High-Performance Relocatable Classroom Design
Charrette
June 2-3, 2008
Create State of Florida High-Performance Standard of Construction for Relocatable classrooms.
1) Gather information and public input.
2) Develop preliminary specifications and consensus from a charrette and other best-practices documentation.
3) Begin public and professional review of preliminary specifications.
4) Modify specifications.
5) Make final presentation of proposed specifications.
DAY 1
7:45 – 8:15 Arrival
8:15 – 8:30 Introductions and Intent of this Charrette
8:30 – 9:15 Presentation by Kristen Heinen on High Performance Schools.
(Learn about the
Collaboration for High Performance Schools (CHPs) and lessons learned by others
that have developed design specifications.)
Kristin Heinen manages the Collaborative for High
Performance Schools (CHPS, Inc.) program for Architectural Energy Corporation
and serves as the non-profits Assistant Director. Ms. Heinen coordinates CHPS’s
legislative and governance affairs as well as its six volume Best Practices
Manual on designing, constructing and operating high performance, healthy,
green, K-12 schools. Ms. Heinen also oversees CHPS’ programmatic activities and
works with state adaptations of CHPS in MA, NY, WA, RI, NH, VT, TX and ME.
Her background in environmental design coupled with
her education at Columbia’s Earth Institute in environmental policy make her
able to understand how building systems interact with our natural environment
and how to communicate that effectively with a broad spectrum of stakeholders
in the school construction community.
9:20 – 11:55 High Performance Relocatable Design Charrette
-Envelope Design and Performance Specifications
EXAMPLE ISSUES: How should we control moisture, thermal transfer through Roof, exterior Floor and Walls, Windows? Consider safety and durability of material selection. Include acoustic considerations.
-HVAC
EXAMPLE ISSUES: Is there any innovation beyond traditional wall mounted units? What should efficiency be?, Do we use ducted systems?, Should we specify duct materials and tightness?, How should we optimize control of ventilation? What schedules and controls should be used? What are the acoustical considerations of our choices?
12:00 – 1:00 NETWORKING LUNCH On-Site, Representative Juan Zapata
Day 1 (continued)
1:00 – 3:00 High Performance Relocatable Design Charrette (continued)
-HVAC (continued)
-Daylighting
EXAMPLE ISSUES:How much glazing do we want? Where do
we want it?
-Electric Illumination
EXAMPLE ISSUES:Do we want a Watt/square foot specification? How do we control and schedule lights? How do we optimize control to accommodate daylighting and variable task requirements?
-IAQ Control Measures
EXAMPLE ISSUES:Do we want source control specification?,Do we specify or prohibit use of specific qualities of materials?
-Site Accessability and Orientation
-Other Green Features
Do we want to
develop plans for water conservation or use of renewable/recycled materials?
- Do we want to specify an energy use goal kWh/ft2?
3:15 – 4:30 Begin Group Presentations of Designs and Evaluation (Group Participation)
4:30 Complete Day1 Charrette Evaluations and Adjourn for the day
DAY 2
8:15 – 8:45 Presentation by Chuck Withers on monitored impacts of improved relocatable classrooms.
(30
minute presentation of monitored energy
savings of improved relocatables with
discussion about economical and environmental impacts)
Chuck
Withers is a Senior Research Analyst at the Florida Solar Energy Center where
he has worked on energy and environmental quality research projects over the
past 18 years. He has authored/co-authored 24 national and international
published papers and 6 national published articles and he is also an
experienced instructor of several
educational training workshops related to HVAC and indoor environmental
quality.
8:45 – 10:00 Continue Group Presentations of Designs and Evaluation (Group Participation)
10:00 – 11:55 Begin design specification selections and determine next step in development
11:55 Complete Day2 Charrette Evaluations