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NC Elementary is First School in Nation to Earn a LEED(TM) 2.0 Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Third Creek Elementary School, designed by Moseley Architects / Moseley Wilkins & Wood, is the first K-12 school in the nation to be certified by the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System(TM) at the Gold level. The LEED Green Building Rating System(TM) is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.
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The school features a significant percentage of recycled materials, low- flow plumbing, a functioning wetland that also serves as a student learning lab, and many other features that make the school a remarkable example of the "sustainable building" movement.
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