Kinard Junior High School Fort Collins, Colorado

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LEED Certification Not Sought Estimated at
the SILVER Level
Kinard Junior High SchoolFort Collins, Colorado
With the improvements in building envelope, use
of day lighting, and the geo exchange system we
are looking forward to this building being the
most energy efficient in the district. Even
exceeding Fossil Ridge High School.
-Stu Reeve, Poudre School District
Energy Manager

• Sustainable Sites
• Storm Water Parking lots drain through
  Bio-swales to Retention pond
• Building Orientation East-West to maximize
  natural day lighting. Main entrance on south
  side to minimize ice on walks.
• Water Efficiency
• Irrigation High uniformity irrigation coverage
  based on Arizona New Mexico resort standards.
  Fully automated controls with on-site weather
  station. 50 reduction from other schools.
• Landscape Artificial turf on main football/track
  field. Other areas are native turf designed for
  no supplemental water after 5 years. (High use
  practice fields and ball diamonds are bluegrass).
  
• Water Low-.flow fixtures
• Energy and Atmosphere
• Thermal Control Geo Exchange system provides
  cooling/heat to 85 of the building. Each class
  room is individually controlled.
• Energy Exceeds ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1989.
  Building was conservatively modeled at 28 kBtu
  /sf/yr.
• HVAC Natural Ventilation through operable
  windows. Heat recovery on exhaust air.
• Controls/Monitoring Building Energy management
  System for HVAC and lighting systems.
• Power Source 10KW Photovoltaic plus 100 wind
  energy contracted
• Lighting Daylight harvesting and solar tubes for
  interior spaces. Stepped lighting on light
  sensors with room control. Many classrooms and
  common areas will need no artificial light during
  daylight hours.
• Materials and Resources
• Envelope High mass walls and tight building
  envelope. R-20 walls, R-30 roof. Exterior walls
  are typically Brick, air gap, 3 foam insulation,
  block, drywall.
• Waste Minimization As of February 2006 81 of
  the construction waste has been recycled.

Day lighting in Common Areas
Common Area Gym
Owner Poudre School District Project
Team Architect RBB Architects,
Inc. Site/Struct Eng JVA Inc. Mech. Eng EMC
Engineering Elect Eng RMH Group Landscape
Arch BHA Design Contractor FCI Constructors,
Inc. Commissioning AEC Building
Statistics Completion Date Anticipated
Completion Summer 2006 Cost 14
M Size 116,600 gross square feet Building
Type Junior High School Annual Energy Use 28
kBtu/sf/year (Modeled)
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Kinard Junior High SchoolFort Collins, Colorado

• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Indoor Environmental Quality CO2 monitors.
• Connection to Outside 99 of the space has views
  to outside. 100 space has natural daylight as
  part of the lighting design.
• Benefits
• Connections to outside and natural day lighting
  are beneficial for a learning atmosphere.
• Any additional first costs will be recouped
  through operational savings.
• Lessons Learned
• District design standards meet or exceed LEED
  certification levels. Monies that would have been
  used to document LEED are used to further
  incorporate sustainable approaches and methods.
• The key to incorporating sustainability without
  additional first costs is through integrated
  design and better coordination.

Typical Classroom Windows
Solar Tubes in Classrooms
Owner contact information Poudre School
District Bill Franzen Executive Director of
Operations 2413 LaPorte Avenue Fort Collins,
Colorado, 80521 E-mail operations_at_psdschools.org T
el [phone] Web www.psdschools.org
Hall between Common Areas
Typical Exterior Wall
Case study developed by
Cory D. Higgins, Colorado State University

February 2006
Recycling Dumpsters
Heat Pumps on Geo-exchange System