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Wednesday, June 6th

Concurrent Sessions

(10:30am – 12:30pm)

Session-1:

General Meeting Health & Safety Round Table

Session-2:

“Opportunities for Sharing”

One of the most significant challenges facing the public sector today is to ensure we achieve the best value for each and every dollar spent. This presentation is your opportunity to learn about the diverse shared services available to all public sector agencies. Services include the supply of a wide range of products from office and janitorial products to uniforms, emergency preparedness, first responder, medical supplies and pharmaceuticals. Printing and publishing, mail processing and distribution, the sale of surplus assets, warehousing and services such procurement advice, electronic bidding (BC Bid), pre-negotiated corporate supply arrangements. No matter what your requirements, this session will provide opportunities for sharing. Jennifer Wood Director, Marketing and Business Development Shared Services BC Conference Sponsor

Wednesday, June 6th Concurrent Sessions (Cont)

(10:30am – 12:30pm)

Session-3:

Maintenance Round Table

Taking Service to the Next

Level

Session-4:

Illumination Engineering Society

IES 100, Introduction to Lighting program, condensed version.

Roy Hughes and Christian Suvagau, BC Hydro

Session-5:

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Operations

Directors and

The Seven Deadly Sins

This session discusses how to use strategies to help get your

department recognized, understood, supported and

appreciated by your institution.

Lee Prevost, President and Founder of School Dude

Wednesday, June 6th

(12:30pm – 2:30pm)

Michael Kerr

��The Workplace Energizer

Michael Kerr is known as one of North America’s leading authorities on how to create healthier and more inspiring work environments by helping audiences tap into their HUMOR resources. Michael’s presentations have taken him from Iran to Honolulu, while his clients have included WestJet Airlines, Compaq Computers, Bell Canada, and the Canadian Military. A recovering government manager, Michael is also a certified Laughter Leader, a member of the International Group for Humour Studies and a founding member of the Canadian Association for Therapeutic Humour.

PARTNER’S PROGRAM This program provides a full range of activities for Delegates and Exhibitors Spouses/ Partners to enjoy while the conference is in session. See Page 7 for more information on the partners Program Conference Sponsor

Wednesday, June 6th

TRADE SHOW OPEN

(2:30pm – 4:00pm)

Take some time to drop in again and pick up where you left off in the morning. There is a lot to see and more to learn as you browse the inventory on display.

(4:00pm - 5:30pm)

Session-1:

BCSSA

Disability Management for Supervisors

An overview of successful strategies dealing with injured worker graduated and/or modified return to work. Learn what you can do to get employees back to the workplace. Real life scenarios will be discussed in this session.

Ken Emmons, SD 23 Central

Okanagan

Session-2:

What’s New in Lighting

BC HYDRO

Session-3: Boiler Plant Maintenance and

Water Treatment This session will cover the latest and greatest on hydronic heating system maintenance, boiler water testing and today’s treatment technology Nick Eaden, President CANNEPP Services

Wednesday, June 6th

Concurrent Sessions (Cont)

(4:00pm - 5:30pm)

Session-4:

Grounds Round Table

Top Dressing, irrigation and tree removal are current topics for

discussion.

Session-5:

Pulling Together

A partnership driven solution to redesign business functions to create efficiencies and improve services, leverage information and labour skills while retaining local control and autonomy.

Judy Shoemaker, MBA SD 23 Central Okanagan

Session-6:

Wireless Solutions in Operations – Hype vs. Reality

With all the recent attention on wireless technologies, is there place for wireless in plant operations? And if so, where’s the fit? This session explores the state of wireless technologies such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Automated Vehicle Location (AVL), high speed data networks, and applications for supporting operations in business and education. Learn from examples of both the successes and failures of organizations that have deployed wireless technologies.

Brian DeMuy, Sr. Manager of Mobility Solutions and Professional Services TELUS

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Wednesday, June 6th

(7:00pm – 10:00pm)

“Fun on the Farm”

Join delegates and exhibitors in the exhibition hall for an evening of “Down on the Farm” country fun! Prizes for best costume will be awarded, so be sure to come in costume. A light dinner is provided.

