Long-Range Facilities and Land Management Plan.
Finland, Minnesota.
CR-BPS was hired to develop and implement a sustainable, long-range Facilities and Land Management Plan for Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in Finland, Minnesota.
Wolf Ridge is dedicated to helping people develop the knowledge, skills, motivation and commitment to work together for a quality environment. Sustainability is central to its educational mission and guides decisions about its facilities, infrastructure and 2,000-acre campus. CR-BPS has been honored to support Wolf Ridge through multiple projects over the years.
As part of its strategic plan, Wolf Ridge established the goal of creating a long-term Facilities and Land Management Plan that reflects its commitment to modeling and teaching sustainable living.
The plan was guided by four key goals:
- Incorporate technologies that reduce environmental impact into infrastructure and facility improvements.
- Monitor existing and new systems against the benchmarking standards in Wolf Ridge’s Sustainable Action Plan.
- Guide future development across the 2,000-acre campus through a comprehensive Land Management Plan.
- Integrate environmental stewardship into learning opportunities.
Facilities and Land Management Services
CR-BPS provided the following services to support the plan:
- Solar photovoltaic system investigation: Investigated the solar photovoltaic system and incorporated submetering to support educational use.
- Energy benchmarking: Established real-time benchmarking of energy use throughout the campus.
- Facility & Site Asset Management (FSAM): Assessed Wolf Ridge facilities and its 2,000-acre site to provide data for 20-year capital plans and budgets, comparisons between renovating existing buildings and constructing new facilities and long-term operational efficiencies.
- Owner’s representation: Supported the New Staff Building, Lake Superior Classroom site, and Maintenance Facility projects.
- Living Building Challenge certification: Supported certification efforts for the renovation of the existing West Dorm.
- Building investigations: Investigated water intrusion and airtightness issues at the MAC Lodge.
Building Science and Forensics · Facility & Site Asset Management · High-Performance Architecture
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