Springfield Literacy Center

Springfield Literacy Center
Literacy Education – Sustainable Environment
“we believe every student can read”
PRESENTED by: Douglas Carney, AIA, LEED AP
Capital Program Management Consultant
Drexel University Faculty
School Board President
SPRINGFIELD LITERACY CENTER
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Introduction
• Springfield School District – Delaware County
– 3400 students
– $59.8 million budget
– 25,757 population (Springfield & Morton)
– 94% post‐secondary acceptance
– Aid ratio 0.14 (86% local funding)
• Springfield Literacy Center
– 52,000 square feet (new construction)
– $14.9 million building budget (single prime contract)
– $5 million site work construction
– Planning 2 years, construction 18 months
• Project Team
– A/E Burt Hill (Butler office) – architect & engineer
– CID Group (Berwick PA) – Owner’s Representative
– GC E. P. Guidi, Inc. (Ambler PA) – General Contractor
– Facilities Committee, administration, faculty – Building committee
Springfield Literacy Center - CARNEY “we believe every student can read” Page 3
Literacy Program
(started 2000 at Sabold & Scenic)
History
(four (4) measurement cycle 2004, is it
repeatable – 2005 2006?)
Promise
(If your child begins kindergarten with
SSD, they will be reading on grade level
by 4th grade)
Results
(96% or higher success rates)
Transcendence to a
building
(Considering, planning a building in 2006)
Hiring the A/E

team- capturing “it”
(Can an A/E team capture the magic of
the program – if not just do more of the
same!)
the SPRINGFIELD LITERACY CENTER
WHAT IS IT?
Literacy Program
STRATEGIC THINKING – 2000 to 2010
Embrace the uncertainty – Literacy & Sustainability
Program Strategies
– More effective literacy instruction
– Culture change (sea change)
– Zero defect mentality
– Mass customization (resources, IEP’s, nimbleness)
– Systematic & statistically based customizations
Building Strategies
– Create more space – allow 5th grade restacking
– Capture the pedagogy in architecture – reinvent learning
– Make teaching this program intuitive (sustainable)
– Create a reading machine, tucked into the woods
– Make our first sustainable building
“we believe every student can read”
Springfield Literacy Center - CARNEY Page 5
Project Principles & Goals
PROJECT GOALS
• Meet spaces needs for K‐5 grades
• Eliminate temporary trailers at Sabold & Scenic
• Move 5th grade from ETR to Elementary setting
• Build a purpose built Literacy Center – “a reading machine”
• Make every space count ‐ learning must happen in nontraditional
places…blur the line between learning environment and everything else.
• LEARN EVERYWHERE! . . . shouldn’t just be about classrooms
BUILDING DESIGN GOALS – the start of sustainability
• Clings to the hillside like a tree
• Tucked into the woods
• Bring outside in and inside out
• Be FUN!
• Provide many convenient learning spaces
• Blur the edges of the classroom
• Integrate all curriculum areas into literacy instruction
• Blur the line between instruction and recess
Sustainability Principles & Goals
• Use every square foot for instruction,
including circulation spaces
• Bring the inside out and outside in – connect
children to nature
• Create MANY outdoor spaces for a range of
learning venues and experiences
• Model good stewardship
• Make the building a teacher too
• Gain 3rd party validation (USGBC & LEED)
Site Potential
Analysis
Acquisition
Building Concept
Potential Expansion #1
• Prime street presence
• Direct connection to stream
• Potential expansion space
with acquisition
• Direct connection to open
Transitional Zone Open Sports
sports play area Play
Court-
yard Main
Entry
Existing
Court-
Middle Parking
yard
School
Court-
yard
Potential Expansion #2
• Direct access to existing
building, parking & circulation
• Sequential order of grades
• Less desirable for site value
due to buffer & proximity to
stream
Concept Studies
Concept A Concept B Concept C Concept D Concept E
Building Concepts
Concept 1 Concept 2
Academic Models
Exterior model
Ground floor plan
2
1 1 1 3
lower level
1
1. first grade
2. break-out lounge
3. special education
4. existing middle school
1st floor plan
1. kindergarten
2. break-out lounge
3. exterior learning environment
4. music
5. team room
6. library
7. entry
8. first grade
9. intervention
10. kitchen
11. multipurpose
12. office suite
13. special education
1. first grade
2. break-out lounge
2nd floor plan 3.
4.
5.
6.
special education
large group instruction
library below
green roof
4 5 4
2
1 1 1 3
upper level
1
Interior LMC
as lobby
Interior LMC as lobby
Classroom detail – flexible customization
Literacy Customization
Layout 1 Layout 2 Layout 3

