Celebrating LEED-certified Schools from 2019

THE KHOREN AND SHOOSHANIG AVEDISIAN SCHOOL & COMMUNITY CENTER
Yerevan, Armenia LEED Silver
The Khoren and Shooshanig Avedisian School & Community Center provides a tuition-free education for economically disadvantaged children in the Malatia-
Sebastia District of Yerevan, Armenia for grades K–12. The school holds the distinguished honor of being the first LEED Certified building not only in Armenia, but
also in the whole South Caucasus region. It is operated by the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) and conforms to the standard of education set
forth by the Armenian Ministry of Education.
Submitted by: Armenian Missionary Association of America

The Khoren and Shooshanig Avedisian School & Community Center
Yerevan, Armenia LEED Silver
The students greatly benefit from the healthy and sustainable environment where they attend classes, and they use the building as an environmental laboratory.
They are taught to differentiate between litter and recyclables; to classify garbage into special bins for paper, plastic and litter; to save water; and to plant and care
for trees on the green roofs. With the school’s LEED certification and the Eco Project implemented at the school, students can learn about composting and how
important it is to take advantage of enriching the soil with the principle of “zero waste.”
Submitted by: Armenian Missionary Association of America

Country Day School–Early Childhood Building
San Rafael, Cost Rica LEED Certified
The Country Day School in Costa Rica is a project that was developed with the goal of creating a healthy space for students to learn from their teachers and school.
The classroom buildings that successfully underwent LEED certification are the early learning center, middle school, high school and elementary school. The design
team was very careful when working on the design, keeping the goal in mind to create the best possible environment for students and teachers.
Photo Credit: CDS Early Childhood Building Architects: Stantec (USGBC Member at the Platinum Level) + Garnier Arquitectos

Country Day School–Middle School
San Rafael, Cost Rica LEED Certified
The orientation of the buildings was taken into consideration, to guarantee that they receive optimal natural light. Additionally, the buildings use natural ventilation
to reduce energy consumption and create a more natural environment. The project team selected regional materials as well as water- and energy-efficient products
and worked with electromechanical engineers to reduce overall energy consumption.
Photo Credit: CDS Middle School Building Certification Team: Roblesarq

Country Day School–High School
San Rafael, Cost Rica LEED Silver
The landscape serves as a teaching tool, as well as a recreational and play area that only grows native plant species to reduce water consumption. All the trees that
were on site prior to construction were replanted and form a healthy part of the current landscape.
Photo Credit: CDS Middle School Building Certification Team: Roblesarq

Oberoi International School–JVLR Campus
Mumbai, India LEED Gold
The JVLR Campus building is ergonomically built to suit every student's need for space, light, and facilities are tailored to their size and capabilities. Broad staircases,
vast lobbies, extensive corridors, and spacious classrooms are some of the key features of the building which make it unique, safe and comfortable. With a vast
expanse of 356,170 square feet, the JVLR campus is an aesthetically planned education establishment.
Photo Credit: Oberoi International School- JVLR Campus Submitted by: En3 Sustainability Solutions (USGBC Member at Silver Level) and Oberoi Realty Ltd.

Oberoi International School- JVLR Campus
Mumbai, India LEED Gold
The building contains WiFi-enabled infrastructure comprising 95 well-ventilated classrooms, state-of-the-art laboratories to enhance the scientific temperament,
art rooms to showcase the creative flair of the students, and multiple resource centers for teachers and students. The campus facilities support the thriving talent
of students with fully equipped drama and dance studios, one half- and one full-size Olympic rooftop pool, a futsal court, a 600-seat auditorium, music practice
rooms and much more.
Photo Credit: Oberoi International School- JVLR Campus Submitted by: En3 Sustainability Solutions (USGBC Member at Silver Level) and Oberoi Realty Ltd.

