Entrance:
- innovative design
- security forces you to enter the main office
- living machine - water filtration process - water is used 2 or 3 times
- energy star rates school
- water retention ponds run off solar power to recirculate water
- rarely turn lights on
- building is on 10 degree axis from the sun
- raised floor system - air is floating underneath floor - no duct work
- variable speed fans
- system automatically switches from heat to air
- carpet tiles (underneath is a concrete hybrid over top of subflooring access for HVAC)
- use natural lighting, fabric baffles to direct lighting into the space
- even light distribution
- use of fluorescent lights in space
- Separate wings for grade levels (fairly isolated)
- different schedules for different grade levels
- rooms are illuminated with daylight that is glare-free diffused sunlight. Provides full lighting levels during 2/3 of school hours
- under floor access available throughout school
- color strategy? - hallways have different colors and different colored lockers
- greenhouse on campus
- trying to avoid the use of mobile units
- exterior light shelf, helps to bring light into the space
- overflow spouts (water from roof)
- occupancy sensor
- light meter - measures footcandles, adjust the threshold for how much light is used in space
- complaints from teachers about having to much light in space, making it hard to see AV screens
- Solar thermal panels preheat water to provide over 3/4 of the school kitchen's needs
- angled roof to catch daylight from all angles of building
- on average holds about 26 students
- teachers love natural lighting; but allow issues for screen
- no ability to open windows in the room
- desks allow for flexibility in space
- lots of storage - also personal storage
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