Richardsville Elementary, Bowling Green, Ky.
Posted
02/14/2012
Located in Bowling Green, Ky., Richardsville Elementary values
green teaching, a method that inspires students to protect the
environment, both at school and at home. As a result, the
72,285-squarefoot, two-story facility aimed for sustainability
while accommodating nearly 500 students in pre-school through fifth
grade. The project, registered for LEED Gold certification,
features 6,833 square feet of Moon Township, Pa.-based CENTRIA's
22/22-gauge Profile Series IW Series (IW-40) horizontal wall panels
in an embossed Surrey Beige Flourofinish coating, and 2,744 square
feet of 22-gauge, 2-inch horizontal, Formawall Dimension Series
wall panels in an embossed Surrey Beige Flourofinish coating. The
design team chose CENTRIA's IW Series to provide a smooth, unbroken
appearance to the exterior design while the Formawall Series was
chosen for its ability to provide thermal efficiency and moisture
control in a single panelized component.
In keeping with the project's emphasis on sustainability,
CENTRIA's IW Series and Formawall Dimension Series are both Cradle
to Cradle Silver certified. South State Contractors, Bowling Green,
installed the CENTRIA panels. Using eco-concious products paid off,
as Richardsville Elementary is the nation's first net-zero energy
public school. In addition to the high-performance building
envelope that helps reduce energy costs, the building features a
"solar hallway," which includes solar-powered laptop charging
stations, as well as a "geo-thermal hallway," which allows students
to see the innerworkings of the school's geothermal climate control
system. In fact, Richardsville Elementary produces more energy than
it consumes, making the building a national leader in the push for
energy-efficient public schools.
Completed in August 2010, the building was designed by Sherman
Carter Barnhart, Louisville, Ky., while R.G. Anderson Co. Inc.,
Nashville, Tenn., served as the project's general contractor.
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