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Address: 13th and High St, Boulder, Colorado
Architect: RB+B
Owner: Boulder Valley School District
PROJECT SUMMARY
110,000 SF middle school designed with funding from the Town of Boulder to enhance environmental performance and to make the school facilities a shared resource for the community. The project team is seeking to create a school that will be a model of sustainability in the Rocky Mountain West region.
YRG SERVICES
- Green design technical assistance
- Cost benefit analysis
- Plan and specification review
- LEED for Schools certification coordination
- Participation in community design meetings
STRATEGIES AND RESULTS
- Daylighting focused design
- 90% White roof
- 10% Green roof
- Restored 1924 Façade on South & West elevations
- Geo-exchange heating and cooling
- Projected to use less than 24 kBtu/yr/sq ft
- Air-tight shell – spray foam insulation
- 50% parking underground
- Zero-waste cafeteria facility
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Targeting LEED for Schools Gold level certification
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