solar Panels 48,939 SF of Roof Required 37% of Roof is Covered in PV Panels

Site

Water

Ma

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Average kWh of Electric Bills in Austin

900 400

February March April May

Amount Electricity Rates Rise Per Year

300

January

Electricity rates usually rise at about 4% per year, so you save more on energy as the electricty price increases.

1000 120 990 50 820

-20

Amount Spent on Maintenance Costs

820 250

June

1200 250

July

1220 370

August

1300 170

September

PV panels have little to no maintenance cost. They last about as long as a typical roof, and there are typically no annual maintenance costs.

970 150

October

900

Amount of Tax Credit

200

November December

870 300

Usage with PV Panels

870

The federal government provides a tax credit to business owner that invest in solar. Businesses receive a tax credit that accounts for 30% of the cost to install solar on their establishments.

Usage Without PV Panels

ECONOMIC BENEFITS Net zero building systems cost more initially but pay for themselves quickly.

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Economic BeneďŹ ts of Zero Energy (Ex: 1,240 Sq Ft Home) With Solar Panels Initial Home Cost

Monthly Savings

Savings over 30 years

Typical Construction

$246,977

$229,400

$2,160

$2,189

$532,323

$603,277

Total Savings

= = =

$17,577

$-29 $-29,624

Payback Periods for PV Panels Years 50 45 40 35 30 25 20

$4/W $6/W $8/W

15 10 5 0

$10/W

10

20

25

30

35

Cents/kWh

40

45

50 Site

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Construction Waste Mgmt.

Material Use Reduction Sustainably Sourced Material Certified Wood PVC & Phthalate Free Product Declarations Building Prodcut disclosure

Category Title

Divert construction waste by weight Divert construction waste by weight

50%-1

75%-2 75%-1

Life Cycle Assessment Life Cycle Assessment Sustainably Sourced Material by %

Completion-1 25% - 1

At least 50% of all new wood certified

1

PVC/Phthalate free in 5 given categories

1

35%-2

Environmental Product Declarations Material Ingredient Reporting

1 1

LEED requirement description

Point total

AEGB requirement description

Point total

The first point earned for each AEGB topic is set in the same location, and each additional point per program is set relative to intensity required to earn points.

MATERIALS + RESOURCES Strategies for sourcing reclaimed and recycled and sustainably produced materials.

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10% reduction-3 55%-4

65%-5

Multi-Attribute Optimization-2 Material Ingredient Optimization-2

Material and resource strategies give developments points for being conscious of the components that go into constructing a project. These strategies help to divert construction waste from landfills, while finding ways to use recycled materials in the project. They also emphasize the importance of a life cycle assessment on the design and reducing the impact of harmful materials in the construction.

SS Land Protection

Site

Energy

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1

MATERIALS

Indoor Environmental Air Quality

Other

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51% 57%

Elementary

12% 31%

50%

Middle

20% 30%

44%

High

15% 41%

47%

All Combined

16% 37%

Compostable Recyclable Other

A study conducted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency determined the amount of each type of material thrown away in public schools. The data shows that most of the waste thrown away in schools is organic, meaning that it can be composted.

It also shows that younger students tend to throw away more food than older students.

WASTE MANAGEMENT Provides ample opportunities to teach recycling + composting in schools.

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2%

Glass, Metal, Electronics, Mixed Residue, Hazardous Household Waste

3% Inerts and Other 13% Plastic 31% Paper 51% Organics Material Classes Disposed in the School Waste Stream Over 50% of the trash thrown away in schools is organic material, and another 45% is recyclable material. That’s over 90% of the material thrown away in schools which can be recycled or composted and turned into products that help the environment.

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Plastics

If it falls to the ground...

All plastic bottles, jugs, jars, and containers (labeled 1-7) are recyclable.

RECYCLE

Plastic “baggies”, wrapping, table and silverware, and styrofoam containers are all non-recyclables.

If it floats in the air...

LANDFILL

Paper

If it’s been touched by food or shredded...

COMPOST

If it’s clean...

RECYCLE

Paper products that have been contaminated or dirtied (paper towels, napkins, etc.) can be composted.

Writing paper, books and magazines, newspapers, colored paper, paper cartons, and paper towel rolls can all be recycled.

WASTE MANAGEMENT AISD rules and methods for recycling + composting in schools.

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Advantages of On-site Composting

$$$

On-site composting can be fairly cheap and affordable to begin and maintain.

Low-Cost

Easy Maintenance

Student Involvement

Slow Results

On-site composting sites can be relatively easy to maintain which allows schools to implement this method for students to participate.

On-site composting allows students to get involved and interact with the process and teaches them the importance and positive impact of composting.

Regular Maintenance

Woody Quality

On-site composting can be slow, and it can take between 3 months and a year for a finished product.

Although the maintenance can be easy, sites do need regular maintenance in order to keep the site functional and able to produce results.

