Design'Trends'for'Raising'Your'Game!'

Exceeding)Cost)and)Performance)Objec6ves)with)Wood)Framed)Schools))

“The)Wood)Products)Council”)is)a)Registered)Provider)with)The)American)Ins6tute)of)Architects)Con6nuing)Educa6on)Systems)(AIA/CES),)Provider)#G516.))!Credit(s))earned)on)comple6on)of)this)course)will)be)reported)to)AIA)CES)for)AIA)members.)Cer6ficates)of)Comple6on)for)both)AIA)members)and)nonRAIA)members)are)available)upon)request.)))

This)course)is)registered)with)AIA)CES)for)con6nuing)professional)educa6on.)As)such,)it)does)not)include)content)that)may)be)deemed)or)construed)to)be)an)approval)or)endorsement)by)the)AIA)of)any)material)of)construc6on)or)any)method)or)manner)of)handling,)using,)distribu6ng,)or)dealing)in)any)material)or)product.)________________________________ Ques6ons)related)to)specific)materials,)methods,)and)services)will)be)addressed)at)the)conclusion)of)this)presenta6on.))

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Course'Descrip7on'

Through)a)series)of)case)studies,)this)presenta6on)will)demonstrate)how)schools)districts)across)the)US)have)shown)leadership)in)their)choice)of)structural)material)and)imagina6on)in)their)building)designs)to)achieve)both)performance)and)cost)objec6ves.))The)choice)of)materials)can)have)a)considerable)impact)on)a)school’s)construc6on)costs,)energy)efficiency,)acous6c)performance,)aesthe6c)appeal)and)occupant)environmentR)which)can)in)turn)drama6cally)influence)the)success)of)students.))This)highly)pictorial)presenta6on)will)showcase)the)range)of)design)possibili6es)and)benefits)associated)with)wood)frame)schools.)))

Learning'Objec7ves'

1.  Understand)how)the)use)of)woodRframe)construc6on)saved)$2.7)million)for)the)new)El)Dorado)High)School)in)Arkansas.))

2.  Learn)how)the)Bethel)School)District)in)Washington)State)achieves)both)upfront)cost)savings)and)longRterm)energy)savings)through)the)use)of)wood)framing.)

3.  Explain)architectural)design)techniques)used)to)improve)acous6c)performance)in)exposed)heavy)6mber)constructed)roof)applica6ons.)))

4.  Describe)why)student)performance)can)be)improved)by)providing)an)occupant)environment)with)visual)wood)elements.)Informa6on)from)various)studies)will)be)provided)to)assist)with)understanding)the)physiology)and)psychology)associated)with)visual)aspects)of)occupant)environment.))

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Goals'for'Designing'School'Facili7es'

•  Enhance)learning)environment)•  Effec6ve)acous6cs,)ligh6ng,)ven6la6on,)

hypoallergenic)•  Calming)aesthe6cs)

•  Minimize)up)front)cost)•  Lower)cost)materials)•  Reduced)labor)6me)

•  Reduce)long)term)costs))•  Energy)efficient)•  Low)maintenance)

•  Encourages)school)pride)•  Reduce)Environmental)Impact)•  Unique)Design)•  Expressive)Aesthe6cs)

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Duke)Lower)and)Middle)Schools,)

Durham,)NC)

Rosa)Parks)Elementary,)Redmond,)

WA)

El)Dorado)High)School,)El)Dorado,)

AR)

Burr)&)Burton)

Academy,)Peru,)VT)

Cayucos)Elementary,)Cayucos,)CA)

Bethel)School)District,)

Tacoma,)WA)

Manch)Elementary,)Las)Vegas,)

NV)

Newport)Elementary)School,)Newport,)AR)

Virtual'Tour'of'School'Facili7es'

Duke'Lower'and'Middle'School')Loca6on:)Durham,'NC')Completed:)2009'')Architect:)DTW'Architects'and'Planners'

Size:)3'Middle'School'Bldgs.'2'Lower'School'Bldgs.')Cost:))Middle'School'$130/sf'Lower'School'$112/sf'

WOOD)IN)HUMAN)ENVIRONMENT:)RESTORATIVE)PROPERTIES)OF)WOOD)IN)THE)BUILT)INDOOR)ENVIRONMENT)Source:(David(Robert(Fell(report;(Wood(and(Human(Health(fact(sheet(

