Event Description:
Lower School Tour at Oregon Episcopal School
Date: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
Time: 4.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Place: Oregon Episcopal School (OES) – Lower School, 6300 SW Nicol Road, Portland, OR 97223
Oregon Episcopal School’s new 40,000 SF Lower School serves grades Pre-K through 5th grade and features innovative learning spaces with large flexible classrooms, dedicated group collaboration spaces, science lab, art studio, dining/gathering and performance space, and ample access to the outdoors. Located at entrance to the campus, the project creates a front door for the school and opens up new green space to serve as a commons for students of all ages. The school emphasizes an inquiry-based learning modeled inspired by the Reggio Emilia system, which needs environments that encourage exploration and experimentation – both indoors and out.
This building is in the Path to Net Zero program of the Energy Trust of Oregon, targeting an EUI of 22. Measures incorporated to achieve these goals while still meeting a very modest budget included a high-performance envelope combined with natural ventilation for cooling, and high-efficiency VRF heat pumps for heat, and Dedicated Outside Air System with heat recovery for ventilation and some minor tempering. Efficient interior lighting and low-flow plumbing fixtures further lower resource consumption significantly. Overall, the project reduces energy consumption by 37% below the baseline system which met the 2014 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code requirements.
2 AIA LU/HSW continuing education credits (pending approval) available for online registration (on-site registration for credits will not be available). A registration fee only applies for those seeking continuing education credits.
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The tour has been organized by the Cascadia Green Building Council’s Portland Collaborative/AIA Green Schools Committee, the AIA-COTE and Oregon/SW Washington Chapter of the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE).
Cascadia Green Building Council’s Portland Collaborativeis thepre-eminent forum for sustainable development advocacy in and around the Portland Metro Area.
AIA-COTE is committed to educating professionals and the public on sustainable design issues and supporting an agenda of various public and private agencies and organizations.
A4LE is the primary advocate and resource for effective educational facilities. We serve those who use, plan, design, construct, maintain, equip and operate educational facilities.