Q: Will the aesthetic exterior design of the school and the building materials strive to lower energy costs over the long term ? Will the school have a high LEED rating 1-11-19 A: The
design of the building will be studied during the schematic design phase for
items such as building orientation, passive solar strategies, and overall
building envelope efficiency. The
project will comply with the state of Connecticut’s High Performance Building
Standard which outlines similar ratings to that of LEED by the USGBC. The compliance checklist for schools includes
items such as improved energy performance, renewable energy, reduced water
consumption, daylighting, reduced heat island effect, etc. The complete guideline can be found here: http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/energy/buildingstandards/compliancemanualhighperformancebuildings.pdf |
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