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Net Zero Schools: Design and Inspiring the Next Generation
April 20, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Learn from two national firms their design, educational and sustainability strategies that contributed to their net zero school projects.
We will hear from Bray Architects and LPA on their net zero school projects. Tune in to hear all about their design strategies, educational components and sustainable attributes.
Bray Architects, from Milwaukee, WI designed Forest Edge Elementary School in Fitchburg, Wisconsin which is the largest net zero verified education project in the United States. Among many design features, each section of the school is themed to highlight natural energy sources: Life, Light, Thermal, and Wind. Viewing areas in the building offer views of the solar panels, vegetated roofs, and geothermal pumps.
Learn more at this link: https://www.bdcnetwork.com/forest-edge-elementary-school-becomes-largest-net-zero-verified-education-project-us?page=42
LPA designed USD’s Eliot Child Care Center in San Bernardino, California. The Eliot Child Care Center will combine preschool and transitional transitional kindergarten (TK) programs in flexible, cost-effective buildings designed around outdoor zones with a variety of play and gathering spaces. Outdoor pavilions, play spaces, outdoor classrooms and seating areas are interlaced within the landscape. Areas were defined around learning, exploration, socialization and reflection.
Learn more at this link: https://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/designing-inspiring-net-zero-early-childhood-learning-center