Mickie Hirata: Renewable Energies & HPA’s Energy Lab

At Hawaii Preparatory Academy

Energy Lab

May 2007..Go green workshop for a sustainable campus

Dr. Bill (director of the energy lab)A place to study renewable energiesA model for a sustainable building

Donor who was just as passionate became involved

Eventually ….Many different featuresProvided new ways to teach and to learnCollaborative ideasDesigned to its surroundings

April 2010, the energy lab was open

• Certified for the Platinum-level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Schools 2.0

• Participant in the Living Building Challenge

• 6,112 square foot •  $8,306,199

Info

• Cadmium• Chlorinated Polyethylene and Chlorosulfonated

Polyethylene• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)• Chloroprene (Neoprene)• Formaldehyde• Halogented Flame Retardants• Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)• Lead• Mercury• Petrochemical Fertilizers and Pesticides• Phthalates• Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)• Wood treatments containing Creosote, Arsenic

or Pentachlorophenol

Features

• The design and its environment– Tropical 3 Pitch Roof

• Forest Stewardship Certified Wood• Recycled Toilets

• Rainwater catchment system• Radiant Cooling System Tank

• Solar Panels

• Carbon Dioxide Sensors• Fans that are automated from each

room to the main• Window louvers

Controllable from anywhere• Lab Control System Monitor• Sensors• Fans/Lights

• Telemetry• Energy levels• Water levels• Graphs• Live feed

The Main Hall

• Three television monitors• Movable seats, tables.• Outlets every three feet• Mini workshop area

• Main hall pictures

Conferencing room

• Two monitors on opposite sides of the room.– Cameras (w/mics)

Monitoring Room

• Control Room • Outside sources• Project room

• Basement Workshop

• Project Workshop

Tools• Laptops • I pads• Sensors compatible with Logger Pro• The usual

Projects Right Now

• HI-SEAS (Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) team experiment

• Nasa• Mars sims

References

• Photos from HPA’s public relations (Deanne Evans).

• Additional info:– Hpa.edu– Hawaii247.com– Greensource.construction.com– Ilbi.org– Living-future.org