1. Kellam High School
Smart by Nature
HBA Architecture & Interior Design
Presentation to
North Landing Elementary School
John Den Boer, AIA, LEED AP BD + C
2. Eco-system? What is it?
The biological and the “stuff”
Sunlight + Nutrients Sunlight
Air
Plants
Water
Soil and Nutrients
Animals
Micro
Organisms/
Decomposition
3. Why do we need Eco-Systems?
Beauty, Food, Health
How do we harm these Systems?
Habitat Reduction, Air pollution, Water pollution, and
Ground pollution
What can we do to help?
Increase Habitat
Reduce air pollution
Reduce water pollution
Reduce ground pollution
4. How did we reduce our impact on the Eco-System at Kellam High School?
5. Limit Habitat Destruction
Limit our construction impact
Restore habitat if possible
Connect habitats with “habitat highways”
6. Limit Air pollution
Reduce Building Energy Use
Use natural daylight
More efficient HVAC
More insulation
680 wells, 300 feet deep
Reduce Vehicle use by
Carpooling
Riding bikes
Mass Transit
Planting more Trees
8. Irrigate with
Rain Water
• Kellam can collect and store
167,000 gallons of water at one
time
• On average we will be collecting
100,000 gallons of water a month
to water play-fields
11. Recycle, Reu
se, Reduce
Use less materials
Use long lasting
materials
Use Materials that
don’t need to be
cleaned with toxic
chemicals
Use renewable
materials e.g. wood
or bamboo