The compost often becomes overly woody from the amounts of sawdust required in order to keep fruit flies away from the piles.

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On-Site Composting Materials that can be composted or recycled

Who can compost?

K-12

Students of all ages can compost, providing the opportunity for schools to implement composting programs very early on.

Fruit

Cardboard (Flattened)

Vegetables

Plastics

How much work?

5-10 HRS PER WEEK

Only 5-10 hours is required per week to regularly maintain the composting area.

Grains Paper

How much money?

$$$

On-site composting can cost anywhere between $0-$1,000 depending on the method and cost of materials (donated materials are always a good thing).

Grass Clippings, Leaves, and Other Yard Waste

Metals

WASTE MANAGEMENT The practical concerns of recycling + composting in schools.

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On-Site Bin Composting

This method consists of bins (usually made of wood or plastic) which house the compost and require regular maintenance.

Vermicomposting

This method uses worm bins for composting, and it can be used indoors as well.

Compost Tumbler

This method consists of a mounted barrel with an attached handle that relies on constant turning of the compost.

Metal Barrel Composting

This method is a simplified version of the compost tumbler, consisting of a barrel with manually drilled holes to allow for aeration.

Sheet Mulching

This method consists of layers of cardboard and paper laid out with the compost dumped on them. (used mainly for a garden bed).

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On-Site Composting Methods

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Chemical Storage Green Housekeeping Daylighting Outside Views Thermal Comfort Low Emitting Materials Moisture Protection Acoustic Quality Outdoor Pollutant Control Construction Indoor Quality Enhanced Air Quality

Properly ventilate chemical storage areas

1

Develop and implement program

1

% of floor area 25-300 fc

75%-3 75%-1

% of floor area with views outside

75%-1

% of floor area with views outside

75%-1

% of spaces with thermal control

50%-1

% of spaces with thermal control

50%-1

Meet requirements of 1-3 requirements

1

2

Meet requirements of 1-5 requirements

1

2

Install proper moisture protection

1

Meet performance requirements for all sections

1

Meet performance requirements for all sections

1

Meet pollutant control requiements

1

Develop and implement air quality plan Develop and implement air quality plan Comply with enhanced IAQ strategies

IAQ Assessment

Meet IAQ assessment requirements

Interior Lighting

Meet lighting requirements

Category Title

55%-2

% of floor area 25-300 fc

IAQ strategy 1-1 Flush out-1 Lighting Controls-1

LEED requirement description

Point total

AEGB requirement description

Point total

The first point earned for each AEGB topic is set in the same location, and each additional point per program is set relative to intensity required to earn points.

INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Strategies for indoor air quality and thermal, visual, and acoustic comfort.

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3 3

4

5

1

IAQ strategy 2-2 Air Testing-2 Lighting Quality-2 Site

Indoor environmental air strategies help to reduce harmful environments that occupants are exposed to everyday within the building. These strategies concern themselves with the storage of chemicals and housekeeping practices. They ensure that occupants have the proper amount of daylighting, outside views, and thermal comfort. The goal of a green indoor environment is also achieved through the use of low emitting materials, providing proper moisture protection, and controlling indoor pollutants.

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SS Land Protection

Energy

ENHANCING

Indoor Environmental Air Quality

AIR

1

Other

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People

Electronics

Cooking

Furniture

Building Materials

Paint

Potential Indoor Air Quality Contamination

Filtration Technechies Mechanical filters remove particulates from the air

Electrostatic precipitation devices remove fine particulates

Absorptive materials remove gaseous contaminants such as VOCs, methane, formaldhyde, and carbon monoxide

ENHANCED INDOOR AIR QUALITY Material selection and ventilation potential drive indoor air quality.

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Steps Consisting Indoor Air Quality 1

HVAC System

Designing HVAC system that provides appropriate filtration, ventilation, and occupant comfort.

2

Clean Materials

3

This system is a fundamental green building strategy. This usually happens in residential buildings that have operable windows.

Provides Operable Window

s

Within the appropriate climate inside a building. The operable windows can help human health improve building energy performance.

Operable windows have a “greenlight-redlight” signal switch to signal occupants when it’s appropriate to open the window.

Site

Red-light

Water

Materials & Resources

Green-light 91

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Other

GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS

Orient the Building

Use Light Monitors

Add Light Shelves

Orient the building to where it is elongated on the east-west axis. This minimizes harsh morning and afternoon sunlight.

Use light monitors on the north/south to increase the amount of toplighting in the room which will decrease glare and create uniform lighting.

Add light shelves to bounce light further into a space. This sidelighting method is used to prevent heat gain and decrease glare that comes from normal windows.

Slope the Ceiling

Use Light Colors

Window: Floor Ratio

Slope the ceiling down, away from the windows.

This strategy is proven to be at least 10% more efficient than flat ceilings.

Light colors can be used for all interior finishes.

