Net-Zero School Design

Net-Zero School Design

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Net-Zero Strategies for Schools

Rising energy costs and an ever-increasing understanding of the climate crisis have led many school districts to explore Net-Zero Energy strategies in their new or renovated school facilities.

Fanning Howey has been fortunate to be involved in the design of two Net-Zero K-12 schools, and we understand the integrated design approach required to achieve these results.

N E T-Z E R O E X P E R I E N C E :

• MEP Engineer for the first Net-Zero Pending school building in the Midwest • Design Architect for the first Net-Zero K-12 school building in the state of Arizona • Published article on design Net-Zero buildings on a budget for the American Institute of Architects national website

We have also seen the powerful ways that Net-Zero buildings serve as teaching tools for students. From energy dashboards to highly-visible renewable energy systems, a Net-Zero school teaches students about the role they play in creating a sustainable future.

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Bethany School Cincinnati, OH

The new Bethany School campus uses Zero Energy, biophilia and natural play design strategies to give students a personalized and healthy learning environment. The design replaces multiple buildings on the Bethany school campus with new projectbased learning environments. Natural light, natural materials and biophilic constructs and images create a healthier education center. The site design also encourages healthy learning with one of the largest playscape playgrounds in the Midwest.

CLIENT Bethany School SCOPE 58,000 New SF COST $12.0 M C O N TAC T David Gould Head of School 513.771.7462 PA R T N E R F I R M Emersion Design

EXPERTISE • Designed for Zero Energy Use • Projected energy use of 15 kBtu/sf, less than the average empty warehouse • Targeting LEED Platinum certification • Biophilic design themes to support project-based learning

ZERO ENERGY STRATEGIES Zero Energy design strategies are at the core of the client’s approach to sustainability. The campus is designed to consume 15 kBtus/sf/year. This is 25 percent less energy per square foot than the average vacant building. Solar panels create a carbonneutral facility. Other accomplishments include: • Stormwater - Rain gardens, bioswales and underground, slow release systems combine to beat code by 20 percent.

• LEED Platinum Certification - The buildings are projected to achieve LEED Platinum certification - one of the few K-12 campuses to achieve this goal in the Midwest.

• School as a Teaching Tool - The school uses design strategies to help influence curriculum and pedagogy, which will help educate a new generation of environmental stewards.

A B OV E | Biophilic constructs throughout the school teach students about the importance of sustainability and conservation.

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The building is oriented to minimize heat gain throughout the day.

Roof-mounted solar panels allow the building to achieve Zero Energy fhai.com 3 goals.

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Daylighting strategies create a welcoming and healthy environment for students.

Early energy modeling analysis allowed for the use of glass in appropriately-oriented spaces.

An extensive natural playscape connects students with the fhai.com 5 environment.

Colonel Smith Middle School Fort Huachuca, AZ

The new Colonel Smith Middle School is the first Net-Zero school in the state of Arizona.

Innovative daylighting strategies and super-efficient building systems—combined with the installation of a solar panel array— allow the 88,693-square-foot facility to produce as much energy as it consumes.

The building’s Net Zero strategies combine with a progressive STEM curriculum to help students learn in a project-based environment. One to one technology allows learning to happen anywhere, and wind turbines, words imprinted on the sidewalks, outdoor classrooms, landscaping and sustainable design elements turn the entire campus into a classroom.

Associate firm: Emc2 Architects

A B OV E | Wind turbines serve as demonstration elements, allowing students to learn about renewable energy.

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CLIENT Fort Huachuca Accommodation School District SCOPE 88,693 New SF COST $20.0 M

R E LE VA N T I N F O R M AT I O N • Arizona’s first Net-Zero K-12 school • Sustainable strategies support the school’s STEM curriculum and focus on project-based learning

Highlights of the project’s Net-Zero design strategies include: • Electrical distribution with discrete metering of lighting, HVAC and plug loads • High-efficiency LED and electric lighting systems with state-ofthe-art digital lighting controls • Super-efficient light sources such as T5 fluorescent lamps and LED lighting systems using continuously dimmable drivers.

• Mechanical systems including packaged rooftop, variable air volume (VAV) air handlers in each building pod • Hot water heating supplied by 95% efficient natural gas boilers • Solar panels providing domestic water heating for the locker rooms and kitchen • Wind turbines, which are used as demonstration elements and produce one to three percent of the building’s total energy • Rainwater harvesting from roof tops and from the artificialsurface athletic field, supported by a pair of 25,000-gallon water harvesting tanks As part of the school’s sustainable curriculum, students monitor the building’s real time energy usage and production from an energy dashboard located in the Student Union. The dashboard displays energy use throughout the building, energy produced by solar and wind components, and water harvesting collection and usage. Students are also able to monitor dashboard information individually from an app on their mobile devices. The information found on the dashboard is a major source of student projects.

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A research commons provides a central location for STEM activities.

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Natural daylighting strategies allow classrooms to operate without artificial light on most days.

“ It is beyond my ability to find the words to tell you how it makes me feel when I walk through the school and see what you and the team did with my hope and vision.”

