Clearview Elementary School Resource Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality
Clearview is currently under construction and occupancy is scheduled for January 2003
Rating: Green Building Challenge –Level: 2.7 in GB Tool 1.76
The Clearview Elementary School in Hanover, Pennsylvania is a 43,000 square foot new construction project scheduled for completion in November 2002. The new school will replace an existing facility at the same location and serve kindergarten through grade 4.
Environmental Aspects
Some project highlights include building commissioning, a building integrated sundial, a 30% reduction in water use, a 40% reduction in energy use, detailed attention to materials selection, superior indoor air quality, controllable building systems, and construction waste management. More details are available on EERE’s Web site.
The school district has further committed to augmenting its curriculum to include the lessons that the building teaches. The district will also conduct a student performance study in partnership with a local university to compare test results in this daylit facility with test results in its other elementary schools.
Owner & Occupancy
This public elementary school will be occupied approximately 44 weeks per year.
