Wisconsin school honored for sustainability
Nov 14, 2007 4:34 PM
Northland Pines High School in Eagle River, Wis.,
has been given the Award of Merit by the Wisconsin Green Building
Alliance for its environmentally responsible design and construction.
The 253,000-square-foot school opened last year and can accommodate up
to 600 students. The building is designed to provide classrooms with
ample amounts of daylight; monitoring systems ensure the indoor air
quality is good. Dual-flush toilets and no-water urinals help conserve
water. The school's maintenance workers use cleaning products that are
non-hazardous and emit low amounts of fumes. Northland Pines already
had received a gold LEED rating from the U.S. Green Building Council
for its design and was the first K-12 facility in Wisconsin to achieve
LEED certification. The architect is Hoffman.
To read more about the high school, click here.
