Richardson Memorial Hall Charrette Report by Tulane School of Architecture

TULANE

RICHARDSON MEMORIAL HALL SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES CHARRETTE SUMMARY DOCUMENT 22-23 MARCH 2011

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Executive Summary

Charette Presentation Summary

Work Group Topics Site and Campus Relationships

Climate and Envelope

Interior Organization & Function

Systems

Dinner Topic: Sustainability and Pedagogy

Appendix Charrette Agenda

Charrette Presentation Slides

Work Groups, Charrette Participants and Dinner Attendees

Charrette Photos

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RMH SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES CHARRETTE, 22-23 MARCH 2011

Introduction On March 22nd-23rd, 2011, The FXFOWLE/ Eldorado Team led a two-day presentation and charrette at Tulane’s School of Architecture in Richardson Memorial Hall. The objective of the charrette was to present findings and explore strategies to improve the environmental performance of the building while improving the overall function of the building and respecting the integrity of the original structure. Following a presentation by the design team on the existing problems and opportunities at Richarson Memorial Hall, five working groups explored potential goals and strategies for improvement. Each working group consisted of TSA faculty members, students, Tulane University planning and campus development representatives, and members of the design team. All workgroups explored the following topics throughout the two-day event, which were facilitated by subject-matter experts from the design team: • • • •

Site and Campus Relationships Climate and Envelope Interior Organizaiton and Function Building Systems

The event concluded with a Town Hall meeting synthesizing goals, suggestions and strategies from each of the workgroups. In addition, at a dinner presentation and discussion on the evening of March 22nd, faculty and Tulane representatives discussed the question of how to better integrate sustainability into architectural education.

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Executive Summary The five working groups investigated each of the topics below, setting specific goals and outlining potential solutions. The most compelling ideas that emerged were ones that responded to multiple goals synergistically and helped to contribute to a compelling vision for the future of Richardson Memorial Hall. These explorations will serve as the foundation for the development of the RMH Sustainable Strategies report. Key objectives and strategies Site and Campus Relationships • Use outdoor areas to expand and enrich the program of the school • Design landscape to reinforce campus and community connections • Manage and collect stormwater through landscaping features • Better define building approach and entry • Create and expand the use of programmed outdoor spaces surrounding the building • Provide outdoor spaces on upper levels of the building • Better define recycling, waste and service access areas • Provide for more bicycle parking that is secure and well designed • Use landscaping to assist in passive cooling and acoustic mitigation Climate and Envelope • Renovate the enclosure to optimize energy use and occupant comfort while respecting the historic integrity of the original building • Maximize the period of passive heating and cooling • Use natural ventilation up to 60% of operating hours (suggestion by workgroup 4) • Reduce heat loss through envelope by factor of 2-3 • Reduce solar heat gain by 50% • Shading strategies should be visually consistent • Eliminate the need for heating • Reduce the need for artificial lighting by maximizing daylight and controlling glare • Upgrade envelope to mitigate external noise • Provide low tech, simple, and easy to operate solutions • Emphasize educational value of operating the building

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Interior Organization and Function • The school should function as an expression of a sustainability-focused pedagogy, emphasizing integrated design, community outreach and multifaceted opportunities for design exploration and learning. • Expand services - shop, CNC, digital output lab and computer facilities • Provide more areas for pin-up and review • Expand and improve ambiance of cafe • Provide gallery space for more formal exhibitions • Modernize studio and classroom facilities, as well as providing additional classroom space • Increase and optimize pin-up and storage areas • Expand studio culture and community outreach through the building’s organization • Reinforce indoor/ outdoor connections • Improve ergonomics and occupant comfort • Expand and improve student amenity spaces • Upgrade building to current code requirements • Redefine main entry and entry sequence Systems • Systems should serve to support and supplement the initial passive strategies optimized to reduce loads. Clear protocols for operations, controls and commissioning are critical to proper implementation. • Simplicity of systems design • Reinforce student education/ responsibility of building systems • Zone spaces appropriately for comfort criteria and shutdown • Consolidate service areas and entries • Investigate high efficiency HVAC systems (UFAD, Radiant Cooling) • Recover heat/ coolth • Provide daylighting controls, efficient and better quality lighting • Develop strategies to reduce building waste • Develop energy model to test multiple scenarios Metrics • Target LEED Platinum with 8-10 energy reduction points • Investigate meeting 2030 Challenge greenhouse gas reduction goals • Develop sustainable building operations guidelines based on LEED

