Ohio School Facilities Commission

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Ohio School Facilities Commission

• Green Schools Initiative

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Why Green?

• Improve student health performance
• Improve indoor air quality
• Increase natural light
• Reduce sick time
• Increase attendance

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Why Green?

• Generate Energy Efficiencies
• Reduce utility operating costs
• Reduce maintenance expenses
• Promote advanced energy opportunities
• Benefits to Ohio and its communities
• Preserve Ohios natural environment
• Use renewable resources recycle materials
• Reduce carbon footprint

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What is LEED? for Schools?

• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
  (LEED) Rating System
• Created by the U.S. Green Building Council
  (USGBC)
• USGBC introduced the nationally used LEED Green
  Building Rating System in 2000
• 5,819 total projects registered w/USGBC since
  2000
• LEED for Schools launched in April 2007

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Benefits of LEED? for Schools Certification

• Have better lighting and temperature controls,
  which promotes higher student achievement
• Have improved ventilation and indoor air-quality,
  contributing to positive health benefits and
  reduced absenteeism
• Have higher teacher retention
• Use 30-50 less energy
• Reduce CO2 emissions by 40
• Use 30 less water
• Source U.S. Green Building Council

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LEED? for Schools Point System

• 6 categories 79 possible points

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LEED? for Schools Categories

• Sustainable Sites (up to 16 pts.)
• Preserve natural and agricultural areas
• Reduction of automobile pollution
• Maximize site open space and natural habitat
• Reduction of urban heat island effects
• Minimize light pollution
• Water Efficiency (up to 7 pts.)
• Reduce the use of potable water
• Reduce environmental and cost burden on municipal
  water supply and wastewater systems
• Water efficient landscaping, waterless urinals,
  rainwater harvesting and using greywater

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LEED? for Schools Categories

• Energy Atmosphere (up to 17 pts.)
• Use less energy and have lower utility bills
• Use non-polluting and renewable energy sources
  such as geothermal, solar energy, and wind
• Reduce florescent lighting through the use of
  natural daylighting
• Materials Resources (up to 13 pts.)
• Minimize construction waste disposal at landfills
• Use local materials, rapidly renewal materials,
  certified wood and recycled materials
• Reuse existing buildings

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LEED? for Schools Categories

• Indoor Environmental Quality (up to 20 pts.)
• Create a healthier, more productive indoor
  environment
• Good acoustical design
• Adequate fresh ventilation air
• Flushing out HVAC equipment prior to occupancy
• Select interior paints, sealants, adhesives and
  composite wood with minimal toxins or VOCs
• Provide daylighting and views for occupants
• Innovation and Design Process (up to 6 pts.)
• Low impact cleaning and maintenance equipment
• Use school building as a teaching tool
• Innovation in any other category

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LEED? for Schools Certification Levels

• LEED for Schools has four progressive
  certification levels
• Certified 29-36 points
• Silver 37-43 points
• Gold 44-57 points
• Platinum 58-79 points

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Current Ohio School Design Manual compared to
LEED?

• OSDM already has green school components
• carpet and paint
• heat recovery
• commissioning
• Under current OSDM, a project could earn 20 to 28
  LEED Points
• Need 37 points for Silver, 44 points to earn Gold
  certification

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LEED? for Schools in other States

• Massachusetts - Required modified LEED Silver
  since April 2007
• Washington - Adopted legislation in 2005 making
  LEED Silver equivalent as a requirement
• Pennsylvania -Provides financial incentives to
  school districts that achieve LEED certification
• Illinois - Issues grants to school projects with
  LEED for Schools or a comparable rating system

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LEED? for Schools efforts in Ohio

• Two LEED projects pending Silver in Ohio
• Hughes School in Cincinnati
• JVS in Licking Co. is certified Silver
• Pleasant Ridge School (Cincinnati) - OSFC school
  that has been LEED registered, seeking Silver
  certification
• More than a dozen OSFC projects are currently
  incorporating LEED criteria in design

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Policy Recommendations

• Adopt LEED for Schools
• OSFC goal to integrate green standards into
  school building program
• Provides third-party verification that buildings
  meet green standards
• Nationally recognized standard
• Promotes a holistic approach to building design
• Provides a common framework for design
  professionals, contractors and vendors

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Policy Recommendations (cont.)

• For projects approved after 9/27/07
• Strive for Gold
• Require Silver w/ a preferred investment in
  attaining LEED points in the energy and
  atmosphere category
• For previously approved projects
• Support school districts that choose to
  incorporate the LEED standard into their project
  w/ energy atmosphere preference

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Policy Recommendations (cont.)

• State and local district will co-fund the cost of
  LEED supplemental allowance to the project
  budget to support attaining LEED points in the
  energy and atmosphere category
• State will pay entire cost of certification fee
• Convene task force to develop alternative
  financing options to fund energy efficiency and
  sustainable design features

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Costs Benefits

• Cost depends on LEED level and choices made
  within that level
• OSFC will be proactive in pursuing strategies to
  reduce costs
• Sustainable design strategies may cost more
  initially, but save money over time
• State helps pay for upfront construction costs,
  but benefits accrue directly to districts
• Return on initial investments will last decades

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Implementation of LEED? for Schools

• Provide training to OSFC staff, OSFC consultants,
  design professionals, and school districts
• Provide resources for school district partners
  and create a forum to provide feedback
• Coordinate w/ USGBC
• Work w/Ohio AIA, BASA, OSBA
• Monitor, evaluate report to Commission on
  progress

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Commission Resolution 07-124

• Establishes LEED Gold certification
• as statewide goal LEED Silver (w/energy
  emphasis) as standard
• Adopt policy recommendations
• Implementation in time for districtscoming for
  approval in November