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PLATINUMAN ECONOMIC SILVER LINING
THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT AT THE UND GORECKI ALUMNI CENTER
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RESPONSIBILITYBUILDING
BUILD
ING
RESPON
SIBILITY
We live in a world of change. New technologies and innovations are constantly pushing us to be faster, cheaper and more efficient. And yet our buildings lag behind - using 30% of the planet’s raw natural resources, producing 40% of greenhouse gas emis-sions and solid waste, consuming 40% of our available energy, and costing approxi-mately $54 billion to operate annually.
With a focused effort to implement green building strategies, we could not only reduce the use of natural resources, it could save us millions – and potentially billions – of dollars every year.
The University of North Dakota Gorecki Alumni Center is proof that this can be done – the Gorecki Center is using 40% less energy and 38% less water than a traditional building of its size, while providing a healthier and more productive work environ-ment for its occupants. And the cost savings? Tens of thousands of dollars annually.
These measures have also earned the Alumni Center a LEED Platinum Certification, the highest possible rating from the US Green Building Council – putting it in the top 3% of all LEED projects in the country and making it the first building in North Dakota to achieve this honor.
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ENERG
Y REDU
CT
ION
SOLAR SHADES REDUCE ENERGY
BY SCREENING THE SUMMER SUN AND
ALLOWING WINTER SUN TO HEAT THE
BUILDING
4,486SQ FT
USE OF WHITE ROOF LOWERS ROOFING
TEMPERATURE BY 15 DEGREES
LOWER ENERGY CONSUMPTION
RESULTS IN A 14% REDUCTION IN CO2 EMISSIONS
14%REDUCED CO2
SOLAR
14%PHOTOVOLTAIC
SOLAR PANELS PRODUCE 14% OF
THE BUILDINGS ENERGY
PHOTOCELLS
15°LOWERING
The Gorecki Alumni Center was designed to reduce energy use by 32% compared to other similar buildings, and actually outper-formed its initial projections 8% in its first year – saving 40%, or $38,075, a year.
Over 60% of the Gorecki Alum-ni Center’s exterior features high performance glass with adjust-able shades, which bring natural daylight into even the basement spaces and greatly decrease the need for artificial light. An in-novative, highly-efficient HVAC system works in tandem with an geothermal system to regulate temperatures and reduce heating and cooling costs. Over 200 roof-top photovoltaic solar panels are outperforming projections by 8% above original estimates.
REDUCTIONENERGY
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UND GORECKI ALUMNI CENTERENERGY USAGE
UND Gorecki Alumni Center
Standard Building
ENERGY USAGE PER YEAR COMPARED TO STANDARD BUILDINGS
SAVING40%
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WAT
ER CO
NSERVAT
ION
90% OF RAINFALL IS PREVENTED FROM
BECOMING POLLUTED RUNOFF THROUGH THE STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
CITY WATER USE IS LOWERED BY 35% THROUGH
NON-PERMANENT IRRIGATION
THE NEED FOR 48,260 GALLONS OF POTABLE
WATER A YEAR IS REDUCED THROUGH
WATER SAVING BUILDING METHODS
288,296 GALLONS OF CITY WATER PER
YEAR IS ELIMINATED THROUGH LANDSCAPE
NATIVE & ADAPTIVE PLANTINGS
90%
35%
48,260
288,296SAVING
REDUCING
ELIMINATING
CAPTURED
200,000 GAL.
150,000 GAL.
100,000 GAL.
50,000 GAL.
= 1
66,8
50 G
AL/Y
EAR
= 1
03,5
00 G
AL/Y
EAR
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UND GORECKI ALUMNI CENTERWATER CONSUMPTION
The Gorecki Alumni Center uses 38% less water than a traditional building of its size - 63,350 fewer gallons of potable water a year than a standard building.
Inside, aerators and sensors on faucets and low-flow toilets reduce water use. Outside, an extensive stormwater management system surrounding the building retains rainwater and runoff, reducing the amount of pollutants entering the water table and keeping the Center from drawing from city water sys-tems - saving 288,296 gallons of water a year. The system filters and cleans stormwater before it seeps back into the natural environment for irrigation.
CONSERVATIONWATER
UND Gorecki Alumni Center
Standard Building
MORE WATERPER YEAR THAN STANDARD BUILDINGS
REDUCING38%
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LIMIT
ING
LAN
D U
SE
PERMEABLE PAVING STRIPS IN THE PARKING LOT REDUCE RUNOFF
5X MORE THAN AN IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
REDUCING
ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION IS
PROMOTED BY LOCATING THE CENTER NEAR 261
DAILY BUS STOPS
ENCOURAGING
BY REDUCING PARKING STALLS BY
15%, CONSTRUCTION COSTS WERE
REDUCED BY $30,000
$30,000
261
5X
SAVING
THE GORECKI ALUMNI CENTER’S FOOTPRINT
WAS REDUCED BY 33% BY CREATING A
COMPACT PLAN
REDUCED33%
The Gorecki Alumni Center’s footprint was reduced by 33% by creating a compact plan with efficient circulation while still keeping all of the programmed space, thus saving short-term construction and long-term operational costs. The smaller footprint allowed for 10,000 square feet of additional outdoor green space.
