Goodes Hall Expansion projects: Goodes Hall Caf and LEED Certification

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Goodes Hall Expansion projectsGoodes Hall Café
and LEED Certification

• Gate 1 Presentation
• January 28, 2007
• Prepared by
• Elizabeth Kowpak, Director

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Executive Summary

• Goodes Hall Café
• (continuation of Mike Wallaces initiative)
• Issue Café in Goodes is currently run by
  Sodexho. As ComSoc represents Commerce, it is
  logical to have a student-run coffee shop in
  Goodes. It will encourage students to learn how
  to run their own business and provide a
  cafeteria-like common area to socialize with
  peers and professors.
• Timeline January - May
• Characterization Slightly broad, Long-term
• Plan
• Speak with members of the AMS and Tea Room
  managers to discuss the creation of a viable food
  services provider
• Speak with QSB administrator to develop a method
  of integrating the café into academic and
  extracurricular life
• Speak with Sodexho officials regarding the plan
  and its feasibility
• Deliverable Action plan which outlines necessary
  steps and includes a preliminary business plan
• Contact Liz Kowpak (4emk_at_qlink.queensu.ca)

• LEED certification
• Issue Queens Centre has the objective to obtain
  Silver rating in the LEED certification program.
  All new buildings on campus should aim to achieve
  at least that, if not Gold or Platinum rating.
  ComSoc should push for the design to aim for a
  Gold rating in the new Goodes expansion. This
  will provide recognition for leadership in modern
  design, and provide unquantifiable benefits for
  the staff and students in Commerce.
• Timeline January - May
• Characterization Broad, Long-term
• Plan
• Identify the design qualities of the Goodes
  expansion, Queens Centre, and ILC
• Determine financial costs and benefits of
  upgrading, and additional steps needed to be
  takenCreate a rough proposal to induce change
• Deliverable Action plan outlining all steps and
  an outline for a proposal

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IDEA

• Goodes Hall Café
• (as previously outlined by Mike Wallace)
• By running the Goodes Hall Café, ComSoc would
  have a steady flow of revenue, benefiting student
  life, while offering a unique opportunity for
  members to develop real world business skills and
  experience.
• It is necessary to evaluate the feasibility of
  this project, including its effect on all
  involved.
• Major issues to deal with include
• Integration into academic and extracurricular
  life
• Financial feasibility of operating the café
• Easiness of having Sodexho leave the operation

• LEED certification
• Having a Platinum LEED certification on the
  Goodes expansion is consistent with the Commerce
  emphasis on developing leaders
• It will draw media attention to Commerce and
  Queens, positively affecting school reputation
  and recruitment opportunities
• The building will create a positive learning and
  teaching environment for all stakeholders as well
  as huge financial and qualitative benefits. (See
  study http//www.cape.com/ewebeditpro/items/O59F9
  819.pdf)
• Major issues to deal with
• Cost to build, access to funds
• Design already drawn up for expansion, may be
  hard to initiate change

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LEED Background

• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
• Nationally recognized, measuring five areas
• Sustainable site development
• Water savings
• Energy efficiency
• Materials selection
• Indoor environmental quality
• To get LEED certification
• Register project
• Meet benchmarks
• Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum
• Benefits
• Reduces operating costs
• Healthier and more productive occupants
• Study proving benefits of Green Schools in the
  U.S.
• Kats, Gregory. "Greening America's Schools." Oct.
  2006. USGBC. 28 Jan. 2007 lthttp//www.cap-e.com/ew
  ebeditpro/items/O59F9819.pdfgt.

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TEAM

• Lead Elizabeth Kowpak (4emk_at_qlink.queensu.ca)
• GOODES CAFÉ Team Members
• - Anyone who would like to contribute
• LEED CERTIFICATION Team Members
• - Possibly my COMM 351 group

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Stakeholders

• Goodes Hall Café
• ComSoc members
• Queens School of Business
• Sodexho

• LEED certification
• ComSoc members
• Students, Faculty, and Staff
• Queens School of Business
• Queens University

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Project Characterization

• Project
• Characterization
• Axis

Broad
LEED
GHC
Time Sensitivity
Immediate
Long-Term
Niche
Strategic Importance
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Plan

• Goodes Hall Café
• Plan (as previously laid out by Mike Wallace)
• Examine the creating of comparable enterprises
  (the Tea Room)
• Identify academic integration opportunities
• Outline the manner in which the project will
  integrate itself with ComSoc
• Examine the effect the project will have on
  Sodexho
• Create a rough business plan based on all of the
  above
• Timeline
• Jan/Feb
• Examine comparable enterprises
• March
• Examine integration possibilities
• April
• Look at Sodexho situation
• May
• Develop preliminary business plan and action plan
• Deliverable
• - Action plan which outlines necessary steps and
  includes a preliminary business plan

• LEED certification
• Plan
• Identify the design qualities of the Goodes
  expansion
• Examine the design specifics of comparable
  projects (Queens Centre, ILC)
• Determine financial cost of upgrading, and
  additional steps needed to be taken
• Determine benefit of upgraded building
• Create a rough proposal to induce change
• Timeline
• January
• Identify the design qualities of the Goodes
  expansion
• February
• Examine comparable projects
• March/April
• Determine financial costs and other steps
  necessary
• Determine benefits of upgraded building
• May
• Create a rough proposal
• Deliverable
• - Proposal with quantitative and qualitative
  measures

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Resources

• Goodes Hall Café
• Human resources
• Tea room management
• AMS officials
• QSB administrators
• ComSoc officials
• Sodexho officials
• Existing business plans
• Contracts and miscellaneous

• LEED certification
• Human resources
• QSB administration
• For access to Goodes design information
• Designers/admin for ILC/Queens Centre
• Eric Neuman and David Burns (LEED accredited
  affiliated with Queens)
• Students and ComSoc
• For support
• Existing building designs
• Existing design proposals

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Outcome

• Goodes Hall Café
• Through the creation of an action plan, a
  dedicated team will work towards establishing a
  ComSoc run café in Goodes Hall, which will
• Provide ComSoc with steady revenue
• Provide students with a great extracurricular
  experience where they can make money while
  gaining valuable skills
• Provide students, faculty, and staff a friendly
  common place to socialize and relax

• LEED certification
• With an approved proposal to improve the design
  of the Goodes Hall expansion to meet the Platinum
  LEED standards, this project will
• Hugely improve the learning, teaching, and
  working environment for all stakeholders in the
  building
• Be consistent with QSBs and Queens reputation
  as a leader in todays Educational institutions
• Recognized internationally (like UBC, see link
  http//www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/200
  6/mr-06-004.html)
• Decrease operating costs substantially