Case Studies: Odum School of Ecology + Chatham University Eden Hall Campus Master Plan

1. Odum School of Ecology
A Case Study
The Odum School of Ecology, founded upon Eugene Odum’s
approach for ecosystem ecology, is building a new home that
functions as a living laboratory and fosters regenerative
symbiotic relationships between humans and natural systems.
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2. Project Vision
―Our understanding of emerging global economic and environmental issues leads us to
forge a sustainable building ethic for the world’s first college-level ecology program—
the Odum School of Ecology. Our goal is a building that is ecologically
resilient, socially just and economically sound.‖

3. Collaboration
Laboratory
NORTH OCONEE RIVER
ODUM
Office/Education
Building Habitat

4. Odum School of Ecology – University of Georgia at Athens – Athens, Georgia

6. PEDAGOGY CURRENT FUTURE
To create change, the building and site will serve as a LEARNING
multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary transparent living
laboratory available to everyone. CURRENT FUTURE
RESEARCH DOLLARS

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1. Balconies 7. Sun shades and light shelves
2. Green roofs 8. Rooftop greenhouse
3. Courtyard stream 9. facades” Sustainable habitats, wetlands, grasslands and stream
4. Eco-machine 10. Lawn and ground cover test areas, organic and container farming test
5. Rooftop photovoltaic panels areas and demonstration gardens
6. Green walls 11. “Breathing

8. Potential research area
Outdoor classroom
HARDMAN Environmental classroom
A ECOL 1000 ECOL 3000
Plant and Animal Abundance
(courtyard and garden)
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B ECOL 3700
ODUM Agroforesty in Historic Garden
A C ECOL 3700 ECOL 4271
Agrofestry in Historic Garden
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D ECOL 3520
D Environmental Toxicology &
Restoration (courtyard & garden)
E ECOL 4010
ODUM Earth Sheltered Architecture
E F ECOL 8220
Stream Ecology
FORESTRY
G ECOL 3500 ECOL 8650
Lawn and Ground-cover Study Area
B with Nutrient Cycling
H ECOL 4100 ECOL 8660
Soil Biology Study for Ground Covers
I ECOL 4020 ECOL 4310
LIFE SCIENCES On-Campus Watershed Comparisons -
F Piped and Daylit
The existing site area, west to DW
G Brooks and south to Green St, will be
transformed into a series of natural
working systems that support
C Ecology, Forestry and other UGA
curricula. New outdoor educational
settings – Sustainable
habitats, wetlands, grasslands, and
streams – will demonstrate the
power of landscape to restore plant
and animal diversity, stream
ecologies, watersheds and soils.

9. Looking north through south research plot at main building entry

10. Interior view showing eco-machine and green roof at entry lobby

11. BIODIVERSITY
Embracing ecological diversity, complexity and resilience, the
project will allow natural systems to self organize, heal and
regenerate ecological processes. This, in turn, will provide CURRENT FUTURE
food, fiber and shelter for living species including humans. SPECIES

12. Building Section
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1. Mechanical, Storage, Overflow 9. Green Wall, Green Roof
2. Laboratories 10. Green House
3. Circulation, Garden Commons 11. Living Wall
4. Courtyard (Stream, Trees, Living Laboratories) 12. Balconies
5. Offices, Administration, Café 13. Photovoltaics
6. Auditorium, Exhibit Space, Entry, Eco-Machine 14. Access between levels and green roof
7. Green Roof 15. Double skin facade
8. Mechanical Room

13. Piedmont forest
Riparian corridor
HARDMAN Native meadow
Permaculture
Arboretum
ODUM
Environmental classroom
ODUM
FORESTRY
LIFE SCIENCES
An overview of the
biodiversity zones going west to
DW Brooks and south to Green
St. The sensitivity and diversity
of developing the site this
way offers a more appropriate
headwaters condition, increases
habitat potential, offers
curriculum opportunities and
provides readily accessible
public demonstration areas.