White and lighter colors give daylighting strategies a stronger effect because they reflect rather than absorb light.

Use the 2.5H daylighting guideline. Daylight will only reach into the room 2.5 times the height of the window. If a window is 1 ft the light would only reach 2ft 6in into the room.

DAYLIGHTING Strategies for reduced energy consumption and pleasant indoor environments.

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Toplighted Classrooms

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Applications Toplighted Gymnasium

Uniform Light Distribution

Very Good Application

Low Glare

Good Application Top Floor/ Single Story Middle/ Ground Floor

Very Bad Application

Reduced Energy Costs Low First Cost Cost-Effectiveness Low Maintenance

Suggested Daylight Factor

Glass/Floor Area Ratios South Facing Roof Monitor

8%-11%

Corridor

5%-8%

North Facing Roof Monitor

12%-15% 7%-10% 8%-11%

South Light Shelf

0%

High North Transom

0%

Skylight

0%

5

General OfďŹ ce

2 5

Classroom 15%-20%

3%-5%

Tubular Devices

2 .6

Library Gymnasium

2 5 1.5 5 3.5

0% 2%-3%

Gymnasium/Multipurpose

Minimum DF

Classrooms

Average DF

Site

Water

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Integrative Process Innovation Education and Equity Regional Priority

Category Title

Achieve synergeries throughout pre-design and design phases

1

Achieve synergeries throughout pre-design and design phases

1

Proposal of innovative measure with intent

1

2

Proposal of innovative measure with intent

1

2

Construction Worker Equity-1

Educational signage-1

1

2

Abide by Code of Conduct in Better Builder Program Earn up to 4 of the regional priority credits

LEED requirement description

Point total

AEGB requirement description

Point total

The first point earned for each AEGB topic is set in the same location, and each additional point per program is set relative to intensity required to earn points.

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX Strategies for innovation, education and equity in sustainability efforts.

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4

5

3

4

5

Educational outreach-1 3

4

This section contains some topics that are very important to both programs, but did not fit within previous sections. These strategies emphasize the importance of the integrative process of design and innovation in sustainability in new developments. Another important part Site of sustainable design is the education that is offered to the occupants of the building. This section awards points to projects that educate the everyday occupants on how to best use their building.

Energy

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IMPORTANT Other

Indoor Environmental Air Quality

OTHER

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Public school facilities are subject to a wide array of federal, state, local, and in this case, neighborhood requirements. Additionally there are many established “best practices� and standard design considerations established regarding school design.

This chapter summarizes the critical pertinent regulations and guidelines that must be considered in a successful design process.

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Mueller Landscape Character At the neighborhood school site, the school grounds and adjacent recreation center will be designed as a single, well-landscaped campus with open lawns and play fields that provide a visual and open space amenity to the adjacent neighborhoods. Clusters of trees in combination with the perimeter street trees will be provided to maximize shade within the campus.

Potential Recreational Uses The recreation center should include such recreational facilities as a gymnasium, unlighted multipurpose sports fields, game courts (e.g. basketball, tennis), field house and support parking.

Hike/Bike Trail The hike/bike trail will extend through the neighborhood school and recreational center campus as an uninterrupted path linking the Philomena Street hike and bike trail with the southeast perimeter greenway.

New Structures The neighborhood school and recreation center should not exceed a height of 50 feet and should be designed in a manner that is compatible and complementary with the adjacent neighborhood. The neighborhood school should be designed as a two-story community landmark, providing a distinctive visual terminus to the east-west parkway street that connects to Lake Park and the Town Center. The buildings should have a street orientation with building entries and publicly-oriented activities presenting a welcoming front to the neighborhood, and ground level uses that create interest along the street.

Parking

:

Parking lots should be distributed to avoid large expanses of asphalt on the campus and to promote a sense of convenience. Separate lots for the neighborhood school, recreation center and the play fields are suggested.

Curb side parking will also provide additional parking for the facilities. A minimum of one tree for every four cars must be provided within surface parking lots. The trees should be sized and distributed so as to achieve a 30 percent canopy coverage over the parking area within 10 years of planting. Low hedge planting, shrubs and/or walls up to 36 inches should be provided to screen parking along all public streets.

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Landscape Character Landscaping should not cause areas of the school to have blind spots, hidden areas, or other obstructions. Trees should not be planted where they can provide access to the roof. School structures should be designed, so there are not partial walls or fences that allow for climbing onto the roof. Landscaping shall comply with requirements of AISD/COA development.

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AISD

Exterior Program Requirements Elementary Schools: One exterior hard surface (concrete) outdoor play area 50’ x 72’ (Note: if this area is also to be used as a fire land turnaround, it should be 80’ x 80’). Fenced informal play area for grades Pre-K thru K, 24’ x 24’.

Secondary Schools: One 50’ x 70’ (Note: this area may also be used as a fire lane turnaround if expanded to 80’ x 80’) One football field/soccer field, Four (4) tennis courts, Two (2) Softball fields.

