Greening Calif. Schools a ‘Win-Win’ for Students, Districts
New America Media/La Opinion, News Report, Posted: Sep 08, 2013
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SACRAMENTO- The Met is a high school with a unique style and design: It has recycled glass counters in front of the administration office, ceilings made of recovered wood from old gym bleachers, and landscaping that was designed to use less water.
A model of energy efficiency, The Met is where most schools in the state would like to be, and thanks to a new funding stream many could get that chance.
Sensors in the Met shut off air conditioning and heating systems when students leave the classroom, and fluorescent lights replaced incandescent ones in the school’s lighting system. Large windows, meanwhile, let in abundant sunlight while effectively blocking out noise.
“Greening our schools will save us energy costs, give our kids healthier places to learn and prepare our students for future jobs in a green economy,” said Jonathan Raymond, superintendent of the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD), at an event celebrating the completion of renovations to the school in February 2012.
The new Met appears more avant-garde than your everyday public school building. It is the result of a $7 million renovation of an old downtown building funded by Measure I, a school construction bond approved by city voters in 2002.
In the last few years, a broad drive toward sustainability has reached into the classroom, with green schools sprouting up across the country. Green schools are lauded as a win-win proposition –
SACRAMENTO- The Met is a high school with a unique style and design: It has recycled glass counters in front of the administration office, ceilings made of recovered wood from old gym bleachers, and landscaping that was designed to use less water.
A model of energy efficiency, The Met is where most schools in the state would like to be, and thanks to a new funding stream many could get that chance.
Sensors in the Met shut off air conditioning and heating systems when students leave the classroom, and fluorescent lights replaced incandescent ones in the school’s lighting system. Large windows, meanwhile, let in abundant sunlight while effectively blocking out noise.
“Greening our schools will save us energy costs, give our kids healthier places to learn and prepare our students for future jobs in a green economy,” said Jonathan Raymond, superintendent of the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD), at an event celebrating the completion of renovations to the school in February 2012.
The new Met appears more avant-garde than your everyday public school building. It is the result of a $7 million renovation of an old downtown building funded by Measure I, a school construction bond approved by city voters in 2002.
In the last few years, a broad drive toward sustainability has reached into the classroom, with green schools sprouting up across the country. Green schools are lauded as a win-win proposition –
