Ahead Buildings design philosophy for High-Performance School Buildings

Sustainable Building

Ahead Buildings 4 basic principals for establishing a High Performance School building

1. The School facility matters

2. School decision makers are critical to the design process

3. A high performance school can be delivered within any budget

4. The time to influence this process is NOW (You have one chance)

There are 3 basic Characteristics of a High performance school

1. Healthy and productive

2. Cost effective

3. Sustainable

There are 16 Building Blocks that we consider in formulating a concept design for your school (How can a High performance School Building be achieved)

1. Acoustic Comfort

2. Superior Indoor Air Quality

3. Day lighting

4. Thermal Comfort

5. Visual Comfort

6. Safety and Security

7. Energy Efficient Building Shell

8. Environmentally Preferable Materials and Products

9. Environmentally Responsive site Planning

10. High Performance HVAC

11. High Performance electric Lighting

12. Water Efficiency

13. Renewable Energy

14. Life Cycle Cost Analysis

15. Energy Analysis Tools

16. Commissioning

Ahead Buildings high performance school facilities provide… (7 Benefits)

1. An improved learning environment for better student performance (improved student academic performance)

2. Increased average daily student attendance

3. Increased teacher satisfaction and retention

4. Reduced operating costs

5. Reduced liability exposure

6. Protection of natural resources (positive influence on the environment)

7. Opportunities for using the facility as a teaching tool

Our philosophy in managing the process in Eight easy Steps

1. Site Analysis

2. Programming and Goal Setting

3. Schematic Design

4. Design Development and cost formulation

5. Construction Documents

6. Selecting the construction team

7. Project management and delivery

8. Hand-over