Building Tour (with notes)

Water Wednesday - FACTS

Energy Sources Research packet due Friday

Energy Sources Research worksheets HERE
Pros/Cons T-chart for Fossil Fuels, Solar, Hydropower, & Wind HERE
Pros/Cons T-chart for Uranium, Geothermal, & Biomass HERE

Vocabulary Quiz Friday (not open notebook!)

Today: Building Tour with Johnny Metoyer

Learning Objective: I can participate in a building tour with guest speaker Johnny Metoyer to learn about the environmental aspects of the modernization of FHS.

During the tour

-be respectful

-be curious and engaged

-ask questions

-stay with our group

Turn to the page we set up in your notebook and review the questions you're prepared to ask

Write down:

LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design; a certification program focused primarily on new, commercial-building projects and based upon a points system. 

green building - refers to both a physical structure and the application of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life cycle

Notes from tour:

-Original building built in 1915
-Franklin is aiming for LEED Silver certification
-Building is 280,000 square feet 
-All plumbing was replaced
-Hazardous materials were disposed of specially 
-Some hazardous materials remain but are contained safely
-No gray water collection at Franklin
-Modernization cost: $113 million
-Used low VOC paints and adhesives
-Air system pumps fresh air from outside throughout the building
-We have low flush toilets and low flow sinks