On June 14, 2008, graduate students from Rob Fleming’s “Green Design Build” course participated in and had leadership responsibility for a design charrette at Awbury Arboretum. The charrette was to create a design scheme for a permanent wash station for Weaver’s Way Coop Farm at Awbury. Rob is the Director of the Master of Science in Sustainable Design Program at Philadelphia University and the lead teacher/creator of the Design/Build course. The charrette was the “design” part of a process that continued in early August, as the students were then tasked to “build” the wash station from recycled building materials, whose design was based on concepts developed at the charrette. The process was one of the most powerful examples of the hands on project based Service Learning methodology we here at Guerilla Educators have been involved with, to date. For the students, none of whom had participated in either a charrette or in a construction project of such magnitude, the program was transformative. This video shows the full sweep of the design/build process, from concept through to completion of the physical facility. Wow! One key aspect of Philadelphia University’s mission and vision as a private institution of higher learning is that they are committed to providing an experiential education for their students. As a result, Philly U is recognized as a leader in the architecture, design, engineering, business, textiles, and health and sciences fields and is fully accredited by …
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www.lpainc.com Enjoy a private tour of Toyota’s LEED Gold Inland Empire Technical Training Facility with Toyota’s Mark Yamauchi, LPA architect Michael McAllister, and JLC Associates project manager Sonny Scott. The LEED Gold facility serves as a satellite location for Toyota’s Los Angeles Region. It provides professional training for advancing technology to service technicians from the local dealer base. In order to accommodate the weekly training curriculum the facility required a design with two quads. Each quad has a classroom, four service training bays, three inground vehicle lifts, an alignment rack, air compressor, and support services (restrooms, break area, storage, etc.). Two existing 10′ x 10′ roll-up doors were used for vehicle accessibility into the service bay. Sustainable features include • Priority parking for carpool and low emission vehicles. • Drought tolerant landscaping which uses recycled water for irrigation. • Use of highly reflective roofing material which reduces HVAC energy use and minimizes the heat island effect. • Use of waterless urinals, dual flush valve toilets, and sensor controlled faucets which reduces the amount of water wasted within the facility (by a minimum of 30%). • Use of light fixtures with occupancy controls and daylight sensors in areas with natural light, which reduces energy consumption and utility costs. • Optimized energy performance through the use of highly efficient HVAC units designed with multiple zones and automated …
