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East
Elementary School/Punta Gorda, Florida
LEED® for Schools Silver
Architects
Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc./Ft. Myers, Florida
Owner
Charlotte County Board of Education/Punta Gorda, Florida
Size/Cost
112,737 sf/$23 million
TLC Services
S/MEP/LEED Administration/Commissioning
The
new East Elementary School became the first public school
in Florida to achieve LEED® for Schools certification.
Two 200-ton, high efficiency air-cooled chillers and air
handlers, low-flow faucets and toilets, motion-activated
lights, and indirect lighting are only some of the sustainable
design components. The building’s HVAC system uses
air-to-air energy recovery ventilators which reduced the
building’s total cooling load by approximately 20%.
The 100-kW backup generator is designed to provide backup
power at least 48 hours for life-safety lighting, the
elevator, the walk-in cooler and freezer, and the motorized
gate for in the event of a blackout. In addition, because
the school is a designated community shelter, the county
will provide a portable generator designed to keep the
entire building operational in the event of a hurricane
or extended emergency. The ceiling and vinyl floor tiles,
carpeting, filters used for heating, ventilation and air
conditioning, even the building’s structural steel
framing are all made of recyclable or renewable materials.
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