Classroom detail ‐ day lighting
Customization
Classroom
Literacy Customization space
Literacy Customization space
Literacy Customization space Classroom

Sustainability Goals
• Our obligation to set an example
• Public expectations of the SD
• SLEP history – FIRST new building in 50 years
• Our first Sustainable building
• Modest goals – LEED certified
• LEED for schools 2007
• National standard, well recognized, A/E
competency
Certified – Silver ‐ Gold
• Be an example but do not overreach
• Do not chase “points with dollars”
• Project Goal was “LEED Certified”
• Be careful to get sustainable value for $$$
spent – i.e. recurring paybacks
• Not sure what we would get
• Dovetail with our refined bidding strategy to
maximize sustainable features
Program Management & Bidding Strategy
• Tiered bidding strategy
• 90/10/20 model
• Alternates structured to reflect 90/10/20 and
award decision timing
• Risk & Contingency management
• Sustainability dovetail
Tiered Bidding Strategy
(29 options valued at about 2.7 million or about 13%)
ALT GC-1: Green Roof System ALT GC-17: Geothermal Heating &
ALT GC-2: Stained Concrete Flooring Cooling System/Delete Areaway
ALT GC-3: Delete LEED Certification ALT GC-18: Mecho Roller Shades
ALT GC-4: Cultured Stone Veneer ALT GC-19: Operable Glazed Partition
ALT GC-5: Classroom SGI Barn Doors ALT GC-20: Relocation of Woodland
ALT GC-6: Revised Corridor SGI CR Avenue Sidewalk
ALT GC-7: Metal Roofing ALT GC-21: Construction Waste
Management 75%
ALT GC-8: Standing Seam PVC Roof
ALT GC-22: Recycled Content, 20%
ALT GC-9: Roof Top AHU Screen
ALT GC-23: Regional Materials, 20%
ALT GC-10: omitted
ALT GC-24: Foam Plastic Insulation
ALT GC-11: Kinder Play Area -UG
ALT GC-25: LEED Fundamental Comm
ALT GC-12: First Grade Play Area-UG
ALT GC-26: T.A.C. Controls
ALT GC-13: Kindergarten Greenhouse
ALT GC-27: Automated Logic Controls
ALT GC-14: Amphitheater
ALT GC-28: Siemens Controls
ALT GC-15: Tree House Classroom
ALT GC-29: Commissioning
ALT GC-16: Upgrade Fencing at Ball Fields
SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATES ADDED TO THE PROJECT
Expected Costs of Certification
Summary of LE E D Related Costs
MINIMUM @ 29 points now (not advisable) Reccomended > projected 33 points
CONTRACTOR LEED COSTS CONTRACTOR LEED COSTS

GC-3 Documentation and Paperwork $ 75,000.00 GC-3 Documentation and Paperwork $ 75,000.00
GC-21 Construction Waste Management 75% $ - GC-21 Construction Waste Management 75% $ 7,500.00
GC-22 Recycled Content, 20% $ - GC-22 Recycled Content, 20% $ 25,000.00
GC-23 Regional Materials, 20% $ - GC-23 Regional Materials, 20% $ 25,000.00
GC-29 Base Commissioning $ 25,000.00 GC-29 Base Commissioning $ -
GC-25 Enhanced Commissioning $ - GC-25 Enhanced Commissioning $ 30,000.00
LEED Contractor Costs Subtotal: $ 100,000.00 LEED Contractor Costs Subtotal: $ 162,500.00
OWNER LEED COSTS OWNER LEED COSTS

1 Basic Commissioning (Bala) $ 57,000.00 1 Basic Commissioning (Bala) $ 57,000.00
2 Enhanced Commissioning (Bala) $ - 2 Enhanced Commissioning (Bala) $ 15,750.00
3 Burt Hill LEED Costs $ 5,000.00 3 Burt Hill LEED Costs $ 5,000.00
4 Acoustic Study (allowance) $ 4,000.00 4 Acoustic Study (allowance) $ 4,000.00
5 Owner PM/CofW Costs (allowance) $ 7,500.00 5 Owner PM/CofW Costs (allowance) $ 7,500.00
Owner Subtotal: $ 73,500.00 Owner Subtotal: $ 89,250.00
TOTAL: $ 173,500.00 TOTAL: $ 251,750.00

minus basic commissioning $ (57,000.00) minus basic commissioning $ (57,000.00)
$ 116,500.00 $ 194,750.00
Yes ? No
9 0 0 Sustainable Sites 16 Points