Early Bird wine tasting from 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm

(10:00pm - 12:00am)

Ramada Courtyard Inn Penticton

An excellent time to network with exhibitors and delegates

Thursday, June 7th

REGISTRATION REGISTRATION DESK OPEN.

(7:30am – 8:30am)

(7:30 am – 8:30 am)

(8:30am - 10:30am)

All members are encouraged to attend the AGM. Come join us for breakfast and find out where your Association is headed. Annual elections will be held.

DELEGATES AND EXHIBITORS BREAKFAST

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

HOSPITALITY SUITE

EXHIBITORS HOSTED EVENING

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Thursday, June 7th

(9:30am – 1:00pm)

Over 120 Exhibitors will be displaying an array of products. Spend some time checking out the latest offerings and see what new information you discover.

MINISTRY UPDATE

(10:30am – 11:30am)

A spokesperson from the Ministry of Education will be on hand to provide the Ministry Update to all of us. This is typically an informative part of the day and allows those present to learn more about where things are headed and what, if any, impact it will have on our Districts.

(11:30am – 1:00pm)

Browse the Trade Show while munching on a light lunch and network with our exhibitors. Conference Sponsor

Thursday, June 7th

(1:00pm - 2:45pm)

Session-1

BCSSA/SPOA Shared Services Panel Discussion

Panel discussion lead by school districts in BC that have achieved success in offering various support services to other organizations. An opportunity for questions / answers will be part of this session. Ken Emmons SD 23, Central Okanagan Rand McKenzie SD 37, Delta Mary Sluggett SD 61, Victoria

Session-2

Tree Risk Management

This presentation will discuss key inspection protocols and specific defects that are encountered in mature trees in British Columbia. Emphasis will be placed on identifying, assessing and managing root and stem decay organisms on mature trees. Graham Mackenzie, Talbot Mackenzie and Associates

Session-3

Duty to Accommodate

An in-depth review of the employers, unions and employees obligations and responsibilities, as they relate to the duty to accommodate.

Brian Chutter, Managing Consultant BCPSEA Renzo Del Negro, Senior Labour Relations Consultant, BCPSEA

Thursday, June 7th

Session-4

Deal or No Deal...From Gas Marketers to Hi-Efficiency

Boilers A presentation discussing the pros and cons of purchasing gas from marketers as an option to buying from the utility, and the pros and cons of natural gas conservation measures including condensing versus near-condensing hi-efficiency boilers, CO2 occupancy sensors, and other technologies; incorporating discussions of provincial natural gas rates, future impacts and the differences on Vancouver Island and Whistler versus the rest of the province.

Matt Steele and Dennis Light, Terasen Gas

Session-5

Custodial Round Table

Meeting the challenges of reduced enrolment.

Session-6

Annual General Meeting & Connecting Facility Design to

Learning Outcomes Dr. Lance Roberts, University of Manitoba

(3:00pm – 5:00pm)

Session-1

Power Smart Program Update

Informative session on the small high performance building program Brian MacDonald, BC Hydro

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

OPEN TRADE SHOW

EXHIBITORS HOSTED LUNCH

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Friday, June 8th

Concurrent Sessions (Cont)

Session-5

(10:30am – 12 noon)

Microfibre Cleaning for Today’s Custodian

What is microfibre technology and what it can do for us, classification of microfibre product options, microfibre usage and maintenance. Jessica Morgan, Rubbermaid PARTNER’S PROGRAM

Tuesday, June 5th

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

(2:00pm – 7:00pm)

Partner’s Program registration is in the South Lobby of the Penticton Trade & Convention Centre.

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Presidents Reception

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(8:30pm – 11:00pm) �

Delegates, Exhibitors and Partners are welcome to our complimentary Wine & Cheese at the Conference Centre. Come renew old friendships and make some new ones as well!