Rosa'Parks'Elementary'School')Loca6on:)Redmond,'WA')Completed:)2006''Size:)66K'sf'550'Students''Architect:)Mahlum'Architects'

Japanese)Study)

Student)impressions)of)school)buildings)by)factor)scores)

Evidence)Based)Design)

•  Occupants)respond)favorably)to)wood)

•  Japan)&)Canada)

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Teacher)impressions)of)school)buildings)by)factor)scores)

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Crawford'Bay'ElementaryYSecondary'School'KY12')Loca6on:)Crawford'Bay,'BC,'Canada')Completed:)2004')Architect:)KMBR'Architects'Planners'

Hypoallergenic''

Project:)James'Park'Elementary,'Port'Coquitlam,'BC')Completed:))2012')Size:))2'story'370'Students')

Day'Ligh7ng'and'Ven7la7on'

Richmond'Chris7an'School'KY12')Loca6on:)Richmond,'BC'Canada''Completed:)2008')Size:)38K'sf')Architect:)KMBR'Architects'Planners'

El'Dorado'High'School''Loca6on:)El'Dorado,'AR''Completed:))2011')Size:))322.5'K'sf'1600'students')Cost:)$134/sf''Architect:)CADM'Architecture'

Accommodates'Scale'

“We'did'a'cost'analysis'and'found''that'we'were'able'to'save'about'$60K'by'changing'the'roof'construc7on''from'steel'to'wood.”'Y'Dunn!

Carbon'Benefits'

“Na6onwide,)we)appear)to)have)a)dropRout)issue)in)high)schools,)and)we’re)not)immune)to)the)problem)in)El)Dorado.)We)wanted)something)that)would)akract)young)people—not)only)with)the)course)offerings,)curriculum)and)ac6vi6es,)but)with)an)

appealing)facility”)R)Dunn

WOW!!'Factor'

Burr'&'Burton'AcademyYMountain'Campus')

Loca6on:)

Peru,'VT''Completed:'2012''Size:'4k'SF'))

LEED'Pla7numY'Net'Zero'''Architect:)

Bensonwood)

Mountain)Campus)has)won)3)Sustainable)Design)Awards))83)LEED)Points)

The'White'Mountain'School:'Catherine'Houghton'Arts'Center')

Loca6on:)

Bethlehem,'NH'))

Net'Zero'Panelized'Construc7on'''Architect:)

Bensonwood)

The)White)Mountain)School’s)mission)of)sustainability)is)fulfilled)in)the)new)Arts)Center)that)houses:)•  An)art)studio))

•  Several)music)rooms)•  Two)dance)studios)

Cayucos'Elementary'KY8''Loca6on:)Cayucos,'CA''Completed:'2009''Architect:)RRM'Design'Group''')

Construc7on'Speed'

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DGS'SeismicYSafety'Survey'of'California'Public'School'Buildings'

Construc7on' 'Built'ager'July'1'1978'

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Seismic)Evalua6on)

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Bethel'School'District,'Tacoma,'WA')Architect:)Erickson'McGovern')Engineer:))PCS'Structural'Solu7ons')Contractor:)Babbit'Neuman'Construc7on'Company'

Project:)Clover'Creek'Elementary'KY6')Completed:))2012')Size:))63K'sf'645'students')Cost:)$197/sf'))

Lower'Construc7on'Costs'

Project:)Bethel'Learning'Center')Completed:))2012')Size:))5.5K'sf'))

Project:)Nelson'Elementary')Completed:)2009')Size:))63.5K'sf'600'Students'')Cost:)$241/sf'

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Project:)Thompson'Elementary'KY6')Completed:))2006')Size:))65K'sf''550'Students''Cost:)$169/sf')

Improved'Energy'Efficiency'

“Bethel'spends'34%'less'per'student'than''the'average'for'all'peer'districts”'

Between)2004)and)2011,)BSD)reduced)kilowak)usage)by)more)than)7.6)million)kilowaks)and)saved)$4.3)million)in)u6lity)costs—equivalent)to)the)cost)of)electricity)for)15)of)the)District’s)

elementary)schools)for)one)year.)

Project:)Spanaway'Middle'School'Grade'7Y9')Completed:))2008')Size:))101K'sf''1000'Students''Cost:)$187/sf')

The'Green'Schoolhouse'Series'Founded)by)Jeff)&)Marshall)Zotara)of)“Cause)&)Effect)Evolu6ons”)

The)Green)Schoolhouse)Series)is)a)sponsorship)driven)ini6a6ve)that)brings)corpora6ons,)Founda6ons,)School)Districts,)Municipali6es)and)Volunteers)together)to)build)highRperformance,)environmentally)sustainable,)LEEDRPla6num)KR12)school)houses)to)under)funded)areas.))

