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Toronto elementary school honored for sustainable design
Dec 12, 2007 3:18 PM
Brookside Public School, a newly opened facility for grades K-8 in Toronto,
has won a gold rating in sustainable design from the Canada Green
Building Council. The 71,000-square-foot school includes a 5,000
square-foot childcare center. The building is aligned to get optimal
light and heat from the sun. It also has a large bike rack area and
limited parking spots to encourage
walking and cycling to school, a grow wall with leafy plants to provide
shade in hot days, and a underground concrete cistern to collect runoff
precipitation for flushing toilets.
To read The Scarborough Mirror article, click here.