Height Requirements 50 feet or less from a property that is used or zoned for single-family residential use may not exceed a height of 30 feet; more than 50 feet but less 100 feet from a property that is used or zoned for a single-family residential use may not exceed a height of 40 feet; or more than 100 feet from a property that is used or zoned for single-family residential use may not exceed a height of 60 feet.

:

Parking Requirements The minimum number of parking spaces for the school is 1.5 for each faculty and staff. The minimum number of bicycle parking spaces for the school shall be determined by multiplying the total number of automobile parking spaces required by .05 (5%). Tress should be planted 8 trees every 30 spaces.

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Mueller Approved Trees Afghan Pine American Elm Anacacho Orchid Tree Arizona Black Walnut Arizona Cypress Bald Cypress Bigtooth Maple Blackjack Oak Blue Point Juniper Bur Oak Carolina Buckthorn Cedar Elm Cherry Laurel Chinese/Lacebark Elm Chinquin Oak Crape Myrtle Deodar Cedar Desert Willow Drake Elm Durand Oak Eastern Walnut Escarpment Black Cherry Escarpment Live Oak Eve’s Necklace Flameleaf Sumac Fragrant Ash Goldenball Leadtree Honey Mesquite Huisache Italian Cypress Italian Stone Pine Japanese Black Pine Lacey Oak Little Walnut Loquat Mexican Buckeye Mexican Plum Mexican Redbud Mexican Sycamore Mexican White Oak Montezuma Cypress Pecan Possumhaw Holly Post Oak Red Buckeye Retama Roughleaf Dogwood Saucer Magnolia Shin Oak Shumard Oak Smoke Tree Soapberry Southern Live Oak Southern Wax Myrtle Sweet Gum Texas Ash Texas Madrone Texas Mountian Laurel Texas Persimmon Texas Pistache Texas Redbud Texas Red Oak Texas Sycamore Yaupon Holly

AISD Approved Trees Afghanstan Pine American Elm Anacum Arizona Black Walnut Arizona Cypress Bald Cypress Bigtooth Maple Black Locust Black Walnut Bols d’Arc Buckeye Bur Oak Carolina Buckthorn Carolina Cherry Laurel Cedar Elm Chinese Pistache Chinkapin Oak Cottonwood/Poplar Crape Myrtle Desert Willow Durand/ Skin oak Escarpment Black Cherry Eve’s Necklace Flameleaf Sumac Gem Elastic Golden Ball Leadtree Honey Locust Huisache Japanese Black Pine Junipers Lacey Oak Live Oak Mesquite Mexican Buckeye Mexican Plum Pecan Plateau Live Oak Possumhaw Holly Post Oak Red Maple Retama Rusty Blackhaw Shumard Red Oak Smoke Tree Sugar Hackberry Texas Ash Texas Black Walnut Texas Mountain Laurel Texas Persimmon Texas Pistachlo Texas Redbud Texas Red Oak Western Soapberry Yaupon Holly

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Middle School

Occupancy

Occupancy 752

Each elementary campus should be built to serve 673 to 752 students.

K-5

Classrooms Should be built in four clusters of eight classrooms to support flexible use of class groupings.

Each classroom should have a student restroom paired with an adjacent classroom when possible.

+ 1100

=

1852

Additional Program Spaces media center (library), gymnasium, music room, art room, and two (2) multi-purpose rooms.

K-8

6-8

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Elementary School

Each middle school campus will be built to serve 1100 students in grades 6-8.

Classrooms The academic classrooms will be built in grade level clusters to accommodate flexible use of class groups, i.e., multidisciplinary teams. Each grouping shall have classrooms for English/Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, Reading, Foreign Language, and Special Education.

In addition to the classrooms there will be three Science classroom/ labs with shared storage areas.

Additional Program Spaces art area, gymnasium with seating, gymnasium withoutseating, support classrooms/spaces for physical education, media center (library), special education areas.

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IBC 305.1 Education Group E The use of a building or structure by 6 or more occupants for educational purposes.

507.10 Group E Buildings The building should be surrounded and adjoined by public ways or yards not less than 60 feet wide.

705.8 Openings The wall containing openings must face a street and have a 15 feet fire separation distance.

If the wall faces unoccupied space, the space must be on the same lot or dedicated for public space, it should not be less than 30 feet wide, and have access to a fire lane.

3104.8 Pedestrian Walkway Width.

Pedestrian walkways should be at least 36 inches and at most 30 feet wide.

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AISD Grades at the perimeter of the building are to be a minimum of 6� below interior finish floor elevations. Adequate slopes are to be established to direct rainwater away from buildings and foundation crawl spaces.

Slopes are to be no steeper than 1:3 for mowing maintenance.

Slopes adjacent to fence lines are to be relatively flat for the first 10 feet.

