Engineered Systems - March 2008 - (Page 37) BY BARRY J. STAMP, P.E., LEED® AP I n the 1990s, Colorado’s Poudre School District (PSD) took a unique and innovative approach to increasing school funding. While many school districts identify needs in a closed-door environment and then take a mill levy or bond issue vote to the public, PSD was successful in uniting community leaders with principals, teachers, parents, and more than 200 volunteers. After rounds of discussion and separating the wants from the needs, the group agreed upon a mill levy increase that would generate approximately $10 million a year and a $175 million bond ballot issue. In mid-2000, prior to the November bond election, PSD decided to sponsor a three-stage, invitation-only design competition for a three-track prototype elementary school in an attempt to find the best design that could achieve the delicate balance between sustainability and functionality. Design teams that were successful in the first and second stages of the submittal process were invited to participate in a competition that spanned 5½ weeks to propose their best ideas including design concept, partial schematic drawings, a building model, and an energy analysis model for the new PSD prototype. In 2000, PSD was still utilizing prototype elementary schools that were designed in 1987. The 1987 prototype schools had served PSD well, but with a nationwide drive toward sustainability and energy conservation, it had become clear that it was time for change. In November 2000, PSD voters took initiative and approved the $10 million annual mill levy increase and $175 million bond issue, turning design into reality. At the end of the design competition, our team, led by RB+B Architects, Inc. out of Fort Collins, CO, was chosen to design the new school. Our firm, Shaf- w w w. esmag a zin e. c o m 37 http://www.esmagazine.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Engineered Systems - March 2008 Engineered Systems - March 2008 Contents Editor’s Note Back2Basics HVAC Challenge Case In Point Commissioning Building Automation Energy Wiz HVACR Designer Tips Application Checklist Exemplary Design = Elementary Success The Modern Unit Ventilator On A Mission VAV Systems And Green Design – Part II Issues & Events Products Glossary Classifieds Advertiser Index Tomorrow’s Engineer Engineered Systems - March 2008 Engineered Systems - March 2008 - (Page Intro) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Engineered Systems - March 2008 (Page Cover1) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Engineered Systems - March 2008 (Page Cover2) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Engineered Systems - March 2008 (Page 3) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Contents (Page 6) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Contents (Page 7) Engineered Systems - 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March 2008 - Commissioning (Page 26) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Commissioning (Page 27) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Building Automation (Page 28) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Building Automation (Page 29) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Energy Wiz (Page 30) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Energy Wiz (Page 31) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - HVACR Designer Tips (Page 32) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - HVACR Designer Tips (Page 33) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Application Checklist (Page 34) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Application Checklist (Page 35) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Exemplary Design = Elementary Success (Page 36) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Exemplary Design = Elementary Success (Page 37) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Exemplary Design = Elementary Success (Page 38) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Exemplary Design = Elementary Success (Page 39) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Exemplary Design = Elementary Success (Page 40) Engineered Systems - 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March 2008 - On A Mission (Page 56) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - On A Mission (Page 57) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - On A Mission (Page 58) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - On A Mission (Page 59) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - VAV Systems And Green Design – Part II (Page 60) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - VAV Systems And Green Design – Part II (Page 61) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - VAV Systems And Green Design – Part II (Page 62) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - VAV Systems And Green Design – Part II (Page 63) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - VAV Systems And Green Design – Part II (Page 64) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - VAV Systems And Green Design – Part II (Page 65) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Issues & Events (Page 66) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Issues & Events (Page 67) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Products (Page 68) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Glossary (Page 69) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Classifieds (Page 70) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Classifieds (Page 71) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Classifieds (Page 72) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Advertiser Index (Page 73) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Tomorrow’s Engineer (Page 74) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Tomorrow’s Engineer (Page Cover3) Engineered Systems - March 2008 - Tomorrow’s Engineer (Page Cover4)
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