– D R . R O N DA F R U E AU F F, SUPERINTENDENT

Fort Huachuca Accommodation Schools Fort Huachuca, AZ

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Extended learning areas support flexibility throughout the school day.

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Art classrooms have three types of natural lighting: glazing, skylights and borrowed light.

Interior design strategies allow the building to serve as a teaching tool fhai.com 11 for STEM education.

Solar Projects BYRON HIGH SCHOOL SOLAR INSTALLATION Byron, IL As part of an overall energy management project at Byron High School, Fanning Howey designed and oversaw the installation of a 50 kW photovoltaic array, including 160 solar panels on the gymnasium roof. Combined with boiler additions and temperature control, the project was projected to have a 10-year payback.

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Byron CUSD 226

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$1.7 M

BETHANY SCHOOL Cincinnati, OH The new Bethany School is designed to use 15 kBtu/SF/year, which is 25 percent less energy usage than the average vacant building.

The design team collaborated with the client to target a Net Zero energy goal, which means the building produces more energy than it consumes. To get to Net Zero, the design includes extensive use of solar panels to create a carbon neutral facility.

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Bethany School SCOPE

Part of 58,000 New SF project

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$12.0 M C O M P LE T I O N DAT E

2019

COLONEL SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL Fort Huachuca, AZ As the first Net-Zero K-12 school in Arizona, Colonel Smith Middle School uses an extensive solar field to provide renewable energy. At the time of construction, the new military solar installation was billed as the largest undertaken by the Department of Defense.

CLIENT Fort Huachuca Accommodation School District SCOPE 88,693 New SF

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COST $20.0 M C O M P LE T I O N DAT E 2012

SHEPARD MIDDLE SCHOOL Deerfield, IL Renovations to the middle school’s STEM labs include the addition of solar panels to help students learn about renewable energy. The science wing also includes a weather station, bird boxes with embedded video cameras, and garden beds to allow students to explore nature in a suburban setting.

CLIENT Deerfield Public Schools District 109 SCOPE 1,748 New SF; 5,378 Renovated SF

COST $2.7 M C O M P LE T I O N DAT E 2015

WEST POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Point Military Academy, NY The new West Point Elementary School is designed for a progressive STEM curriculum. As part of the design’s buildingas-a-teaching-tool strategy, the project includes solar panels connected to energy dashboards.

CLIENT Department of Defense Education Activity SCOPE 95,607 New SF

COST $57.8 M C O M P LE T I O N DAT E 2020

HENRY FORD HIGH SCHOOL Detroit, MI For years, Henry Ford High School had a career-technical program that befit its name - focused 20th century technologies. Renovations reimagined educational opportunities for the 21st century, including a STEM courtyard with solar panels, wind turbines and a green roof.

CLIENT Detroit Public Schools

COST $19.7 M

SCOPE 272,500 Renovated SF

C O M P LE T I O N DAT E 2011

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Understanding all available cost saving strategies is a big part of making net-zero ready buildings How to design net-zero ready buildings on a budget - AIA affordable. If you are looking at solar panels for renewable energy, for example, find a contractor who will help establish your dollars per watt, which becomes a good rubric for energy efficiency strategies.

When you can, implement an energy efficiency strategy for below the renewable dollars per watt.

Be aware of potential funding sources for high performing buildings. Depending on the marketplace and the type of client, there may be funding in the form of tax breaks, grants or rebates. Make sure to Energy include these additional funding sources in your analysis of first costs and long-term operating costs.

How to design net-zero ready buildings on a Test, retest, and continuously improve budget Constant evaluation is a critical part of the net-zero approach. As part of the Bethany School project, the team continually tested the design’s energy efficiency using energy modeling. The initial modeling

By Chad Edwards and Terry Liette provided a framework for broad concepts and modeling during the design development and construction documentation phases allowed the team to stay on target and make sure that we were achieving our goals. The team will also be working with Bethany School to evaluate to the building's performance after construction with the goal of achieving true net-zero energy usage, not just a target in a model.

Even if you don’t have a sustainable-minded client like Bethany School, you can still improve the overall energy efficiency of your designs. Starting down the path of designing for net-zero ready buildings will help secure the future of your practice and the planet.

Keep energy use top of mind in your projects. Learn more on The COTE® Top Ten Toolkit’s Design for Energy page.

A different version of this article originally appeared in the March 2019 issue of the AIA Project Management Knowledge Community’s PM Digest.

Chad Edwards is a principal architect with emersion DESIGN, an architecture firm located in Cincinnati, Ohio specializing in cost-effective, healthy, high performing buildings. Terry Liette is chief engineering officer for Fanning Howey, a national integrated architecture and engineering practice specializing in learning environments.

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Fanning Howey is an integrated architecture, interiors and engineering firm specializing in learning environments. We use the power of design to create smarter, happier learners, more successful educators and stronger communities. From our offices in Indiana and Ohio, we have designed K-12 and Higher Education learning environments throughout the midwest and across the country.

Our team is devoted to finding ways to conceive and build inspirational places for teaching and learning.

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