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Ann Arbor district outlines net-zero targets and mass-timber pilot for new elementary builds
Summary
Capital-programs staff told the board the district is designing its first net-zero/zero-energy-ready elementary schools with strict energy-use and embodied-carbon targets and plans to test mass timber as a carbon-sequestering material, saying the proposed Lawton design could become one of Michigan’s greenest elementary schools if a USDA grant is secured.
The Ann Arbor Public Schools capital-programs team on May 21 laid out an environmental-sustainability framework for the first group of new elementary schools that aims to reduce operating and embodied carbon while improving indoor environmental quality.
Presenters said each design team is required to target Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) verified-leader performance, an energy-use-intensity (EUI) target of roughly 17–25 (kBTU/sf/yr), and at least a 10%…
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