Wednesday, June 6th

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Partners Breakfast

(9:00am – 10:00am) �

Surprise Crafts

(10:00am – 12:00noon)

Friday, June 8th

Session-6

(10:00am – 11am)

Benefits of Commissioning Your Building

Bryan Welsh, Welsh

Commissioning Group Inc.

Session-7 �

(11.am –12 Noon)

Dr. Knox Middle School Kelowna

Patrick May, Grant + Sinclair Architects Ltd., Jim Meiklejohn, Meiklejohn Architects.

PARTNER’S PROGRAM Wednesday, June 6th

(12:30pm – 2:30pm)

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Lunch with the Delegates

Michael Kerr

��The Workplace Energizer

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(2:30pm – 4:30pm) �

Dance To Your Hearts Content

Come enjoy a fun filled afternoon learning to line dance.

Exhibitors Hosted Evening

(7:00pm – 10:00pm)

“Fun on the Farm”

Remember your costume!

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(10:00pm - Midnight)

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PARTNER’S PROGRAM Thursday, June 7th Breakfast on Own

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Bus Tour of the Okanagan Region

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Thursday there will be a bus tour, a visit to a winery and of course, a wonderful lunch before we head back for the banquet Bus leaves from the Convention Centre.

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Banquet and Dance

Dinner, Entertainment and Dance

(6:00pm -12:30am)

This is an excellent time to partake in a wonderful, first class dinner followed by thought provoking entertainment, dancing and fellowship at the Convention Centre.

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Friday, June 8th Friday, once again we are leaving open for you to enjoy doing what ever you wish. Relax, shop or maybe the CASINO!!!

Registration Form: SPOA of BC 2007 Facilities Conference & Trade Show

Register online @ www.spoabc.org

To register by mail send the Conference Registration Form with cheque, Visa or MasterCard made payable to: School Plant Officials Association of BC, PO Box 19032, 1153 – 56th Street, Delta, BC V4L 2P8

First Name:_______________________________Surname:____________________________________________

Organization:__________________________________________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________________________________________________

City: _________________________________________ Province: ___________ Postal Code ________________

Tel:_______________________ Fax:_______________________ Email:__________________________________

Payment: Cheque ____ Credit Card________________________________________________ Exp Date ______________

Pre registration is required for the following: Please check if planning to attend

Conference Fees Before After Number of Dollar May 15th May 15th Packages Amount Members Full Conference Package $295 $ 340 _________ _________ Non-Members Full Conference Package $395 $ 440 _________ _________ Members One Day Pass $150 $ 175 _________ _________ Non-Members One Day Pass $200 $ 220 _________ _________ Professional Development $100 per day _________ _________ Partners Program $ 75 _________ _________ Reception, Banquet and Dance (only) $ 50 _________ _________ Golf $ 40 _________ _________ Thursday trade show only 9:30am – 1pm n/c

Totals __________ __________

Social Events: please check if planning to attend

Tuesday, June 5: President’s Reception � Wednesday, June 6: Luncheon � Exhibitors’ Hosted Evening � Thursday, June 7: Members’ Breakfast � Exhibitors’ Hosted Luncheon � Banquet and Dance �

Registration Information The Full Conference Package includes admittance to all Conference Sessions, Lunch on Wednesday and Thursday, Trade Show on Wednesday and Thursday, President’s Reception on Tuesday, Exhibitors’ Night on Wednesday and the Banquet & Dance on Thursday.

Cancellation Policy Cancellation of registration must be received before May 15, 2007 for registration fees to be refunded. A processing fee of $25.00 will be charged on all refunds.

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The condensing boiler could be one of themost mis-applied boilers in the retrofit mar-ket. When applied to a traditional hydronicsystem, no condensation occurs.