Scuola Media E. Chini
Mezzocorona, Italy LEED Gold
The new middle school meets the needs of students from Mezzocorona (north of Italy) and multiple surrounding towns. The existing school was demolished to
allow the construction of a new high-performance, sustainable school. All demolition debris was reused on-site. The high level of insulation in the new building
envelope minimizes energy loss.
Submitted by: Ing. Giorgia Lorenzi - Macro Design Studio Srl (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Scuola Media E. Chini
Mezzocorona, Italy LEED Gold
The new structure is made of certified and regional wood. The design incorporates a lot of strategies to guarantee indoor environmental comfort, such as daylight
and views of the outdoors, as well as encouraging alternative transportation.
Submitted by: Ing. Giorgia Lorenzi - Macro Design Studio Srl (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Mrachek Middle School
Aurora, Colorado LEED Silver
Mrachek Middle School celebrated the grand opening of its new building in fall 2018. The new school features a 130,000-square-foot building with separate
learning communities for each grade level and serves up to 1,000 students. Mrachek was originally built in 1975 as an open classroom concept design without
windows and interior walls to separate rooms. This design had been a challenge for the school community.
Photo Credit: Aurora Public Schools Submitted by: Aurora Public Schools

Mrachek Middle School
Aurora, Colorado LEED Silver
In addition to bond funds, APS received a grant toward the school’s construction from the Colorado Department of Education’s Building Excellent Schools Today
(BEST) Program. Mrachek’s new building aligns with our APS core belief that all students should have equitable access to learning environments that support them
in reaching their full potential.
Photo Credit: Aurora Public Schools Submitted by: Aurora Public Schools

Palmer Hall, The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
Colorado Springs, Colorado LEED Gold
The historic Thomas Barber-designed Palmer Hall has undergone a full renovation that includes a new roof and windows to match those on the original structure
(as closely as possible), fully renovated interiors, new high-performing mechanical systems, and new entries including an at-grade, accessible entry to the building’s
west end and a public entrance on the north end.
Photo Credit: RTA Architects and Moss Photography Architect: RTA Architects

Palmer Hall, The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
Colorado Springs, Colorado LEED Gold
Palmer Hall now houses CSDB's Bridges to Life program which serves students between the ages of 18 and 21 who are deaf, or hard of hearing, and blind, or
visually impaired. The program seeks to bridge the gap between high school and the real world by emphasizing the three key areas of education, employment and
independence. The common kitchen includes a large semicircular demonstration island that can be used by students as a social gathering place, as well as for
cooking instruction and demonstrations.
Photo Credit: RTA Architects and Moss Photography Architect: RTA Architects

Moffat PK–12 School
Moffat, Colorado LEED Silver
The Moffat PK–12 School in Saguache County, Colorado, features a diverse student population from a variety of backgrounds and beliefs, which is reflected in the
regionally inspired materials and forms used in the design. The sloping roof prevents heavy snow and ice from building up. Also, large thermal curtains expand over
the glazed walls to help retain stored heat during cold nights.
Photo Credit: RTA Architects and David Lauer Photography Architect: RTA Architects

Moffat PK–12 School
Moffat, Colorado LEED Silver
Classrooms are located on the north side of the building to reduce heat gain, provide optimum natural light and promote natural ventilation. Lower-level
classrooms also have direct connections to the outdoors. The main entry stair has an elevated platform that serves as a social hub and has access to a “genius”
bar/help desk.
Photo Credit: RTA Architects and David Lauer Photography Architect: RTA Architects