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Charrette Presentation Summary The FXFOWLE/ Eldorado team and Tulane representatives gave a presentation summarizing existing conditions, findings, initiatives, and opportunities for sustainability within the renovation to Richardson Memorial Hall. Some salient points from the presentation: Campus environmental initiatives - Collette Creppell / Liz Davey (Tulane) • Analysis of campus greenhouse gas emissions - 64% buildings and 25% travel • Emissions growing after 2006 due to added buildings and population after Katrina • Decreasing emissions per student but 2x as high compared to other colleges • 10-18% of waste recycled on uptown campus (other colleges at 50%) • Green building initiatives on campus continue to grow and become more ambitious Occupancy survey results- Ilana Judah (FXFOWLE) • Studio is the primary work space • Environmental conditions interfere with work • Best quality: daylight, worst: thermal comfort • Computer lab heavily used but not satisfactory • Ground floor not satisfactory • Library well liked, good light and temperature, but not used as much as it could be Program and Schedule- Dan Maginn (Eldorado) • 75% of square footage used for studios, classrooms, offices • Building use substantially reduced during summer semester Architecture - Dan Maginn • History - med school founded in 1908-09, different configuration than today • First floor west entrance not meant as entrance (originally led to storage) Existing envelope conditions - Sean O’Brien (SGH) • Solid, durable, load bearing walls, single glazed, wood/steel framed roof • Construction style is more typical of northern climates • Windows in fairly good condition - restoration likely possible • Walls in good condition - need some exterior restoration • Slate roof in good condition - localized repairs may be required Code analysis - Steve Salzer (El Dorado) • Renovation will trigger need for code compliance • Two means of egress will need to be addressed -- Compliant stairs egressing from studio spaces (not fire escapes) will be needed • New enclosed stair from 4 to 5 will be needed (not connected to elevator lobby) • Atrium will need to be addressed - create fire barrier at third floor • Building must be made ADA compliant Site and campus relationships - Ilana Judah/ Pete Pesce (FXFOWLE) • Access and transportation options - shuttle, streetcar, bus, bike, parking • Most people drive, walk, or bike • Exterior spaces: East private spaces, north and south semi-public, west public • Ground floor below Advisory Base Flood Elevation, which is Highest Existing Adjacent Grade +3’ Landscape - Yaki Miodovniky (Andropogon) • RMH is at higher end of campus • RMH could collect 4000-6000 cu.ft of rainwater/ month to irrigate whole quad

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Charrette Presentation Summary Climate analysis and passive design - Eric Olson (Transsolar) • Fall/spring comfortable outdoor temperatures, winter/summer need mitigation • Aiming to make an envelope so that no heat is required in winter • Natural ventilation: appropriate for 44% of occupied hours with narrow comfort range, 63% with wider comfort range • Solar control - need to deal with high solar radiation especially west facade • Daylighting: generally good though not as much on 5th floor, some glare • Control - manual or automated, whole or zoned, question of who can control • Humidity control is critical needs to be considered in parallel with natural ventilation Enclosure - Sean O’Brien • Most spaces within 15’ of exterior (wall or window) • Temperature complaints common - can even be too cold in summer • Thermal mass of walls not helping - could add insulation/vapor retarder, though this may have some drawbacks (ex. moisture accumulation) • Air tightness needs to be addressed Acoustics - Pete Pesce • Noise from: Loyola cooling towers, shop, mechanical rooms, studios, street • Soft acoustic materials may be problematic with humid outdoor air Systems - Phil Steiner (Altieri)/ Pete Pesce • Building is a mix of various MEP systems • Some spaces like lobby are not fully conditioned (heat only) • All four facades are pierced to accept utilities • Only thing metered right now is electricity • IBM Smart Building Program - dashboard and analysis to help understand building • Significant opportunity for water savings • Need for better lighting controls, more efficient fixtures and task lighting Operations and metrics - Ilana Judah • No composting, no ability to wash dishes – café waste • More robust policies needed for cleaning supplies, paper, etc. • Commissioning should be done • Breakdown of LEED - 62 points (Gold) plus 26 maybe points • Opportunity to meet 2030 Challenge

