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Timeless designs for future generations

   Approaching a Sustainable Zero Net Energy      PMP
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“Our aim is to ensure that sustainable design outlasts the careers of the individual. Champions that were so instrumental in getting us started.” Don Unger, former PSDSuperintendent of Schools

Green Globes Rating:

http://www.thegbi.org/assets/pdfs/Bethke-Elementary-School.pdf 

District Policy:

http://www.psdschools.org/documentlibrary/downloads/Facilities/Annual_Sustainability_Report/Annual_Sustainability_Report.pdf

First LEED for Schools Gold certified in the US

Designed per ASHRAE High Performing Buildings

Bethke Elementary School
Tinmath, Colorado
Poudre School District
Sustainability Measures
  • 41.7 kBTU/sq. ft. / yr.
  • East /West Orientation
  • High Performance Envelope
  • North facing Classrooms
  • Perimeter Daylighting Control
  • Solatube core daylighting
  • Energy Efficient Lighting
  • Black out emergency lighting with override control
  • Displacement Ventilation in large spaces
  • 80% Operable Windows
  • C02 & CO monitors
  • Cooling tower and evaporative cooling strategy
  • High Efficiency Boilers
  • Energy Recovery Wheels
  • VAV
  • Native / low water Landscape
  • Dual Flush Toilets
  • Low Flow Urinals
  • Hand Sensors at Sinks
  • Energy Star Appliances and Computers
  • Enhanced Commissioning
  • 75% Recycled Construction Waste
62,691 sq. ft.
Built in 2008
for 319 students
$9.6 M Construction Costs

Achitect: RB+B
designed as a prototype school

Consulting Firm: AEC
daylighting, commissioning & energy analysis

 




 
 

Energy Conservation

Alternative Energy

Small Power Generation

Green Building

Day Light Studies

Acoustic Studies

Displacement Ventilation

Indoor Air Quality

Storm Water Retention and Treatment

Rainwater, grey water and septic systems

Biodynamic Agriculture

Vision

To design and build integrated systems that maximize the efficiency of energy and environmental concerns, while maintaining high standards for fire life & safety, accessibility and building life cycle costs in a built environment that is architecturally inspiring.