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Specify materials with high recycled content and low emissions <br />Orange Caunty <br />Animal Services Facilities Comparison <br />Existing Facilities Proposed <br />Animal Shelter (Chapel Hill} 12,700 sq ft <br />Animal Control (Hillsborough) 1,442 <br />Administration (Chapel Hill} 455 <br />Total Existing 14,597 sq ft Proposed 23,500 sq ft 62% increase <br />Number of Animal Enclosures <br />Existing 166 Proposed 248-264 49 - 59% increase <br />WHERE WE STARTED: pre-design <br />Building and Site -Original Budget $4,250,000 <br />RFP - a building of 19,000-24,000 sq ft <br />As programmed - 23,500 sq ft <br />WHERE WE ARE: schematic design <br />WHY: <br />Site {beyond typical) <br />. Eubanks Road widening, curb, gutter and sidewalks Town requirement <br />. Offsite waterline extension, 16" line per OWASA Utility requirement <br />Well and piping <br />Winter site grading anticipated <br />Stormwater management <br />Excess Soil -Haul Offsite <br />Required landscape buffer <br />Water conservatian/reduce operating costs <br />Schedule requirement <br />Town requirement <br />Site design reconfiguration <br />Town requirement <br />$545,000 sub-total <br />WHERE WE STARTED: pre-design <br />Building and Site -Original Budget $4,250,000 <br />RFP - a building of 19,000-24,000 sq ft <br />As programmed - 23,500 sq ft <br />WHERE WE ARE: schematic design WHY: <br />Building {beyond typical) <br />. HVAC -high efficiency, heat recovery, geo-thermal combo <br />Energy conservationlreduce <br />operating costs--6 year payback <br />. Plumbing -piping for water re-use Water conservation <br />. Electrical -lighting controls Energy conservation - 5 year payback <br />. Solar collectors, storage, pumps Energy conservation - 2 112 year payback <br />. Sustainable building upgrades (recycled materials, etc} Environment/lndaar <br />environment <br />Cistern(s), pumps (PV), metal roof Water conservation - 5 year payback <br />Generator and associated wiring (partial building} Emergency back-up <br />