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Work Group Topics Site and Campus Relationships Summary Workgroups explored macro and micro aspects of landscape and exterior relationships. A need to connect to the greater campus was outlined, as well as better define and articulate the main entry sequence to RMH. A desire to maximize use of comfortable outdoor space was expressed, through informal gathering, classroom spaces, outdoor workshops, and upper floor balconies. Participants also discussed increasing secure bicycle storage, stormwater mitigation, and use of landscaping to control microclimates. Key objectives and strategies Stormwater • Outdoor paths and landscaping for stormwater management • Water features/Rain gardens/ Bio-swales/ Storage under paths • Rainwater cisterns (potentially sculptural)/ vertical silos • Cisterns used for thermal storage/ heat sinks • Use greater quad for stormwater management - “Lake Tulane” • Grade changes to mitigate stormwater entry • Increased permeability of ground level paths and other surfaces • Consider a water feature for acoustics. Campus Planning and Landscaping • Expand relationships with rest of quad/ community. Address quad as a whole • Reinforce connection with Loyola • Modify shape of sidewalks to better structure entry and campus connections • Use trees to shape circulation and shade building • Respect important trees adjacent to building (verify health of North end tree) • Green screens to shade building • Revisit 1988 Masterplan

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Indoor/ Outdoor relationships • Outdoor classrooms/ seminar spaces - potentially along/ facing west facade • Outdoor pin-up spaces • Covered outdoor shop space at North or Northeast end - could be balcony for 201 • Terrace for Drawing Board at South or Southwest end - connection to Loyola • Indoor/ Outdoor student lounge • Outdoor amphitheater Porch/ entry • De-emphasize ground level entry and define front entrance • Expand raised terrace at entryway • Create canopy on front porch for shading and to define entry • ADA access and code upgrades of main entry important • Ground level entry on either side of the main entry stair • New entry on south side for Drawing Board Other elements • Adequate outdoor seating at front of building • Need for increased, secure and better designed bicycle storage • Bike racks could be design element, combined with lighting, shading etc. • Roof terrace, balconies, green roofs • Inward looking courtyard on east side • Green wall on east for acoustics and solar shading • Greenhouse for food production • Consider access for delivery, waste disposal and shop transport • Better define outdoor recycling and waste area Next steps There was agreement that RMH should investigate greater use of outdoor areas to expand and enrich the program of the school, connect students and faculty with nature, and contribute to the School of Architecture’s presence on campus.

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Work Group Topics Climate and Envelope Summary Exploration of climate and envelope issues revealed the value placed on the existing building envelope and windows. Generally, the west facade was perceived as requiring a greater historic sensitivity than the east facade. Modification of or addition to the existing windows was seen as critical to improving energy performance and comfort in the building. All workgroups discussed the importance of the individual being able to experience opening a window, and maximizing the opportunity for natural ventilation, while recognizing the need for some element of automated control. Key objectives / strategies Overall goals • Modifications to the facades should be respectful and acceptable • Respond to the climate - building should be ‘regionally appropriate’ • Maximize the period for passive heating and cooling • Use natural ventilation 60% of the time while maintaining consistency in all spaces • Reduce heat loss through envelope by factor of 2-3 • Reduce solar heat gain by 50% • Shading strategies should be visually consistent • Eliminate the need for heating • Reduce the need for artificial lighting to a minimum, while ensuring that the daylight provided is appropriate to the required activity within RHM spaces • Provide low tech, simple, and easy to operate solutions wherever possible • Emphasize educational value of operating the building, and individual responsibility for optimizing personal comfort