REFLECTS HEAT FROM THE SUN
PREVENTS HEAT FROM
ENTERING THE BUILDING
USES EARTH TO REGULATE
TEMPERATURE
WHITE ROOF SOLAR SHADES GEOTHERMAL
7,000,000 BTUs lessPER YEAR
16,000,000 BTUs lessPER YEAR
800,000,000 BTUs lessPER YEAR
LAND USELIMITING
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IMPRO
VING
HEA
LTH
PRODUCTIVITY15%
AIR QUALITY IS IMPROVED BY 100%
THROUGH OPTIMIZED MECHANICAL &
VENTILATION SYSTEMS
100%IMPROVED
CONSTRUCTION AIR POLLUTION THROUGH AGGRESSIVE CLEANING
PRACTICES AND DUST STABILIZATION
IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY
& INCREASING DAYLIGHTING HELPS
INCREASE EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY BY 15%
REDUCING
EYE STRAIN BY CONTROLLING
GLARE & REDUCING OVERHEATING WITH MANUAL
ROLLER SHADES
LIMITING
One of the main goals of the UND Gorecki Alumni Center was to provide a healthier and more productive work-ing environment for the staff. The Center brings in 25% more outside air than other comparable buildings while using 60% less energy to heat the air – air that is cleaner, too. The mechanical filters used at the Alumni Center are 100% more efficient than those in a standard building, and air quality is continuously monitored through the use of carbon dioxide sensors, which automatically adjust air volume and flow when Co2 levels rise.
HEALTHIMPROVING
Paint Dust, Carpet Fibers, Dust Mites
Pudding Mix, Snuff, Powdered Mild
Dusting Aids, Cement Dust
0 1-4 5 6 6-7 8 9-10 10-11 12-14
Hair Spray, Fabric Protector
Mold Spores
Welding Fumes, Coal Dust
Lead Dust, Milled Flour
Insecticide, Smoke, Copier Toner
MERV Rating
Effic
ienc
y in
%
80-90
60-70
50-60
40-50
25-30
20-30
<20
0
Air Cleanliness Ratings The Gorecki Alumni Center fea-tures high-performance glass on its exterior walls, allowing in natural light while reducing heat and glare. Glass office walls give 97% of the spaces views to the outdoors – even those in the basement. More than half of the building’s occupants also control their own thermostat to customize comfort.
Statistics show that employee pro-ductivity increased and sick days decreased by improving indoor air quality, increasing daylight and controlling temperatures. Even a 1% rise in productivity can save the equivalent of a year’s utility bill. Productivity at the Gorecki Alumni Center is estimated to have been increased up to 15%.
StandardBuilding
UND Gorecki Alumni Center
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REUSIN
G &
RECYC
LING
ON SITE CONSTRUCTION
RECYCLING DIVERTED 72.6 TONS OF
CONSTRUCTION WASTE FROM
LANDFILLS
72.6DIVERTED
THROUGH RECYCLING AND MATERIAL PURCHASING,
CONSTRUCTION WASTE WAS REDUCED
92X WHAT AN AVERAGE AMERICAN GENERATES IN A YEAR
THE GORECKI ALUMNI CENTER
REDUCED CONSTRUCTION
WASTE BY 98.12%
92X
98.12%
REDUCED
ELIMINATED
BY RECYCLING RATHER THAN DISPOSING, CONSTRUCTION
WASTE COSTS WERE REDUCED BY 51%
51%SAVING
The construction industry constitutes about 2/3 of all non-industrial solid waste in the US, or 254 million tons. Approximately 32.5% of the solid waste generated each year in the US is recycled or composted, while 12.5 percent is burned and the remaining 55 percent is buried in landfills.
The Gorecki Alumni Center reduced waste by 98.12%, deferring nearly 73 tons from North Dakota landfills. By recycling rather than disposing, construction waste costs were reduced by 51% - 92x what the average American generates in a year. The Center is also linked with UND’s building monitoring systems, and a display shows how much waste is being recycled every day by occupants.
RECYCLINGREUSING &
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GEOTHERMAL HEATING & COOLING A ground source geothermal system below the parking lot is used to move heat from one area of the building to another and to take advantage of the Earth’s mass as a heat sink. This results in a significant reduction in energy consumption and a more economical operation over the lifetime of a building.
ON-SITE RESOURCE RE-USE Is it possible to lessen the impact of new construction by utilizing on-site resources? At the Alumni Center, trees were harvested and reused as finished millwork in the building.
MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION Measuring and verifying our performance against design projections is an important component of understanding how we move forward. You can check out the real-time energy, water and resource usage of the UND Alumni Center online at: http://buildingdashboard.com/clients/und/gorecki.
COMMISSIONING The ability to look at a building’s performance over one-year windows gives owners the opportunity to fine-tune its resource usage. For every $1 invested in commissioning, the Gorecki Alumni Center is saving $4 in operation costs.
INNOVATIONSADDITIONAL 12.8 MILES OF PIPING CREATE A
GEOTHERMAL WELLFIELD BELOW
THE BUILDING’S PARKING LOT
12.8
30HARVESTED FROM
THE SITE PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION
WERE SAVED, KILN-DRIED, AND
REUSED WITHIN THE ALUMNI CENTER
$1 SPENT ON COMMISSIONING
SAVES $4 IN OPERATING COSTS
WE MEASURE OUR RESULTS EVERY DAY
-GO TO: HTTP://BUILDING DASH-BOARD.COM/CLI-
ENTS/UND/GORECKI
TREES
SAVINGS
MILES
MEASURING
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LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a program of the US Green Building Council which provides common ground for what “sustainable” and “efficient” mean in regards to different building types in varying climates. LEED is a point-based system which assigns a certification level to evaluated buildings based on the degree of efficiency, savings and overall building performance achieved. These levels are certified, silver, gold and platinum.
The UND Gorecki Alumni Center is the first building in North Dakota to achieve LEED Platinum certification, the highest possible ranking by the US Green Building Council. It is in the top 3% of all LEED buildings in the country, and is the only LEED Platinum alumni center.