Y Prereq 1 Construction Activity Pollution Prevention Required
Y Prereq 2 Environmental Site Assessment Required
Sustainable
1 0 Credit 1 Site Selection 1
1 0 Credit 4.1 Alternative Transportation, Public Transportation Access 1
1 Credit 4.3 Alternative Transportation, Low-Emitting & Fuel-Efficient Vehicles 1
1 0 Credit 4.4 Alternative Transportation, Parking Capacity 1
1 Credit 5.2 Site Development, Maximize Open Space 1
1 Credit 6.1 Stormwater Design, Quantity Control 1
1
1
1
Yes
0
? No
Credit 8
Credit 9
Credit 10
Light Pollution Reduction
Site Master Plan
Joint Use of Facilities
1
1
1 Targets
1
1
0 0
Credit 3.1
Water Efficiency
Water Use Reduction, 20% Reduction
7 Points
1
(Certified – let’s try this)
7 0 0 Energy & Atmosphere 17 Points
Y Prereq 1 Fundamental Commissioning of the Building Energy Systems Required
Y Prereq 2 Minimum Energy Performance Required
Y Prereq 3 Fundamental Refrigerant Management Required
5 0 0 Credit 1 Optimize Energy Performance (2 pt minimum) 2 to 10
5 24.5% New Buildings or 17.5% Existing Building Renovations 5
1 0 Credit 4 Enhanced Refrigerant Management 1
1 0 Credit 6 Green Power 1
Yes ? No
3 0 0 Materials & Resources 13 Points
CERTIFIED
Y Prereq 1 Storage & Collection of Recyclables Required
1 0 Credit 2.1 Construction Waste Management, Divert 50% from Disposal 1
1 0 Credit 4.1 Recycled Content, 10% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer) 1
1 0 Credit 5.1 Regional Materials, 10% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally 1
Yes ? No
29 to 36 pts
8 0 0 Indoor Environmental Quality 20 Points
Y Prereq 1 Minimum IAQ Performance Required
Y Prereq 2 Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control Required
Y Prereq 3 Minimum Acoustical Performance Required
Our plan 29-33

1 0 Credit 2 Increased Ventilation 1
1 0 Credit 3.1 Construction IAQ Management Plan, During Construction 1
1 0 Credit 3.2 Construction IAQ Management Plan, Before Occupancy 1
3 0 0 Credit 4 Low-Emitting Materials 1 to 4
1 0 Credit 6.2 Thermal Comfort, Controllability 1
1 Credit 7.2 Thermal Comfort, Verification 1
Yes ? No
1 0 0 Innovation & Design Process 6 Points

1 Credit 2 LEED® Accredited Professional 1
Yes ? No
29 0 0 Project Totals (pre-certification estimates) 79 Points

Certified: 29-36 points, Silver: 37-43 points, Gold: 44-57 points, Platinum: 58-79 points
Yes ? No
3 0 0 Sustainable Sites 16 Points

1 0 Credit 2 Development Density & Community Connectivity 1
1
1
Yes ?
0
0
No
Credit 4.4
Credit 6.2
Alternative Transportation, Parking Capacity
Stormwater Design, Quality Control
Sustainable
1
2 0 0 Water Efficiency 7 Points

1
1
Credit 3.2
Credit 3.3 X
Water Use Reduction, 30% Reduction
Water Use Reduction, 40% Reduction Upgrades
1
Yes ? No
(hey this is easier
Materials & Resources
3
1
0 0
0 Credit 2.2 Construction Waste Management, Divert 75% from Disposal
13 Points
1
than we thought)
1 0 Credit 4.2 Recycled Content, 20% (post-consumer + ½ pre-consumer) 1
1 Credit 5.2 Regional Materials, 20% Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally 1
Yes ? No

0 0 Credit 6.1 Lighting System Design & Controllability 1
1 0 Credit 7.1 Thermal Comfort, Design 1
SILVER
2 0 0 Credit 8.1 Daylight & Views, Daylighting 1 to 3
1 75% of classrooms (required for either points below) 1
1 90% of classrooms 2
0 75% of other spaces 3
37 to 43 pts
Yes ? No
0
1 0
Credit 1.1
Credit 1.2
Innovation in Design: 70% green power
Innovation in Design: educational outreach
1
1
Our plan 42
1 0 Credit 1.3 Innovation in Design: environmental cleaning products 1
0 Credit 3 School as a Teaching Tool 1
Yes ? No
13 Project Totals (pre-certification estimates) 79 Points
42 WITH BASE CASE Certified: 29-36 points, Silver: 37-43 points, Gold: 44-57 points, Platinum: 58-79 points
Sustainable Differentiation
(we caught the fever!)
Not a sure
thing but
1 0 0 Credit 8.1 Daylight & Views, Daylighting 1 to 3
we are
1 75% of other spaces 3
1 0 Credit 8.2 Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces 1
1 Credit 1.1 Innovation in Design: 70% green power 1