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Exterior solar control • Exterior louvers or blinds for sun control - fixed or operable • Awnings for shading • Exterior planting (green walls/ trees) to control climate • Harvest solar gain on winter days • Distinguish facades with various treatments according to climate and “importance” • Appropriate for architecture school to create modern and sensitive intervention • Shading strategies: films, dual stage shades, programmable mecho-shades • Design exterior shading to be wind and hurricane resistant Windows and envelope modifications • Maintain existing windows and glass on W, N, & S elevations • R value of windows is poor and they have significant air infiltration • Model energy performance of glass replacement and retrofit options • Properly seal existing glazing and repair windows that are painted shut • Add inner layers to the existing window to improve thermal performance, solar control, daylight harvesting and optimize natural ventilation • Double glazed strategy of adding inner operable IGU and intermediate blind system • Consider replacing the glass within existing wood sash with IGU or low-e panel • Low e-coatings or solar coatings added to existing glass • Students and faculty to test ideas with mock-ups for windows • Analyze overall benefit of adding insulation to walls and roof (energy vs. cost)

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Work Group Topics Climate and Envelope Natural ventilation • Double window design to incorporate strategies for natural ventilation • Trickle vents in double windows to exhaust heat and let air in • Automated upper portion of windows for ventilation, lower portion manual • Study to be done to optimize cross-ventilation strategies • Ceiling fans to augment natural ventilation (study optimal velocity and height) • Create mixed-mode system where mechanical systems add to natural ventilation • Introduce filter to mitigate pollen infiltration from windows • East side atrium with smoke exhaust system to augment cooling from outside air Daylight control and harvesting • Desire to create even diffuse lighting • Control strategy integrating exterior shading, blinds, and light shelves • Interior upper shade, a light shelf, and an interior lower shade. Provides flexibility to have both daylighting and glare control • Interior shades could also serve as pin-up areas in studios • Daylight dimming controls • Daylighting systems to respond to room-related tasks or multi-purpose function Acoustics • Conduct acoustic survey of spaces with RMH systems and Loyola systems running • Acoustic mitigation screen on Loyola side • Mitigate acoustic issues between floors - shop vs 201 and drawing board vs lobby • Envelope design on east side should reduce mechanical noise • Acoustic benefit to double glazed strategy • Consider conflict between natural ventilation and acoustics - limits of baffle design

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Envelope controls and operation • Manual passive controls need to be designed with overrides and in-concert with HVAC controls • Each studio space should be addressed individually regarding controls • Integrate alarm system to respond to HVAC system if windows are open • Motorized intermediate shades with daylight sensors • Careful design of window system to ensure simplicity of control and operation • Backup or override for motorized window components - passive survivability Next steps A deeper investigation of the existing windows is required, both architecturally, and in terms of energy performance and daylight optimization. As well, the west facade as a whole is of particular architectural and historical value: a clear attitude regarding architectural interventions to the exterior needs to be defined. Finally, operational protocols should be mapped out regarding the balance of use and automated control over shading, daylighting and natural ventilation systems.

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Work Group Topics Interior Organization and Function Summary Workgroups were profoundly engaged in thinking about the reorganization of the school, both with regards to the overall building, as well as the functioning of the individual rooms. The school is evolving in it’s needs, particularly regarding the workshop, library and computer labs. Also recognized was the need to make the building more desirable to use after regular hours through upgrades to studios and better amenity spaces. Finally, upgrading to current code requirements is critical to the renovation of the building. Key objectives / strategies • Expand services - shop, digital output lab and computer facilities • Provide more areas for pin-up and review • Modernize studio and classroom facilities • Increase and optimize pin-up and storage areas • Expand studio culture and community outreach through the building organization Entryway, Library, Pin-up and Gallery Spaces • Consolidate/ partition and incorporate other programmatic elements into library • Re-brand library as learning commons but retain quiet, precious quality • Include more computers, group worktables, and individual work areas • Re-purpose slide library as gallery, reception, admin offices, etc.. • Condense library through rolling stacks and/or bound volumes stored offsite • Increase hours through self checkout or separate reading room • Consider exterior south entrance for community • Combine library with computer lab • Vertical connection between library and café • Gallery in lobby space with seating designed by students • More rolling boards for pinup with integrated flat screens

