ABSTRACT
This vocational high school in the Fayette County Public School (FCPS) district opened in August 2011. The cost for the new 44,000-square-foot academic building was $234 per square foot. In addition to the academic building which was designed to perform at net zero energy, the 82-acre campus includes a 3,300-square-foot greenhouse and an unconditioned 21,500-square-foot barn and riding arena with roof-mounted PV panels (see Figure 11.1 and Box 11.1). This aerial view of the site shows the academic building flanked by the greenhouse to its south (bottom of photo) and the riding arena to the north (top of photo). The buildings are oriented along an east–west axis to maximize solar access from the south. (WMB Photography, Courtesy of CMTA) https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315644769/0e0fc5e0-e03d-4560-bd30-3727309939e1/content/fig11_1_C.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> Box 11.1: Project overview https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
IECC climate zone
4B
Latitude
38.11
Context
Rural 82-acre (331.842 m2) campus in urban metropolitan area
Size
44,248 ft2 (4,111 m2)
Height
1 story
Program
Agriculture-based technical high school
Occupants
250 students
Annual hours occupied
1,890
Energy use intensity
(June 2012–May 2013)
EUI: 13.4 kBtu/ft2/year (42.3 kWh/m2/year)
Net EUI: –1.6 kBtu/ft2/year (–5.1 kWh/m2/year)
National median EUI 1
(K–12 Vocational School)
59.6 kBtu/ft2/year (188.2 kWh/m2/year)
Demand-side savings vs. ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004
53%
Certifications
U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School, 2013
Energy Star Portfolio Manager benchmark for site energy use intensity
