It's Official for Chartwell School!

Chartwell School was awarded the LEED Platinum plaque this Monday. This was preceded by an executive briefing on sustainable schools. David Thorman, California State Architect, commended Chartwell School for creating a "landmark." Chartwell presented construction cost data for the first time. They confirmed that the state average cost for school construction is $350/sqft. Chartwell was built at $310/sqft...and by the way, it exceeded the USGBC Platinum standard by 5 points (57 as opposed to 52). The Ausonio Incorporated employees in the audience beamed for a bit after that announcement! Chartwell calculated that there was 9% premium for going 5 points over platinum. They believe the premium for building to Platinum level was only 3%!

The USGBC Monterey Bay Branch will be featuring a Green School Expo, with Chartwell featured. The event is free to the public, and you can sign up here:
http://www.usgbc-ncc.org/index.php?option=com_events&type=event&task=details&id=150&Itemid=109

Here are the details:

Event Details - Monterey Bay Branch Monthly Program: Green Schools Expo
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 (05:00 PM - 08:00 PM)

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories8272 Moss Landing RoadMoss Landing, CA 95039
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The Monterey Bay Branch Monthly Meeting Presents: Green Schools Expo
For those interested in a healthy school environment:
School District Facilities Planners and Construction Directors, School Board Members and District Superintendents, Building Maintenance Managers, Purchasing Officers
Architects, Designers, Construction Managers, School Building Planning & Financial Professionals
School Principals, Teachers, Students, Parents, and Community Members

Explore new techniques and trends in school design
-Get answers to your specific questions from local experts
-Hear from those who have championed the process
-See the best new work in school design
-Learn about new and innovative products

A showcase of exhibitors to provide information about funding and services, and share their stories -Chartwell School, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey College of Law -Ausonio Inc., Blach Construction, Daniels and House Construction
-CHPS, USGBC-NCC, Santa Cruz City Schools Green Schools Committee, UCSC
-The SEE Program, MRWMD -EPA Tools for Schools, PG&E, Office of Public School Construction -Powersmiths, Blue line Power, Forbo, Haworth And More to Come!

Carpooling Options/Parking
Directions: Take Highway 1 to Moss Landing Road. The Marine Lab is directly after the cemetery when coming from the south, and past the Moss Landing School when coming from the north. Go up the hill and park in the lot on the left. At the end of the parking lot walk straight to the building closest to Monterey. Informal Carpool: Participants should arrive no later than 5 p.m. at one of these locations: Santa Cruz County Governmental Office Building, 701 Ocean Street, near the front doors at the visitor parking spaces; Seaside Home Depot parking lot, near the Shell Station.

Space is limited. You must pre-register before noon on May 5, 2008 to guarantee attendance at this event. Those who are not pre-registered will be admitted first-come first-served at the event. The registration fee for this event is free.

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