One of the products of combustion of nat-ural gas is water vapour. Typically this pass-es as a vapour up the boiler vent and is visible as it condenses in the air above theboiler stack. This water vapor carriesapproximately 1150 btu’s per pound. A con-densing boiler, as its name indicates, causesthis water vapor to condense within the boil-er, as opposed to discharging it to atmos-phere. As a result, the hydronic systemabsorbs an additional 1150 btu per lb ofwater vapor. This is what creates the addi-tional efficiency ratings that condensingboilers offer. Temperature is the key to beingable to absorb this additional heat.

Condensing boilers should be designedfrom the ground up to run at lower tempera-tures. Typically condensing boilers are attheir most efficient when the return watertemperature is at or below 80°F. Above thispoint, the efficiencies start to fall off as thehydronic temperature becomes too high toabsorb the heat content in the combustionside water vapour. The condensation in theboiler stops when the hydronic system tem-perature rises above roughly 110°F.

Hydronic systems in buildings more than10 years old were typically designed to runwith a 180°F supply, and 160°F return watertemperatures. These are well above the lowtemperatures required for condensation in aboiler. As a result, there is no gain in effi-ciency to be had by putting a condensingboiler into this type of application.

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entire heating system needs to be changedwith the boiler to operate at low tempera-tures. Older buildings have heating coilssized for 160°F-180°F supply temperature.To change the supply water temperature to110°F in these older coils would typicallyresult in an inadequate heat supply – andcomplaints. For older buildings designedwith a high temperature hydronic system, amid efficiency (85%) boiler like theDeDeitrich cast iron sectional type is ideal.Suited for the retrofit market, they can beeasily transported into an existing boilerroom without needing to remove wall, rentcranes, etc. Made from Eutectic, as opposedto conventional grey iron, these boilers canrun as low as 120°F for spring and fall appli-cations, without fear of damage from con-densation, and they can be run at 180°F forthe colder winter applications. The boiler’sthermal efficiency will remain at 85.2% yearround.

To fully utilize the benefits of a condens-ing boiler, the air heating devices need to bechanged to provide sufficient heat with alower temperature water supply. Recentlywe have seen an old school converted to aCleaver Brooks Clearfire condensing boilerby utilizing unit ventilators. The hydronicsystem temperature runs as low as 110°F,which means the return temperature to theboiler is even lower. Condensation happensand an efficiency gain is achieved.

A word of caution with condensing boil-ers is materials of construction. Flue gascondensation has a pH of approximately4.8-5.2, in other words it is acidic. Copperboilers are easily attacked by this acid.Typically copper based condensing boilers

actually require blending supply water backinto the returns to prevent condensation inthe copper exchanger – which basicallydefeats the purpose of a condensing boiler.Copper based boilers also have specific flowrequirements. As stated earlier, a condensingboiler should be built from the ground up tohandle a pH of 4.8. The Cleaver BrooksCondensing boiler is built from Titaniumstabilized 316TI Stainless Steel. Its’ remark-able efficiencies are accomplished with Alu-fer tube inserts to scrub heat from the fluegas. With no minimum flow or temperaturerequirements, The Cleaver Brooks Clearfireboiler is ideally suited for all true condens-ing applications. Needless to say, theClearfire still offers 85% efficiency in a noncondensing application if there are unusualflow conditions, or if stainless steel isdesired for durability and longevity.

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IIn the wake of the report on global warming issued by theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Paris lastFebruary, that sent shockwaves through all levels of governmentaround the world, we can be sure to expect changes in the way pub-lic buildings will be required to perform in the future. Given the factthat roughly 40 per cent of all energy is consumed, and as much as50 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions produced by the offices, hos-pitals, schools and other buildings we live in, this is low-hanging fruitfor governments trying to figure out how they will be able to meettheir Kyoto commitments. While many municipalities have alreadycommitted to a high level of sustainability in their buildings, otherlevels of government are now likely to follow suit, with LEED Silveror Gold as the minimum standard for any of their new buildings.

But what is the cost of building green? In the light of finite finan-cial resources, will a number of capital projects be shelved or can-celled as a result of mandating green design?

