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Hybrid Cooling System Saves District Money

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — For its new high school campus in Weeki Wachee, Hernando County School District in Florida chose hybrid cooling for its temperature regulation needs — a move that earned it an award from the region’s HVAC and refrigeration technical society and LEED Silver certification.

The district earned the Central Florida ASHRAE Chapter Institutional Building Technology Award for its 450,000-square-foot campus, which features a “high school as a small town” design concept drafted by SchenkelShultz architectural firm. 

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NSBA Draws Educational Leaders to SF

SAN FRANCISCO The 71st Annual National School Boards Associations Conference, drew more than 5,000 educational leaders, from as far away as Germany, back to the Moscone Center this week for exhibits, conferences, sessions and tours.
 
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Caf矇 Renovation Increases Efficiency

PHILADELPHIA — A café at the University of Pennsylvania’s business school recently received LEED Gold certification, a part of the design firm’s overall plan to increase the efficiency of the hall.

Joe’s Cafe, the Wharton School’s LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors project, is located in Steinberg Hall – Dietrich Hall, which houses administration, several academic department offices, Wharton faculty offices, conference rooms, and teaching spaces.

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Houston District Receives $90K Efficiency Reward

 
HOUSTON — As part of its energy efficiency incentive program, Centerpoint energy company recently awarded a Houston school district more than $93,000 for efforts to reduce its peak electricity demand.
 
Spring Independent School District received the check as a reward for the total estimated annual kilowatt-hour savings at 10 of its schools.
 
Gloria Marshall Elementary Sch

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