2/1/1994 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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years, previously worked with Earl Flansburg and worked on S schools with that firm, He was the chairman of a school buildi ng committee in his home town of Essex. He is an officer of Trustees of Reservations . How to get the school built? The client in this case is a large group of people, coming from various view points , the committee, school dept. , selectmen faculty, students, parents, community voices to be heard , educational consultant, The Brookline school had a 20 person committee and a consensus was difficult to achieve; you want everyone behind it. Besides Mashpee, there is the cape cod Commission, state agencies and environmental notification procedure to address,. The Lincoln school , was laid out so the community can use a portion of it while other facilities are locked off. Gund Architects thinks about the little details: washable embossed vinyl on the walls which is long lasting, easy to tape, Plastic type cork to pin to, drying racks in the art rooms, a lot of storage in the hallway walls. It is wired for 3-4 computers in each classroom. Christine ve rb i tz i school design specialist has designed many schools. She explained the 3 different design entities : learning environment, location for community activities and technology in the classroom. There is also a new consideration of providing a location to address social problems and concerns i .e daycare and senior activities, Technology in the classroom: immediate goals are to network the school for TV, computers and video. Long term goals are to build infra structure now for new technology, incorporate i t mechanically/electrically so the building can be easily retrofitted . Graham Lund Architects will help bring you into the next century. John Proos spoke of the project tear. There is a single source of responsibility . The consultant team has wormed with Graham and and on other high school projects. Schedule: they work with a cost consultant, even before the schematic design. It is important there be sufficient t i rye for everyone involved to review the documents in each phase. Operating Cost and Energy Management: they study the configuration and orientation of the sun for natural lighting and slay 11 ghti ng . when possible they use local materials to out down on transportation costs. Air quality , HVAC- they exceed the State standards for air exchange. Each roots should have individual heati ng and ventilation controls. roundwater- poss i b i l i ty of re-use/recycling of waster water. Graham Gund reviewed the site. Entry will be off of o l d Barnstable Road. Will have to screen the school from the Mousing authority property from noise , etc . and screen it from the 6