close to
GOLD
1 Credit 3 School as a Teaching Tool 1
Yes ? No
4 Project Totals (pre-certification estimates) 79 Points
46
W/ BASE + SILVER Certified: 29-36 points, Silver: 37-43 points, Gold: 44-57 points, Platinum: 58-79 points 44 to 57 pts
We hope . . . to achieve GOLD Our plan 46
Geo‐thermal system – example
• Significant concerns with continued use of
fossil fuels for heating & cooling
• Desire to control utility expenses
• Desire to act sustainably
• Cost benefit analysis determined a 10‐12 year
simple payback at a 5% cost of capital
compared to water source HP heating only
• Bid as an add alternate ‐ $500,000 premium
Ground exchange
geo‐thermal field ‐ Springfield Literacy Center 4‐24‐09
16 wells added to
the 88 original
design for a total of
104 wells resulting
in ~20% spare
capacity – depth is
400’ soil is mica‐
schist to solid
granite
School as a
teaching tool –
ground loop
manifolds visually
accessible to
students to “feel”
the heat and
measure with their
hands the delta t
Heating & cooling from under the baseball field
Green Roof – example
• Phased in alternate
– Structural steel, railings, stone & plant materials
– Future – rain chains, rain barrels, herb garden
• $90,000 premium
• Limited area
• Teaching tool
• Teaching space
• Semi‐intensive system
Springfield Literacy Center 4‐24‐09
Green Roof – example
Green Roof –
example
Connect children with
outdoors & nature
OLD GROWTH COURTYARD
ALPHABET WALK
LOTS OF SEATS
Natural daylight &
transparency
Rain chains, rain garden
& bio‐filtration swale
Tree house classroom
(our LAST add alternate)
Courtyard &
amphitheater
Sustainable materials
Challenges to sustainable Projects
• Act 34 maximum building expenditure (PDE) versus the
indexed prevailing wage (Labor Dept) limits front end
costs for LEA’s in SE PA
• Act 34 change order limit threshold discourages tiered
bidding threshold so ideally suited to sustainable
options and our 90/10/20 strategy
• Paperwork intensive, record keeping matters
• Team proficiencies
• LEED for schools acoustic prerequisite almost a deal
breaker
• Marginal cost of additional “points” can be limiting at
higher point levels
Thank you!
Springfield Literacy Center
Douglas Carney, AIA, LEED AP “we believe every student can read” Page 41
LEED SCHOOLS 2007 “score sheet”
As of 4‐28‐10
Strategy – sustainable sites

As of 4‐28‐10
Strategy – water efficiency

As of 4‐28‐10
Strategy – energy & atmosphere

As of 4‐28‐10
Strategy – materials & resources

As of 4‐28‐10
Strategy – indoor environmental quality

As of 4‐28‐10
Strategy – innovation & design

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Literacy Education – Sustainable Environment

 Hiring the A/E

Concept A Concept B Concept C Concept D Concept E

Layout 1 Layout 2 Layout 3

Literacy Customization space

Literacy Customization space

Literacy Customization space Classroom

MINIMUM @ 29 points now (not advisable) Reccomended > projected 33 points

CONTRACTOR LEED COSTS CONTRACTOR LEED COSTS

OWNER LEED COSTS OWNER LEED COSTS

TOTAL: $ 173,500.00 TOTAL: $ 251,750.00

9 0 0 Sustainable Sites 16 Points

3 0 0 Materials & Resources 13 Points

Our plan 29-33

1 0 0 Innovation & Design Process 6 Points

29 0 0 Project Totals (pre-certification estimates) 79 Points

3 0 0 Sustainable Sites 16 Points

2 0 0 Water Efficiency 7 Points

3 0 0 Indoor Environmental Quality 20 Points

1 0 Credit 7.1 Thermal Comfort, Design 1

1 75% of classrooms (required for either points below) 1

0 75% of other spaces 3

2 0 0 Innovation & Design Process 6 Points

0 Credit 3 School as a Teaching Tool 1

13 Project Totals (pre-certification estimates) 79 Points

1 0 0 Credit 8.1 Daylight & Views, Daylighting 1 to 3

1 0 Credit 8.2 Daylight & Views, Views for 90% of Spaces 1

2 0 0 Innovation & Design Process 6 Points

1 Credit 1.1 Innovation in Design: 70% green power 1

4 Project Totals (pre-certification estimates) 79 Points

Strategy – sustainable sites

Strategy – water efficiency

Strategy – energy & atmosphere

Strategy – materials & resources

Strategy – indoor environmental quality

Strategy – innovation & design

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