The)Green)Schoolhouse)Series’)mission)is)to)replace)aging,)environmentally)hazardous)portable)class)rooms)with)permanent,)stateRofRthe)art)sustainable)Green)Schoolhouses.

VISION:)

MISSION:)

Project:)The'Safari'at'Roadrunner'Elementary'School''Loca7on:'Phoenix,'AZ''Size:'6,250'SF''LEED'Pla7num''Green'Schoolhouse'Series'Project')

“The'Safari”'Given'Green'Ribbon'School'Award'

Awarded)in)2012)(Source:)US)Department)of)Educa6on)

The)U.S.)Department)of)Educa6on's)Green)Ribbon)Schools)(EDRGRS))recogni6on)award)honors)schools)that)are)exemplary)in)reducing)environmental)impact)and)

costs;)improving)the)health)and)wellness)of)students)and)staff;)and)providing)effec6ve)environmental)and)sustainability)educa6on,)which)incorporates)science,)

technology,)engineering,)and)mathema6cs)(STEM),)civic)skills)and)green)career)pathways.)

“The'Safari”'was'1st'LEED'Pla7num'School'

•  Energy)consump6on)reduced)by)17.5%)in)1st)year)

•  Energy)Consump6on)reduced)by)35.2%)as)of)Nov.)

2011))

•  Overall)Energy)Star)Ra6ng)of)87))

•  Has)won)Energy)Star)Building)Recogni6on)2)consecu6ve)years)

Albert'Lea'High'School')Loca6on:)Albert'Lea,'MN'))Completed:))2000')Size:))128K'sf'1,100'Students'''Architect:)Enigma'Architecture')

Ann'Reid'Early'Childhood'Center')Loca6on:)Naperville,'IL''Completed:'2010''LEED'Silver')Size:)300'Students')Architect:)Wight'&'Company'

Ann)Reid)ECC)received)the)Leadership)in)Energy)and)Environmental)Design)cer6fica6on)from)the)U.S.)Green)Building)Council)

Havens'Elementary'School')Loca6on:)Piedmont,'CA'))Completed:))2010')Size:))46K'sf'''Architect:)ATI'Architects'and'Engineers')

Jacob'E.'Manch'Elementary')Loca6on:)Las'Vegas,'NV'))Completed:))2009')Size:))70K'sf'''Architect:)SSA'Architecture')

Project:)Samuel'Brighouse'Elementary,'Richmond,'BC')Completed:))2011')Size:))50.6K'sf''505'Students''Architect:)Perkins'+'Will')

Fountain'Lake'Middle'School')Loca6on:)Hot'Springs,'AR')Size:)48K'sf')Architect:)Douglas'A.'Arnold'and'Associates'

! Ini6al)steel/masonry)es6mate)$150/sf)! Wood)frame)final)cost)$107/sf)! Over)$2M)savings))

Osceola'Elementary'School')Loca6on:)Osceola,'AR''Completed:)2012')Size:)71.5K'sf')Architect:)MGK'Architects'

Wood)framing)provided)$10/SF)savings)when)compared)to)other)building)materials ) )

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Newport'Elementary'School')Loca6on:)Newport,'AR''Completed:)2010')Size:)124K'sf')Architect:)Brackem''Krennerich'Architects'

Overall)Projects)Savings)were)almost)$30/SF)According)to)the)Architect,)approx.)$20/SF)

Savings)were)Akributed)to)Wood)Construc6on)

Newport)Elementary)School)•  Type)VB)Construc6on)•  Classroom)Roof)Construc6on:))

)IRjoists)raters)&)wood))sheathing) ) ) ))

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•  Gymnasium)Roof)Construc6on:))Exposed)glulam)trusses))and)beams)

•  Exterior)Wall)Construc6on:))Load)bearing)wood)studs) ) ))

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Project:)The'Brief'Open'Academy,'Norwhich,'UK')Completed:))2011')Size:))102K'sf'

Project:)Franklin'Elementary,'Franklin'WV'')Completed:)Under'Construc7on')Size:))40K'sf'2'Stories''Architect:))MSES'Architects'

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