May 10, 2011 Cincinnati Public Schools Green Schools Update City Council, Quality of Life Committee Andrew Plogsted, AIA, LEED AP+BD&C CPS Sustainability Manager for GBBN Architects, Authorized Rep of FMP USGBC Cincinnati – Chapter Facilitator & Green Schools Committee Chair Michael Burson Cincinnati Public Schools Director of Facilities Planning and Construction

May 10, 2011 CPS Facilities Master Plan CPS plan approved in July 2002 Voters approved $480 million bond issue May 2003 to complete funding Original scope decreased schools from 80 to 66 for 42,165 students Current plan has 51 schools for 33,415 students 35 schools completed and operational 11 schools in construction 5 schools recently bid or will be bid by July

May 10, 2011 Why Are Green Schools Important? CPS’ Green Schools Provide first-class, healthy educational environments for the students Provide efficient facilities with lower energy bills for taxpayers Help to reduce the long term impact of public facilities on the local environment Help to educate K-12 students to the importance of sustainability and preserving our limited resources

May 10, 2011 At the “Top of the Class” Ohio has 257 Registered schools compared to 206 total in all the other Midwestern states Cincinnati has 28 registered schools including 22 at CPS CPS has 1 LEED Silver Certified School-Pleasant Ridge is the first certified public elementary school in the state. CPS also partnered with the Zoo to build the LEED certified Schott Education Center With 23 certified and registered schools, CPS has the third largest number in the US following Chicago at 32 and Albuquerque with 26 (Data as of mid 2010) CPS and Ohio as Regional Leaders in Green Schools In the Midwest = 206 LEED Registered Schools 82 Illinois 55 Indiana 2 Iowa 10 Kansas 22 Michigan 17 Minnesota 3 Nebraska 3 North Dakota 6 South Dakota 6 Wisconsin

May 10, 2011 LEED Projects Completed & Certified Projects Complete: LEED Certification Received – Pleasant Ridge Montessori – SILVER – Cincinnati Zoo Education Center Insert picture of P Ridge here 2

May 10, 2011 LEED Projects Completed Projects Complete: Currently in LEED Review – Dater Montessori expected GOLD – Sands Montessori expected GOLD – North Avondale Mont expected SILVER – College Hill Academyexpected SILVER – Hartwell expected SILVER – AMIS expected GOLD – Taft IT High Schoolexpected GOLD 7

May 10, 2011 LEED Projects in Construction – Westwood tracking SILVER – Chase tracking GOLD – Woodford Paideia tracking SILVER – Clark Montessori HS tracking SILVER – New Evanston tracking SILVER – Western Hills/Dater HS tracking GOLD – Mt. Washington tracking GOLD – Oyler tracking SILVER – Winton Montessori tracking GOLD – Sayler Park tracking SILVER 10

May 10, 2011 LEED Projects Bidding o Silverton Paideia tracking SILVER o Rothenberg Academy tracking GOLD o Quebec Heights tracking GOLD o Walnut Hills HS tracking GOLD o Aiken High School tracking SILVER 5 CPS Project Summary 11 tracking GOLD 12 tracking SILVER

May 10, 2011 Partnerships are Key Community Partnerships provide innovative support to CPS: MSD of Greater Cincinnati has awarded $ 1.3 MM in grants to study innovative Storm Water applications at schools Cincinnati Park Board provides wood for finished cabinetry and other educational uses in the Urban Timber program Managed by GBBN Architects Partner with local MBE, River City Furniture Additional support from Hamilton County Environmental Services & Parks Local jobs, local products

May 10, 2011 Project Highlight: Clark Montessori HS MSD funding stormwater management practices at several schools. ProjectGrant Taft HS Hartwell41,700 North Avondale23,506 Clark782,584

May 10, 2011 In early 2010 CPS was approved to sell $22.3 million zero-interest bonds to finance energy improvements at “new” and existing facilities. Effective use of this funding allows the district to operate its new buildings with state of the art technology, security systems and air-conditioning for the same energy consumed per SF at the old buildings. These projects will save the district $1.5 million per year. The district will soon consider whether to apply for another $26 million for a second round of projects. Projects include more efficient gym and exterior lighting, occupancy sensors for lights in all classrooms, and more efficient HVAC systems in administrative buildings not included in the building program. Stimulus Bonds Finance Energy Improvements

May 10, 2011 School as a Teaching Tool Using green school building elements as real classroom resources

May 10, 2011 New Partnership Opportunities Informing the students and public to “green” features of each building will help ensure that this generation of students become advocates for sustainability for the future. o Looking for a partner to help provide informational bulletin boards for each school.

May 10, 2011 Questions ?