Glenarden Woods Elementary School
Glenarden, Maryland LEED Gold
Glenarden Woods Elementary School delivers a Talented and Gifted (TAG) program for grades 2 through 5. Certified LEED Gold, this extensive addition and
renovation focuses on sustainability design and education by featuring 21st century learning spaces, such as STEAM and symposium labs. Through a dashboard
feature, submetering data conveys key performance information for students and visitors entering the school. Energy conservation strategies and education have
saved 22% more energy than simply meeting code, which equates to more than $10,000 a year in energy savings.
Photo Credit: Sisson Studios Architect: Moseley Architects (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Glenarden Woods Elementary School
Glenarden, Maryland LEED Gold
The Symposium Lab addition, much like a black box theater and a STEAM lab, was the result of Moseley Architects’ collaboration with Prince George’s County Public
Schools to meet new programming needs and develop a flexible classroom for accommodating various size groups and presentation formats. However, this addition
eliminated a courtyard that provided natural light to the adjacent classrooms. Through the use of Solatubes and clerestories, 92 percent of the core learning spaces
are now daylit, which is more than 35,000-square-feet.
Photo Credit: Sisson Studios Architect: Moseley Architects (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Youth’s Benefit Elementary School
Fallston, Maryland LEED Silver
The new Youth’s Benefit Elementary School was a phased/site-occupied project, constructed on an existing site with a 1950s primary building, a 1960s kindergarten
annex building and a 1970s open spaced intermediate building. A large courtyard amphitheater is accessible from both the lower and upper floors for outdoor
learning and large group instruction. It was a challenge to achieve LEED Silver for this replacement school because of numerous aspects, from identifying green
priorities that both aligned with Harford County Public School goals and were also economically feasible to dealing with site constraints of maintaining existing
buildings during construction of the new building.
Photo Credit: Harford County Public Schools Office of Technology Architect: Gilbert Architects Inc. (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Youth’s Benefit Elementary School
Fallston, Maryland LEED Silver
The building consists of a large two-story area that houses a gymnasium with a stage, kitchen, cafeteria, mechanical room, receiving area, art, music area, special
education area, media center, student services, specialists’ areas, a flexible classroom, and grades pre-K–2 classrooms with support spaces.
Photo Credit: Gilbert Architects Architect: Gilbert Architects Inc. (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Wheaton Woods Elementary School
Rockville, Maryland LEED Gold
Sited in the heart of a residential neighborhood, Wheaton Woods Elementary School aims to have a gentle presence and create an attractive and inviting school for
the community. Designed to aesthetically blend into its surroundings, the brick patterns, style and color palette aim to emulate the appearance of homes in the
neighborhood. The building features many sustainable elements, including geothermal heating and cooling, low-emitting materials, a green roof, natural
daylighting, energy-efficient light features, water-conserving fixtures, a sun shade system, and parking spaces for low-emitting cars.
Photo Credit: Karl Connolly Architect: GWWO Architects (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Wheaton Woods Elementary School
Rockville, Maryland LEED Gold
Comprising two offset classroom wings intersected by a central glossy corridor spine, the school is organized around two rock outcroppings on either side of the
spine, forming two centrally located courtyards. With a focus on bringing the exterior in, views to the courtyards and exterior are maintained throughout the
building.
Photo Credit: Karl Connolly Architect: GWWO Architects (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Florida Ruffin Ridley School
Brookline, Massachusetts LEED Gold
As Brookline’s largest elementary school, the Florida Ruffin Ridley School sits on an urban site at an important junction between a residential neighborhood and a
commercial center. The school’s abundant outdoor space eliminates hardscape in the dense urban environment. On the school’s exterior, the variation of volumes
and materials expresses the rhythm of the classroom clusters and shared spaces within.
Photo Credit: Ed Wonsek Architect: HMFH Architects (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Florida Ruffin Ridley School
Brookline, Massachusetts LEED Gold
HMFH’s design for the 1,000-student school includes renovations to the 1913 building, and the addition of two new wings that allow grade levels to be grouped
together and function as self-contained learning communities within the larger facility. With outdoor classrooms, a rain garden, school gardens, and natural play
elements, the school’s site is an integral component of the learning environment and provides respite from the denser surroundings.

Morris H. Seigal Clark Avenue Middle School
Chelsea, Massachusetts LEED Silver
While the former school lacked outdoor space for casual interaction between students, forcing them to congregate on small sidewalks, the new building has a more
compact footprint. The design introduces student gardens as well as an outdoor courtyard at the entry, with tiered seating for student performances, community
movie nights, and a space for students to gather and socialize before and after school.

Morris H. Seigal Clark Avenue Middle School
Chelsea, Massachusetts LEED Silver
Faced with an expanding student population and deteriorating conditions in a century-old building, the City of Chelsea elected to replace the existing Clark Avenue
School with a new facility better suited to provide a 21st century education and support community activities. Adjacent structures were carefully planned to
support special programs like drama. Making a large impact within a compact space, the new school is a source of community pride and a resource for all.

