Michigan
LEED-Certified School Features LED Lighting
I don’t know
of many schools that are LEED certified, let alone LEED Gold certified. But one area of my home state is now host to
three, yes three such schools. They’re in the Kalamazoo-Portage area and are
the only ones in the state.
The latest
school is the WoodsEdge Learning Center.
The center has been awarded the LEED Gold rating from the U.S. Green
Building Council in Washington, DC and is the first special education facility
in the country to receive the designation.
The school
was awarded WoodsEdge points in five categories, including water efficiency,
energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality
and innovation and design process.
WoodsEdge
has many sustainable features, spotlighted by dimmable LED lighting that is
programmable. It’s not only energy
efficient, but can be adjusted for children who are sensitive to light or at
quiet times. Like all LEDs I talked about
to this point, they turn on and off without delay or flicker – which can
negatively affect autistic students.
The
117,708-square-foot building opened in the fall of 2010 serves students, ages 3
to 26, with severe cognitive and physical disabilities.
http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2012/04/kalamazoos_woodsedge_school_aw.html
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