New Lake Bluff, Ill., elementary will incorporate green design

Dec. 14, 2007
School hopes to be first in Lake County, Ill., to achieve LEED certification

The Lake Bluff (Ill.) Elementary school district is building a new Central Elementary School. The $19 million project will replace the existing Central school. The district has received a $100,000 grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to pursue LEED certification, and when the school is opened it 2009, the district hopes the facility will achieve a silver rating for environmentally friendly design. The architect is BLDD Design.

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