Introduction: Charlottesville Waldorf School

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2 Introduction: Charlottesville Waldorf School The history and mission of the School Why the need for a new grade school? Why green building? What is the design program?

3 Waldorf School Origins The questions should not be: What does a human being need to know and be able to do for the social order that now exists? But rather: What capacities are latent in this human being, and what lies within that can be developed? Then it will be possible to bring ever new forces into the social order from the rising generations. The life of the social order will be what is made of it by a succession of fully developed human beings who take their places in the social order. The rising generation should not be molded into what the existing social order chooses to make of it. Rudolf Steiner

4 Developing Natural Intelligence Waldorf pedagogy as a solution for the modern, urban, industrialized society Developing comprehensive living intelligence in the classroom Developing social intelligence Building green is a natural extension of Waldorf education

5 Hidden costs of business as usual Health Environment Productivity Quality of Life

6 Intelligence and Imagination How buildings are built and used Building interface with the power grid Location with regard to urban densities

7 The Design Challenge: Accommodate eight classrooms, specialty class space for music, dance, art and crafts, a nursery kindergarten, and school administration within 19,000 GSF Achieve USGBC LEED Platinum certification Design the building to shoestring budget: $135/SF (base trade cost) Create a building that satisfies the aspirations and pedagogy of Waldorf education

8 Design the greenest school in America What does it mean to build green? What does it mean to build the green-est school?

9 Developing the Operating Manual Buckminster Fuller and Spaceship Earth USGBC LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design EPA Energy Star program Our guest today Is green building defined by ethics or technique? Is green design being codified?

10 An evolving vision of sustainability Sustainable design as a process A series of design questions leading to a building The ideal: emulating natural nutrient flows and processes A work in progress...

11 Case Study: Charlottesville Waldorf Grade School The Project Team: ARCHITECT Ted Jones Architect MECHANICAL ENGINEER Staengl Engineering, Galen Staengl, P.E. CIVIL & LANDSCAPE McKee/Carson STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Nolen Frisa Associates CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Barton Malow Company LEED CONSULTANT TOPIA design, Greg Jackson SPECIFICATION CONSULTING GrEn A/E Consultants LEED COMMISSIONING 2rw Consultants Inc. How has the design response evolved over time?

12 Monolothic Wall Construction monolithic sustainability

13 An Extreme Grass Roof Pre-cast structure supports an intensive grass roof Terrace and outdoor classroom intensive roof soil depth > 6 in. $25/SF installed (Hydrotech planning data)

14 Passive Solar Design passive solar geometry and thermal mass

15 Scheme 2: Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) a mid-course correction

16 Strawboard SIPs: Advantages Variation on a theme of straw Rapid assembly saves on-site labor and waste Source: agricultural waste material Breathable wall: not a barrier to vapor Transmission Exposed OSB interior finishes

17 Strawboard SIPs: Disadvantages Embodied energy: an accounting methodology to find the sum total of energy necessary

18 Grass Roof Changes Intensive to Extensive Area Reduction extensive roof soil depth < 6 in $15/SF installed (Hydrotech planning data)

19 Mechanical System Design: A Hybrid Solution Geothermal ground source heat pumps Valence unit distribution Overhangs block summer sun Valance units create natural convection currents which circulate cool air throughout the room Cooling System Storage Heat Pump Ground source heat pumps cool water by storing heat in the ground De-humidified air supply & return High performance envelope traps winter sun Low energy heating / cooling heat recovery Building mass stores and re-radiates solar heat Valance units create a "warm blanket" of air on the ceiling The warm ceiling radiates heat to the room and occupants Heating System Storage Heat Pump Ground source heat pumps cool water by storing heat in the ground energy efficiency critical to GHG emissions reduction and LEED Platinum certification

20 East Wing: Passive Solar Re-Design projecting window saves floor space and integrates light shelf

21 East Wing Classroom a shoestring dilemna: specifying low-cost, non-certified wood versus a certified green product

22 Material Creation and Sourcing a limited palette of finishes

23 Innovation and Creative Process Strawbale earth plastering demonstration slow and rapid proto-typing

24 Project Update Building as designed is 19,080 GSF Base trade costs estimated at $148 / SF Initiation of the CD phase is pending LEED scorecard: 55 of 64 possible credits Points Points Points Silver Gold Platinum

25 Going beyond platinum: power export Minimize electrical demand Maximize thermal efficiency setting the stage for future-phase technologies

26 Imagining Sustainable Community <a satellite image of the area with a red outline of the project site would be ideal> a cross-section of Charlottesville and the region

27 Creating A Thriving and Productive Site water abundance and renewal

28 Waldorf Space and Form interior and exterior shaped spaces

29 Waldorf Space and Form cross-pollination of the Goetheanum and Virginia vernacular

30 Charlottesville Waldorf School: A Sustainable Community Seeking to provide a center and model for a community and how it engages place A working urban ecosystem Ecology as a transformation of our group consciousness

31 JOIN WITH US today For more information about the campaign for the greenest school in America, please contact us at: Charlottesville Waldorf Foundation P.O. Box 4474 Charlottesville, VA