East Meadow School
Granby, Massachusetts LEED Silver
The East Meadow School is a pre-K to 6th grade elementary school designed as a modest addition/renovation project to a well-built but nondescript school from
1965. Situated on a flat site adjacent to the Granby Junior/Senior High School, the addition offers a new public face and entry to the south, new classroom spaces, a
new gym, and a new administration wing.
Photo Credit: Peter Vanderwarker Architect: Jones Whitsett Architects (USGBC Member at the Organizational Level)

East Meadow School
Granby, Massachusetts LEED Silver
The play areas are located to the north and east—offering new, fully accessible topography—and a chance to admire the Holyoke mountain range in the distance.
Classrooms are open and light—with an exposed structural system, acoustic metal deck and skylights that distribute daylight throughout. The critical and cost-
effective decision to preserve the East Meadow School capitalizes on the new design and creates spaces for teachers and students to collaborate and excel.
Photo Credit: Peter Vanderwarker Architect: Jones Whitsett Architects (USGBC Member at the Organizational Level)

La Cueva High School
Albuquerque, New Mexico LEED Gold
The La Cueva High School renovation and addition was a multi-phased project totaling 48,496 square feet. The project included two additions: a weight room and
Intensive Support Program classroom wing comprising 15 special needs classrooms, 24 administrative offices and eight restrooms. Among the project features, the
addition included construction of specialized learning environments, such as life skills laboratories, sensory classrooms, and occupational and physical therapy
spaces.
Photo Credit: Patrick Coulie Architect: RMKM Architecture, P.C. (USGBC Member at the Organizational Level)

La Cueva High School
Boasting natural light from the continuous translucent skylight above, the main circulation space features acoustic fabric ceilings and flooring materials that
integrate a noise reduction backing for optimal acoustic control while complying with stringent environmental requirements for sustainability. Material selection
was an important factor to ensure user comfort, improved visibility, acoustic performance and productivity for this unique student population. Corner transitions
along the corridor were rounded to maintain the sensory flow as students move along.
Photo Credit: Patrick Coulie Architect: RMKM Architecture, P.C. (USGBC Member at the Organizational Level)

Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School
Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School is the second iteration of a new K–8 model to support Albuquerque’s growing northwest community. The school
blends elementary and middle schools to celebrate the differences and commonalities between age groups and to foster an environment of mentorship and
community. The design echoes the mystique of the neighboring three inactive volcanoes and the surrounding landscape of dark basalt and white mineral deposits
in its exterior materials. Color is then injected into interior corridors and hallways as an abstraction of active student energy and lava flow.
Photo Credit: Kirk Gittings Architect: Jon Anderson Architecture

Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School
The design parti is based on a grapevine, with a central spine or “stem” acting as the armature for all building systems. Each “grape leaf” is then designed as a
microcommunity of flexible classrooms outlining shared workspaces to provide opportunities for multimodal learning, whether in small intimate groups, individual
study or large group team-teaching.
Photo Credit: Kirk Gittings Architect: Jon Anderson Architecture

Stephen Gaynor Early Childhood Center
New York City, New York LEED Certified
As part of a six-phase project renovating the historic Claremont Stables building and former carriage house, the Early Childhood Center (ECC) at the Stephen Gaynor
School in New York City supports the school’s growth in students and in programs.
Photo Credit: Deanna Ferrante Architect: Rogers Parters Architects+Urban Designers

Stephen Gaynor Early Childhood Center
New York City, New York LEED Certified
The ECC includes classrooms, lobbies, a learning kitchen, offices, and an outdoor play and garden area. The sustainability achievements of the project resulted in
students learning about their school’s history and the benefits of recycling while building, and ultimately invigorated recycling efforts post-occupancy.
Photo Credit: Deanna Ferrante Architect: Rogers Parters Architects+Urban Designers