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Shop, computer lab, digital output lab and other services • Existing shop area too long and narrow, with insufficient ceiling height • Consider shop expansion or new building to the North or East, or offsite shop • Improve shop storage, recycling, and delivery. • Provide a sales shop for materials and a recycled material library in shop • Create adequate outdoor area for shop work • Re-think structure of computer labs: better accommodate laptops in the studios with combination of smaller localized computer labs and large centralized lab to promote interaction • If computers introduced into studios, need to address security • Informal lounge areas should accommodate plug-in of laptops • Improve ergonomics of computer lab furniture • Expand digital output lab and possibly combine with the shop Studios • Provide increased pin-up and storage spaces, possibly integrated into workstations • Create more spaces for group work, discussion and casual meetings • Light, moveable, flexible furniture will enable grouping of tables • Work stations should better accommodate computer work and model making • Improved ergonomics for tables and chairs • Integrate task lighting and thermal controls into workstations • Provide raised floor system for power, data and thermal controls • Zone sections of studios for lighting and HVAC • Create central, more formal pin-up area • 5th floor - expand pods to create breakout spaces • Provide digital print stations in each studio

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Work Group Topics Interior Organization and Function Administration/ Faculty Offices • Create more transparency to faculty offices - more glazed areas • Provide common meeting areas adjacent to faculty offices • Study concept of open centralized offices for faculty with circulation on perimeter • Provide faculty offices as suites off studios as an extension on each level • Move Dean’s/admin offices to second floor where 204 is • Consolidate outreach program offices in a <suite> in a North end extension Classrooms • Provide dedicated after-hours student conference rooms • Provide more classrooms like room 305 • Desire/need for amphitheater classroom but it is not ideally situated in original location. Can it be re-integrated? • Optimize multi-function of classrooms. Piper Auditorium at GSD as an example of flexible lecture/pin-up space • Classrooms should be better ‘wired’ like new business schools Drawing Board Café • Better hours and more seating areas. Serves as working lounge after-hours • Move to south end of RMH • Outdoor extension on south or west side - courtyard ‘French Quarter’ café • Better connection of café to Loyola • Need for improved lighting and kitchen facilities • Possibility of locating café where dumpsters are currently located Entry, Egress and Service Areas • Re-imagine and emphasize entry on first floor - perhaps with enclosed glass vestibule extending onto terrace. • Provide dual entry on ground floor adjacent to either side of stairs

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Create egress stairs on east end extension Space in the elbows on central east side to add on for egress, bathrooms, etc. Central stair is important for social interaction – it should remain unenclosed Minimize intrusion of egress on programmed spaces Better signage and wayfinding Move and centralize mechanical areas to less public areas Study Implications of the flood zone to the ground floor areas

Building Expansion and Phasing • Extension on east side as acoustic buffer, system driver, green roof, pin-up areas, offices, labs. Green wall could be incorporated • Shop/outreach/city center wing on North which includes CNC/ 3D Printing/ output • Consider new wing for temp occupation/swing space, phased construction, off campus studios in the city/ downtown warehouse Next steps Various re-organizational and expansion scenarios need to be explored with a proper consideration of code, budgetary and phasing impacts. Critical to this investigation is an envisioning of the evolution of the schools pedagogy and outreach programs over the next several years, in order to best accommodate growth and change.

