Having designed more than 75 K-12 school projects,and with a long-standing commitment to sustainability and a passion for architecture, Alan Ford is perfectly positioned to present this illuminating collection of sustainable school projects from around the world.

Having designed more than 75 K-12 school projects,and with a long-standing commitment to sustainability and a passion for architecture, Alan Ford is perfectly positioned to present this illuminating collection of sustainable school projects from around the world.

Globally, school construction represents one of the largest sectors of new and renovation construction activity and therefore has significant environmental consequences.It also plays a major role in shaping the aesthetic experience and quality of life within our communities.Through the leadership of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the involvement of other concerned organizations, great advances are being made in systematically addressing the issues of sustainability.

Designing the Sustainable School is a compendium of ideas illustrating how some very talented architects and committed facility planners are meeting the challenge of creating better schools for the 21st century. They are creating schools that are eco-friendly, embody high-performance design principles, are rich in architectural character, and enhance the health and well-being of students and teachers. The projects represent a wide range of design solutions, aesthetics, location, and scale, rangmg in size from the Aga Khan Award-winning three-room schoolhouse in Burkina Faso by Diebedo Francis Kere, to the 2500-student, 260,O00-square-foot high school in Santa Ana, California by LPA Architects.

Each of the 45 featured projects is presented with an overview of the components of the high-performance "tool kit" employed by architects to achieve sustainable design goals. Collectively, these demonstrate the breadth of tools that today's architects can employ to build a sustainable future for our children.

Foreword by S. Richard Fedrizzi, President, CEO Et Founding Chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council.Introductory essay by _lohn P. Eberhard, FAIA, founding president of the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture.

Foreword

by S. Richard Fedrizzi

Neuroscience and the sustainable school

by ]ohn P. Eberhard, FAIA

Designing the sustainable school

by Alan Ford ATA

Projects

Alexander Dawson Lower School

AIpharetta High School

American International School of Chennai

The Anglo-American School - Sofia

Ash Creek Intermediate School

Aspen Middle School

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Berkeley Montessori School

The Business Academy, Bexley

Capital City Academy, Brent

Cesar Chavez Elementary School

- Long Beach Unified School District

Chum Creek Outdoor Education Centre

Clackamas High School

Cottage Lake Elementary School

Discovery Canyon Campus

Druk White Lotus School

Eagle Rock Elementary School

Ebenezer Trust School Campus and Orphanage

Esther Eastman Music Center, Hotchkiss School

Fossil Ridge High School

Francis Parker School

Hakuou High School

Hector Garcia Middle School

Hector Godinez High School

- Santa Aria Unified School District

High School for the Visual and Performing Arts

Holten-Richmond Middle School

The International School, The Hague

Lick-Wilmerding High School

Mawson Lakes School

Mead Middle School Gymnasium

Newark Science Park High School

Phelps Academy Center, Phillips Exeter Academy

Primary School

Rosa Parks School

Sidwell Friends Middle School

Solana Pacific Elementary School

St Leonard's College Sustainability Centre

The DaUes Middle School

Trias VMBO School

West Brazos ]unior High School

West Columbia Elementary School

The Willow School

WMEP Interdistrict Downtown School

Woodleigh School Science Building

Woodward Academy Middle School

Appendix

Resources

About the author

Acknowledgments

Index of architects