Greening the Campus: Furman University

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Greening the Campus Furman University
A Review of Ecologically Responsible Practices
and LEED at Furman
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Presentation Outline

• The Campus Today Historic Development
• Quick Campus Tour
• What It Means To Be Green at Furman
• USGBC LEED
• Specific Sustainable Programs on Campus
• Process Leadership, Building Community,
  Alternative Transportation, Energy Use
  Conservation, Recycling/Adaptive Reuse,
  Landscape, Hipp Hall (LEED Building),
  Educational Incentives, Transferable
  Non-Transferable Ideas

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Furman University 2003

• Students
• 2,623 undergraduates
• 473 graduate students
• 46 states and 31 foreign countries represented
• More than 70 of Furman students go on to
  graduate school
• Faculty
• 200 full-time

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Campus Tour Important Places
Multi-modal transportation A major thoroughfare
with pedestrian / electric cart / bike lanes
(above) Form Function The symbolic campus
core is the chapel facing library across
constructed pond previously used for cooling
water
Recycling The new Alumni House is the next life
for an historic home
Community Building Quality of Life Student
life facilities create a hub for campus community
activities in a lovely setting adjacent to the
pond
Ecologically Responsible Construction Hipp Hall
is nominated for a Silver LEED rating
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Campus Tour The Lake / Stormwater Reservoir
Place Making Stormwater Management The
central lake is the stormwater catchment's basin
for the majority of the campus. The lake anchors
the core of campus. Student life facilities in
forested areas have beautiful views to the water.
A part of the original campus plan, the lake
still has excess capacity for increased runoff
generated by future campus development.
Around the Lake
Book Store / Dining Hall Complex
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Campus Tour The Power of Trees and Evergreen
Shrubs
Shaded Parking Lots Trees beautify parking lots
and reduce the heat island effect.
Screened Parking Lots Evergreen trees and
shrubs and small grade changes screen parking
lots at the campus main entrance.
Focus on Native Plant Communities The campus
landscape includes beautiful native plantings
that increase biodiversity. This also reduces
reliance on turf and flower beds that require
higher levels of maintenance, irrigation, and
fertilizers that may contain heavy metals.
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What is Means To Be Green at Furman University

• Mission Statement
• In order for the human population to be
  sustained at the planetary scale, the paradigm of
  sustainability must be applied at the local
  community. As a self-contained community, Furman
  University is a perfect setting to bring these
  ideas of sustainability into practice, as well as
  to educate the next generation of leaders about
  the importance of this perspective.
• In support of this, the Board of Trustees of
  Furman University has incorporated the following
  goal in the universitys strategic plan
• Furman University will strengthen its commitment
  to the environment by promoting the concept of
  sustainability through
• educational programs
• environmentally sensitive campus operations
  and construction practices
• public awareness initiatives

S u s t a i n a b i l i t y M i s s i o n S t a
t e m e n t
Eco Cottage Dormitory
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Specific Sustainable Programs on Campus

• Process Leadership
• Building Community
• - Living on Campus
• - Pedestrian-Oriented Campus Core
• Alternative Transportation
• Energy Use Conservation
• Recycling / Adaptive Reuse
• Landscape
• Eco-Cottage Dormitory
• Herman N. Hipp Hall (LEED Building)
• Educational Incentives
• Transferable Non-Transferable Ideas

• LEED BUILDINGS
• Herman N. Hipp Hall 2.0 Gold
• Duke Library Registered
• Furman Hall - Registered
• Younts Conference Center - Registered

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Alternative Transportation

• Electric Carts
• 35 electric golf carts have replaced 31 gasoline
  autos and trucks in facilities services.
• Dedicated cart parking / charging stations are
  located throughout campus.
• All deliveries are received at a central
  location and then carried across campus in
  electric silver trucks (Chrysler, 8,000 each)
• Bicycle Use
• The Green Bike program was initiated in 2001
  with 52 campus-owned bikes for everyones use.
• Students now bring their own bikes to school in
  large numbers. Demand for bike racks has tripled
  and students now lobby for more attractive and
  covered racks. Grant funds have provided some
  bike storage facilities.
• Bus
• Intercampus transportation bus service provides
  service throughout campus during day and evening
  hours.
• Segways
• Furman may buy several Segways for the facilities
  and maintenance personnel.