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Work Group Topics Systems Summary Discussion of building systems built upon the need to first focus on passive strategies to reduce loads that potentially eliminate the need for heating, and significantly reduce artificial cooling and lighting. Zoning is critical to this strategy, to help optimize system performance. Proper delegation of control was also a significant issue - what should facilities control vs. a building operator or occupant? Finally, the need for centralized, accessible and appropriately sized locations for building systems was emphasized. Key objectives / strategies Operations and Controls • Focus on proper balance between facilities, building and individual controls • Link energy savings to individual responsibility of those controlling it • Workspaces/ desks tethered to individual controls • Establish a student/staff committee for energy management • Hire a building manger/ engineer. Could be student position for credit or work study • Responsibility for building operation to be an inherent part of architectural education • Training sessions provided to educate students and engage in individual comfort • Establish on-going maintenance contract tied to energy savings • Systems designed for ease of maintenance and operations • Importance of first and regularly scheduled commissioning • Dashboard systems in building and studios. Student-controlled in studios. • Establish broader comfort criteria depending on activity (corridor vs. studio) • Correlate controls with occupancy and class schedules • Provide individual control in classrooms and faculty offices • Ensure systems can shut down when windows are opened SYSTEMS

MEP Sytems at RMH and on Campus

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MEP Systems Planning • Zone building carefully regarding edge, orientation, program and schedule • Study potential of shutting down significant parts of the building and systems during the summer • Centralize and size service space appropriately. Locate all services on ground floor • Use east (or rear) for mechanical/ service spaces • Ensure these spaces are easily accessible for maintenance • Minimize pipe intrusion in spaces • Develop a clear concept of how to order systems (eg. exoskeleton vs. endoskeleton) • Resolve thermal lag issue - fast building with slow systems HVAC Systems • Use of campus chilled water seems most efficient • Eliminate the need for campus steam • Explore advantages of chilled beams vs ducted central air • Conditioned beams could be a simple and minimal intervention, and could produce heating and cooling - water is a more efficient conductor of energy than air • Conditioned beams would also reduce quantity of air distribution required, and have almost no background noise • De-humidification is critical to eliminate moisture from conditioned beams, people and outside air • Evaluate distribution of air handling units throughout the building - central or one per floor • Explore geothermal water heat exchange as possibility • Raised floor system could be appropriate solution for studios and office areas - requires about 18 inches clearance. Concern about dirt accumulation within plenum

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Work Group Topics Systems Alternative Energy and Energy Recovery • • • • • •

Use wind/solar energy systems as a teaching tool Incorporate viewing platform on roof for PV’s Recover human heat Heat recovery from campus chilled water could serve hot water needs of building Energy recovery unit/ Heat exchanger w/ Fan coil units Investigate if use of lights and equipment is sufficient to heat the building. Computer lab is a good opportunity to harness equipment heat

Lighting • Need for more sophisticated lighting controls with coordinated daylight dimming • Provide lighting controls that are accessible to students • Zoning of lighting within studios • Improved color temperature and ability to dim lighting levels • Quality of lighting generally needs improvement. Light walls and surfaces not just overall space. Direct/ indirect fixtures • Studio lighting should accommodate computer work, drawing, and model building • Task lighting is badly needed in the studios - potentially integrated into workstations • Provide methods for glare control • 204 is a good example of lighting • Lighting in 201 and other future multipurpose areas should address multiple functions • Potential for LED to be next phase of lighting implementation • Consider initial cost vs. payback of lighting systems • Introduce better exterior lighting for security • Adding occupancy sensors will provide significant energy savings

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Electrical IT • Floor outlets get damaged - use perimeter outlets. Integrate outlets with furniture • Provide wifi/ethernet throughout the building • To reduce vampire loads, provide dedicated outlets for ‘always on’ equipment vs. equipment that can shut down Water and Waste • Improve efficiency of all plumbing fixtures • Lobby state regarding greywater usage. Collaborate with other local organizations • Locate trash and recycling together with clear labelling for separation • Student design competition or project for trash/ recycling receptacles • Recycling program to be more visible and fun • Compost food and shop waste - feed off residence hall initiatives Next steps A baseline energy model is being developed using ASHRAE 90.1-2007. Using this model, various strategies and system options will be tested for potential energy reduction. Basic cost comparatives and impacts of proposed strategies should also be evaluated. A realistic scenario(s) for building operations and energy management should be developed in order to design appropriate systems.