Fencing Chain link fencing is to be used to surround playgrounds areas. Offset passageways for pedestrian access to play fields.

When fencing is required to protect children from hazards fences should be a minimum height of 48 inches.

Egress Sidewalks area to be ADA compliant, a minimum of 72� wide.

In general, sidewalks to entrances shall be immediately adjacent to building to eliminate mowing and minimize drainage concerns.

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IBC 1018.2 Minimum Corridor Width A cdorridor with a capacity of 100 occupants or more the corridor must be 72 inches.

20 sf per student

507.10 Group E Buildings Each classroom shall have two means of egress.

1205.1 Lighting General Every space intended for human occupancy should have natural light.

1205.2 Natural Light The minimum glazed area should be more than 8 percent of the floor area.

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Corridors

25 sf per student

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AISD These spaces should be of sufficient width to allow movement of the total student population simultaneously, considering the number of students and classrooms in the wing. The minimum clear width of major corridors, excluding the area of lockers, should be 12 feet, and the minor corridors 10 feet. One foot will be added to each side where lockers are placed.

Window There shall be two (2) operable windows, minimum, per classroom.

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704.10 Exterior Structural Members.

Load-bearing structural members located within the exterior walls of a building should be provided with the highest fire-resistance rating.

706.4 Fire wall Fire Resistance Ratings Group E should have 3-hour fire resistance rating.

706.5 Horizontal Continuity Fire walls should be continuous from exterior wall to exterior wall and extend 18 inches beyond the surface of the wall.

1003.2 Ceiling Heights Ceilings heights should be 7 feet 6 inches or greater.

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200 Gross Storage

20 Net Education

200 Gross Kitchen

15 Net Assembly

100 Gross Library Stacking

35 Net Daycare

15 Net Stages

50 Net Library Reading Rooms

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1004.1.2 Maximum Floor Area Allowances Per Occupant

100 Gross Administration

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1007.6.1 Area of Refuge Size Each area of refuge shall be sized to accommodate one wheelchair (30 inches by 40 inches) for each 200 occupants.

200:1

Occupants Wheelchair

1028.2 Assembly main exit In a room or space used for assembly that has an occupant load of 300 or more, the main exit should be wide enough to accommodate half the occupant load.

1027. Exit Discharge Exits must discharge directly to the exterior of the building.

1208.1 Minimum Room Widths Habitable spaces other than a kitchen should be greater than 49 sq. ft.

7 feet

7 feet

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C402.4.1.2 .1 Air Barrier Materials These materials comply with an air permeability no greater than 0.004 cfm/ft sq under pressure.

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Cast-in-place + Precast Concrete

4 1/2”

Open Cell Spray Foam

1 1/2”

Closed Cell Spray Foam

5/8”

Portland Cement Gypsum Plaster Sand Parge

1/2” Cement Board Exterior or Interior Gypsum Board

3/8”

Plywood Oriented Strand Board

1206.3 Courts

1206.2 Yards A yard is defined as an open, other than a court, unobstructed from the ground to the sky, except where specifically provided by this code, on the lot which a building is situated. Yards should be 3 feet wide or greater for buildings two stories or less.

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A court is defined as an open, uncovered space unobstructed to the sky, bounded on three or more sides by exterior building walls or other enclosing devices. Courts should be 3 feet wide or greater.

Courts with windows on opposite sides should be 6 feet wide or greater.

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IFC 317.2 Rooftop garden or landscape roof size Rooftop gardens or landscaped roofs cannot exceed 15,625 sq. ft. for a single area. There is also a 6 feet minimum clearance for fire protection and maintenance.

125’ max

IFC 605.11.3.3.2 Pathways on Roofs Solar installation should be designed to provide pathways.

Pathways should be a straight-line at least 4 feet clear of the solar panels. Pathways should also be 4 feet clear around the parapet or roof edge.

IFC 605.11.4 Ground-mounted photovoltaic arrays A clear, brush free area of 10 feet should be required for groundmounted photovoltaic arrays.

125’ max 6’ min

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ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication was designed by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects. This campus building is located in downtown Phoenix has obtained LEED Silver certification upon completion in 2008. This is due in part to the incorporation of sun screens on each facade. Their architectural treatment reduces the heat loads. It is also well incorporated into the downtown culture: the ground floor of the building includes retail spaces and the building takes every opportunity to connecet and incorporate the community.

ASU WALTER CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM applies sustainable solutions and spacial planning.

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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Kirkland, WA by Mahlum Architects was designed to reinforce the connection between learning and the environment.

This school focuses on teaching its students about communitiy by creating “community spaces” that are shared by four classrooms that also share resources and are oriented toward the forrest. The school features many sustainable design elements that allow the students to be educated about sustainability both indoors and in outside courtyard classrooms. The classrooms maximize daylighting and natural ventilation which awarded the school the AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project Award in 2006.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL uses passive design strategies for a healthier environment.

