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UniverCity Childcare Facility at SFUProposal for a Poster Presentation for the
Sustainable Building Challenge Canada 2011
UniverCity Childcare Facility at SFU
1. PROJECT NAMEUniverCity Childcare Facility
Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada
Construction Start: October 2010
Projected Completion: October 2011
BUILDING OWNERGordon HarrisPresident and CEO, SFU Community Trust150 - 8960 University High StreetVancouver, BC V5A 4Y6604 377 6605 | 604 291 3189 | [email protected]
2. SIZEGross conditioned floor area: 550 m2
Building footprint/roof area: 457 m2
Gross wall area 684: m2
3. BUILDING TYPEThe UniverCity Childcare Center will provide space for 50 children aged three to five, and will include an Audio Video Imaging (AVI) Research Center developed in cooperation with the SFU Faculty of Education. Faculty and students in the department of Early Childhood Education will use this space for research into the provision of innovative childcare.
4. ENVELOPE CONSTRUCTIONThe building insulation values are R30 at roofs and R20 at walls. The fenestration to wall ratio is 30% with a glazing U-value of 1.8 W/m2-K. The opaque wall area is 480 m2.
5. BRIEF HVAC DESCRIPTION The HVAC strategy is to provide a net-zero energy system. In order to achieve this, the project participates in “scale-jumping.” Energy collected by a solar collector array on the roof offsets all of the energy used by the building. All of the collected solar energy is exported back to the district energy system. In-slab hydronic pipe heats the building. A high-efficiency heat-recovery unit provides supply air warmed by heat recovered from exhaust air. Natural ventilation strategies maximized by using the effects of stratification help to provide fresh air, reducing the load handled by the heat recovery unit as well as handling 100% of the cooling load through natural convection.
6. BRIEF LIGHTING / DAYLIGHTING DESCRIPTIONThe lighting system at UniverCity Childcare Facility is comprised mostly of energy efficient T5 fluorescent lamps and ballasts. Energy efficient compact fluorescents are also used for downlights and pendants. Luminaire layouts were selected strategically to minimize light-ing power densities while achieving recommended light levels. Where practical, occupancy sensors; day-light harvesting with photo-sensors; dimming controls; and zoned lighting strategies were employed to further allow users to adapt lighting to their needs, thus minimizing energy usage. The exterior lighting was a combination of compact fluorescent luminaires on photocell/timeclocks and self-contained, off-grid LED/solar landscape and egress lighting.
7. ACTUAL OR PROJECTED PURCHASED ENERGY USE BY ENERGY SOURCEThe facility is a net zero energy building and therefore will purchase virtually no energy. An array of hot water solar thermal panels will generate enough energy in the form of heat energy to offset all energy uses in the building.
8. ACTUAL OR PROJECTED REDUCTION IN EN-ERGY USE FROM A REFERENCE BUILDING EX-PRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE There was no modeling in comparison with NRCan, CEUD, MNECB’97+ CBIP rules, or other codes. The model instead focused on being net zero rather than try-ing to establish comparison with any reference models.
9. ACTUAL OR PROJECTED ANNUAL RENEWABLE ENERGY USEOne hundred per cent
10. ACTUAL OR PROJECTED POTABLE WATER USE FOR IRRIGATION AND BUILDINGThe projected potable water use for irrigation is zero. The plants specified for landscaping are native and drought tolerant. Reclaimed water will be used for irrigation dur-ing the plants’ establishment period, estimated to be two years, after which time, they will not require reclaimed water. During this two-year period, 150L/day of irrigation will be allowed for June through September.
This project was inspired by the potential of learning from children, preliminary workshops were facilitated to kick off the design process. Children were invited to share their ideas about indoor play, outdoor space, and friendship through various interactive mediums.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION UniverCity Childcare Facility at SFU
The UniverCity Childcare Centre is in the early stages of construction and its completion is
planned for the fall of 2011. When open it will provide an important model for integrated
and sustainable building. The daycare is located at UniverCity, a dense, mixed-use, transit-
oriented community currently being developed by the SFU Community Trust, in partnership
with the SFU Childcare Society and the SFU Faculty of Education, on land surrounding the
Simon Fraser University campus.
An exemplary building that unites creative pedagogy and sustainable building practices, the
centre will provide early childhood education for the community, research and training for
the University, and a city-wide model for sustainable practices. The building was designed
to meet the criteria of the Living Building Challenge, a demanding set of guidelines which
require that one hundred percent of the energy and water used in the building to be provided
on-site. In addition, one hundred percent of the project stormwater and wastewater must be
treated on-site and integrated into a comprehensive system to feed the project’s demands.
The occupants must have access to daylight and fresh air in all regularly occupied spaces
of the building. Among the program requirements for project materials is the Prerequisite
to locally source all products and materials, including many mechanical and electrical
system components, within prescribed radii. Also, the program does not allow using a set of
chemicals grouped as Red List materials which are ubiquitously used in the building industry.
The Challenge’s emphasis on the building’s integration with the natural environment also
meshes tightly with the values and teaching methodology of the childcare program it will
house. Based on the Reggio Emilia model, the program utilizes three ‘teachers’: the educator,
the environment and the broader community in which the children live. This close integration
of values and purposes results in a dynamic building that both activates and sustains the
growth of its community.
The evolving design used the children’s ideas and incorporates a multitude of indoor and outdoor spaces that will facilitate quiet play, art, drama, and physical exploration.
