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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: (August 22, 2006 <br />~,/ <br />Action Agent~a <br />Item No. `-~ b <br />SUBJECT: County-Funded Sustainable Design Elements for Community College Campus <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Central <br />Services & Planning <br />Department <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT (S): <br />CRZ Letter <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Janes, (919) 245-2652 <br />Craig Benedict, (919) 245-2590 <br />Karen Lincoln, (919) 245-2594 <br />PURPOSE: To consider authorizing the expenditure of funds for sustainable design elements <br />in the Durham Technical Community College (DTCC), Satellite Campus Building One, <br />BACKGROUND: In November 2005, the Board was presented with a list of sustainable design <br />elements that could be included in the first building under design for the DTCC Satellite <br />Campus in Orange County. <br />Based on bids for the project received on June 29, 2006, Corley Redfoot Zack (CRZ), the <br />project architect, has provided life cycle cost information on the attached letter and summarized <br />below: <br />Alternate Sustainable Desi n Element Life-C cle Cost Pa back <br />Alternate #2 Aluminum Li ht Shelves Over 40 ears <br />Alternate #3 Photovoltaic Arra Over 40 ears <br />Alternate #4 Domestic Water Solar S stem Over 50 ears <br />Alternate #5 Rainwater Collection S stem Over 100 Years <br />Alternate #6 Waterless Urinals Less than 5 ears <br />Alternate #7 O erable Windows Not calculated <br />Alternate #8 125-Vehicle Park and Ride <br />Lot <br />* Life Cycle Cost (LCC) calculations are based on current rates and capacity of utilities. As <br />supplies diminish, it is assumed that market adjustments will be made accordingly, The <br />degree of modification will certainly effect the payback period. <br />