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Branson School, designed by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop in 2009, is a high school in California that sits on a 17-acre hilly site. This building serves as a meeting place for students and faculty, and provides day lighting through a mostly transparent southern facade. Part of this building has a green roof, while the main gathering space is covered by a gable roof with solar panels. Three huge doors are able to swing up and allow for air circulation throughout the space.

BRANSON SCHOOL STUDENT COMMONS opens to outdoors and utilizes daylighting.

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Just as the headquarters demonstrates best practices for an affordable, energy-efficient retrofit of an older building, this facility demonstrates best practices for a prototypical new commercial building. It demonstrates a fully holistic approach to sustainable systems coupled with close integration to the building’s site and an adjacent park. Environmental features include a green roof, a gray water reuse system, integrated daylighting strategies, innovative facade approaches for shading and thermal performance, and geothermal wells.

CONSORTIUM FOR BUILDING ENERGY INNOVATION showcases multiple sustainable strategies in a way that encourages sustainable education.

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The Dr. David Suzuki Public School designed by McLean + Associates in Ontario is the first LEED Platinum School in Canada. The school contains living classrooms to help teach the students about sustainability. The living classrooms are a clear pipe to show rainwater flow, a green roof outdoor classroom, glazed wall for mechanical rooms, and a transparent radiant floor panel.

These ideas would be useful to implement into the new school at Mueller. The key sustainable features of the school are, water conservation, the use of recycled materials, daylighting, individual controls, carbon reduction strategies, and transportation mitigation strategies, all of which could be incorporated into Mueller.

DR. DAVID SUZUKI PUBLIC SCHOOL utilizes living classrooms to teach students about sustainability.

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Edison High School facility was designed to create a new identity for the campus after its main building was demolished. It does this through the use of large glass curtain walls that activate the exterior of the building and through the use of color to highlight exterior elements of the facade. The building also utilizes skylights, solar panels, and sunscreens to increase the performance of the building.

EDISON HIGH SCHOOL activates the building’s exterior through the use of glass.

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The basic layout of the campus involves a series of interdependent courtyards and structures, connecting the various components of the school with as much emphasis on the exterior function and circulation as the interior.

The class rooms are all naturally ventilated and have transparent, operable walls that make relation to the outdoors undeviating; the education itself becomes visible and interactive.

The project’s commitment to vernacular is perceived in its use of traditional tilt wall construction methods and redwood siding.

The resultant design is not only economically efficient, but supersedes California’s energy efficiency standards by almost 30%.

FRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL uses sustainably sourced materials and sensitive site orientation for max energy efficiency.

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Gloria Marshall Elementary School in Spring, TX by SHW Group is regarded as a school that uses its sustainable design qualities as a tool for learning. As one of the greenest schools in Texas, it provides water cisterns, solar panels, plenty of daylight and geothermal heating and cooling which saves on energy consumption by at least 25%.

Because of this, it is LEED Gold Certified, has an Energy Star rating, and meets criteria for the CHPS or the Collaborative for High Performance Schools. The students are able to learn by doing with some built in tools such as thermometers and outdoor, garden classrooms.

GLORIA MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

uses sustainable design features as learning tools.

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By re-purposing an old army barracks from the Cold War in Wolfhagen, Germany, HHS Architekten has designed an energy-efficient vocational school.

The roof has been replaced with translucent solar panels, providing the school with a large amount of natural light and solar power. The panels are one micron thick, which allows them to be translucent, reducing the amount of heat and glare to the interior. The windows on also open automatically to provide natural air ventilation.

HERWIG BLANKERTZ VOCATIONAL SCHOOL utilizes translucent solar panels.

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Indian Hills School, located in Birmingham, Alabama, was designed

by Lake Flato in 2012. It began as a master planning scheme for the school campus, but eventually lead to the design of the school.

The school buildings are built from environmentally friendly materials, allowing for integration into the surrounding natural landscape.

The projections on the roof of the buildings are skylights that allow for natural light to fill each classroom and meeting areas. By providing a lot of views to the outside, it creates an interactive learning space with plenty of natural daylight.

The project pursued LEED Silver certification.

INDIAN SPRINGS SCHOOL exemplifies sustainable site development and classroom design.

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The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground designed by SOM is the first net zero energy school in New York City.The school teaches students form pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The building harvests energy from renewable on-site sources. Some of the sources are a greenhouse and vegetable garden, energy recovery ventilators and demand-control ventilation, and solar-thermal system for hot water. The buildings form is orientated to gain ample daylight for the PV arrays on the roof. This school will teach the students how to be sustainable and it helps New York to achieve their goals to reduce carbon emissions.

THE KATHLEEN GRIMM SCHOOL integrates on-site energy production and renewable resources.

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When all of the Kiowa County School facilities were destroyed, BNIM worked with the school district to construct a new facility that would be sustainable in a high-performance and progressive manner. BNIM also embraced the community’s spirt by designing a facility that accommodate and enhance the District’s educational mission in an outstanding and high quality way. This building followed LEED criteria and received LEED Platinum certification.