Providence Day School Academic Center
Charlotte, North Carolina LEED Certified
The Providence Day School Academic Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a four-story, 80,542-square-foot building containing 35 classrooms; a 163-seat lecture
hall; six large, collaborative learning spaces; a student lounge; a grab-and-go cafe; the campus school store; faculty suites; conference rooms; exhibit space for
students; global subject displays; and outdoor terraces.
Photo Credit: Matt Wargo Architect: WGM Design (USGBC Member at the Organizational Level)

Providence Day School Academic Center
Charlotte, North Carolina LEED Certified
Providence Day School focuses on global initiatives and global immersion, and this building established a setting for students to learn and interact internationally. A
two-story welcome center and two-level parking deck were also constructed to complete this portion of the campus master plan for Providence Day School.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Providence Day School Architect: WGM Design (USGBC Member at the Organizational Level)

Lakeview K–8 School
Cortland, Ohio LEED Silver
The Lakeview K–8 building uses a rooftop garden: Students built raised garden beds, and they plant vegetables and herbs to be used in the building backpack
program, which sends food home weekly with students in need. Fresh produce is available to the families that participate throughout the summer. The middle
school STEM program is currently phasing in hydroponic gardens, so that students can work on gardening year-round.
Photo Credit: Ashley Handrych Submitted by: Lakeview Local Schools

Lakeview K–8 School
Cortland, Ohio LEED Silver
The building boasts 5,000 square feet of common areas for each grade level band. Students are able to use this flexible space to collaborate and work in small
groups. The classrooms surrounding the common areas have glass garage doors, so that teachers can maintain a sightline on students while they work.
Photo Credit: Ashley Handrych Submitted by: Lakeview Local Schools

West Liberty Salem School
West Liberty, Ohio LEED Silver
West Liberty Salem is a K–12 school facility located in a rural area of central Ohio. The project consisted of a comprehensive renovation of the entire 159,000
square feet of existing building space and 22,000 square feet of two new additions to the school.
Photo Credit: OHM Advisors Architect: OHM Advisors (USGBC Member at the Organizational Level)

West Liberty Salem School
West Liberty, Ohio LEED Silver
The school received all new HVAC and lighting systems, along with new windows, interior finishes and new furniture. The interior functionality was greatly
modified to accommodate efficient and contemporary learning activities, and to improve security and safety for the building.
Photo Credit: OHM Advisors Architect: OHM Advisors (USGBC Member at the Organizational Level)

Freedom Elementary School
Fort Sill, Oklahoma LEED Silver
Freedom Elementary is located on Fort Sill Army Base, in the heart of southwest Oklahoma. Freedom is home to over 1,100 pre–K through 5th grade military
service-connected children. This $44 million, 243,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility was funded by a federal Department of Defense grant and Lawton Public
Schools. Our mission is to educate all students to achieve their highest level of academic performance, fostering the development of positive self-esteem, as well as
creating healthy, fit, career-bound citizens.
Photo Credit: Gerardo Bello, LPS Communications Submitted by: Lawton Public Schools

Freedom Elementary School
Fort Sill, Oklahoma LEED Silver
Freedom Elementary students and staff make great use of its state-of-the-art library. Its multipurpose use includes a reading area, computer lab, small and large
classroom work, and school presentations.
Photo Credit: Gerardo Bello, LPS Communications Submitted by: Lawton Public Schools

Paxinosa Elementary School
Easton, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
Paxinosa Elementary School was originally constructed in 1925 and has significant historic value in the community. Therefore, preservation of the original façade
and structure was paramount during the renovation process. This introduced challenges with respect to energy efficiency of exterior walls and roof assemblies.
Photo Credit: Matt Wargo Architect: Alloy5 Architecture

Paxinosa Elementary School
Easton, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
The design team needed to incorporate extremely efficient LED light fixtures, lighting controls and HVAC components to achieve the lowest possible energy
consumption per square foot. These strategies were successful in providing not only a LEED Gold energy-efficient facility, but also a very comfortable environment
for end users.
Photo Credit: Matt Wargo Architect: Alloy5 Architecture

