2/10/1994 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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Merry sue Ahlgren asked what kind of materials do they see going i n to make the buildi ng comfortable for teachers and students? Mr. Flockhart said they suggest a lot of natural light, but in a controlled fashion . Carpets , but must first identify the wet areas . For Marthas vineyard, they did daylight studies to get the light angles to know where in the room to put the chalkboard. Laser Board is a very unique product - markers can be used and erased and you can project on i t. Bill Jones said this was a very refreshing discussion. They are the first group to start by talking about education ; he was very impressed with i t. His concerns are the energy efficiency of this building - not at today 's energy costs . over the life of this building there will be very different energy costs, Have you given thought to energy efficiency as part of the configuration of the building?. M r. Flockhart said there are many choices and balance is needed. In Marlboro they designed a very compact building, like an office building, reducing the exterior surf ace and making it more ene r g efficient. However they had to air condition it because of the Feat build up. They have designed classrooms w i grout windows, but ■ i + r ■ without windows you need air conditioning . There are vent i 1 at on requirements in school that are not needed in office buildings. At Martha's vineyard high school , they requested a southerly orientation but on the other side of the building it is a northerly one. Peter Evans said there are autocratic light dirimers that work with daylight, Utility companies fund some of these things, offer rebates , but it i s h i t or miss . There are architectural materia1s to be used. T hey use more insolation than the code requires. They will do feasibility studies to show the payback, Peter D i n i z i o asked for their most recent, new project completed? In the last 15 years there has been a swing away from new construction, The majority of their work is addition and renovation . The Marthas vineyard and Rockport projects are the same scope as hash pee ' s . Addition and renovation is more difficult than building a new building. Rockport would be the best example for Mas hpee to view. It was p 105 , 000 sq feet of new construction , A $13million project with only 1 change orders., They have done elementary schools in Swansea and Greenfield " Mr, Flockhart designed Methuen and Marlboro high schools while with F l ansbu rg, Mr. D i n i z i o asked if they ever had any lawsuits against them? They have not, Peter said he was very impressed with David Finney ' s persistence in getting this interview scheduled , How would they use that r attitude to Deep this project on track and moving along? M r. Pinney stated with aggressive scheduling . The milestones have to be spelled out and met* 10