Sustainably designed buildings consume less energy and lesswater, utilize materials and resources more efficiently, and generallyprovide a healthier environment, thereby enhancing the performanceand productivity of the people who work there. Green buildings costless to operate and maintain, and should last longer than regularbuildings. So from a School District’s perspective green buildingsmake good sense. The problem is that while funding authoritieswould do well to build long-term operating costs into project fundingformulas, it seems that for now at least there is no mechanism bywhich to shift money from operating budgets to building budgets.

Consequently lowest first-dollar cost is still the name of the game,and the construction budget generally does not support the featuresthat will result in those long-term savings. Or does it?

While it is generally accepted that buildings designed to a LEEDstandard will cost anywhere between 1% to as much as 10% more,the good news is that in the hands of an experienced and skillfuldesign team it is possible to achieve a high level of green design (upto LEED Silver) within the project budget. It is true that certain com-ponents and building systems will be more costly up front. The trickis to achieve offsetting savings in other areas of the design. This doesnot mean substituting inferior finishes to pay for a more expensivemechanical system, for example, but rather that true green design isa holistic approach whereby all systems and components that com-prise a building are carefully considered from the beginning toexplore synergies that will result in efficiencies and economiesthroughout.

The Cost of GreenSEVEN STEPS TO COST-EFFECTIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE DESIGN By Witmar Abele

Heritage Woods Secondary School located in Port Moody, B.C., isCanada’s first LEED Silver Certified School, becoming the secondschool in Canada to be officially recognized as achieving a LEED rat-ing. The design team has achieved a high standard of sustainabledesign by focusing on strategies that would yield the highest return interms of resource conservation, environmental impact and occupanthealth and comfort. This 11,770m2 school for 1,200 students wascompleted in 2005 within the Ministry of Education’s allowance at aconstruction cost of $1,140/m2 – a bargain compared to today’s rap-idly escalating construction costs.


Consider the example of classroom light-ing. An inefficient light fixture not onlyuses more energy but also produces a greatdeal of heat, which adds to the HVAC cool-

ing load. Thus, energy is wasted not only onlighting the room, but also on the increasedamount of cooling required to compensatefor the heat produced by the lamp. Using agreen approach, efficient light fixtures(complete with daylight sensors for the rownearest the windows) in combination withlarge areas of high-performance glazing,and well-placed shading devices to elimi-nate solar heat gain (and glare), will all acttogether to result in a lowered cooling load.A lower cooling load in turn translates to asmaller, hence less expensive cooling plant.A smaller cooling plant requires lessmechanical space, and so on, … you get thepicture.

While there is little doubt that the energysavings over the life of the building - not tomention the well being and better perform-ance of students and staff – will pay divi-dends many times the cost of the greenapproach in the above example, the smallercooling plant alone will likely not offset theinitial cost of daylight sensors, high-per-formance glass and shading devices, and itrequires careful consideration of the entirebuilding design to achieve a first-cost-neu-tral green building.

Other components such as a ground-source geo-exchange system are even morecapital intensive. On the other hand suchstrategies as building orientation, to mini-mize low sun-angle heat gain, cost nothing,yet could have a big impact on the size ofthe mechanical plant.

If you find yourself faced with the chal-

lenge of implementing green strategies intoa building project either with the goal ofLEED Certification or simply to achieve ahigh performance school based on theLEED model, the seven points listed belowmay provide a useful roadmap to achievingyour objective within - or at least very closeto - a standard project budget.

1. CommitmentClarity of commitment by the decisionmakers in your organization is a key to suc-cess. Without a firm commitment from theclient, the task of designing a green build-ing will be like pushing a rope uphill. Ifpossible, the school board should pass a res-olution establishing clear goals for thedesign and construction of high perform-ance schools, and specify what level ofLEED or other standard the design team isexpected to meet.

