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every student. every classroom. every day.

Building a Sustainable School District

Jody London, President, Board of Education

October 28, 2011

Council of Great Cities Schools

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Today’s Talk

– Full Service Community School District– Sustainability Coordinator– Collaborative for High Performing Schools– Solar America study– Green House Gas footprint– Energy Efficiency – Portfolio Manager implementation– Nutrition Services Master Plan– Sustainable Custodial Practices

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Full Service Full Service Community School DistrictCommunity School District

• Create a district that fosters community schools• Implications for Facilities Department:

– Consider the full spectrum of community facilities and support opportunities for joint-use and educational partnerships

– Provide these services as a sustainable community benefit: limit greenhouse gas emissions, optimize construction and life cycle costs, and encourage walking and bicycling

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Sustainability Coordinator

• In 2011, OUSD intends to establish a Sustainability Coordinator Position:– Improve energy efficiency, track and reduce

greenhouse emissions related to energy, and integrate sustainability

– Project Management Plan. • Prioritize measures• Develop and implement behavioral supports institutional

change– Green Academy programs.

• Integrate school-based initiatives with district goals.

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Green Buildings

Collaborative for High Performing Schools • In 2007, adopted California’s Collaborative for High

Performance Schools (“CHPS”) as green building standard for all modernization and new construction.

• One of ONLY 45 Districts in California (out of 1000+)• First district in California to receive State matching grants for

verified green school buildings• OUSD expects to receive approximately $600,000 in additional

State matching grants for CHPS projects in 2010 -2013.

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Green Buildings

Cox Elementary: High Performance focus on effective daylighting and comfortable classrooms with passive cooling.

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Green BuildingsCox Elementary: High Performance focus

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Green BuildingsCox Elementary: High Performance focus

Before - Modernization After - Modernization

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Solar America Showcase

The grant has allowed Oakland, Berkeley, and West Contra CostaUnified School Districts to receive up to $500,000 in technical assistance from U.S. Department of Energy to conduct comprehensive solar generation analyses of district schools and facilities and to develop Solar Master Plans for each District.

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Expected Results:Expected Results:Solar America Study Solar America Study

Installing photovoltaic systems designed to produce 75% ofconsumption (thus “zeroing out” a building’s electricityexpense), is estimated to produce:• Annual savings: $2,868,123• Annual electricity production: 15,095,386 kWh• Annual greenhouse gases avoided: 3,834 metric tons• Annual Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) earned: 15,095

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Energy & Cost Reduction from Solar

RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGET = 30%

Electric Energy Consumed – All Campuses 2009 29,712,000 kWhs

Proposed Multi-Campus Solar Generation* 8, 949,000 kWhs

Percentage of Energy From Solar 30 %

UTILITY COST OFF-SET = 42%

Total PG&E Electric Bill – All Campuses 2009 $ 4,369,000

Estimated Bill Savings from Solar Generation $ 1,942,000

Percentage of PG&E Bill Reduced From Solar 44 %

 

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U.S. EPA Portfolio ManagerU.S. EPA Portfolio Manager

• Industry standard for tracking a building’s energy usage• Track total utility-based greenhouse gas emissions• Track multiple energy and water meters for each facility• Benchmark facilities relative to their past performance• Monitor energy costs• Share building data with others inside or outside of

organization

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OUSD Greenhouse Gas Footprint

Solar America Study allowed us to benchmark energy usage in all buildings, and calculate our greenhouse gas footprint:

Gas 6,107 metric tons of CO2Electric 4,826 Metric tons of CO2

Total 10,933 metric tons of CO2

Knowledge is power: what to do next?

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Current OUSD Energy Projects

Working with local utility:• 3 High Schools in 2011• Retro-commissioning measures and

verifications• 595,000 ft2

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Energy and Water Conservation

Energy Usage: • All new construction emphasizes low energy and efficiency.

Minimum of 40 points in the CHPS scorecard• New classrooms are built without air conditioning as

standard.Water Conservation:• On-site retention of storm water in all new projects. • Re-use of stored storm water for irrigation where feasible.

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Nutrition Services Master Plan

Nutrition services is rolling out a master plan for the following initiatives and goals:

• Develop and utilize a sustainable local food system• Expand composting and waste diversion in Nutrition Services• Model and utilize urban agriculture• Promote healthy consumption

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Sustainable Custodial Practices

RecyclingWaste Diversion

41% waste in 2010 44% waste in 2011

Savings ~ $50,000 per month district-wide in 2010 Calculation is pending for 2011

50% recycling – could save an additional $20,000/month 24 of 91 sites hae organic waste accounts in 2010; 32 sites added in 2011

Green Gloves summit All custodial staff Seminar on successful green cleaning programs, including one within Oakland First summit - October 8, 2010; next summit January 2012