LEED® Platinum certified Kindergarten in Verona

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Paolo Crosara Kindergarten was the first LEED® Platinum certified kindergarten in Italy. The previously existing building was demolished and a new building was built on the same footprint as the previous one.
Externally, the kindergarten has a significantly more innovative “composition”: the structure is completely made of wood and has two floors with a hall, a dining area, a dormitory and a kitchen. The building was listed among the 10 best projects by Ance and is equipped with the most modern plant systems.
The LEED® Italia New Construction and Renovation-certified kindergarten has remarkable performance characteristics, and high quality design choices have resulted in a building that is sustainable in all respects.

LEED®-CERTIFIED KINDERGARTEN SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES

1.   Air handling units equipped with high-efficiency heat recovery
2.   Outdoor air flow rates increased above the minimum values provided by regulations
3.   Equipment with reduced potable water flow rates
4.   Use of materials with high recycled content and regional sourcing
5.   Use of low VOC content materials
6.   LED luminaires
7.   Use of renewable energy (photovoltaic and solar thermal)
8.   High-efficiency heat pump
9.   Rainwater managament
10. Energy-efficient envelope
11. Botanical garden

CERTIFICAZIONE

Rating system: LEED® Italia 2009 NC 2009
Certification level: 85/110 punti, LEED® Platinum

Below, for each category, the percentage contribution to the total certification score. Also to the side, the score achieved against the total score that can be acquired for each category.

ACTIVITIES

Feasibility analysis and pre-assessment

Preliminary assessment of the overall sustainability of the project: selection of the best LEED® certification rating and evaluation of the resulting attainable certification level.

LEED® Team Management during the design phase

Project team management activities through:
– Guidance on selection of materials and equipment in accordance with LEED® requirements.
– Approval of project documentation in accordance with LEED® requirements.
– Management of the project on LEED®online

LEED® Team Management during the construction phase

Construction team management activities through:
– LEED® approval of materials and equipment
– Management for the implementation of construction plans
– Project management on LEED®online portal

Fundamental and enhcanced commissioning

Commissioning is an activity whose primary purpose is to ensure that buildings and facilities are designed, constructed and delivered according to the client’s requirements. The benefits of the process, if implemented on time, are:
– increases in occupant productivity
– containment of construction costs
– shorter plant commissioning times
Advanced commissioning, added to basic commissioning, involves the preparation of documentation to support subsequent plant management and the implementation of plant testing at 10 months after occupancy.

Energy modelling

Energy model activity allows for the comparison of two models of the same building, baseline and proposed, the former built according to Ashrae 90.1 Appendix G and the latter in accordance with the project. The result is a snapshot of the building’s consumption. The comparison between the two models allow to calculate a percentage savings in energy cost.

Measurement and verification plan

This activity involved the drafting of a performance measurement and verification plan that describes the measures to support the monitoring of building consumption: the methods for creating the baseline model according to IPMVP are described, consumption adjustment factors are defined, and corrective measures applicable in cases of significant deviations of actual consumption from the expected baseline consumption are defined.

PROJECT TEAM