14. Looking East thru courtyard at building collaboration space

15. LIVIBILITY
By encouraging interaction and collaboration amount the
university, all sectors of the environmental community, and the
general public, and by incorporating the healthiest building
CURRENT FUTURE
practices, this project will create inspiring and healthy indoor
and outdoor spaces where people ling to work, study and visit. ATTRACTION/RETENTION

16. Small auditorium Open air amphitheater classroom
Large auditorium Amphitheater classroom enclosed for cold weather
TEACHING SPACES

17. Cultural Amenities
Primary Circulation
Environmental Classroom
HARDMAN
1 Mary Kahrs Warnell Garden
2 Environmental Café
3 Auditorium
ODUM 4 Courtyard
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ODUM
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FORESTRY
LIFE SCIENCES
The site of the Odum School
of Ecology is at the intersection
of two main pedestrian
thoroughfares of the University
of Georgia Campus. Our vision
for this gateway connection is to
increase the outreach of our and
our neighboring schools’ work via
the experience of just walking by.
Cultural amenities unique to the
function of the School of Ecology
are readily accessible within the
interior courtyard

18. ENERGY
The building will operate on a carbon neutral basis that
demonstrates appropriate demand and supply technologies
CURRENT FUTURE
at various scales.
CARBON FOOTPRINT

19. Natural Daylight
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1. 100% of south windows sheltered from summer sun 6. Light louvers to maximize internal daylighting
2. Deciduous trees for summer sun protection 7. Clerestory lights deeper internal spaces
3. Building profiles allow daylighting into courtyard and lower
levels of lab wing A. ECOL 3100
4. East and west elevations to have limited amount of glass Greenhouse for Tropical Habitats
with green wall protection B. ECOL 4700
5. Photovoltaic panels to produce 100% of power Soil Lab Wall

20. Natural Ventilation
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1. Corridors ventilated by natural convection A. ECOL 3520
2. Exhaust through operable skylights Environmental Toxicology and Restoration
3. Fresh air vegetated courtyard (naturally tempered B. ECOL 4100 ECOL 8660
and cleaned) Soil Biology Study for Ground Covers
4. Double skin facade acts as convection chimney
providing stack effect

21. Mechanical Ventilation
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1. Exhaust from labs through heat exchanger 8. Low flow fume hood exhaust system in labs
2. Variable frequency air handler served by chiller or boiler 9. Underfloor air supply
3. Overhead distribution to labs 10. Return air used for lab make up air
4. Chiller 11. Underfloor air distribution system in offices
5. Pre-chilled water from existing water tank 12. Interior plants provide natural cooling effect
6. Ground coupling system
7. Fresh air intake passes by green roof through green wall A. ECOL 4010
and through heat exchanger Earth Sheltered Architecture

22. Existing Energy Cycle
New Energy Cycle
80%
LESS ENERGY

23. WATER
Occupying a headwater to the Oconee River watershed, the
project will celebrate water by conserving and regenerating
freshwater cycles, directly linking the building site to the river. CURRENT FUTURE
QUALITY + QUANTITY

24. RIPARIAN CORRIDOR
RAINWATER COLLECTION
AREA
DRAINAGE ARE DIVIDE
1 HEADWATER OF TWO STREAMS
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2 RESTORE/DALIGHT HISTORIC STREAM
3 POTENTIAL RIPARIAN CORRIDOR
A A ECOL 4020 ECOL 4310
On-campus Watershed Comparisons
1 Piped and Daylit Historic Stream
B ECOL 8220
Stream Ecology
3 The project site area
straddles a ridge that divides
two drainage areas which
are both part of the Oconee
watershed. Current site design
rapidly puts all storm water
B into pipes sending it away.
Environmentally regenerative
and restorative techniques at
the new site development will
create attractive, usable and
educational habitat zones along
the exposed waterways.