KIOWA COUNTY SCHOOLS exemplifies LEED platinum standards for schools.

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The school architecture reflects the Hindu community, whilst being a state of the art educational environment and a sustainable building with an integrated engineering approach that provides a low impact, energy efficient solution. The classrooms can be extended out in two directions; towards a spiritual courtyard garden and towards covered outdoor teaching areas and playgrounds and each contains a classroom shrine & quiet area. The classrooms are designed for maximum natural light and optimum thermal comfort using insulation, under-floor heating, acoustic linings and natural ventilation. CO2 sensors display air quality.

KRISHNA-AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL uses sustainable materials to emphasize creativity.

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The Lance Armstrong Foundation Headquarters, designed by Lake Flato Architects and found it’s final home in a 1950s Gulf Coast Paper Co. in Austin. By opening the facade and roof, the architect allowed the interior to be showered with natural light. A large bit of the original building was repurposed for the new design. Due to the design’s huge savings on material costs and energy emissions, it has been submitted for LEED Gold certification.

LANCE ARMSTRONG FOUNDATION opens the facade and roof for natural light.

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MANASSAS PARK ELEMENTARY utilizes daylighting strategies in classrooms.

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Manassas Park Elementary School in Manassas Park, Virginia, serves as a teaching tool to guide students into understanding the environment. VMDO Architetcs designed the classrooms, breakout areas, and stair towers to take advantage of direct sunlight.

The classrooms that face the south are protected by shading devices that protrude from the building, over the windows. The ceiling in the classrooms are sloped to allow sunlight to enter into the classrooms and the use of reflectors helps the light to reach further into the room. One thing that the designers took into consideration was for teachers to teach without a glare in the room.

The classrooms that face the north have roof monitors and skylights to help illuminate the building.

The lights in all the classrooms are automatically dimmed using sensors. Along with the emphasis on lighting, the classrooms face learning courtyards that look like a forest. The bio-retention area serves as an outdoor classroom, a stage, and a parent pick-up.

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Metea Valley High Schools is located in Aurora, IL, and the project was designed by the DLR Group. It’s flexible design solution supports a multitude of teaching and learning concepts and can be organized by grade, department, or developed into small learning communities. At the core of the academic wing is the 12,680 square foot media center.

This space, together with checkout computer labs, forum rooms and a technology lab, delineates two enclosed courtyards that expose the building core to natural light.

The central location of the enclosed courtyards establishes freedom for students to move outdoors as well as through the adjacent media center, locker bays and student resource rooms during free periods.

METEA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL exemplifies master planning for our potential site.

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If art school was in our future we might opt to study under, or on top of, the amazing green roof at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. This five-storey facility, designed by CPG Consultants, sweeps a wooded corner of the campus with an organic, vegetated form that blends landscape and structure, nature and high-tech and symbolizes the creativity it houses.

NANYANG TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY matches the green space available before construction.

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Proposed by Morphosis, the circulation system that includes wide public stairways connecting each pavilion to Main Street promotes social interaction and discourages organizational barriers. The scheme takes advantage of the site’s natural slope to provide unexpected opportunities for visual connectivity. The sky-lit Main Street functions as the main public space for the campus; its sensibility is urban, intense, and active – a place where students and visitors meet friends, eat, see an exhibition or a performance, or access the gym. The objectives included integrating the requirements of a public school with the civic and cultural needs of the city while also creating a curious and creative environment.

PERTH AMBOY HIGH SCHOOL integrates the requirements of public schools with the civic needs of the city.

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The campus in Perth Amboy, NJ has integrated buildings, circulation spaces, and landscapeforms positions Perth Amboy High School as a 21st Century educational prototype. The adhoc sensibility of a village breaks the rigid, institutional quality of a traditional school building.

A winding, internal “Main Street” traverses a green-roofed “mat” structure housing the majority of public and shared program.

Six parallel bar-shaped buildings define the individual academies that sit above and extend beyond the mat. They are each uniquely articulated via a sky-lit pavilion that forms the focal point of each while also functioning as a gateway and a social gathering space. Organized systematically on two levels, each academy features a large instructional commons comprised of un-programmed space and an exterior roof garden for teaching or social gatherings.

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The Pushed Slab was designed by MVRDV for the ZAC Gare de Rungis in Paris, France. It is one of the first low energy buildings in France.

There are 264 PV panels on the roof that generate 90 MW/year.

The building also includes a grey water circuit and 22 solar thermal collectors that will generate 45% of the energy needed to heat the water. Sun blinds are integrated in the south faรงade and in the cuts. The building is insulated from the outside in order to reduce thermal bridges.

The accumulation of these proven reliable techniques results in a highly efficient low-energy building which leads to an energy consumption of 46 kWh per MW/year.

