Student Wellness CenterSustainable Design Through Collaboration

Adam Bayer P.E.Former Director Planning Design and Construction at SJSU

Jeff TaylorControls Specialist & Cx

Introduction & Overview• Envisioned in 2007 as one of three Student Fee

Referendum projects• SWC (2015), Student Union (2016) & SRAC (2018)• Program development guided by executive leaders

with focus on engagement with campus stakeholders

• Engaged campus community through surveys and town hall presentations

• Project delivery changed from CMAR to DB • Building location changed with change to DB• Outcome provided a positive opportunity to

envision urban renewal at the campus

Campus Map & Project Site

Outline• Design stages • Construction • Exceeded 2010 T24 Energy Code• LEED Gold equivalent • Commissioning efforts• Challenges• Summary

Second Floor Fishbowl

First Floor Reception desk First Floor Wellness & Health Program

First Floor Entrance & Service Desk

Exam Room

PT Room

Student Quotes

Faculty Quotes

“My favorite building in this school is the Health Center.”

“Love the building! Calm environment-very helpful, very clean appearance.”

“Great clinic, amazing space, smooth appointmentand friendly staff.”

“ Loved the clean and friendly atmosphere.”

“The building has so many features that create a welcoming,comfortable climate for students to be well and thrive in. I particularly love the amount of light that shines in~ bringsthe sunny outside energy to life inside.” Cassie Barmore, Campus Dietition

“It can be challenging to have program values be realizedin design, let alone in actual construction. Yet, with goodcampus collaboration, we were able to achieve manyexcellent results for our students and SJSU with the newStudent Wellness Center.”Roger Elrod, Director of Student Health Center

Design Stages• Reconciling a site specific budget to a new location with no new $• Exploring adaptability of current plans to a new site• Pre-work needed to clear the site for DB delivery• Creating Criteria Documents with user groups, a new experience• Design competition and contractor due diligence• Navigating the process to integrate the best ideas• Lessons learned as early adopter of phased permitting• Whole building approach and stakeholder support balancing

aesthetics and function, emphasizing energy efficiency• Whole campus approach and operations support, heavy reliance on

Campus Standards and Master Plan Documents• Engagement with executive leadership on benefits of coupling utility

renewals with capital projects to make buildings plug and play, once defined coordinating schedules between major caps require

Construction Features

• Dual plumbing for future recycled water• Native and drought resistant plants, Bioswale’s• High efficiency lighting, daylighting controls, HVAC

systems, double-pane low-e glass, reflective roof membrane

• Divert 63% construction material from landfill• 36% recycled building material content• 98% of wood used, certified by Forest Stewardship

Council• Low voc materials• Navigating the SFM Stop Work Order and assignment of

responsibility

Bioswale’s on three sides of the building

Pervious Concrete on the 4th side of the building

Exterior Features

LEED & Energy

• Building was designed to achieve 27.2% savings over 2010 Title 24 Energy code

• Designed for LEED Silver equivalent as a Green Building, following guidelines and process

• Project completion achieved LEED Gold equivilant • LEED product purchasing • Whole building metering• Enhanced Commissioning• FY 16/17 EUI is 40k Btu/SF

o National Averages for University’s 130.7 Kbtu/SFo National Averages for Outpatient Healthcare is 63 Kbtu/SF

Commissioning

• Third party CxA and SJSU commissioning teams early involvement in design combining CSU MRB/CxA functions for improved coordination

• Emphasizing low maintenance and operational costs of HVAC, lighting, plumbing

• Design coupled with accessibility to facilities MEP• Ensuring energy performance through hands on

third party verification, testing and measurement• HVAC systems 10 month trend analysis report• Warranty period

Variable Air Volume (VAV)Per Title 24 & Standard 90.1 for DDC

Challenges

• Project started in deficit due to funds expended to clear the previous site, first location was at 100% CD phase, pre con services complete but no GMP

• Lost 18 months due to restart• Accelerated pace for alternate site selection and

development of surveys, geo-tech, due diligence• Simultaneous decision making with design, plans, Cx

and design implementation• State Fire Marshall shutdown• Post occupancy issues, glazing, blinds and air flows

with advanced sequences

WindowsGlazing

Window Blinds

• Photo 1, black blind is closed ,103*F surface temperature

• Photo 2, black blind is open, 95*F window surface temperature

• Photo 3, room adjacent with grey blind closed, 93* surface temperature

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#2

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Summary and Lessons Learned

• Transitioning from exceeding title 24 to using EUI benchmarks and stretch targets defined by UC

• Apply DBIA best practices in the construction delivery process

• Improve outcomes by identifying design activities, now a part of CSU Collaborative Design Build RFP called Table B

• Balancing the construction sequence with phased permitting