Electric delivery vehicle
Bus Route
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Water Efficiency
Lake Water As Irrigation Water from the storm
water reservoir Lake is used to irrigate 60 of
the campus landscape.
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Energy Use Conservation

• Thermal Solar
• These solar panels provide the heat energy
  required to maintain the University swimming
  pool and to preheat the domestic water for the
  entire building.
• The system was installed in 1986 and has proven
  to be a cost effective method for water heating
  systems.
• Photo-Voltaic Systems
• This 2.4 kW PV system was installed in 2000 to
  supply power to the Eco-Cottage. Unused energy
  is sent back to our campus electrical grid.
• PV technology is not cost-effective at this time
  because of the low cost of power in South
  Carolina.

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Energy Use Conservation

• Central Energy Plant
• Installed in 2001 to provide chilled water to
  the core campus buildings. This system replaced
  11 individual building chillers that were using
  R-11 refrigerant.
• The central plant utilizes a gas driven chiller
  for electric demand reduction and heat recovery
  from the jacket and exhaust.

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Energy Use Conservation

• Central Energy Monitoring
• Energy use data for each building is centrally
  collected thru the Building Automation System
  (BAS).
• Campus wide BAS provides ability to shut down
  equipment according to unoccupied schedules or
  demand limiting criteria..

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Energy Use Conservation

• Lighting
• The campus is upgrading the lighting on campus
  to reduce light pollution and for improved
  security.
• Down-lights are being added over time to
  reduce light pollution. Acorn lights with box
  lights are being installed on the main campus
  and the perimeter of buildings.
• Light levels average 1.5 foot candles.

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Energy Use Conservation

• Energy Use
• Realized cost savings of 226,000 over 1998
  Base Year

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Recycling

• Residence Hall and Office Refuse
• The student Environmental Action Group wrote a
  grant proposal that garnered the state money for
  recycling containers at all residence halls. The
  students now manage the residence hall recycling
  programs.

Construction Waste and Cut/Fill 76 (not
including soil) to 88 (including soil) of
construction waste is recycled. Cut created by
building projects is stockpiled to use as fill
for future projects. When an athletic field
needed regrading, facilities stockpiled soil from
other projects for two years, saving the
university more than 20,000. Trees Dead trees
and fallen limbs are ground up and reused as
mulch. Grant funds paid for wood chipper.
Administration Building Entrance
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Herman N. Hipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold Building)

• Building Green
• Academic building undergraduate economic,
  education and accounting, graduate program
  studies, continuing education, outreach for
  senior citizens and education department-related
  services.
• Opened 2002
• Decided to go for a LEED certification during
  Schematic Design phase, setting the schedule back
  and increasing the cost. However, Furman
  determined that having a LEED-certified building
  was very important to show their commitment to
  sustainable practices.
• The LEED documentation was done by an outside
  firm. The architects were not LEED- certified but
  the university project manager was
  LEED-certified.

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TEAM APPROCH
Architect Craig Gaulden
Davis Engineer Mc Cracken
Lopez Contractor Triangle Construction
( Member USGBC)
Bryant Nixon LEED 2.0 Professional Landscape
Architect Mark Byington, ASLA
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Herman N.Hipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold)

• Sustainable Sites (SS)
• The available lot had a steep grade change and
  was longitudinal
• Site selection and building orientation were
  done before Furman decided to go for a LEED
  certification. The building orientation did not
  allow them to gain a daylight LEED point.
• The building foot print was reduced by designing
  for 3 ½ stories
• Catch basin / oil interceptor were installed
• No cisterns were used (because of cost
  concerns), but downspouts are tied into storm
  water system
• No use of pervious pavement because there were
  concerns about maintenance
• 1.5 foot candles for outdoor lighting credit
• Lobby and stair core accommodate an existing
  pedestrian path across campus

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Herman N. Hipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold)

• Sustainable Site (SS)
• Existing trees retained to reduce disturbance of
  the immediate environment
• Selected plants require less irrigation than the
  standard campus landscape. Turf is used
  sparingly. Many native species are planted,
  although some plants are non-native exotics.
• River stones along drainage swales slow
  stormwater surface flow and help reduce the
  amount of pollutants reaching the storm water
  system.
• Exterior furnishings include recycled plastic
  and recyclable powder-coated steel.

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Herman N. Hipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold)
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Herman N. Hipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold)
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Hipp Hall (LEED Building)

• Mechanical System Design
• Building uses hot and chilled water from Central
  Energy Plant
• Mechanical system consists of single AHU and
  VAV boxes with hot water reheat. Fan coils for
  data closets.
• An enthalpy wheel is used to exchange heat
  between the outside and exhaust air streams.
• CO2 monitors are used extensively to reduce OA
  flow and ensure good IAQ.
• An air side economizer is utilized.
• Occupancy sensors are used to shut down light
  and send room in unoccupied mode.
• Extensive use of Variable Frequency Drives.