The project manager must champion theSchool District’s interests throughout eachof the project phases, and should ideally beexperienced with the delivery of greenbuildings. In the absence of direct experi-ence, a certain amount of education on thesubject of sustainability will be necessary.There are many excellent resources avail-able, including the web sites of the USGreen Building Council, and the CanadianGreen Building Council (CaGBC) –www.usgbc.org and www.cagbc.org. I canalso recommend a number of great books,including Natural Capitalism, by PaulHawken, Amory Lovins and L. HunterLovins; Biomimicry – Innovation Inspiredby Nature, written by Janine M Benyus; andGood News for a Change, by David Suzukiand Holly Dressel, all of which are greatprimers on thinking green.

2. Experienced Design Team To successfully design a green building

without adding to the project cost requiresan experienced team of professionals with aproven track record of high performanceschool design. All of the individuals whocomprise the design team, beginning withthe architect, and including the mechanical,electrical, structural and civil engineers aswell as the landscape architect, should havebeen involved with at least one LEEDschool project or equivalent. In the absenceof experience, design solutions will tend toerr on the conservative side, and will likelyresult in system redundancies and needlessproject cost overruns.

3. Clearly Defined Project GoalsThe targeted level of performance for theschool, including the desired level of LEEDor other standard should be clearly commu-nicated. The project manager should pre-pare a brief describing in detail the designobjectives and specific strategies to be usedin order to achieve the objectives. SchoolDistricts should consider engaging the serv-ices of a design professional with provengreen design experience to assist in thepreparation of the RFP terms of reference.This will eliminate much of the up-frontwork of the design team, and should help toreduce the fee premium for green design.

4. Integrated Design ProcessTo the extent that a true green buildinginvolves the harmonious interaction of allcomponents, a total-systems approach todesign is required. To that end, all consult-ants must be engaged at the outset of theproject. The earliest of conceptual designmeetings should take the format of designworkshops or design “charettes,” thatinvolve the design professionals, theclient’s P/M and user group representatives.Invariably this process results in the discov-ery of a number of cost effective design

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Science Lab at Heritage Woods Secondary.Transparency and light are a major themein this school. Classrooms facing inwardreceive light and have access to views byway of the multi-story atrium.


solutions that will help to ensure the desiredgreen concepts are achieved within theproject budget.

5. Green Design – not “Green Wash”Green design must be integral to theprocess from the outset. Any attempt tomake a conventionally designed buildinggreen by simply trying to add “green fea-tures” part way through the design process

will almost certainly result in much highercosts due to redundancies in systems, orrequire a complete re-design, which willdouble the design costs.

Furthermore, accept that green designwill require innovation, approaches, andsystems that may not meet the SchoolDistrict’s or the funding authority’s accept-ed standards, and that a high performanceschool will likely look and feel differentfrom a traditional school building. Strictenforcement of design standards willimpede the design team’s ability to imple-ment the required innovations and will atbest result in band-aid solutions that willalmost certainly fall short of the designobjectives.

6. Design Fees and TimingGreen design requires more analysis andconsideration of various design options inorder to achieve the level of systems inte-gration required in a successful high-per-formance building. This requires more timethan a standard design process, as well asadditional design fees. However, in thehands of an experienced design team, theinitial investment in up-front costs will payhuge dividends in terms of a more efficient,well integrated, and consequently lessexpensive building. As well, the additionaldesign time will allow better coordinationof contract documents, which in turn shouldresult in fewer change orders during con-struction. Studies have shown that an addi-tional 3% of the building budget invested

during the design stage in additional feesfor design and energy modeling can lowerthe cost of construction by up to 10%.

If LEED certification is desired, expectto pay between $10,000 and $60,000 inadditional design fees. The higher LEEDratings will tend towards the upper end ofthis range. However, as consultants becomemore familiar with the LEED certificationprocess, these cost premiums can be expect-ed to decrease over time. Again, if you wantto achieve LEED certification for your proj-ect, engaging a team that is experiencedwith the process will result in time and costsavings.