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Dinner Topic: Sustainability and Pedagogy

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Dinner Topic: Sustainability and Pedagogy On the evening of March 22nd, Ilana Judah, Director of Sustainability at FXFOWLE, gave a dinner presentation on the question of sustainability in architectural education. The talk highighted the question of how to embed environmental values within students and incite the exploration of sustainable solutions through design. Topics discussed included defining the notion of dwelling for a sustainable future, highlighting environmental issues through the lens of Vitruvius’s tenets of Commodity Firmness and Delight, and exploration of educational tools such as environmental mapping and modelling. Following the lecture, faculty were invited to explore questions as to how to revise and re-imagine architectural education at Tulane to better integrate environmental awareness and translate it into successful design solutions. Faculty responses included the following: • Students should have some direct control over their environment - light, temperature, ventilation, configuration of desks, etc. - and the first and second year studios should teach them how to manage the devices and politics of environmental control. •

All design instruction should have some links to group work (as little as a studio site model and as much as a single design for the studio).

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The work environment should be flexible and fluid - this is partly an FF&E, IT & TS issue, and partly a matter of pedagogy.

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All studios should be “integrated” studios - that is, all studios should engage design criteria from technical perspectives as well as more abstract principals. This might eliminate the need for a specific ”integrated semester” in the Third Year.

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We need to hire faculty with diverse backgrounds.

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Re-form architectural education as a foundational multi-disciplinary design education for 3 years (?) before going into a specialization (architecture, urban design, landscape, industrial design, graphic design, etc.) - modeled after medical education.

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Faculty-student camping trip - getting out into the landscape, bayou, etc. Could be “field work/research” and include experts in multiple disciplines - habitat, ecology, etc.

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Mock-up laboratory - digital (virtual/holography) and physical - test performance, scale, space and environment, realize the value of the test and iterative process.

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Getting into the city - capitalizing on the existing Community Outreach efforts and relationships in the city, gaining more intimate knowledge of various neighborhoods and communities/cultures. Field trip-like excursions. ”Students should know every neighborhood.”

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Appendix Charrette Agenda Charrette Presentation Slides Work Groups, Charrette Participants and Dinner Attendees Charrette Photos

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Charrette Agenda

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SUSTAINABILITY CHARRETTE

TULANE UNIVERSITY RICHARDSON MEMORIAL HALL March 22nd-23rd 2011 Richardson Memorial Hall – Room 201

Day 1: March 22nd, 2011

1 Team Presentation 12:00-2:00 pm 12:00-12:10

Dean Schwartz/ FXFOWLE

Introduction

12:10-12:20

Liz Davey/ Collette Creppell

Tulane’s Environmental Initiatives

12:20-12:35

FXFOWLE / el dorado

Occupancy/Survey

12:35-12:50 12:50-1:05

el dorado/SGH

Architecture

FXFOWLE/ Andropogon

Site and Campus Relationships

1:05-1:30 1:30-1:50

Transsolar/SGH

Climate Analysis & Passive Design

Altieri/FXFOWLE

Systems

1:50-2:00

FXFOWLE/ Tulane Facilities

Operations and Metrics

2 Q&A/Break 2:00-2:30 pm 3 Breakout Groups Part 1 2:30-3:45 pm 4 Break 3:45-4:00 pm 5 Breakout Groups Part 2 4:00-5:15 pm 6 Final Report Day 1 5:15-6:00 pm 7 Dinner 7:00-9:30 pm Day 2: March 23rd, 2011

8 Breakout groups Part 3 9:00-10:15 am 9 Break 10:15-10:30 am 10 Breakout Groups Part 4 10:30-11:45 am 11 Workgroup Final Summary 11:45am–12:00 pm 12 Final Reports, Conclusions and Next Steps 12:00-1:15 pm (Town Hall) Optional Afternoon Sessions 2:30–5:00 pm TGIW 5:00 pm Lecture “Designing a Sustainable Future” Guy Geier, FXFOWLE F XFOWLE

Charrette Presentation Slides

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Workgroups, Charrette Participants and Dinner Attendees

group 1

group 2

group 3

group 4

group 5

Dan Maginn

Pete Pesce

Steve Salzer

Ilana Judah

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Site and Campus Relationships