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Herman N. Hipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold)

• Monitoring Energy Utilities Usage
• Use BAS system to schedule equipment off when
  not in use.
• Use trends from BAS to continuously monitor
  performance.

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Herman N. Hipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold)

• Performance Results
• 30 energy savings over comparable building.
• Significantly improved Indoor Air Quality due
  to dehumidification control and good ventilation
  control.

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Herman N. Hipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold)
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LEED EQ Credit 8.2 Views for 90 of Spaces
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Herman N. Hipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold)

• Interior Spaces
• Occupants were part of programming, selecting
  finishes and colors, and furniture selection.
• Standard offices are 150 s.f. and each office
  has unique furniture arrangements
• A double window system allows views to the
  outside from the central interior corridor
• Custodial and recycling rooms have separate
  exhaust systems (walls go to deck). It is
  smaller than usual for LEED criteria, but was
  accepted because LEED did not have a size
  criteria at the time.

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Herman N. Hipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold)

• Interior Spaces
• Occupants were part of programming, finishes and
  color selection and each occupant picked their
  furniture
• Classrooms are equipped with computerized touch
  screens, projectors, and light dimmers from
  central panels. Cost per classroom 22,000
• Bathrooms with showers
• Aerated faucets conserve water usage
• Walk-off mats at entry doors to reduce interior
  cleaning costs

• Interior Lighting
• Light sensors are in each room. (Furniture
  placement sometimes interferes with proper
  operation.)
• 100 down-lighting throughout the building
  provides enough foot candles to achieve the LEED
  standard. Up-lighting for indirect effects is
  found sporadically throughout the building.
• Plans for an atrium through the central corridor
  on the 2nd and 3rd floors were abandoned when the
  lighting consultant determined that it would not
  create significant light gain, as well as reduce
  room sizes.

2nd Floor Central Corridor
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Hipp Hall (LEED Building)

• Interior Finishes
• Finishes were manufactured locally, including
  green carpet
• Carpeted baseboards instead of vinyl
• Linoleum flooring was chosen for wearing as well
  as, or better than, vinyl flooring. It is also
  more easily repaired.
• Water-based wood stains
• No VOC paints
• Carpet and linoleum adhesives had low VOCs.
  Furman had difficulty documenting adhesive VOC
  levels because not all manufacturers have tested
  their products
• Although they used sustainably-harvested wood,
  no wood LEED point was awarded, in part because
  of the large quantity of wood roof trusses, as
  well as formaldehyde in the casework plywood.
• Used only recycled dry wall (refused a dry wall
  load that came from the wrong plant).
• Other items with recycled content
• - acoustic ceiling tile
• - steel
• - ceramic tile

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LEED Materials and Resource Prerequisite 1
Recycling
Getting The Word Out Students, staff, and faculty
are educated about the various recycling
programs.
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LEED MR Prerequisite Storage Collection of
Recyclables
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LEED MR Credit 2 Construction Waste Management
LEED
Construction Waste Recycling Trash A - Way and
site superintendent sorted trash for savings over
Landfil costs. 83 of site debris recycled.
Construction Waste and Cut/Fill 76 (not
including soil) to 88 (including soil) of
construction waste is recycled. Cut created by
building projects is stockpiled to use as fill
for future projects. When an athletic field
needed regrading, facilities stockpiled soil from
other projects for two years, saving the
university more than 20,000.
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Herman N. Hipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold)
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Hipp Hall (LEED Building)

• Innovative LEED point
• Use of signage to educate the public about how
  LEED points were achieved
• Educate the Local Community
• Educate the Design Community

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Herman N. HippHipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold)
Prepared by CGD Architects And Planner
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Herman N. Hipp Hall (LEED 2.0 Gold
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Typical LEED Building Costs
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Transferable Ideas

• Centralize Utilities, utilize a central energy
  plant
• Recycle construction waste
• Stockpile cut for future fill uses
• Custodial -managed recycling programs
• Moving day recycling / charity sale
• Monitor and document energy and water usage
• Eco-Cottage living/learning model
• Build Green Implement sustainable practices
  during renovations and new construction
• Use storm water retention ponds for irrigation
  where appropriate
• Re-forest the campus, including parking areas
• Include students/employees in green initiatives

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LEED Products

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• Second level
• Third level
• Fourth level
• Fifth level

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The Board of Trustees of Furman University has
incorporated the following goal in the
university's strategic plan   "Furman
University will strengthen its commitment to the
environment by promoting the concept of
sustainability through educational programs,
environmentally sensitive campus operations and
construction practices, and public awareness
initiatives."
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