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Green Building Showcase Event - Salmon Creek School

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PT)

Occidental, CA

Green Building Showcase Event - Salmon Creek School

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SALMON CREEK SCHOOL

 

The award ceremony on Wednesday, April 21 will run from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, starting with a 20-minute documentary on the history of the building, followed by the presentation of the plaque.

Food and drink will be provided, and tours of the building will be available. The cost is $10.  Due to the size of the assembly hall, participants will be limited to 80 people. To reserve a seat or for more information, contact USGBC’s Redwood Empire Chapter at mailto:info@usgbc-rec.org.

The Salmon Creek Falls Environmental Center is on the Salmon Creek Campus in Occidental and received the first LEED Platinum building in Sonoma County and the first public K-12 school building in the State of California.

Dennis Rosatti, HUSD board member and executive director of the non-profit organization Sonoma County Conservation Action.

     “The District is proud to be setting this good environmental example for our students, while providing a glimpse of what might be in store for them in the future."

“Talk about getting an education!” says Alexis Persinger, architect for the project. “These students are living in sustainable design every day.”  Adds project coordinator Victoria Johnston, “Our vision was to build the first LEED-Platinum public school building in California, which took a tremendous amount of perseverance and determination. I’m thrilled we succeeded.”

 

Green Features Include:

The floors and walls of the Falls Center are all made from such recycled materials as hospital surgical gowns, wine cork tiles, and ground glass; a wind-fallen redwood from the campus provided lumber for wainscoting; energy efficient florescent fixtures and skylights provide lighting; low-flow bathroom and kitchen fixtures are all high-efficiency and water-conserving.

A complex drainage system collects rooftop rainwater, funneling it into a catchment system to enhance the existing wetlands; and a “living” roof, planted with 12 species of drought tolerant plants, covers one section of the structure, helping “reduce storm-water runoff, improve building performance, conserve energy, and provide habitat for insects and birds,” according to Kevin Falkerson of SYMBIOS, the firm that designed and installed the roof. Together with the living roof, landscaping around the building will offer further opportunities for students to study native plants and their uses.  

 

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Salmon Creek School
1935 Bohemian Hwy
Occidental, CA 95465-9100

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PT)


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USGBC - Redwood Empire Chapter



The U.S. Green Building Council -Redwood Empire Chapter's mission is to promote the design, construction and operation of buildings in Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live, work and learn.