The Green Schoolhouse Series incorporates a healthy, environmentally-friendly and energy efficient component to each Green Schoolhouse Project.
There are three projects under the Green Schoolhouse Series, The Safari Schoolhouse, The Studio Schoolhouse and The Loft. The schoolhouses are used as added classroom space during the day, to facilitate educational after-school programs in the afternoons, and for nonprofit and community groups on nights and weekends.
PROJECT OVERVIEW.
- Minimum of three schoolhouses built each year
- Built on existing school campuses
- 2,400 to 3,000 sq ft sustainable designs
- Schoolhouses are gifts to qualifying school districts
- Each facility will be used to educate students, faculty, and the community
- Schoolhouses implement bicultural and bilingual programs
- Schoolhouses are built in one week utilizing DONE IN ONE initiative
- Led by professional contractors, architects, and tradesmen
- Built by volunteers and local community
- Tutors, administrators, and recently-retired seniors lead each program
- Districts can use facility during school hours, evenings, and weekends
- All programs are after school from 3-6p
GREEN OVERVIEW.
- Goal of LEED Platinum Certification
- Sustainable architectural designs
- Installation of solar panels
- Insulation with high R-Value
- Implement a passive solar design
- Energy efficient doors and windows
- Eco-friendly flooring
- Zero-to-low-VOC paint on the interiors
- The use of recycled materials
- Energy efficient lighting
- Drought-tolerant landscape design
- Energy efficient HVAC units
- Utilizing local materials to lower emissions
- High efficient Energy Star appliances
- Tankless water heaters
- Use of natural, non-toxic cleaning supplies
- Encourage recycling on site
- Encourage car pooling with volunteer teams
