Robert J. Kobet, AIA, LEED Faculty President, The Kobet Collaborative Pittsburgh, PA and Coconut Grove, FL [email protected]www.thekobetcollaborative.com March 31, 2011, Albany, NY Critical Issues Summit Maintaining Your Investment Ensuring Your Future Creative Solutions for Today’s Educational Facilities’ Needs
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Robert J. Kobet, AIA, LEED FacultyPresident, The Kobet CollaborativePittsburgh, PA and Coconut Grove, FL
What are the stake holders thinking?Are high performance green schools compatible with
emerging trends and school district priorities?
“Schools are expensive and last
a long time. When we build new
schools or modernize new ones,
it is important to consider how
we think about and deliver public
education. Although no one can
predict the future, we have an
obligation to identify evolving
attitudes and practices and to try
our best to understand how they
might effect the physical settings
we use for learning.”
Kenneth R. Stevenson, Ed.D, retired
Why Does Maintenance Matter?
• Better student performance
• Increased average daily attendance
• Increased teacher satisfaction and retention
• Reduced operating costs
“I have noticed a big difference in my health since we’ve been in the new school. I had a lot of absenteeism – in fact I was hospitalized in the old building. In the new school, I won’t say I’m cured of asthma – I still have it and I still have allergies – but I really don’t have many problems at all and I’m feeling great.”
Teacher at a new school in New Hampshire
using the Advantage Classroom design concept.
*High Performance School Buildings Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
Why Does Maintenance Matter?
• Reduced liability exposure
• A positive influence on the environment
• Increased opportunities for using the facility as a teaching tool
• Compliance with USGBC Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) or Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) performance mandates
“High performance facilities are a critical part of the equation for improving student outcomes in this country.”
Jack Lyons
Educational Facilities Program Manager
U.S. Department of Education, retired
Studies Show Health Advantages of Green School Facilities
New Ventilation systems found to reduce asthma
symptom reporting among students ²- Well designed ventilation
with effective distribution can reduce respiratory illness by 9 to 20%
Improving air quality can reduce absenteeism ³ Air quality
can be scientifically analyzed and absenteeism statistics are required to be kept.
The two have been correlated repeatedly.
Daylighting Improvements Lead to …Improved Test Scores 7% - 18%
Outperforming Peers 5% - 14%
Reduced Absenteeism
1 Heschong Mahone Study Note: This study was challenged and verified under even more rigorous scrutiny
• Green Building is Entrenched in K-12 and Higher Education Construction. It is not a trend, it is a movement. Entire states are now requiring schools to be built green and / or LEED certified. Existing schools are getting more attention.
• Operational Cost Savings is the Key Motivational Area– Strongest trigger – rising energy costs
– Strongest barrier – perceived increased first cost though studies refute this assumption.
This impasse can only be resolved through educating the stake holders
• Environmental and Health Concerns
Also Important:
- Increasing Energy Conservation
- Enhancing Student / Staff Well-being
Industry Facts
Are we at another transformational
fork in the road. Or, is it “pedal to the
metal” and who knows where are
going? Welcome to the Shift Age……
Transformational Periods
in Human History:
• Hunter / Gather - 150,000 years
3000 life times in caves
• Agricultural Age - 10,000 years ago
200 life times tilling the land
defined by tools
• Industrial Age – Circa 1700s
5 life times defined by machines
• Information Age
1 life time defined by technology
shared with the
• Shift Age
Last three decades – defined by
a heightened social consciousness
Three Forces Dominate
the Shift Age• Accelerating electronic connectedness
• The expansion to global
• The empowering of the individual
The Shift Age – David Houle
Why Build High Performance Green Schools ?
• 80% of students who drop out of K12 programs have passing grades; they simply don’t want to be in school.
• In the US a K12 student drops out of school every 11 seconds. By the time this 60 minute presentation is over 327 students will have left school.
• 45% of math teachers stay in K12 public schools less than three years. 60% are gone within five years.
• By the time a student entering Kindergarten graduates from college 25% of the jobs that exist today will be gone. Half the jobs that will replace those gone will be in the green economy.
“High performance facilities are a critical part of the equation for improving student outcomes in this country.”
Jack Lyons
Educational Facilities Program Manager
U.S. Department of Education, retired
Community
Facility Curriculum
High Performance New or Existing SchoolsConnect Community, Facility and Curriculum
What does this mean to how New York does business in schools?
Maintenance and Money
$$
PriceThe $$
number on the check
ValuePersonal
Subjective
CostHealth
ProductivityTest scores
Mai nt enance i s more about
peopl e t han bui l di ngs. The
operat i on and mai nt enance
of our bui l di ngs are a
resul t of t he deci si ons we make.
Price and cost are often
used interchangeably. We
usually write a check for
what we value.
Community
Facility Curriculum
How do we process and use information that informs the “Price, Cost, Value debate?”
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Statistics• People spend 90% time indoors,
including schools
• Indoor pollutant levels can be 2 to 5 times greater than outdoors
• Infants, children and elderly are most vulnerable
• According to the American Lung Association14 million asthma school days missed per year
• The EPA has established direct links between interior air quality in schools and attendance and student performance
• The American Medical Association and the American Council of Pediatric Medicine have published concerns over misdiagnosed IAQ symptoms
Micro-flora Insect waste Pharmaceuticals
Dust mites Insect stings Pollen
Food allergies
A lot of things impact our physical health and
well being. School maintenance and school
policies can either help or hurt the effort to
keep students healthy and productive.
It’s complicated…….
It is well known that lack of maintenance is directly responsible for poor
interior air quality and, consequently, the health of students and staff. The
fact that energy efficiency is dramatically effected is less well publicized.
It is well known that lack of maintenance is directly responsible for poor
interior air quality and, consequently, the health of students and staff. The
fact that energy efficiency is dramatically effected is less well publicized.
How much more do we need to know?
It‟s serious business….
From “Is this Your Child”
Doris Rapp, MD
School lunches are not usually considered a maintenance issue. However,
anything that weakens a child‟s immune system makes them more
susceptible to other physical insults.
The waste stream from a school cafeteria, however, and a school
gardening program can be considered income generators and are
gaining popularity as opportunities for reducing O&M costs while