Colvin Elementary

Colvin Elementary School was constructed and opened January 1978. The school contained approximately 78,917 square feet, and the community center approximately 10,225 square feet. The enclosed courtyard contains a school garden which separates the school from the community center. The public library, which is shared by the pupils and public, is in the center of the school wing. Featured in the special education suite are a home-living area and media center including a special reading room and a circular mathematics laboratory. Moveable storage units allow for flexible room
arrangement and the building is equipped with an intercom communications system and outlets for future television systems in every classroom. In 2000, upgrades to Colvin included a new addition with 14 classrooms and support areas.

Colvin Elementary has significant opportunities for energy and operational savings. The graph above shows the baseline utility cost and projected future utility expenditure if energy conservation measures, as identified by Navitas' preliminary site audits, are implemented. Currently, this building spends approximately $117,074 annually (Baseline) on electricity and gas, with a baseline energy usage index (EUI) of 33. A building with similar systems and operations can have variable energy usage when efficiency measures are upgraded, depending on the occupancy load. The
energy usage index can range between 28–35 EUI. The projected numbers are based on conservative efforts and reflect the district reducing the energy usage index to 28, which would result in total utility dollar savings of approximately $340,000 in energy costs over 15 years. This does not include additional operational dollar savings that would be achieved by implementing newer, more efficient systems.

Energy Conservation Measures and Facility Improvements

• LED Lighting

• Building Envelope

  • Weatherization

• HVAC

  • BAS

  • Retro-commissioning

  • Other terminal unit replacement