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E d i t o r ’ s c o M M E n t a r y Buildings That Teach H igh P ErforMing b uildings 1791 Tullie Circle N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329-2305 Phone: 404-636-8400, Fax: 404-321-5478 www.HPBmagazine.org, E-mail: HPBmagazine@ashrae.org Editorial advisory Board R esearch reported recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows an enormous gap in what people understand about how to reduce energy use. For a sample of 15 activities, participants underestimated energy use and savings by a factor of 2.8 on average. There were also significant inaccuracies in task-based decisions such as choosing a desktop or laptop computer, line-drying clothes or changing washing settings, and central air conditioning or window units. And surprisingly, people who said they engage in proenvironmental behavior had less accurate perceptions of energy use and savings than those who didn’t. THIS IS WHAT makes buildings that teach important. This issue is filled with examples, such as Manassas Park (Va.) Elementary School and Prekindergarten. Here, students are turned into stewards of their own environment by highlighting sustainable building systems and bringing the natural environment indoors. Another is Washington University’s Tyson Living Learning Center, which has the goal of zero net energy and water use. The research center regularly hosts seminars and public events, even serving dinner from its garden. It has achieved net zero water use, needing less than 1 in. of rain a month to meet domestic requirements. It is very close to achieving net zero energy. WE ALSO have articles on: • A small net zero energy office building that also serves as a lab for students of sustainable design, and a model for renovation of existing buildings. • Using intensive vegetative roofs to significantly reduce chiller capacity, clear the air and retain almost all rainfall that strikes the roof. • How lighting technology turned a windowless warehouse into an energy showcase. • Using a low-cost condensate collection system to reduce water use and eliminate disposal into the sanitary sewer system. • How Australia’s building energy rating system has reset expectations of architects, designers and tenants. ALL ARTICLES are teaching tools. Each provides real-world examples with real data. We hope they help add to the industry’s knowledge base. The research (http://tinyurl.com/ perceptionsofenergy) cited here makes a strong case for well-crafted public education on energy use, but it indicates that the first step will be getting the public’s attention. “Many people’s concerns about energy are simply not strong enough, relative to their other concerns, to warrant learning about energy conservation,” the researchers wrote. David Grumman, P.E., Grumman/Butkus Associates Sheila Hayter, P.E., National Renewable Energy Lab Adam W. Hinge, P.E., Sustainable Energy Partnerships Vivian Loftness, FAIA, Carnegie Mellon University Michael Nicklas, FAIA, Innovative Design Donald Winston, P.E., The Durst Organization Editorial Fred Turner, fturner@ashrae.org Sarah Foster, sfoster@ashrae.org associatE Editors Rebecca Matyasovski, rebecca@ashrae.org Charlotte Tubbs, ctubbs@ashrae.org Christopher Weems, cweems@ashrae.org copy Editor Jeri Eader, jeader@ashrae.org Editor Managing Editor d E s i g n Susan Carabetta, Carabetta Hayden Design P u B l i s h i n g s E r v i c E s a n d c i r c u l at i o n publishing sErvicEs ManagEr production David Soltis Jayne Jackson, Tracy Becker Greg Martin, gmartin@ashrae.org Vanessa Johnson, vjohnson@ashrae.org advErtising advErtising salEs ManagEr advErtising production P u B l i s h E r W. Stephen Comstock M i s s i o n s tat E M E n t High Performing Buildings describes measured performance of practices and technologies to promote better buildings, presenting case studies that feature integrated building design practices and improved operations and maintenance techniques. issn 1940-3003 (print) and 1940-3054 (digital) Published Quarterly Copyright 2010 by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 1791 Tullie Circle N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329-2305. Standard class postage paid at Atlanta, Georgia, and additional mailing offices. subscriptions High Performing Buildings is free to qualified subscribers. Nonqualified subscriptions cost $19 in the U.S. and Canada and $31 outside the U.S. and Canada. Single copies are $6 in the U.S. and Canada and $12 outside the U.S. and Canada. Subscriptions can be completed at www.HPBmagazine.org/subscribe. Postmaster Canadian Agreement Number 40037127. Canadian return address: Station A, P.O. 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The appearance of any technical data, editorial material or advertisement in this publication does not constitute endorsement, warranty or guarantee by ASHRAE of any product, service, process, procedure, design or the like. http://www.HPBmagazine.org http://www.HPBmagazine.org/subscribe http://www.HPBmagazine.org/addresschange http://www.HPBmagazine.org/addresschange http://www.tinyurl.com/perceptionsofenergy http://www.tinyurl.com/perceptionsofenergy http://www.fsc.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of High Performing Buildings - Fall 2010

High Performing Buildings - Fall 2010
Table of Contents
IDeAs Z2 Design Facility
Lighting Design Alliance
Manassas Park Elementary School and Prekindergarten
FC Gulf Freeway Office Building
Capturing Condensate
National Australian Built Environment Rating System
Tyson Living Learning Center

High Performing Buildings - Fall 2010