Building Program To Basis Of Design For A New Kindergarten Addition To An Existing K-6 Grade School.

The article presents a sample of an HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) annual operating budget add-on to a current K-6th grade operating budget at the conceptual phase of a building addition project. A successful and sustainable building program includes an operating and construction budget. Fifteen to 20% of the cost of a building is first cost while the operation of the building over its life makes up 80% or more of the cost to own a building.