WINTER 2006 a Living Laboratory concept proposal by the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department with STANFORD UNIVERSITY dorm contents 1 executive summary 2 participants 3 program site and building 4 a living laboratory for research 5 measurable environmental performance A Zero Carbon Building B Closing the Water Cycle C Optimizing Material Resources 6 the most desirable housing on campus 7 economic sustainability 8 appendices executive summary 4 S TA N F O R D G R E E N D O R M F E A S I B I L I T Y R E P O R T FIGURE 1 O VIEW THROUGH I N F O R M AT I O N C E N T E R T O WA R D S M A I N E N T R Y W I T H G R E E N R O O F D E C K A B O V E STUDENT LOUNGE ON THE LEFT AND BUILDING SYSTEMS LABORATORY TO THE RIGHT Engineering for a sustainable future begins with examining how we live a research facility for innovative building systems design and construction processes and emerging technologies a community minded student residence offering hands on learning opportunities a demonstration of high perfomance sustainable building systems and technologies and the most desirable and resourceefficient student residence at Stanford Executive Summary Overview Project Background The Feasibility Study for the Stanford Green Dorm was commissioned to determine the scope and budget for an innovative sustainable dorm and research building proposed for the Stanford campus This project is unique in many ways this is a housing project spearheaded by the School of Engineering this is an engineering lab within a 47 unit student dorm but most of all this is a Living Laboratory for ongoing research and education on sustainable engineering and student living The impacts of the groundbreaking vision outlined in this report would be felt near and far in the worlds of engineering architecture and student housing These impacts would extend over time as students and faculty continually monitor and modify the building improving on its environmental performance while expanding building knowledge The School of Engineering s commitment to sustainability could find no better ambassador than the Green Dorm project During the Feasibility Study the project goals coalesced into four primary categories 1 A Living Laboratory for Research 2 Measurable Environmental Performance 3 The Most Desirable Housing on Campus 4 Economic Sustainability This report details these goals for the project and documents the investigations to determine the appropriate program site building configuration and estimated cost for execution of this pioneering vision The initiative began with a brainstorming session on November 20 2003 organized by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering CEE in which faculty students and invited professionals developed the initial vision for an evolving influential flexible and desirable living and learning facility see figure 1 1 The proposal advanced through the work of Engineering students and faculty see figure 1 2 1 4 peer review by outside professionals and the efforts of several univeristy entities including Student Housing and Land and Buildings A design team led by EHDD Architecture was selected in August 2005 to spearhead this Feasibility Study Report Findings This Report concludes that desirable student housing and world class building research can be realized in a shared facility that operates at the highest standards of environmental performance Site Program and Building The preferred site comfortably accommodates the 21 150 square foot program in a three story building A building systems laboratory shares an enlarged ground floor with residential common spaces while the majority of dorm rooms occupy the upper two floors in a mix of singles and two room doubles Building features include a west facing entry porch a second floor roof deck supporting solar panels green roof test beds and student social space and an information center where vistors and residents can learn about building systems and access real time performance monitoring A Living Laboratory for Research School of Engineering faculty will mine project based data to further their own research agendas while testing and developing emerging technologies General topics will include design and construction process sensing and monitoring water materials structure building energy and vehicle energy The project will 6 S TA N F O R D G R E E N D O R M F E A S I B I L I T Y R E P O R T FIGURE 1 1 INITIAL BRAINSTORMING TEAM NOVEMBER 2003 F I G U R E 1 2 C E E 1 3 6 FA L L 2 0 0 4 D E V E L O P E D FIGURE 1 3 CEE 299 WINTER 2004 DEVELOPED PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURAL VISIONS INITIAL TECHNOLOGY AND PROGRAM REPORTS F I G U R E 1 4 C E E 1 3 6 W I N T E R 2 0 0 6 I S C U R R E N T LY TA K I N G T H E F E A S I B I L I T Y S T U D Y O N E S T E P F U R T H E R I N T O S C H E M AT I C D E S I G N EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7 provide formal and informal educational opportunites as is has already see Appendix Demonstration is a critical goal and will be built into the project through multiple channels Zero Carbon Building Through effective design of the building envelope selection of water and lighting fixtures and smart use by residents energy consumption should be 20 below the current best performing row house on campus Heat delivery and on site energy production will engage a combination of traditional ex radiant heating and experimental ex shower water heat recovery systems to provide thermal comfort and power efficiently A Zero Carbon building one that produces enough energy to offset its greenhouse gas impacts is achievable through an integration of simple cost effective energy saving strategies and innovative energy generation technologies Closing the Water Cycle A combination of water conserving fixtures water catchment and experimental wastewater treatment systems will result in a building with the potential to eliminate water inputs and outputs As techniques and monitored results improve over time bolder sources and uses of recycled water will be incorporated pending approval by local jurisdictions Material Resources A high performance steel structure will ensure that the building will not end up in a landfill when the next big earthquake strikes Low cement concrete will complement other low embodied energy salvaged or renewable materials in improving the project s impact on climate and ecosystems Research in sensing materials and structural systems will be integrated into the design to provide a testing ground for ongoing research
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