SITE PLAN 01
Hughes Condon Marler Architects space2place Landscape Architects
UNIVERCITY CHILDCARE PROJECTSFU Community Trust, Burnaby, British Columbia | March 2010
Log Climber
Giant Rope NestSeat
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Stumps
Pole
Forest
Look
out Platform
Rain
wat
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Channel
Sand Play
Wov
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Willo
w Huts
Step
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Stones
RooftopDeck
Ramp
Sand Play
Pole ForestRainwater
Channel
GiantRope Nest
WovenWillow
Huts
SteppingStones
Storage
Rain
Waterfall
Stormwater Swale
Log Climber
StoneSteps
StoneSteps
Stone Slope
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space2placeSFU UniverCity Childcare Facility site plan
SolarArray
wat
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Roof top solar hot water array
FSC certi�ed wood cladding
Pine beetle purlins
Locally sourced struc-tural steel frame
Outdoor play terrace run o� feeds water channel for interactive play opportunities
Interactive play
Roof run o� directed into rock pite for ground water recharge
Geothermal energy harvesting
Operable windows for daylight & passive ventilation
Water collection from roof plane forms part of the Net Zero water strategy
Concrete �oor and walls for thermal mass
Net play
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SITE SELECTION, PROJECT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
The daycare is located at UniverCity, a dense, mixed-use, transit-oriented community, and
is currently being developed by the SFU Community Trust, in partnership with the SFU
Childcare Society and the SFU Faculty of Education, on land surrounding the Simon Fraser
University campus. The Childcare Center sits adjacent to a university, abutting multi-family
residential units, an elementary school and a park. While the building is the heart of the
project, outdoor play space is the soul; designed to provide a range of play opportunities
encouraging physical, cognitive, emotional and social development, a safe environment in
which children can use their imagination. Local sustainable materials are used in a landscape
design that responds to the rain, the sun and the wind.
During the project planning phase, an Integrated Design Process (IDP) was used. The IDP
has three main characteristics: front-loaded design (many crucial design decisions are made
in the beginning); participation of an expanded design team including client, stakeholders,
consultants and the contractor; and workshops to achieve consensus. In the case of the
daycare, the expanded design team included children, who were invited to share their ideas
in a series of workshops about indoor play, outdoor space, and friendship through various
interactive mediums. Their feedback acted as design inspiration for the facility.
ENERGY AND RESOURCE CONSUMPTION
To meet the Living building Challenge requirements, UniverCity’s Childcare Centre will have
to be a net-zero energy and net-zero water facility. It has to treat all of its wastewater on-
site. The products and materials used in the project must be from local and regional sources
and contain none of the hazardous chemicals listed in the Red List. All wood in the project
must be either salvaged or FSC certified. All interior spaces of the building must provide
direct access to daylight and fresh air. In addition, the project team decided to achieve such
ambitious goals through a cost-effective construction process which will eventually cost less
than a conventional childcare facility.
To achieve these goals, the SFU Community Trust must innovate on several fronts. For
example, it is renting the roof to UniverCity’s neighborhood energy utility, which will install
solar thermal panels. Energy beyond what is needed to heat the daycare will go back into
the neighborhood system, offsetting the Center’s other electrical use for a Net Zero result.
For carbon neutrality, the Living Building Challenge requires a one-time purchase of
carbon offsets tied to the size of the project. Construction waste also must be diverted
from landfills. The center will be used to educate users and visitors about the innovative
technologies within.
ENVIRONMENTAL LOADINGS
SFU Community Trust is developing its Childcare Center as the first to meet the Cascadia
Region Green Building Council Living Building Challenge, the world’s most advanced green-
building standard.
To qualify, the center must meet the highest standards in seven performance areas, or
Petals: Site, Water, Energy, Health, Materials, Equity and Beauty. Certification occurs at least
12 months after project completion, so compliance can be measured, rather than modeled.
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
All materials used meet the stringent requirements of the Cascadia Region Green Building
Council Living Building Challenge, the world’s most advanced green-building standard.
Materials used are free of toxic materials. Every occupiable space must have operable
windows that provide access to fresh air, views and daylight.
SERVICE QUALITY
As part of the integrated design process, the Trust and the Society collaborated on three
design workshops at key stages, developing common goals and objectives. The design
team also held a special workshop with children who will be using the facility to uncover
what makes a really great play environment. This care and attention to understanding the
requirements of such a ground-breaking facility will ensure incredibly high-quality service.
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS
The childcare center will provide space for 50 children aged three to five, and will include
an Audio Video Imaging (AVI) Research Center developed in cooperation with the SFU
Faculty of Education. Faculty and students in the department of Early Childhood Education
will use this space for research into the provision of innovative childcare. While enmeshed
in its academic context, the facility is located at the heart of the Simon Fraser University’s
high-density, sustainable community of UniverCity; contributing to a mixed-use urban fabric
whose all amenities are within convenient, short walking distance.
CULTURAL AND PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS
The Center will use the Reggio Emilia teaching approach. Hailed by Newsweek magazine
as the world’s best pre-school curriculum, the Reggio Emilia approach has been adopted
across North America and Europe. The model emphasizes three “teachers”: the educator;
the environment; and the broader community. Learning occurs through inquiry, allowing
children to follow their curiosity as they encounter the world around them.
Thus, this facility will be a laboratory for self-directed learning, providing opportunities indoors
and out for children to explore water, light, air, gravity, vegetation and seasonal change.