Janet Durgin Guild and Commons 2017 California ZNE School Award Team Leadership 2018 AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Award 2018 AIA

Janet Durgin Guild and Commons 2017 California ZNE School Award Team Leadership 2018 AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Award 2018 AIA Californian Council Leading Edge Award 2018 AIA San Francisco Design Awards Citation

Start with small steps

Declared the Conference Room A Plastic Bottle Free Zone

Lead by example. Contribute yourself if no one else will.

What? No solar? Why!

That s gratitude for ya.

A SILVER LINING Motivation to reduce the debt

EXCELSIOR

Right People Right Place Right Time

Artificial Turf?

Grass has to be better.

Not in in this case

OUR GOALS FOR AN ATRIFICAL TURF FIELD Plays as good as a grass field Uses no crumb rubber or other toxic Red List Materials Be as safe as a grass field Uses NO water Be recyclable

OUR GOALS FOR AN ATRIFICAL TURF FIELD Plays as good as a grass field Uses no crumb rubber or other toxic Red List Materials Be as safe as a grass field Uses NO water Be recyclable Power Pad base (Cradle to Cradle) Infill (will be reused) Polyurethane carpet (down-cycled)

The Janet Durgin Guild and Commons

WHAT S MISSING A Place to come together...

WHAT ARE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES A Place to make things...

It s not easy being green

GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR A SUSTAINABLE SONOMA ACADMEY In our pursuit of a sustainable future, Sonoma Academy seeks constant improvement by the sharing of knowledge, linking long term sustainable considerations with ethical responsibility, and reestablishing the integral relationship between natural processes and human activity. Based on William McDonough s Hannover Principles, #9

GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR A SUSTAINABLE SONOMA ACADMEY #1 ECOLITERACY AS WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS NATURE THAT SUSTAINS ALL LIFE, IT FOLLOWS THAT SONOMA ACADEMY CREATES A CULTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY Email me: ricktheis@igc.org

#2. GOOD, HEALTHY, JUST FOOD #3, WASTE NOT #4. A HEALTHY, SAFE, AND PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT #5 ZERO NET ENERGY #6 WATER IS PRECIOUS #7 AIR QUALITY FOR THE BEST LEARNING ENVIRONMENT #8 CLEAN, EFFICIENT, ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION #9 BUY LOCAL #10 CELEBRATE DIVERSITY

Summary Master-Plan Report for the Expansion of Sonoma Academy s Campus Prepared by: Building & Grounds Committee For: Sonoma Academy Board of Trustees Date: March 19, 2015 The absence of a plan will assure that one achieves what they have planned for.

The $30MM Campaign The buildings: Guild & Commons and Maintenance Further debt reduction Increasing endowment Future maintenance, operations and programming* Campaign expenses *This project would not increase enrollment potential.

Your ability to fundraise ends when you put the shovel in the ground.

WRNS studio A leader in design and environmental performance

XL CONSTRUCTION Experience in LEED, ZNE, & GMP

Platinum target Full flower target Net Positive Gold target Guiding Principles for Sustainability

Incremental steps to educate and test trustee support for going green