25. Water Systems
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1. Green roofs drain to water tank. overflow to stream/irrigation 1. Waste water from lavatories, sinks and toilets to Eco-machine
2. De-ionized water to labs 2. Water from Eco-machine service to toilets
3. Green roof 3. Clarifying tank/stream
4. De-ionizer 4. Eco. machine tanks
5. City water 5. Settling tank
6. Overflow from chiller to stream/irrigation
7. Water tank (recycled fuel tank) filled from roof drainage and A. ECOL 8220 - Stream Ecology
condensation from chiller B. ECOL 8150 - Wetland Ecology

26. Existing Water Cycle
New Water Cycle
75%
REDUCTION

27. NUTRIENT CYCLING
Mimicking nature, the building will operate waste-free by
integrating natural systems and adopting and inventing
CURRENT FUTURE
sustainable operating practices that harvest nutrients.
NUTRIENT CYCLING

28. FARM CAFETERIA ECO-MACHINE

29. Existing Material Cycle
New Material Cycle
ZERO
WASTE

30. Climate Chart

31. Intuitive Ideas

32. Scientific Studies

33. Odum School of Ecology
University of Georgia
Long Term Ownership Cost Model
Odum School of Ecology B N I M

34. Odum Comparisons- 5% Cost of Capital (50 year range)
Includes: Construction Costs, Operating costs, Maintenance Costs, Replacement Costs for Mechanical and Roofing
Assumption: Odum maintenance Costs 1.5 times the cost of Coverdell maintenance
Note: Lamar Dodd School of Art is a different building type and typically uses less energy and costs less than a Lab Building
Odum Lab Building ( 140,000 s.f.)
Coverdall Building (146,769)
$250,000,000
Lamar Dodd School of Art (167,000)
Coverdell $201,667,928
$200,000,000
Lamar Dodd School
of Art $135,284,226
$150,000,000
Coverdell $105,751,884
Odum $90,893,967
$100,000,000
Odum $99,299,105
Lamar Dodd School of Art $81,163,040
$50,000,000
$-
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Years
Odum School of Ecology B N I M

35. Odum Comparisons- 5% Cost of Capital (50 year range)
Includes: Construction Costs, Operating costs, Maintenance Costs, Replacement Costs for Mechanical and Roofing
Assumption: Odum maintenance Costs 1.5 times the cost of Coverdell maintenance
Note: Lamar Dodd School of Art is a different building type and typically uses less energy and costs less than a Lab Building
50 year Breakout of Costs - 5% Cost of Capital NPV
$250,000,000
Water Costs
Energy Costs
$200,000,000 Maintenance Costs
Design Fees
Replacement Costs
Life Cycle Cost
$150,000,000
Capital Costs
Assume:
-5% inflation for gas
$100,000,000 and electric rates
-1.5% inflation for
everything else
$50,000,000 -5% cost of capital
-30year analysis
- 20 year
replacement of
$-
major mech and
Lamar Dodd School of Art Coverdall Building (146,769) Odum Lab Building ( 140,000 s.f.) roof.
(167,000)
Odum School of Ecology B N I M

36. Odum Comparisons- 5% Cost of Capital (30 year range)
Includes: Construction Costs, Operating costs, Maintenance Costs, Replacement Costs for Mechanical and Roofing
Assumption: Odum maintenance Costs 1.5 times the cost of Coverdell maintenance
Note: Lamar Dodd School of Art is a different building type and typically uses less energy and costs less than a Lab Building
$250,000,000
Water Costs
Energy Costs
Maintenance Costs
$200,000,000
Design Fees
Replacement Costs
Capital Costs
Life Cycle Cost
$150,000,000
Assume:
-5% inflation for gas
and electric rates
$100,000,000 -1.5% inflation for
everything else
-5% cost of capital
-30year analysis
$50,000,000
- 20 year
$-
Lamar Dodd School of Art Coverdall Building (146,769) Odum Lab Building ( 140,000
(167,000) s.f.)
Odum School of Ecology B N I M