Holland Middle School
Holland, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
The Council Rock School District’s LEED Gold Holland Middle School is located in Bucks County, Holland, Pennsylvania. The district’s team of D’Huy Engineering, Inc.
and Schrader Group Architecture designed, modified and constructed this additions and renovations project into a 180,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, 21st
century learning facility for 900 students in grades 7–8. The district’s commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability was the focus of the design for this project.
Photo Credit: Steve Wolff Photography Construction Manager: D’Huy Engineering, Inc. (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Holland Middle School
Holland, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
The building has an energy-efficient building envelope that integrates natural light into all the teaching spaces. The building design is supported by energy-efficient
lighting, a highly efficient HVAC system and a rooftop photovoltaic system with a main entrance dashboard system, where students can observe and learn about the
energy usage of the facility. Strategies such as these contributed to the district’s receipt of a $2 million Alternative and Clean Energy Grant for the project.
Photo Credit: Steve Wolff Photography Architect: SCHRADERGROUP architecture, LLC

Northwest Elementary School
Lebanon, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
In addition to LEED Gold certification, the building and curriculum also has a STEAM focus. Labs for life science and technology are provided among the K–5
classrooms. With a courtyard layout, an educational pond feature was constructed for valuable life science and biology lessons, secured safely in the center of the
building.
Photo Credit: The Premise Studio Architect: Beers + Hoffman Architecture

Northwest Elementary School
Lebanon, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
Through a variety of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly building and site components, the design presents a creative, high-performing, safe learning
environment based on the concepts of both STEAM and 21st century school design. The STEAM theme is promoted throughout the facility using distinguishing
colors in material use and with bright graphic logos. With a separate secure entrance for public access, the “cafetorium” features three tiered levels for cafeteria use
and a raised platform stage for play and music performances, permitting flexibility with multiple uses, and it has become a wonderful community space.
Photo Credit: The Premise Studio Architect: Beers + Hoffman Architecture

Lehighton Area Elementary Center
Lehighton, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
The new Elementary Center was designed to be able to share the facility with the community. The vertical folding partition wall between the gymnasium and the
LGI on the second floor can be opened or closed, creating a more versatile space to accommodate a variety of functions. Also, the gymnasium was designed to be
able to host PIAA tournaments. It is also located adjacent to the cafeteria, which can be opened through the stage for additional shared space for larger events.
Photo Credit: Tennison Photography Submitted by: Lehighton Area School District

Lehighton Area Elementary Center
Lehighton, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
Educational curriculum was developed for all grade levels, incorporating the sustainable design features implemented to build the new school. Through the
curriculum, students have hands-on learning opportunities that enrich their understanding of the design features and explore the relationship between human
ecology, natural ecology and the building environment. Window sizes were carefully designed for younger students to have a visual connection to outdoor views in
at least 90% of regularly occupied spaces.
Photo Credit: Tennison Photography Submitted by: Lehighton Area School District

Newtown Middle School
Newtown, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
The district’s team of D’Huy Engineering, Inc. and Breslin Ridyard Fadero Architects designed and constructed this 190,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art middle
school for 900 students in grades 7–8. The district’s commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability was the focus of the design for this project. The building has
an energy-efficient building envelope that integrates natural light into all of the teaching spaces.
Photo Credit: Steve Wolff Photography Construction Manager: D’Huy Engineering, Inc. (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Newtown Middle School
Newtown, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
The building design is supported by energy-efficient lighting and a four-pipe HVAC system that allows for individual room control through the use of VAV boxes. This
21st century building integrates technology, flexibility and durability for its staff and students. Some of the strategies incorporated into the building include a
rooftop photovoltaic system with a main entrance dashboard system where students can observe and learn about the energy usage of the facility. Strategies such
as these contributed to the District’s receipt of a $2 million Alternative and Clean Energy (ACE) Grant for the Project.
Photo Credit: Steve Wolff Photography Architect: Breslin Ridyard Fadero Architects (USGBC Member at the Organizational Level)