THE PUSHED SLAB uses form to facilitate sustainable design.

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The Richardsville Elementary School design by Stanfield of Sherman Carter Barnhart was originally built in 1946 and remolded in 2012 to be net zero.

A solar PV System is located on the roof of the covered parking lot. It provides shade to the lot and it helps collect all the energy the school needs to operate.

The school is also equipped with a power monitoring system that can measure the HVAC, lighting, kitchen, and IT power consumption helping people to be able to monitor the building energy consumption. This building represents that any building can become net zero, we do not have to have new constructions to make a net zero building; we just need people who are willing to help change the world.

RICHARDSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL transforms an historic school to achieve net zero.

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The architect in charge of this project is HCMA. This project is located in Burnaby, Canada. The UniverCity Childcare is located at the heart of Simon Fraser University’s highdensity, sustainable community of UniverCity. The facility hosts 50 children ranging from 3 to 5 years old.

The building provides two “centres” with separate spaces and services for two groups of 25 children as well as a “community” space for the shared use and interaction of the two groups. In addition to the 9 staff of the SFU Childcare Society, it also hosts academic researchers from Simon Fraser University who use the facility as a living lab to observe and conduct firsthand study of early childhood education. The Living Building Challenge criteria influenced the sustainable design strategies for this project. The decision to follow the most advanced and stringent green building certification program resulted in a net-zero energy, net-zero water building with an exemplarily healthy indoor air quality and locally and responsibly sourced materials. The LBC was a catalyst for the project’s contribution to social, economic and environmental sustainability.

SFU UNIVERCITY CHILDCARE provides different examples for sustainable design.

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Sidwell Friends Middle School renovation in Washington D.C. doubled the size of the 50 year old building and it has since been awarded LEED Platinum.

The renovation was designed by Kieran Timberlake and completed in 2006. It consisted of adding a wetland behind the school, recycling building materials , using 60% less energy, installing a green roof, and using energy efficient landscaping. The wetland behind the school uses less energy to process waste and creates a habitat for animals and plants.

Sidwell uses 93% district less water by treating it with the wetland.

Recycling building materials was another way Sidwell conserved natural resources; 78% of the building materials used were manufactured locally, and 60% of the waste that accumulated during construction was recycled.

SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL uses wetlands to cleanse and reuse water supply.

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The Sustainable School is a joint project between CEBRA and SLA. It is currently under construction in Sustainable City, Dubai which is trying to become a highly ecofriendly city. While designing the Sustainable School, CEBRA wanted to separate from the typical notion of creating large, air-conditioned spaces and opted instead for a facility composed of both interior and exterior spaces equally. The school will use diverse vegetation, shaded landscapes, and wind towers to make comfortable learning environments throughout the school. The students will also be able to learn about sustainability by planting, watering, and maintaining the school’s vegetation.

SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL is an eco-friendly school located in a city striving for net zero status.

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The Sustainable Urban Science Center is a school designed by SMP Architects in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed to teach the students about environmental responsibility. It has a series of environmental strategies, such as rainwater collection for plumbing and geothermal heating, which are integrated with the various science departments so that students can learn about sustainability any where in the school. The facility also uses large glazed windows for natural daylighting, while also giving a visual connections to the surrounding environment and the community.

SUSTAINABLE URBAN SCIENCE CENTER uses geothermal wells and water retention elements to reduce energy consumption.

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PSES surpassed the LEED Platinum certification completing construction with a score of 92.

The state-of-the-art solar energy system contains solar PVs and tubes that line the facade of the building. Any energy that the building doesn’t use is sent to other buildings at Tel Aviv University.

TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY’S PORTER SCHOOL provides a green environment that encourages sustainability.

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The Westborough Primary School is a shining example of how retrofitting a building with sustainable facilities can help teach children how important it is to think about green design.

Refurbishing the building was chosen over a new build facility due to the carbon emissions during construction. The redesigned portions on the campus include: a new front entry area, providing easier circulation; a canopy along the back of the school, supporting photo-voltaic panels; biomass boiler, reducing gas use; and a rainwater harvesting system, used to provide water for everyday use. These design refurbishments can be used in the design of the Mueller school to help integrate the learning of sustainable practices to the kids.

WESTBOROUGH PRIMARY SCHOOL educates children through use of refurbished materials.

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The Zero Energy School designed

by Mikou Design Studio is very similar to the new school that will be designed in Mueller. It is located in the middle of an urban complex, which is a sustainable development, containing office blocks and housing. This school achieves net zero through the use of PV panels placed all over the roof and part of the side of the building. The PV panels are integrated into the design to help give the school an educational identity. There are internal gardens separating the classrooms allowing several outdoor teaching areas.

The form of the building gradually descends freeing up the views and letting in the most sunshine, much like the principle of the Mueller development.

ZERO ENERGY SCHOOL utilizes PV panels to achieve net zero energy.

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