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Pushing the Envelope on Material Reuse through Competition, Databases, and GreenBuilding Rating Systems

Jon KuzmichTechnical Program CoordinatorThe Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)

CHPS 101 CHPS TOOLS RECOGNITION IMPLEMENTATION DISCUSSION

The Mission of CHPS

To make schools better places to learn


What is a high performance school?• Healthy• Thermally, visually and acoustically comfortable• Efficient use of energy, materials and water• Easy to maintain and operate• Environmentally responsive• Commissioned• A teaching tool• Safe and secure• A community resource• Stimulating architecture


Our schools• 43 schools have been recognized as meeting the CHPS high performance building Criteria

• CHPS has been adopted by 35 school districts as their design standard

• An estimated 300 CHPS school projects are underway

Chartwell SchoolPhoto courtesy of Chartwell


We believe that schools are unique built environments for unique occupants

• Schools Serve as Teaching Tools• Community Resource• Acoustics• Carbon Emissions

• Safety• Performance• Daylighting• IAQ


The benefits of high performance schools• Heightened student performance • Reduced operating costs• Better student & teacher health• Increased Average Daily Attendance• Improved teacher satisfaction & retention• Reduced liability exposure• Reduced indoor & outdoor environmental impact• Eligible for financial incentives

Alder Creek Middle SchoolImage: Lionakis


• Public, Private and Charter

• New School Construction

• New Buildings on Existing Campuses

• Major Modernizations

• Minor Modernizations and Common Retrofits

• Relocatable Classrooms

• Performance, Operations and Maintenance of Existing Schools

All schools can be high performance


Recognition Programs• CHPS Designed• CHPS Verified• CHPS Registered

Technical Resources• CHPS Best Practices Manual• Low-Emitting Materials List• Training Opportunities• Products Database

CHPS Resources

Assessment Tools• CHPS Criteria for eleven states• Relocatable (Portable) Classroom Criteria• Performance and Operations Tool (Under Development)

CHPS 101 CHPS TOOLS RECOGNITION IMPLEMENTATION DISCUSSIONTechnical Resources

CHPS Best Practices Manual


School Facilities Report Card

Benchmark

Score

Improve

• Performance and Operations tool

• Recognize high-performance and high-improvement schools

• Web-enabled toolkit designed for district-wide deployment

• Available October 2009

Assessment Tools


Relocatable Classrooms2009 Edition

Assessment Tools

• Target audience: Manufacturers, schools, school districts, architects

• Includes relocatable-specific criteria and scorecard

• Provide guidance to manufacturers for the production of high-performing relocatableclassrooms

• Certification and recognition available• Guidance to schools and districts when

ordering


Stimulus FundingShovel-ready projects for schools

utilizing BPM 2 and 4


Alder Creek Middle SchoolPhoto courtesy of Lionakis

CHPS RegisteredFREE Membership Program for Schools and Districts• Helps schools commit to high performance resolutions

• Tracks progress of high performance implementation

• Measures effectiveness of CHPS program nationwide

Recognition Programs


Products Database• Developed in partnership

with US EPA• Searchable catalog of

environmentally preferable materials and products

• It will be available in April 2009

Technical Resources


Low-emitting materials table• Lists products which comply with

California’s Low Emitting Material Standard – Section 01350

• Qualify for points under Indoor Environmental Quality Credit EQ2.2. of the CHPS Criteria

• No cost (besides testing) for manufacturers to list their product

Technical Resources

Products DatabaseSprings from:


Products Database

• Low Emitting Materials• Recycled Content• Rapidly Renewable• Low Mercury Content• FSC Wood

Database will be organized by Quality of Information:

• Self-Declared• Laboratory Tested• Third-Party Certified

Database will include following single and multi-attribute claims:

• NSF 140 - Carpet• NSF 332 – Resilient Flooring• EPP• Life Cycle Assessment• Life Cycle Impact Declarations


Option 1: CHPS Designed Free Self-Certification System

Option 2: CHPS Verified 3rd Party Review & Verification

Recognition Programs

CHPS Recognition Programs


NY-CHPS Version 1.1High Performance Schools Guidelines

An Appendix of the New York State Education Department

Manual of Planning Standards

Prepared with Support from:New York State

Energy Research and Development Authority

Prepared in Cooperation with:

MA-CHPS:Developed by Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust

NE-CHPS:Developed by NEEP through Northeast HPS Exchange for ME, NH, RI, CT, VT

NY-CHPS: Developed by the New York State Energy Development Authority

WA-CHPS: Developed by the Washington State Office of Public School Instruction

The CHPS Criteria, Nationally

Assessment Tools


7 High Performance Categories• Sustainable Sites (SS)• Water (WE)• Energy (EE)• Materials (ME)• Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)• Leadership, Education and

Innovation (LEI)• Climate Change (CL)

CA-CHPS Criteria2009 Edition

11 Prerequisites66 Credits116 Possible Points32 Points for Minimum Certification

Assessment Tools

Developed for California by Californians

• CA Energy Commission

• CA Air Resources Board

• CA Integrated Waste Management Board

• Division of the State Architect


CA-CHPS 2009:New Credit for Adaptability, Durability, and Disassembly:

Minimum Strategy:

Develop disassembly plan for end of life and renovations for all major systems.

Additional Strategies:

Design major systems with differing functions and lifespansto promote disentanglement.

Provide access to and types of connections that allow disassembly.


Chartwell School55 of 81 points for CHPS-CA

Adaptability, Durability, and Disassembly Strategies:

Images courtesy of EHDD Architecture

Reduced ConnectionsEfficient FramingWindow Replacement DetailingUtility and Duct Placement / AccessibilityAttachmentsDisassembly Matrix created to weigh salvage and recycling value of materials.


2008 Life Cycle Building Challenge Winner:Outstanding Achievement Award: Best School Design (K–12)

Trans/spot: Transient Awareness CenterImage courtesy of HOK

Adaptability, Durability, and DisassemblyModular ConstructionSite AdaptableCHPS:Community OutreachStructure as a Teaching ToolMinimal Site Disturbance


Learn more about CHPS and high performance schools at:

www.chps.net

Jon Kuzmich, LEED AP415-957-9888 x120

[email protected]


CHPS Database – Scope and Standards: Single Attribute Search


CHPS Database – Scope and Standards: Multi-Attribute + LCA

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