37. Odum Comparisons- Putting a cost on Carbon
Cost of Carbon Offsets -5% Cost of Capital NPV
Costs: $10 a ton – 5% increase per year
Note: Princeton University uses $40 / ton as a baseline (based on Europe’s carbon trading rate)
$16,000,000.00
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Coverdell Building
Coverdell $12,845,762
$14,000,000.00
$12,000,000.00
$10,000,000.00
$8,000,000.00
Lamar Dodd School of Art
$6,000,000.00 $7,328,364
Coverdell $4,076,741
$4,000,000.00
$2,000,000.00
Lamar Dodd School of Art $2,325,735
$0.00
0 10 20 30 40 50
Odum School of Ecology B N I M

38. Odum Comparisons - With Carbon Offsets - 5% Cost of Capital NPV
Includes: Construction Costs, Operating costs, Maintenance Costs, Replacement Costs for Mechanical and Roofing. Carbon Offsets
are included for Coverdell and Lamar Dodd School of Art at a costs of $10 per ton, 5% increase per year.
Note: Princeton University uses $40 / ton as a baseline (based on Europe’s carbon trading rate)
Odum Lab Building ( 140,000 s.f.)
Coverdall Building (146,769)
$250,000,000 Lamar Dodd School of Art (167,000)
Coverdell $214,513,690
$200,000,000
Lamar Dodd School
of Art $142,612,590
$150,000,000
Net Present Value
Coverdell $109,828,625
Odum $99,299,105
Odum $90,893,967
$100,000,000
Lamar Dodd School of Art $83,488,776
$50,000,000
$-
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Years
Odum School of Ecology B N I M

39. Odum Comparisons
With Carbon Offsets - 5% Cost of Capital NPV (50 Year Range)
Includes: Construction Costs, Operating costs, Maintenance Costs, Replacement Costs for Mechanical and Roofing.
Carbon Offsets are included for Coverdell and Lamar Dodd School of Art at a costs of $10 per ton, 5% increase per year.
Note: Princeton University uses $40 / ton as a baseline (based on Europe’s carbon trading rate)
$250,000,000
Carbon
Water Costs
$200,000,000 Energy Costs
Maintenance
Costs
Design Fees
$150,000,000
Life Cycle Cost
Replacement
Costs
Capital Costs
$100,000,000 Assume:
-5% inflation for gas
and electric rates
-1.5% inflation for
$50,000,000 everything else
-5% cost of capital
-50 year analysis
$- - 20 year
Lamar Dodd School of Art Coverdall Building (146,769) Odum Lab Building ( 140,000 s.f.) replacement of
(167,000)

40. Odum Comparisons
With Carbon Offsets - 5% Cost of Capital NPV (30 Year Range)
Includes: Construction Costs, Operating costs, Maintenance Costs, Replacement Costs for Mechanical and Roofing.
Carbon Offsets are included for Coverdell and Lamar Dodd School of Art at a costs of $10 per ton, 5% increase per year.
Note: Princeton University uses $40 / ton as a baseline (based on Europe’s carbon trading rate)
Carbon
$250,000,000 Water Costs
Energy Costs
Maintenance Costs
$200,000,000
Design Fees
Life Cycle Cost
Replacement
Costs
$150,000,000
Capital Costs
Assume:
-5% inflation for gas
$100,000,000 and electric rates,
-1.5% inflation for
everything else
-5% cost of capital
$50,000,000
-30year analysis
- 20 year replacement
of major mech and roof.
$-
Lamar Dodd School of Art Coverdall Building (146,769) Odum Lab Building ( 140,000 s.f.)
(167,000)