7. Aim for the Low-Hanging FruitFocus on the green strategies that will yieldthe highest returns in terms of lower opera-tional costs and improved user comfort, andthose with offsetting construction cost sav-ings. As well as those strategies, which willactually cost less to begin with, for examplereducing the number of parking spacesbelow the minimum required by municipalstandards or drought-resistant landscaping,which may eliminate the need for irrigation.My own experience has been that nearly allof the LEED credits for energy savings, aswell as access to daylight and views, andcontrollability of systems, among otherscan be achieved within the project budget.

If for ideological reasons you or yourorganization feel compelled to achieveLEED Gold or Platinum and you have ade-quate funding, by all means go for it. But ifyour main interest lies in lowered energyconsumption and maintenance costs, aswell as maximizing environmental quality,you may find that a LEED Silver standardapplied in accordance with the seven strate-gies outlined above will allow you to meetyour objectives at little or no additional costto the project.

Witmar Abele, MRAIC, LEED a.p. is aprincipal at Vancouver based KMBRArchitects Planners Inc., a leading firm inhigh efficiency learning environments.Witmar is passionate about sustainabilityand was the lead designer for HeritageWoods Secondary School, Canada’s firstLEED Certified School receiving LEEDSilver designation.

For further information, please contactWitmar Abele by telephone: 604-732-3361or by e-mail: [email protected], or visitthe company website at: www.kmbr.com.

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The plan of Heritage Woods is organizedaround a light-flooded three-story atrium,which serves multiple functions. It is thesocial heart of the school, study hall, lobby,and eating space among others, and alsoplays an important role in the environmentalcontrol system. Warm air naturally rises inthe atrium, and this is used to pull in naturalventilation from opening windows around thebuilding through stack effect. At the top ofthe atrium, mechanical heat recovery unitsextract heat from the air, and use it to temperthe fresh supply-air to the building, thus con-serving energy. Ample daylight is brought intothe interior of the building by way of highoverhead clerestory glazing.


1st Chapter of Green Dreams – Building Sustainable Schools

GREEN ROOFS ON SCHOOLSBy Ron P. Schwenger

Green Roofs are a Natural for Schools:Most schools are operated by local municipal school districts,

funded by the Province and are designed and built to function for 50-plus years. With the long-term nature of school facilities and the sig-nificant footprint they have in the community, school buildings are ina perfect position to play a leadership role in sustainability. There aremany ways for schools to positively effect the environment and agreen roof system is probably one of the most dramatic with thegreatest amount of immediate impact.

Imagine if we were to measure the sheer size of the dead roof spaceon all of the schools in British Columbia and Alberta, we would beusing hundreds, if not, thousands of acres as a cumulative number.These roofs are functioning only to keep the weather elements outand the conditioned interior dry. Yet they could be doing so muchmore. This article looks at how green roofs can benefit the communi-ty’s environment while providing a considerable economic and envi-ronmental return on investment in the long term.

What are the Benefits of a Green Roof?A green roof has multiple benefits to both the building operator andthe surrounding community: infrastruc-ture:

1. Green Roofs control and improve thequality of storm water run off. Greenroof systems actually slow down,absorb and filter the water that drainsfrom a roof during rainfall. Much ofthe water that is absorbed is later con-

verted to oxygen through photosynthesis and also reduces carbondioxide in the process.

2. Green Roof Systems reduce the heatisland effect by absorbing CO2 and cre-ating oxygen and greatly reducing theheat that is usually reflected from a tra-ditional roof.

3. Green Roofs also reduce the amount ofinterior heat gain during warmermonths, keeping buildings cooler insummer months as they act like an addi-tional insulation layer – minimizing airconditioning costs.

4. Green Roofs are proven to greatlyincrease the life span of the waterproof-ing layer or membrane roofing system.As the green roof consists of a multi-layered system that sits on top of theexisting roof, the roof no longer ages asfast because it is protected from directexposure to the sun and other damagingweather elements.

5. Green Roofs beautify an otherwise deadenvironment by turning it into a usablepark like setting with extremely positive aesthetic appeal.

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