Dr. Sharon Jaye The Westminster Schools Assistant Director of Facilities Campus Sustainability Coordinator

School as a Learning Laboratory Students spend 8 hours a day in classroom buildings and on campus. Facility managers are faced with sustainability issues every day in the way they manage and operate the built environment. Learn about opportunities for buildings and faculty to meet in the middle to educate students about environmental stewardship. Illustrations are given in energy, water, materials, waste management, and site impact. Brainstorm ideas you can use in your classroom!

National Environmental Education Foundation 1.Permit: granting students permission to become involved in sustainability initiatives. 2.Educate & engage: providing students educational materials and engaging them in sustainability activities. 3.Act: empowering students to take action at school, as well as at home and in their community. 4.Embed: making sustainability a regular part of their school. 5.Evaluate: measuring and evaluating engagement efforts to gauge impact and support continued integration into school culture. School as a Learning Laboratory

Triple Bottom Line

What is the facility department doing? – Opportunities for student-led projects? – Opportunities for student-led research? – What are our baselines for energy and waste? – Opportunities for volunteerism – where does facilities need help? – Opportunities for competitions? – Can facilities bring in vendors to present to students? School as a Learning Laboratory

Semester-long project – Students split into teams – Find something on campus that could be improved sustainably – Design project to implement (do it if you can) – Report on findings or design – End of semester “green” fair open to campus Env. Science Semester Project

Unit 1 - Form and Function: Architectural Design and the Environmental Challenge Unit 2 - From Hearth to Heat Pump: The Science of Conditioned Space Unit 3 - The Skin We’re In: The Materials of the Structural Envelope Unit 4 - Let There be Light: Innovations in Space Illumination Unit 5 - FF&E: Cost-effective, Durable, and Sustainable Furnishings Unit 6 - Maintaining Health: Paint, Cleaning Products, Paper Products and Waste Management Unit 8 - Making the Grade: LEED and other Standards of Green Buildings Unit 9 - The Quest for the Holy Grail: Zero Energy Buildings “If These Walls Could Talk” Class

Environmental Science Class Water quality testing in Nancy Creek Tree identification on campus Garden work - planting in the outdoor garden beds as well as seeding plants in the greenhouse Solar panel Walking paths - looking at the biodiversity on the trails on campus

Green Cup Challenge Week 1 DayDateActual Energy Wednesday1/18/201223,706 Thursday1/19/201224,228 Friday1/20/201222,196 Saturday1/21/201217,174 Sunday1/22/201212,390 Monday1/23/201223,176 Tuesday1/24/201222, ,380 kWh161,174 kWh-9.8% -15,794 kWh -$ 1, ….use results to educate

Heating degree day (HDD) or Cooling degree day (CDD) A measurement designed to reflect the demand for energy needed to heat or cool a home or business. Measurement of outside air temperature (plus/minus 65 degrees) Example: January 10 th average temperature = 42 degrees 65 degrees – 42 degrees = 23 HDD August 10 th average temperature = 83 degrees 83 degrees – 65 degrees = 18 CDD Weather

Heating DDFY12FY11FY10FY09FY08 Jul00000 Aug00000 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun %

Utility Bills

Energy Audit Projects EnergyComplete1TurnerPerformance Gym (AHU-6) Demand-controlled ventilation & VFD EnergyComplete2GreenHVACTie in HVAC to BAS EnergyCompleteN/ATurnerPractice Gym & Chillers Control chilled-water temperature & AHU override by space humidity EnergyComplete2CampbellRestrooms, break rooms, etc.Occupancy sensor lighting controls EnergyComplete2AskewRestrooms, break rooms, etc.Occupancy sensor lighting controls EnergyComplete1 All with existing BAS controls All Repair & reprogram controls and unoccupied period setpoints per Energy Code EnergyComplete1TurnerDHWTie domestic hot water into BAS EnergyCompleteN/ATurnerPerformance Gym Add humidity control to performance gym. EnergyComplete1PresslyDHWTie domestic hot water into BAS EnergyComplete1BroylesDHWTie domestic hot water into BAS EnergyComplete1TurnerDesert Aire Systems Tie into BAS to allow for operation of one system during unoccupied periods when humidity allows EnergyComplete2PPDHVACTie in HVAC and DHW to BAS

Building Automation System

Do your own energy audit! – Toilets – Faucets – Showerheads – Gallons used before water gets hot? – Count bulbs and look at the type – Check your appliances – Power Vampires? – Windows (are they double-paned) – Check doors for air leaks – Insulation in attic – South side of building? Energy Audit

Do your own waste audit! – 6 th and 11 th grade students as part of science class. – Facilities train 11 th graders – 11 th graders train 6 th graders – 11 th graders crunching number to determine sample size – Student environmental group providing campus education after the audit. Waste Audit

– Energy Management – Water Management – Materials & Resources – Waste Management – Indoor Environmental Quality – Site Impacts – Carbon Footprint Brainstorming Ideas

Environmental Education In Georgia Green Education Foundation National Renewable Energy Laboratory The Clean Air Campaign The JASON Project Project WET Project Learning Tree Project WILD Nat’l Park Service/Chattahoochee River Nat’l Rec. Area EPA Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Curriculum Links from USGBC Georgia