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Page 1: Three green schools What can be done by Stow? By Norm Farris & Ellen Sturgis 27 November 2006.

Three green schoolsThree green schoolsWhat can be done by Stow?What can be done by Stow?

By Norm Farris & Ellen SturgisBy Norm Farris & Ellen Sturgis27 November 200627 November 2006

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Dedham Middle SchoolDedham Middle School

►Built 2005Built 2005►Capacity ~750; already have 750Capacity ~750; already have 750►$26 million$26 million►$800,000 in green grants, aid$800,000 in green grants, aid►Replaces outdated 1920 schoolReplaces outdated 1920 school►Add/reno for 1920 school deemed too Add/reno for 1920 school deemed too

costlycostly►MTC, etc refund; 100% reimbursement MTC, etc refund; 100% reimbursement

for green innovationsfor green innovations

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Green innovationsGreen innovations

► PhotovoltaicsPhotovoltaics► Rainwater collection systemRainwater collection system

50K cistern and 3000 gallon tank inside50K cistern and 3000 gallon tank inside Used for all toilets/urinalsUsed for all toilets/urinals

► Photo-sensor controlled lightsPhoto-sensor controlled lights►DaylightingDaylighting► Low VOC tiles/materialsLow VOC tiles/materials► Recycled building materialsRecycled building materials► State of the art HVAC systems with monitoringState of the art HVAC systems with monitoring

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Super-efficient high efficiency condensing boiler

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Entryway: maximize natural light

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Hallways use skylights for natural lighting

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Classrooms have light-sensitive controls on overhead lights

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Not a green feature! But this is a common solution to a full size gym needed for multiple classrooms

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Carlton Elementary, Salem - Carlton Elementary, Salem - 20042004

► New construction on existing site; Replaced New construction on existing site; Replaced outdated poorly-constructed/designed 1952 outdated poorly-constructed/designed 1952 schoolschool

► Capacity: 300Capacity: 300► K-Grade 5 plus pre-school (Headstart)K-Grade 5 plus pre-school (Headstart)► Enrollment: 300 kids (150 are city Headstart)Enrollment: 300 kids (150 are city Headstart)► Construction cost: $10 millionConstruction cost: $10 million► Significant tie in of green construction to Significant tie in of green construction to

curriculumcurriculum

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Green innovationsGreen innovations

► Photosensor lightsPhotosensor lights► Light collecting skylightsLight collecting skylights►Double-glazed windowsDouble-glazed windows► PhotovoltaicsPhotovoltaics►Wind turbineWind turbine► Recyclable lunch materialsRecyclable lunch materials►MTC fundingMTC funding► SBA refund – 90% of construction costSBA refund – 90% of construction cost

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Carleton-Science roomNatural light; efficient electric lights

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GreenhouseGreenhouse

► Photovoltaics on Photovoltaics on roof glazingroof glazing

►Main banks on roofMain banks on roof

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GymnasiumGymnasium► Illuminated by natural Illuminated by natural

lightlight► Prismatic skylights Prismatic skylights

capture ambient lightcapture ambient light► No lights on!No lights on!

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Light-collecting skylights for gymAlso note roof white to limit heat

absorption

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Natural light in cafetorium

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Centerville Elementary, Beverly Centerville Elementary, Beverly 20022002

►Add/reno of 1964 schoolAdd/reno of 1964 school► Town didn’t want cost of new Town didn’t want cost of new

schoolschool► Capacity: 300Capacity: 300►K- Grade 5 K- Grade 5 ► Enrollment: 300 kids Enrollment: 300 kids ► Construction cost: $9 millionConstruction cost: $9 million►New wing built, gutted restored old New wing built, gutted restored old

wingwing►Done in one year kids moved to Done in one year kids moved to

another schoolanother school

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Green innovationsGreen innovations

►Motion detector controlled lights Motion detector controlled lights ►Ambient light compensating lightsAmbient light compensating lights►Clerestory in new wingClerestory in new wing►Double-glazed windowsDouble-glazed windows►PhotovoltaicsPhotovoltaics►Wind turbineWind turbine

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Green innovations, cont.Green innovations, cont.

► Photovoltaics – supply part of power Photovoltaics – supply part of power (enough for lights)(enough for lights)

►Wind turbine – in wrong location; doesn’t Wind turbine – in wrong location; doesn’t supply powersupply power

►MTC fundingMTC funding► SBA refund – 85% of construction costSBA refund – 85% of construction cost

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Solar panels on new wing with clerestory underneathCenterville/Beverly

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Clerestory in new wing halls

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Library w/ reading nook on left Library w/ reading nook on left created out of former created out of former

courtyardcourtyard

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Reading centerReading centersimilar to Center Schoolsimilar to Center School

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From Greening America’s Schools reportFrom Greening America’s Schools report

Another example of a clerestory – not from this school

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Green innovations to Green innovations to considerconsider

►Daylighting (Daylighting (skylights, clerestory, interior, skylights, clerestory, interior, siting, etcsiting, etc))

►High efficiency lighting systemsHigh efficiency lighting systems► Efficient building shellEfficient building shell► High efficiency HVAC systemsHigh efficiency HVAC systems► Non-toxic, recycled and locally produced Non-toxic, recycled and locally produced

building materialsbuilding materials► Water saving/recycling/groundwater systemsWater saving/recycling/groundwater systems► Renewable energy systems (Renewable energy systems (solar, wind and solar, wind and

geothermalgeothermal))

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Advantage - SavingsAdvantage - Savings

►Schools report substantial cost savings Schools report substantial cost savings in utilities cost in utilities cost

►MTC funding allowed payback in ~3 MTC funding allowed payback in ~3 yearsyears

►Absent MTC funding? Absent MTC funding?

In the case of Salem school 7 In the case of Salem school 7 yearsyears

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Advantage – Environmental Advantage – Environmental qualityquality

►Air circulation reduces bad air, Air circulation reduces bad air, asthma, absenteeismasthma, absenteeism

►Daylighting improves attendance, Daylighting improves attendance, learning scores, absenteeismlearning scores, absenteeism

► Improved teacher satisfaction, Improved teacher satisfaction, retentionretention

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From Greening America’s Schools; Kats October 2006

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Questions?Questions?

►Who pays for it? Who pays for it? No current MTC fundingNo current MTC funding Municipal utility not currently involved in MTC Municipal utility not currently involved in MTC

programsprograms► Too complex a building process? Adding layers Too complex a building process? Adding layers

of coord., design and oversight could increase of coord., design and oversight could increase riskrisk

►Was it built right? Commissioning advisedWas it built right? Commissioning advised► Is the building too complex to run? What Is the building too complex to run? What

additional training/maintenance is needed to additional training/maintenance is needed to run a green building?run a green building?

►Will it push back our timeline?Will it push back our timeline?► Capital vs operating costs/savingsCapital vs operating costs/savings

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ResourcesResources

►NEEP - NEEP - www.neep.orgwww.neep.org►MTC – MTC –

www.masstech.org/Renewable Energy/www.masstech.org/Renewable Energy/green_schools.htmgreen_schools.htm

►Daylighting in Schools – Daylighting in Schools – www.h-m-g.comwww.h-m-g.com

►High performance schools: Affordable High performance schools: Affordable Green Design for K-12 Schools – Green Design for K-12 Schools – www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/34967.pdfwww.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/34967.pdf