Overbrook School for the Blind Greenhouse
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
The M. Christine Murphy Horticulture Education Center at Overbrook School for the Blind is a testament to the school’s deep commitment to sustainability and
hands-on learning. The project consists of a learning classroom and greenhouse space, which houses many fruits and vegetables used for learning, harvesting and
sharing. The center’s horticultural therapy and farm-to-table programs help connect students to nature, provide multisensory experiences, improve child nutrition,
support local farmers and markets, and reduce the school’s carbon footprint.
Photo Credit: Denise Mihalik, Overbrook School for the Blind Submitted by: Re:Vision Architecture (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Overbrook School for the Blind Greenhouse
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
The greenhouse is a place where students learn about sustainability, being part of a community, developing new skills, creating beauty and generating passions for
the environment. The Horticulture Education Center at Overbrook School for the Blind is a LEED v4 Gold project and is also pursuing LEED Zero Energy certification.
Photo Credit: Denise Mihalik, Overbrook School for the Blind Submitted by: Re:Vision Architecture (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Corl Street Elementary
State College, Pennsylvania LEED Platinum
Initially planned for closure, Corl Street Elementary is the story of how a community came together to rally and save the neighborhood school that had served its
residents for generations. The original building systems were at the end of their life and did not adequately house the district’s collaborative educational model.
The renovated and expanded school houses a 21st century environment for education, and blends residential materials in a modern approach to knit itself into the
residential neighborhood, ready to serve students for future generations.
Architect: Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates Architects (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Corl Street Elementary
Corl Street Elementary School’s library, an anchor for the school at the main entrance, is an adaptive reuse of the former gym and cafeteria, inserting a playful
environment for reading and group projects that incorporates 32% recycled and 30% regional materials in a combination of stacks, reading nooks and maker spaces.

Radio Park Elementary
Radio Park Elementary, an 89,000-square-foot school serving more than 500 students expanded an existing school that has served the community for 60 years. The
school builds upon an exposed structural system on the exterior of the school to provide a modern, collaborative educational model for the students. It provides
new, thermally efficient windows to replace the original fenestration, maintaining over 90% daylighting throughout the school, with 98% views to the surrounding
campus.

Radio Park Elementary
Radio Park Elementary was part of a three-school renovation in State College Area School District that completed renovations to elementary education locations in
the district over 20 years. As part of a district initiative that all renovated building attain LEED Silver or higher, Radio Park eclipsed this goal, reducing energy
consumption by more than 51% as it focused on indoor environmental quality for the students and staff through acoustics, air quality and thermal comfort to
become a model for sustainable education in the community.

Spring Creek Elementary School
The design of the new LEED Platinum, 74,000-square-foot Spring Creek Elementary School brought together two existing schools and is home to 450 students.
Nestled in the Houserville community, the school is a reinterpretation of the surrounding agricultural watershed of the Spring Creek, the community surrounding
Penn State University. The school merges modern collaborative educational models in a daylit facility that achieved an energy savings of over 57%.
Photo Credit: Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates Architects Architect: Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

Spring Creek Elementary School
Spring Creek Elementary blurs the line between program space and circulation, reducing the overall footprint of the school and creating an open environment for
education. Local materials are brought into the interior of the daylit school with strategic use of acoustic clouds and bulkheads, defining spaces including the
cafeteria and main commons that reach out into the school’s three grade houses.
Photo Credit: Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates Architects Architect: Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

State College Area High School
State College, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
The design of the new LEED Gold, 680,000-square-foot State College Area High School serves more than 2,500 students in central Pennsylvania. Centered within the
urban core of the community, the sloped site allows for a four-story facility to compress the footprint and reduce travel distance for the students, and the building
configuration helped reduce energy use by more than 35%.

State College Area High School
State College, Pennsylvania LEED Gold
Three-story classroom pods for State College Area High School are centered around open, collaborative learning commons, providing opportunity for quick pull-out
project space, large group instruction and team teaching, in addition to perimeter small group instruction. Strategic placement of north glazing, acoustic decking,
ceiling clouds and views through surrounding classrooms create a warm and inviting environment that breaks down the scale of the 2,500-student school for
individual academies.