Systems

Interior Organization and Function

Climate and Envelope

Site and Campus Relationships

TUES

Climate and Envelope

Site and Campus Relationships

Systems

Interior Organization and Function

Climate and Envelope

WED

Interior Organization and Function

Climate and Envelope

Site and Campus Relationships

Systems

Interior Organization and Function

Systems

Interior Organization and Function

Climate and Envelope

Site and Campus Relationships

Systems

2:30-3:45

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9:00-10:15

WED

10:30-11:45

Guy Geier

Workgroup 1 - led by Dan Maginn of el dorado

Workgroup 3 - led by Steve Salzer of el dorado

Dan Maginn John Klingman Andrew Liles Liz Davey Annelise Haskell Rickie Kramer Kevin Muni Judy Monk Alissa Kingsley

Steve Salzer Scott Bernhard Cordula Roser Gray Sylvester Johnson Kevin Michniok Cameron Ringness Tiffany Lin Amber Beezley Grover Mouton

Architect Professor / Building Committee Adjuncy faculty Working group member Student / Building Committee Facilities Student Adjunct faculty Graduate student

Architect Associate Professor / Building Committee Processor of Practice Facilities Student Graduate Student Asssitant Professor University Architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office / Building Committee Adjunct Professor

Workgroup 2 - led by Pete Pesce of FXFOWLE

Workgroup 4 - led by Ilana Judah of FXFOWLE

Pete Pesce Judith Kinnard Byron Mouton Scott Heath Oren Mitzner Lindsey Keifer Jack Waterman Marcella Del Signore

Ilana Judah Michael Crosby Kentaro Tsubaki Charlotte Hutton Brinda Sen Gupta Allison Stouse Heather Hargrave William Trakas Megan Weyland

Architect Professor Professor of Practice / Building Committee Graduate Student Student Student Student Assistant Professor

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Architect Associate Professor Assistant Professor / Building Committee Graduate Student / Building Committee Student Adjunct Faculty Facilities Student Graduate Student

Workgroup 5 - led by Guy Geier of FXFOWLE

Other charrette participants -

Guy Geier Bruce Goodwin Emilie Taylor Rob Dean Jennifer Gaugler Kevin Franklin Collette Creppell Carol Reese Gavin Newman

Kenneth Schwartz Phil Steiner Yaki Miodovnik Erik Olson Sean Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien

Architect Associate Professor Adjunct Faculty TSA Alumnus, Board Member / Building Committee Graduate Student Student University Architect & Campus Planner/ TSA Board Associate Professor Student

Dean - TSA Altieri Sebor Weiber Andropogon Associates Transsolar Climate Engineers Simpson Gumpertz Heger

Dinner Attendees Professors Errol Barron Judith Kinnard John Klingman Ken Schwartz Associate Professors Scott Bernhard Michael Crosby Ammar Eloueini Bruce Goodwin Graham Owen Carol Reese Assistant Professors Marcella del Signore Tiffany Lin KentaroTsubaki Professors of Practice Irene Keil Michael Nius Byron Mouton Cordula Roser-Gray Adjuncts Will Bradshaw Hiroshi Jacobs Abigail Feldman Doug Harmon Andrew Liles David Merlin Judy Monk Grover Mouton Milton Scheuermann Allison Stouse Sandi Stroud EmilieTaylor Thaddeus Zarse

Staff David Armentor Wendy Sack Other Amber Beezley Collette Creppell Ron Cropper Liz Davey Rob Dean Melissa Erekson Annelise Haskell Charlotte Hutton Yvette Jones Richard Schointuch Facilities Sylvester Johnson Heather Hargrave Ricki Kramer Design Team David Bartlett Guy Geier FXFOWLE Ilana Judah FXFOWLE Pete Pesce FXFOWLE Phil Steiner ALTIERI Dan Maginn ELDORADO Steve Salzer ELDORADO Erik Olsen TRANSSOLAR Sean O'Brien SIMPSON Yaki Miodovnik ANDROPOGON

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Charrette Photos

RMH SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES CHARRETTE, 22-23 MARCH 2011

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