Green Features

Overall

• New buildings sited primarily on previously developed areas (tennis courts/parking lots)
• New buildings sited to minimize encroachment into natural habitat and nearby buildings
• 500 native shrubs planted in past two years to enrich the woods and forest floor
• Prime parking spaces reserved for carpoolers; bollards (racks) for bicycles
• Use of recycled materials, including stone quarried from site, used on exteriors
• Water-conservative plumbing in all renovations and new construction; waterless urinals in new buildings

Gym/ Pool Buildings

• Use of stone excavated from site as part of exterior materials
• Roof is a light color to reduce heat buildup
• Use of daylight to illuminate interiors through clearstory windows and full-length windows
• Maple gym floor is FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified (FSC certification documents that the wood comes from forest managed in a sustainable way)

Middle School

• Stone quarried from site used on exterior
• Zinc cladding on exterior  (a natural, environmentally safe material)
• Windows designed to reduce energy consumption
• Smart technology to monitor heating and cooling systems
• 100% Green power (100% wind)
• Upper and lower roofs are green or vegetative roofs
• Lower green roof is accessible for teaching purposes
• Establishment of teaching curriculum to understand benefits of green roofs/compare to adjacent non-green roofs
• High degree of individual control over daylight and ventilation
• Abundant natural light through full-length windows
• Lights with motion sensors
• Energy-efficient lighting fixtures
• Cisterns to capture rainwater for use in irrigation and maintenance