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Educate about our mission and make programs clear and visible to visitors and students. Appeal to all ages c) Make the facilities accessible and safe Design and improve to accessibility standards, building codes, and fire safety codes. Provide a healthy environment. Make all shop spaces safe, well lit, and a safe working environment. d) Implement a master plan in which necessary improvements contribute towards a larger vision and harmonize with the developed facility. Revisit and revise the plan periodically, as necessary. Develop clear program needs, guiding physical patterns of campus development, and set clear objectives for performance. 2. Character and Spirit a) Maintain a sense of creative vitality and expression, while encouraging some sense of modesty and simplicity. b) Provide a healthful, enlightening, and commodious place to work and visit. The campus should inspire all. Provide daylight and natural ventilation. Make the programs a visible presence, as well as easy information, and Yestermorrow history and past students and projects. Connect to the outdoors, take advantage of the great natural beauty that surrounds the campus. Provide good indoor and outdoor work and play space. c) Maintain the rural, natural, and agricultural character of the property, but create a notable and distinctive presence for Yestermorrow. To the degree possible, maintain good ag soils for productive use, protect and enhance forested and wetland areas for habitat. Consider restoring the buried streambed. Employ best practices with regard to soil and erosion control and stormwater management. d) Cultivate and honor the nature of the site. Seek to understand the natural conditions and work with them. Climate, microclimate, topography, soils, wildlife, and vegetation should be respected. Demonstrate our land management abilities. Provide and maintain habitat and broaden biodiversity on site. Landscaping should be low maintenance, favoring native species and edibles. 3. Energy, resources, and Materials a) Design for minimum energy and resource use over time. Minimize the carbon footprint of the campus over time. All improvements should, by careful determination of requirements, and by efficiency of operation, minimize demands for resources. As much as possible should be produced or harvested on or near the site. This includes thermal and electrical energy, water, and materials. b) Optimize the use of renewable energy and low impact, durable materials. The buildings should make the most of renewable sources of energy to satisfy requirements for occupant comfort, hot water, shop use, lighting, electrical loads, and transportation. Materials employed should be renewable, recyclable, and/or very durable. All materials should come from as nearby as possible c) Minimize waste and pollution. Be particularly vigilant to avoid toxic and polluting materials, components, and systems. Rain water should be used or absorbed on site as possible. Use recycled components, or new components with a high recycled and/or renewable materials content. Design for re use and disassembly. Compensate for impacts of construction and operation on and off site. d) Employ appropriate technology. Generally, use the simplest, most economical, currently available technology necessary for any given task. Possibly demonstrate more advanced or complex technologies for educational purposes. e) Minimize environmental impacts of the construction process. Use materials efficiently, minimize and recycle wastes, use non toxic and low VOC paints, sealants, adhesives, and finishes. Provide adequate protection for workers and residents during construction. 4. Economy and adaptability a) Be economical, if not frugal, but also weigh environmental and social implications in evaluating designs and selecting materials and systems. Build the minimum conditioned space necessary to accommodate our needs. Plan multiple use of spaces. Consider material sources, embodied energy, and embodied pollution. Favor the use of local materials, services, and labor. Use volunteer efforts and student projects when possible. Support environmentally and socially progressive manufacturers, suppliers, and contractors. Repair, renovate, and reuse existing buildings and components as much as possible. b) Make selections and decisions based primarily on life cycle costing. Emphasize durability and simplicity. Design for re use and disassembly. Account for maintenance and operating costs as well as capital expense. Favor the performance of building envelope and passive elements over complex mechanical systems. Required maintenance should be simple and easily understood. c) Plan for possible expansion or alteration, and recognize our limited ability to predict the future. Assume growth of the campus/ school programs at double in the next 10 years, but plan contingencies for a larger or smaller school. Improvements should enhance the value of the property. Favor post and beam construction with non bearing partitions (some easily removable) defining smaller spaces to allow adjustment and reconfiguration. Provide accessible service chases to allow modifications to heating, electrical, distribution, communication, and computer systems. Institute a phased campus wide utility infrastructure. d) The campus should contribute to the financial stability of Yestermorrow. No improvements should be undertaken which might become financially burdensome to the school. The campus should enhance the schools ability to fulfill its missions, including fundraising, and continue to be a great asset to the school and community.  $S0 d  0 4 K L O X|}I '(sO\`5\\5>*8!"i !f`56|!"j# f g   0 1 | K L  R%WXX|}K)*Zop0OO\] #0P/ =!"#$% i8@8 NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH 0@0 Heading 1$@&>*P@P Heading 2$7$8$@&H$5CJOJQJ\^JaJ<A@< Default Paragraph Font.B@. 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