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School passes: "green" test.(showcase)

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| November 01, 2005 | Granitto, Diana | COPYRIGHT 2006 Hanley-Wood, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Brick construction helped the Third Creek Elementary School, Statesville, N.C., earn a prestigious award from the environmental community. The 800-student facility was the world's first K-12 school to receive a Gold rating in the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental (LEED) program. USGBC works in partnership with many levels of government on programs that set forth "building green" principles.

To achieve an innovative "green building" design, the 92,500-square-foot Third Creek Elementary School combines traditional brick construction, features such as natural daylight in all classrooms and recycled content, and unconventional…

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