A LEED Performance Report on the sustainable design and construction of the City of Austin's Animal Center Kennel Addition

1. Austin Animal Center Kennel Addition
LEED Performance Report
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2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The following Performance Reports were created in accordance with Council Resolution 20071129-045. The
City of Austin is a recognized international leader in sustainable building practices in which municipal building
strive to conserve energy, water, and other natural resources while promoting human health and safety. The
holistic approach to architecture creates high-quality and enduring structures that enhance the economic
value and reduce the lifecycle costs of a building.
Design and construction of buildings are driven by the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) guidelines and promote these goals. The following
reports provide information about municipal buildings, highlight LEED credentials, and promote sustainable
building achievements.
City of Austin
Office of the City Architect
Peter Davis, AIA, LEED AP
Peter.Davis@austintexas.gov
Theresa Cascio
Silvia Calderon Laiton
Maanasa Nathan
2018

3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Owner: City of Austin
Architect: Jackson & Ryan Architects
Sustainability Consultant: OLA Austin

4. REDUCES
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION
REDUCES
POTABLE
WATER USE
DIVERTS
MATERIALS
FROM LANDFILL
PROMOTES
ALTERNATIVE
TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVES
INDOOR
EXPERIENCE
IACP pg. 191
IACP pg. 11
IACP pg. 53
IACP pg. 187
IACP pg. 205
The following can be found in The IMAGINE AUSTIN Comprehensive Plan (IACP)

5. AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER
KENNEL ADDITION
7201 Levander Loop, Austin, TX, 78702
LEED 2009: New Construction
AWARDED LEED SILVER JUNE 2018
JACKSON & RYAN ARCHITECTS
The existing LEED Gold certified Austin Animal Center advocates humane treatment of animals and provides safety for the
domestic animal population; however, the center is often above capacity. Located in east Austin, the shelter currently takes in
17,000 animals each year and is the largest “No Kill” community in Austin. To meet the growing demand, this project has added
44 more kennel spaces. The design not only includes new adoption kennels but also introduces new adoption visitation rooms
and more play yards. The project also focused on updating storm drainage treatment and visitor parking.
The site design restores over 50% of the total site area with native or adaptive vegetation. Vegetated open space
and courtyard landscapes are just a few strategies that have been used to create a sustainable site. New
management practices such as detention ponds, rain gardens, and porous pavement have been designed to treat
close to 90% of storm-water runoff. The location of the new building was initially a visitor parking lot. The parking
spaces were relocated and 100% of the on-site asphalt was reused in this project.
The new kennel and visitor rooms aim to improve indoor experience by implementing HVAC zoning and
responding to feedback from a thermal comfort survey. Mechanical systems which can be easily controlled and
adjusted have been installed to create comfortable thermal and lighting conditions for both animal and human
occupants. Additionally, the kennel addition includes a breezeway that has enabled outdoor air ventilation to all
occupied spaces to exceed the minimum required ASHRAE standard by 30%. Overall, the new addition hopes to
improve the animals’ quality of life and create spaces that help visitors form loving relationships with the animals.

7. AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER KENNEL ADDITION
7201 Levander Loop, Austin, TX, 78702
LEED SILVER 2018
REDUCES ENERGY CONSUMPTION
1
2
3
Use of refrigerants and HVAC&R systems minimize
the emission of green house gases
Using the “Minimum Energy Performance
Calculator”, the interior lighting schedule now
models the actual lighting schedule
Selective use of air-conditioning. Work room and
visitation room are conditioned while kennel spaces
use fans to moderate temperature
This annual savings
is equivalent to: 120 Pounds of GHG
emissions
134
Miles driven by
passenger vehicles
Per year 6.1 Consumed
Gallons of
gasoline
17%REDUCTION
ENERGY USE
21%REDUCTION
ENERGY COST
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STRATEGIES:
Pounds of coal
burned60
CO2 emissions
from

8. REDUCES POTABLE WATER USE
1
2
3
Landscaping strategies entail the use of water
efficient irrigation, courtyard landscapes, and
drought tolerant plants
“Purple Pipe System”: Austin’s Reclaimed Water
Program provides partially treated water eliminating
the use of drinking water in irrigation systems
Low-flow fixtures are used for lavatory, toilet,
and urinal fixtures
Per year10,843
Drinking water
for
103 Average sized
swimming pools
48,793 Bathtubs
This annual savings
is equivalent to: 1951kGal of
Water / year
79%REDUCTION
IRRIGATION
POTABLE WATER
USE
30%REDUCTION
INDOOR
POTABLE WATER
USE
AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER KENNEL ADDITION
7201 Levander Loop, Austin, TX, 78702
LEED SILVER 2018
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STRATEGIES:

9. DIVERTS MATERIALS FROM LANDFILL
1
2
3
100% of On-Site Asphalt was reused in this project.
Recycling is a major way to reduce construction
waste
Goal was that at least 75% of the “waste”
materials produced shall be reused or recycled in
order to minimize construction waste in landfills
Upon generation of waste, there will be designated
dumpsters on the construction site with signs for
respective materials to be received
This savings is
equivalent to: 336 Metric tons of
GHG emissions
36
Energy consumed
by
Per year
Garbage trucks
of waste recycled
17
Times
Driving around
Earth
33
94%REDUCTION
LANDFILL WASTE
AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER KENNEL ADDITION
7201 Levander Loop, Austin, TX, 78702
LEED SILVER 2018
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STRATEGIES:
Concrete
16% 18%
Wood
8%
Metal
49%
Asphalt
A CLOSER LOOK
AT DIVERTED WASTE:
9%
Cardboard

10. REDUCE AND REUSE OF MATERIALS
1
2
3
Regionally extracted and manufactured materials
include the total cost of materials within a 500 mile
radius
Recycled materials include paper, cardboard, metals,
concrete and masonry, wood, and drywall. There are
5 designated recycled material destinations
Animal care equipment that cannot be used by the
city shelter was donated to be used by other
animal care facilities or taken to the salvage yard
Where does regional material come
from? A portion of the materials are regionally
purchased from within
500 miles of the site
AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER KENNEL ADDITION
7201 Levander Loop, Austin, TX, 78702
LEED SILVER 2018
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STRATEGIES:
Total Material Cost:
$807,379
16% Recycled Material Content:
$126,718
39% Regional Material:
$314,756

11. There are 3 Capital Metro lines within ¼
mile of the building.
PROMOTES ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION
Alternative transportation includes:
1
2
3
19 bike stalls is equal to 61% of the available
parking spaces for cars
3 electric fueling stations available for 4% of
the total peak users
No new parking spaces were added. 31
parking spaces were relocated to make space
for the Kennel Addition
AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER KENNEL ADDITION
7201 Levander Loop, Austin, TX, 78702
LEED SILVER 2018
= 55,00019 3+
Alternative fuel
charging spaces
Bicycle stalls Miles of commuting
per year
This savings is
equivalent to:
Metric tons of
CO2 emissions22
10%
of Parking Reserved for Alternative
Transportation
Total Parking Spaces:
31
Alternative Fuel Charging Spaces: 3
Bicycle Stalls: 19
27%
of Users have Access to Bicycle
Stalls
Total Peak Users:
70
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STRATEGIES:
What about shared transportation?

12. IMPROVES INDOOR EXPERIENCE
1
2
3
Outdoor air ventilation rates to all occupied
spaces are at least 30% above minimum required
by ASHRAE standard
Control of distinct occupancy zones maximizes
thermal comfort for daily users
Motion sensor lighting is used in 50% of the
rooms and all of the rooms have lighting controls
ADHESIVE
&
SEALANTS
Outdoor Air
Intake Flow:
76%VENTILATION
EFFICIENCY
AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER KENNEL ADDITION
7201 Levander Loop, Austin, TX, 78702
LEED SILVER 2018
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STRATEGIES:
3 OUT OF 4
CREDITS ACHIEVED FOR
LOW-EMITTING
VOLATILE ORGANIC
COMPOUND (VOC)
CONTENT
ADHESIVE
&
SEALANTS
PAINTS FLOORING
A CLOSER LOOK
AT VOC CONTENT:
ADHESIVES &
SEALANTS
PAINTS &
COATINGS
FLOORING
Baseline: 2,195 g/L
Design: 1,412 g/L
Baseline: 2200 g/L
Design: 943 g/L
Design: No VOCs

13. RESOURCES
Leedatx.com
USGBC
Website
usgbc.org/leed
Project Profile
https://www.usgbc.org/projects/austin-animal-center
Imagine Austin
Imagine Austin Vision
austintexas.gov/department/imagine-austin
Comprehensive Plan
ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/npzd/ImagineAustin/IACP_corrected2018.pdf
EPA
Waste Reduction Model
epa.gov/warm/versions-waste-reduction-model-warm#WARM Tool V14
GHG Conversion Calculator
epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
Public Works Department
Website
austintexas.gov/department/public-works
PWD Capital Green Infrastructure
austintexas.gov/page/green-capital-improvement-projects
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Office of the City Architect
Contact Us
pwdcityarchitect@austintexas.gov
Team
Peter Davis, AIA, LEED AP
LEED/Sustainability Project Manager
Peter.Davis@austintexas.gov
Theresa Cascio
Silvia Calderon Laiton
Maanasa Nathan