newport beach civic center and park - lessons learned in sustainability

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson / PWP / Arup

Newport Beach Civic Center and Park:

25 September 2014 – Lessons Learned in Sustainability

More than just a City Hall • 88,000 sf City Hall offices including: Permit Center & Customer Service Center

• Community Room with catering kitchen for Community and Private events.

• City Council Chambers increased seating to 150 with state of the art Audio Visual and technology improvements

• 14 acre park with dog park, wetlands, picnic and view areas, and walking trails

• 17,000 sf Expansion of the Library to add space to the Children’s programs, sound & video room, and a Public Café

• Parking Structure with 450 spaces including 100 addition spaces for our Library.

• All built with green building standards, energy efficiency, and sustainability.

• Achieved LEED Gold with 44 points. LEED project registered in 2010 and was completed in late 2013.

Newport Beach Civic Center and Park – Community Celebration on May 4, 2013

What is Sustainability •Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment.� •Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations. •Sustainability is important to making sure that we have and will continue to have, the water, materials, and resources to protect human health and our environment.

Just Smart Design

Its about thoughtful design, balance, and doing the right thing in considering: • Site Environment • Selection of Materials • Energy Conservation • Water Conservation • Budget

Sustainability - Strategy

Site Plan – Civic Center

Site Environment– North Parcel Dog Park

Site Plan – North Parcel – Native & California Friendly Planting

TOYON

Site Environment – North Parcel – Dog Park

San Miguel Bridge

San Miguel Bridge

Site Plan – Central Parcel

Site Plan – Central Parcel - Wetland

Site Plan – Central Parcel - Wetland

Site Plan – Central Parcel - Views

Site Plan – Central Parcel - Bioswales

Site Plan – South Parcel

CITY HALL OFFICE BUILDING

CIVIC GREEN LIBRARY

Site Environment – Building Orientation

Prevailing Wind

Site Environment – Building Orientation

• Civic Vision • Durability • Economy • Sustainability • Locus - Benign Climate • Right for Newport Beach

Site Environment – Natural Light & Ventilation

Site Environment – Natural Light & Ventilation

Site Environment – Outdoor spaces

City Hall Elevations – View Plane

South Parcel – Drought Tolerant Landscaping

Sustainability – Feature Plants at Existing City Hall

Sustainability – Feature Plants at New City Hall

Sustainability – Bamboo in Garage

Parking Structure – Green Wall

City Hall – Building Elevation

City Hall – Building Elevation – Potential for PV

City Hall – Building Section – Building Systems

City Hall – Raised Floor

City Hall – Interactive Design

City Hall – Interactive Design – Desktop Widget

City Hall – Interactive Design – Desktop Widget

City Hall – Interactive Design – Desktop Widget

City Hall – Interactive Design – Desktop Widget

Harvesting Natural Light • Lutron based system • LED & Fluorescent • Real time adjustments • Occupancy and vacancy sensors • Fixed time clock • Skylights in restrooms, Council Chambers

& Traffic Management Center • Automated Shades on West side • Manual shades on East side

LEED Prerequisites and Projected Point Breakdown, Newport Beach Civic Center & Park

Category Prerequisites Possible Points Yes Points No Points

Sustainable Sites (SS) 1 14 8 6

Water Efficiency (WE) 0 5 3 2

Energy & Atmosphere (EA) 3 17 8 9

Materials & Resources (MR) 1 13 7 6

Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) 2 15 13 2

Innovation in Design (ID) 0 5 5 0

TOTAL NBCCP Eligible Points (NC V 2.2) 7 69 44 25

LEED Scorecard Summary

Project Costs • Construction Contract Total = $112,833,339 • Soft Costs = $ 19,418,268 (17%) • Ancillary Costs = $ 7,688,362 • Total Cost – All In = $ 139,939,969

• Owners contingency –change orders = $ 6,500,000 (5.8%)

Schedule • Design completion – Fall 2007 • Design starts – January 2008 • Mass Grading starts – April 2010 • City Hall Office completion – March 2013 • Park completion – May 2013 • Library completion May 2013 • Employee move in April 8, 2013

Cost Premium Improvements over Baseline per Title 24, 2007 CBC Cost

Upgraded Insulation, R-19 walls, R-40 roof $ 28,800

Under Floor Air Distribution $ 390,000

Natural Ventilation (mixed Mode) auto clerestory & operable windows $ 270,000

High Performance Glazing $ 200,000

Efficient HVAC plant w/High Efficiency chillers, economizer & boilers $ 220,000

TOTAL ESTIMATED ENERGY EFFICIENCY PREMIUM = $1,108,800

Payback estimated at less than 12 years

Key Sustainable Concepts • Climate-responsive design

– Operable & clerestory windows for mixed-mode ventilation – Open floor plans with internal glass store front – Abundant daylight harvesting without increased solar gain – Building orientation

• Building Automation and Controls – Integrated controls, Enhanced Cx, occupant-centric energy

dashboard, and post-occupancy measurement & verification

• Maximize Occupant Comfort & Health – Ample natural light but excellent glare control design – Thermal comfort control through UFAD and operable windows – High performance acoustic design – Low or no VOC building materials

Key Sustainable Concepts

• Habitat restorative design – Over 12 acres of preserved or enhanced habitat corridor

integrated with the project water quality management program

• Resource preservation – Low water & Native planting – Water quality wetlands and bioswales

• Flexibility for the Future – Infrastructure in place for future Solar – Plumbed to be converted to dual plumbing (graywater/potable) – Raised floor and furniture systems allow reconfiguration

Lessons Learned • Some of the successes for this project include:

– Determining climate responsive design early during conceptual design – Setting Sustainability goals early

– Fully integrated design team & hiring the construction mngt. team early allowed brainstorming and value engineering

– CM@ Risk contract allowed us to select our GC with similar green building & sustainability values

– Developing clear, concise, and defensible contract documents

– Rigorous submittal review – Limited product substitution

Lessons Learned -Advice • If your CM says he wants to build a new City Hall,

update your resume immediately! • Keep it simple. • Half of your staff will love you, the other half…not so

much.

Sept. 2010 April 2011

May 2012 April 2013

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