Washington’s High‐Performance Schools WASBO WASBO 68 68 th th Annual Conference Annual Conference Nancy Johns, Coordinator, High Performance Schools and Energy Grants School Facilities and Organization, OSPI
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Washington’s High‐Performance Schools
WASBOWASBO6868thth
Annual ConferenceAnnual Conference
Nancy Johns, Coordinator, High Performance Schools and Energy GrantsSchool Facilities and Organization, OSPI
US Buildings Impact on Resources
• 39% of total energy consumption
• 71% of electricity consumption
• 39% CO2 emissions
• 30% of raw material useage
• 30% of waste output• 18% of potable water consumption
Benefits of High Performance Buildings
• Economic Benefits– Reduce operating costs
• Environmental Benefits– Reduce the impacts of natural resource consumption
• Health and Safety Benefits– Enhance occupant comfort and health
• Community Benefits– Minimize strain on local infrastructures and improve
quality of life
Why Schools• 55 million students
– 1 million in WA
• 5 million faculty and staff– 100 thousand faculty and
staff in WA
• 20% of America’s population
– 17% of WA’s population
Why Schools
• Environmental Leadership
• Building Performance • Community Support• Occupant comfort and
health• Utility Incentives and
grant funding• Return on Investment
over time
It’s the Law Since 2005
• RCW 39.35D – High performance public buildings
• State buildings, colleges & universities build to LEED silver standard
• State-funded K-12 schools build to WSSP or LEED silver standard
For K‐12 Schools
• Compliance is required for schools that:– Receive state funding– Over 5,000 square feet– Received project approval (D4) after
• July 2007 for Class I• July 2008 for Class II
– Modernizations if cost exceeds 50% of the building assessed value
For K‐12 Schools
• Exemptions are available for schools that:– Are determined to be “not practicable”
• Bond Issue Date– Before June 2008 for Class I– Before June 2009 for Class II
– Special conditions and circumstances making it impossible to certify
• Site environmental, products availability, other
– Historic Landmark
An explanatory letter is required
What is a High Performance School
• Energy and material efficient• Healthy, safe and secure• Comfortable, durable, adaptable• Commissioned• Responsive to site• Community resource• Stimulating architecture• Easy to maintain and operate• A building that teaches
High Performance Standards
SocialEconomic Environmental
Standards exist to guide districts into making these
choices
Choose Your Standard
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design ‐
LEED for New Construction
• LEED for Schools
• US and 25 other countries
• Second‐party certified
• Soft costs
• WA K‐12 schools• Self certified• More casual
• Washington Sustainable Schools
Protocol ‐
WSSP
What is WSSP
• Washington Sustainable School Protocol– Created because of interest by school districts
• Needed a planning tool• Wanted choice, control, less cost• Preferred school specific (CHPS)
– Developed and updated by stakeholders– Became state law in 2005– Administered by OSPI – Self-certified
2010 WSSP Scorecard Categories
1. Site: Selection, transportation, stormwater, outdoor surfaces, roofs, joint use
2. Water: Potable and irrigation
3. Materials: Recycled and recycling, reuse, salvaged
4. Energy: Efficiency, management, commissioning
5. Indoor Environmental Quality: Daylight, IAQ, acoustics, thermal comfort, user controls
6. Planning, Education, Operations: Learning Opportunities, O & M
Site Selection
• 3 required credits– Code compliance
– Sedimentation and erosion control
– Enhanced stormwater
treatment
• 17 points to choose from– Joint use of sites, public transportation– Light pollution, heat island roofs– Bicycle lanes and security, minimal footprint
Water
• 1 required credit– Outdoor water use budget
• 9 points to choose from– Irrigation water reduction or system testing
– Potable water use reduction– Potable water use reduction for sewage
Materials
• 1 required credit• Storage and collection of recyclables
• 18 points to choose from– Construction waste management
– Materials reuse, recycled content
– Certified wood– Regional/local materials
Energy
• 3 required credits– Minimum energy performance
– Daylight‐responsive controls– Fundamental commissioning
• 27 or 34 points to choose from– Renewable energy, enhanced commissioning
– Superior energy performance
– Energy management system
Indoor Environmental Quality
• 4 required credits– Minimum ventilation, filtration & moisture control– Ducted HVAC Returns (246‐336A)– Minimum acoustics– Thermal comfort compliance
• 29 points to choose from– Low emitting finishes, natural cooling, source
control, improved acoustics, user controlled windows
Planning, Education & Operations
• 2 required credits– Operational performance monitoring
– ELCCA *• 12 points to choose from
– Green building learning opportunities– Post occupancy evaluation– Operational activities
• Resource conservation plan, fuel efficient buses
Whole Classroom Design Approach
WSSP Working Documents
• WSSP Manual
• WSSP Work Plan and Costing Workbook– Scorecard Work Plan
– Scorecard Costing Analysis– Design Premiums
• WSSP Annual Reporting Workbook– School Information Sheet
– Energy and Water Use
– Operations and Maintenance Impacts & Observations
WSSP Certification Reporting
• Embedded in the D‐Form Process • Use Work Plan and Costing Workbook• D2 Consider High Performance requirements in
Study and Survey• D3 Indicate which standard or request
exemption• D5 Submit preliminary high performance
workplan• D9 Submit final design workplan• D11 Submit final workplan
and certification letter
WSSP Annual Reporting
• Use the WSSP Annual Reporting Workbook by districts
– Due annually in June beginning one year after Board Acceptance
– For five years
– Use the same workbook all 5 years
OSPI Reporting to the State
• Annually in even years 2006 through 2016• Next report due September 2012
• Incremental costs
• Professional services costs• Energy and water savings• Maintenance and operations observations
Our Current Challenges
• Obtaining accurate data on incremental cost
• Providing complete annual reports
• Sharing data and results • Reporting data and results
Thank You
QuestionsCommentsSuggestionsFollow up
Nancy Johns,
Coordinator, OSPI School Facilities and
or 360‐725‐4973
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