41. Costs to Society for Health Care Costs
from Pollutants from Source Production, NO2, SO2 , CO2.- 5% NPV
Harvard School of Medicine study
$18,000,000.00
$16,267,801.74
$16,000,000.00
$15,608,351.15
$14,949,962.71
$14,293,022.15
$14,000,000.00
$13,637,951.12
$12,985,209.80
$12,335,299.74
$12,000,000.00 $11,688,766.79
$11,046,204.34
$10,408,256.65
$10,000,000.00 $9,775,622.48
$9,149,058.96 $9,280,599.37
$8,904,390.17
$8,529,385.61 $8,528,786.91
$8,154,009.65
$8,000,000.00 $7,917,488.75 $7,780,298.94
$7,314,326.09 $7,407,917.30
$7,037,150.86
$6,720,931.70 $6,668,311.03
$6,138,421.18 $6,301,736.32
$6,000,000.00 $5,937,794.28
$5,567,997.30 $5,576,883.55
$5,219,436.05
$5,010,955.88 $4,865,919.32
$4,468,692.12 $4,516,838.98
$4,172,741.42
$4,000,000.00 $3,942,707.28 $3,834,216.54
$3,434,615.78 $3,501,900.79
$3,176,480.33
$2,946,152.82 $2,858,694.42
$2,479,182.37 $2,549,338.99
$2,249,270.51
$2,000,000.00 $2,035,705.72
$1,959,409.98
$1,680,747.31 Lamar Dodd School of Art
$1,617,870.56
$1,414,345.88
$1,227,980.62
$1,161,347.40 Coverdell Building
$922,977.10
$868,505.90
$700,549.24
$542,093.53
$495,472.92
$309,258.31
$251,579.32
$143,523.19
$0.00
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Odum School of Ecology B N I M

42. Human Health and Productivity - 5% NPV
Based on the most recent studies, buildings designed with some of the characteristics of the Odum building have shown increases in
human heath and productivity – 3.8% increase. modeled
$60,000,000 Staff Productivity Increase
Total $54,686,436 Faculty Productivity Increase
Undergraduate Productivity Increase
$50,000,000 Graduate Productivity Increase
Total Human Heath and Productivity Costs
$40,000,000
Faculty $34,094,856
$30,000,000
Total $17,355,331
$20,000,000
Graduate / Undergraduate
$7,955,224
$10,000,000
Staff
$4,681,132
$-
0 10 20 30 40 50
Odum School of Ecology B N I M

43. “The future belongs to those who give
the next generation reason to hope.”
Teihard de Chardin

44. A Splendid Vision
CHATHAM UNIVERSITY EDEN HALL CAMPUS MASTER PLAN
A Case Study

47. Vision
Serving the needs of current and future generations, Chatham University at Eden Hall will serve
as a beacon to those who wish to imagine and model sustainable learning and living. Through
scholarly training and research, Eden Hall Campus will create entrepreneurs and advocates
capable of implementing sustainable ideas and sharing them with a global community. In so
doing, Chatham will proudly advance the legacy of Rachel Carson, class of 1929.

48. Local Environmental Context

49. 1 Existing Lodge
2 Mueller House
Existing Barns
2
1

50. How it works

51. Robust Natural Environment
Create a Climate Protect Regenerate Protect Arable
Land
Positive Streams and Forest Lands
Development Waterways

53. Site Assessment
Zero-Order
Streams:
Most important
to water quality
on-site and
downstream
75’ forested buffer
protects water
quality
300’ forested buffer
protects ecosystem
structure

54. Site Assessment
Development Opportunities: Best Suited Development Zones

56. Campus Landscapes: Building and Site Integration Strategy

57. Built Environment
Design a flexible Use state-of-the- Repurpose Provide
and inspiring art sustainable existing abundant
learning building facilities campus
environment solutions amenities

60. Campus Landscapes: Building and Site Integration Strategy

61. Regional Average Eden Hall Campus
168kBTU/sf/yr 20 kBTU/sf/yr

62. Materiality

63. Campus Precincts
Elsalma
District
Mueller
Campus Center
Elizabeth
Meadows
Thoreau
Cottages
Stanford
Hill

64. Campus Plan

65. Barn Complex

66. Embedded Housing