Burbank Unified School District, CA Sustainable Design Standards

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 3/4/04
Source File: http://www.chps.net/chps_schools/pdfs/burbank_ResolutiononSustainability.pdf
Text:
Burbank Unified School District Board of Education
Resolution on Sustainability and Resource Efficiency in the Design and Construction of District Projects
Whereas, students are entitled to a safe and healthy school environment, and studies have
indicated that student achievement is greater and attendance higher when the learning
environment is naturally lit, comfortable and well maintained; and
Whereas, schools should employ design and construction strategies that minimize operating
costs, including energy and water efficiency; and
Whereas, schools that employ sustainable and resource-efficient design and construction
strategies serve to teach by example the importance of protecting the environment and
preserving natural resources; and
Whereas, the Burbank Unified School District is undertaking a facilities modernization,
reconstruction and expansion program that upon completion will bring improvements to all of
the District’s schools, and this program offers a unique opportunity to adopt and implement
comprehensive sustainable and resource-efficient design and construction standards that
can achieve long-term benefits including significant savings in operating costs, an improved
setting that is more conducive to learning and teaching, greater student attendance and
teacher retention, and reduced adverse impact on the environment; and
Whereas, the District already has implemented many sustainable and resource-efficient
design and construction standards to achieve such benefits, and it is committed to continuing
its progress in this area;
Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Board of Education supports the continuing
development and implementation of sustainable and resource-efficient design criteria for the
construction, expansion and modernization of District facilities, and directs the Chief Facilities
and Development Superintendent to continue development and implementation of such
criteria, and to do so in accordance with the criteria established by the Collaborative for High
Performance Schools (“CHPS”); and
Be It Further Resolved, that the Board of Education directs staff to ensure that every new
construction and modernization project, from the beginning of the design process,
incorporates CHPS criteria to the greatest extent feasible; and
Be It Further Resolved, that the Board of Education directs staff, during the design phase of
the remaining projects in the current construction and modernization program and all such future projects, to require architects to certify that their District project(s) have met or
exceeded the minimum requirements for CHPS certification, and report the scores for all of
the CHPS categories; and
Be It Further Resolved, that the Board of Education directs staff, during the design phase of
the remaining projects in the current construction and modernization program and all such
future projects, to provide to the Board with an analysis of the costs and benefits of additional
design and construction measures that would result in sustainability and resource-efficiency
that exceed the minimum requirements for CHPS certification; and
Be It Further Resolved, that the Board of Education directs staff to develop procedures for
ensuring the implementation of the approved CHPS design criteria in all of the CHPS
categories in all new construction and modernization projects, including a performance
tracking mechanism to ensure the effective implementation of these criteria throughout the
design process and construction; and
Be It Further Resolved, that the Board of Education directs staff, in completing the current
construction and modernization program, and in all such future projects, to report to the
Board on the implementation of the approved CHPS design criteria upon completion of each
such project and before the final release of funds to the contractor for the project; and
Be It Further Resolved, that the Board of Education endorses District participation in, and
directs staff to pursue, partnerships that further the goal of high performance schools,
including Federal, State and local programs that may provide sustainable design financial
incentives, specifically including, but not limited to: (i) The Los Angeles Sustainable
Collaborative, whose goal is to further the adoption of sustainable design in the region and
whose other members are agencies that have also adopted sustainable design
requirements, including the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Community College
District, and the City of Santa Monica; (ii) the County of Los Angeles Watershed
Management Division, whose goal is to encourage the efficient use of water resources; and
(iii) the Savings By Design program; and
Be It Further Resolved, that the Board of Education directs staff to report to the Board,
within 120 days of the passage of this resolution, on the District’s compliance with this
Resolution, and other information that would be useful to the Board in assessing the
progress of this effort.
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