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Clackamas High School
Finance & Cost
In 1996, Rocky Mountain Institute and the Energy Foundation chose Clackamas High School to serve as a national model for performance-based compensation, with additional incentives for architects and engineers to achieve energy savings through design strategies. The designers and the Clackamas High School will equally divide any energy cost savings exceeding their predictions for the first two years of operation. The school has decided to set aside its share in a general fund to offset increasing energy costs.
Financing Mechanisms
- Procurement process: Performance based contracts
Cost Data
Cost data in U.S. dollars as of date of completion.
- Total project cost (land excluded): $31,046,535
- Hard cost: $117 per sq foot ($1,260 per sq meter)
It is estimated that the low-energy design of Clackamas High School will save the school district $69,000 per year in energy costs. Also, at $117, the cost per square foot was significantly lower than that of a typical high school, which averages $135 to $145 per square foot.
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