Sidebar: Green Schools: Learning as We Go

Clearview Elementary School

Hanover, Pennsylvania

Grades K–4 · 350 students

43,638 ft² (4,054 m²)

$6.85 million

Completed November 2002; occupancy anticipated December 2002

Energy use was considered throughout the design of Clearview Elementary. Insulated concrete forms, triple-glazed windows, daylighting, and indirect electric lighting will reduce energy demand. Ground-source heat pumps and an underfloor radiant delivery system provide heat. Clearview’s energy performance was modeled using PowerDOE at 23,600 Btu/ft² (270 MJ/m²) per year, 40% lower than a standard school built to code. Building materials were selected on the basis of their recycled content and/or recyclability, their renewability, and the environmental impacts of their production processes. The combination of waterless urinals, low-flow faucets and showerheads, and push-button automatic faucet controls are expected to lower Clearview’s potable water use by 30% compared to a conventional new school. A commissioning plan in accordance with LEED requirements will be followed, and the school is teaming with a local university to plan student-led research on post-occupancy performance. More information is available in DOE’s

High Performance Buildings Database:

www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/highperformance/case_studies/overview.cfm?ProjectID=100

and also from: John Boecker (architect) L. Robert Kimball & Associates 717/221-0770; www.lrkimball.com

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