School excels in lighting controls

摘要

When Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., upgraded its Middle School building, the administration decided that in order to live up to the school's Quaker ideal of environmental stewardship, the building would be transformed into a $21 million LEED Platinum certified facility. Sidwell was able to attain that rating due to a host of sustainable design features, including the EcoSystem lighting control solution from Lutron, Coopersburg, Pa. As the facility manager, Steve Sawyer was given an additional mandate: He was told the Middle School building (grades 5-8), built in 1950, must set an example for environmental consciousness, exceeding the eco-friendly standard of other secondary schools in the country. Sidwell Friends School is the first secondary school to receive the LEED Platinum designation and the first structure of any type to achieve that certification in the District of Columbia. Ground was broken in June 2005 and the project was completed in September 2006.