SITE AND CHALLENGES RESOURCES
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CLIMATE AND WEATHER FILES
Typical weather files for simulation are available to download from the California Measurement Advisory Council (CALMAC). Los-Angeles-Downtown-USC is the closest weather station to the project site, a copy of the CZ2022 (updated for use in the current 2022 Title 24 cycle) weather file will download when you click here.
Many modeling programs also have built in ways of downloading weather data. Entrants do need to ensure they are using the correct California Climate Zone file.
RESOURCES FOR SITE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES
Air Quality:
ASHRAE’s Indoor Air Quality Guide
EPA Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Web Page
Water:
EPA WaterSense Program
Whole Building Design Guide: Protect and Conserve Water
US DOE: Net Zero Water Building Strategies
Urban Heat Island and Extreme Heat:
EPA Heat Island Compendium https://www.epa.gov/heat-islands/heat-island-compendium.
Green Works for Climate Resilience: A Guide to Community Planning for Climate Change
HIGH PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS
Schools have unique programmatic and performance requirements. Successful school design provides a healthy indoor environment that is comfortable and encourages learning. California has set ambitious goals for schools to increase facility energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through every new construction and renovation project to lead to net zero energy and net zero carbon schools facilities. [1]
The following resources may be helpful to competition participants in designing this zero carbon school facility.
GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOL DESIGN
Achieving Net Zero Energy, Net Zero Carbon and Sustainable School Facilities - California Division of the State Architect
https://www.dgs.ca.gov/DSA/Resources/Page-Content/Resources-List-Folder/Achieving-Net-Zero-Energy-and-Net-Zero-Carbon-in-School-Facilities?search=sustainable%20schools
Zero Energy Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 Schools - ASHRAE
https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/aedgs/zero-energy-aedg-free-download
CA-CHPS Criteria - Reference Guide - Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHIPS)
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/642de662bb454d02a92440d4/t/647a32e91266f162304bd234/1685730028907/CA-CHPSv2.pdf
CHPS Designed Scorecard - Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHIPS)
https://chps.net/s/CA-CHPSv20_Designed_June-2023.xlsx
Designing and Constructing High Performance Schools for a Healthy School Environment - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/schools-healthy-buildings/designing-and-constructing-high-performance-schools-healthy-school_.html
LEARNING GARDEN
The Mindful Gardeners - Griffith STEAM Middle School
https://sites.google.com/lausd.net/mindful-gardeners/about-us
School Garden Guidebook - Los Angeles Unified School District, Eco-Sustainability Office. https://www.lausd.org/cms/lib/CA01000043/Centricity/Domain/1500/school_garden_guidebook_lausd.pdf
Offers numerous resources including a guide to school gardens
Using School Gardens as an Instructional Tool - LAUSD https://www.lausd.org/cms/lib/CA01000043/Centricity/Domain/1500/school_gardens_as_teaching_tool.pdf
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