Bringing together the community, school districts, corporations and volunteers, The Green Schoolhouse Series, in collaboration with Cause and Effect Evolutions and Washington Elementary School District break ground on the world’s first LEED Platinum designed schoolhouse built by volunteers, on the campus of Roadrunner Elementary School in Phoenix, Ariz.
The 6,000-sf project in Phoenix will be the launching pad of state-of-the-art green schoolhouses across the country on Title 1, low income, public school campuses.
The schoolhouse at Roadrunner, named Safari, will be a teaching tool, educating the students and community members on the importance of sustainable living and building practices. Safari’s sustainable features include a solar rooftop system, STEM-devoted (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) classroom, rainwater harvesting capabilities, interactive white boards, an outdoor classroom and native gardens.
The award-winning state-of-the-art building is designed by the acclaimed Phoenix architecture firm Stantec, with construction being done by Hensel Phelps and engineering services provided by Heideman Associates, a Zak Co.
Features of the schoolhouse include:
Phoenix public school receives the generous gift of a state-of-the-art building for student and community use.
Phoenix public school receives the generous gift of a state-of-the-art building for student and community use.
Links:
[1] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/issue/2011/12/december-2011
[2] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/sites/default/files/Image #3_0.jpg