Eastwood Academy High School
Houston, Texas LEED Certified
The new Eastwood Academy addition is the last phase in the renovation of an East End Houston Independent School District campus, which acts as a technology-
focused magnet school.
Photo Credit: Mariella & Luis Ayala Architect: Prozign Architects

Eastwood Academy High School
While the LEED-certified first addition (also completed by Prozign) was slightly more traditional, the new Eastwood expansion was asked to reflect the advanced
nature of the technological curriculum, which was achieved with a polygonal metal entry “funnel” and pixelated brick patterns. Furthermore, the expansion was
designed to be quite energy-efficient, and has also achieved LEED Certification.
Photo Credit: Mariella & Luis Ayala Architect: Prozign Architects

Parker Elementary School
Parker Elementary’s design offers building and site features that incorporate the school’s focus on music and how that is experienced within the community. This
new school replaced an existing 50-year old building while creating a new landmark that provides balance between new and old within the established
neighborhood. To accomplish this, the majority of street trees were maintained, and the school was placed next to the city park to the west, opening up a large
green space to the east.
Photo Credit: G. Lyon Photography Architect: BRAVE/ Architecture

Parker Elementary School
The 21st century school focuses on the multifunctional use of interior and exterior spaces.
Photo Credit: G. Lyon Photography Architect: BRAVE/ Architecture

Norfolk Academy—Massey Leadership Center
Norfolk, Virginia LEED Gold
Norfolk Academy, the oldest independent school in Virginia and one of the oldest in the country, was recognized by Newsweek in 2019 as one of the top 500 high
schools nationally for STEM education. The new James B. Massey Leadership Center, at the center of the campus linking the middle and upper schools, is home to
the school’s Batten Leadership Program and International Programs. It includes informal study and meeting spaces; flexible seminar, classroom and event space;
and an exterior terrace in the rain-garden courtyard.
Photo Credit: Yuzhu Zheno Photoqraphv Submitted by: Norfolk Academy

Norfolk Academy—Massey Leadership Center
Norfolk, Virginia LEED Gold
Designed by Hanbury and built by the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, the Massey Leadership Center is powered by a 600+ kW solar system, which makes it a
net zero building. The solar system was funded by Norfolk Academy parents, who formed Sun Dogs LLC, and was installed by Convert Solar.
Photo Credit: Yuzhu Zheno Photoqraphv Submitted by: Norfolk Academy

Bancroft Elementary School
Washington, D.C. LEED Gold
Located in the District’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood, Bancroft Elementary School is one of the city’s premier dual-language programs, teaching all students in
both English and Spanish. The historic school building was renovated and expanded to accommodate 550 students. Featuring a high-performance building envelope
and efficient HVAC equipment, the renovation reduced total energy demand by 20%. The site topography is used as an asset to create a learning environment
embedded in nature.
Photo Credit: Lauren K Davis for Feinknopf Photography Architect: Ayers Saint Gross (USGBC Member at the Organizational Level)

Bancroft Elementary School
Two new academic wings complement the scale of the adjoining neighborhood and the Renaissance Revival buildings, while providing daylit learning spaces and
outdoor classrooms for environment-focused learning. To ensure a healthy and comfortable indoor environment, Bancroft used low-emitting materials, indoor
chemical and pollutant source control, and thermal comfort management.
Photo Credit: Lauren K Davis for Feinknopf Photography Architect: Ayers Saint Gross (USGBC Member at the Organizational Level)

DC Bilingual Public Charter School
DC Bilingual Public Charter School (DCB) provides an innovative dual-immersion Spanish and English learning program for all students, regardless of their home
language. The 50,000-square-foot renovation project includes a completely new mechanical, lighting and fire suppression system, as well as reimagined classroom
and collaborative environments for students and faculty within the existing building.
Photo Credit: Patrick Ross Architect: Hord Coplan Macht (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

DC Bilingual Public Charter School
DCB’s emphasis on creating a building that supports its educational and sustainable missions, as well as becoming a community resource, was realized with the new
elevator lobby addition and building renovation. The newly renovated 3,600-square-foot “Cafecito” and community kitchen, in tandem with the school’s existing
8,000-square-foot garden, promotes holistic community wellness through inclusive programming for students, staff, families and neighbors.
Photo Credit: Patrick Ross Architect: Hord Coplan Macht (USGBC Member at the Silver Level)

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