Awarded LEED Gold Under the LEED for School Program!

Green Springs, Ohio

Construction is underway for the new Green Springs Elementary School designed for 532 K-5 students and include all of the school districts 4^th and 5^th grade students. The 4^th and 5^th grade  classrooms will be on separate floors of the two story wing of the building while the K-3 classrooms will be in a separate single story wing.    All  of  the  shared  spaces  such as Student Dining,

Administrative Offices, Gym, Music and Media Center will be   centered between the two classroom wings. The new building will be built on the same site as the  current elementary school.    Because of the limited size of the site the new building is going to be within 80 feet of the current building during construction while the current building is still in use. The existing building will be demolished to make room for the parking lot once the new school is complete. 

Complation Date: August 2010

Square Footage: 65,921

2nd LEED Gold Certified School in Ohio Under the LEED for Schools Program!

New Washington, Ohio

The Buckeye Central Local School District and Buehrer Group Architecture & Engineering, Inc. were progressive in their approach to a sustainable design project. Together, we set out to achieve Silver Certification under LEED® for Schools as one of the first six OSFC Pilot Projects. This goal was set prior to the Ohio School  Facilities Commission mandating that all projects shall attain Silver Certification under the LEED® rating system, and the project did not receive any additional funds to attain that goal.

Though LEED® Silver was the goal, Buckeye Central earned LEED® Gold Certification, making it the second LEED® Gold Certified school in the State of Ohio under the LEED® for Schools program.

The New 702 student K-12 School for Buckeye Central will unite four separate communities within the school district into one facility. The school is divided into separate wings for the high school and elementary and the middle school occupies the second floor of the shared space between the two wings. At the core of the shared space is the combined Media Center with a 53’ wide curved window wall that overlooks the site. Unique to this facility is a Multi-Use room that contains retractable theater-style seating for 256. The space can also be used as a dining space, wrestling room, or half-court basketball. The brick exterior is highlighted by limestone at the main  entrances and banding throughout the façade.

Completion Date: October 18, 2009

Square Footage: 130,107

1st LEED Gold Certified School in Ohio under the LEED for Schools Program!

1st LEED Gold Certified Performing Arts Center in Ohio!

Bowling Green, Ohio

The new middle school facility is being constructed on the site of Bowling Green High School Campus located on Poe Road. In the summer of 2007, a new all-weather track and field complex was constructed at the Bowling Green High School Football Stadium to make land available for the new Middle School. The 140,000 sq. ft. facility includes a 626 seat gymnasium with 4 locker rooms. The community performing arts center features a 739 seat auditorium with a variable acoustic design. A orchestra pit lift is included to support a variety of performances. Backstage there is a large number of support rooms including a rehearsal room with wood dance floor and men’s and women’s locker rooms. The hexagon lobby will support community luncheon or dinner meetings of up to 100. A partnership being developed with the BGSU school of art to assist in mentoring Bowling Green High School students in the creation of original artwork for the community artist garden.

Bowling Green Middle School and Performing Arts Center earned LEED® Gold Certification, making it the first LEED® Gold Certified school in the State of Ohio under the LEED® for Schools program and the first LEED® Gold Certified performing arts center in Ohio!

Completion Date: September 2009

Square Footage: 137,807

LEED Silver Certification for the New LHS School is the 2nd LEED Silver for an Ohio School and the First for a school in the State, designed by an ‘Ohio’ Architectural Firm

Oregon, Ohio

A unique project unto itself, the Lutheran Home Society is an alternative learning environment for children with special needs. In a farm-like atmosphere, over 100 years ago, youth with troubles pasts were taught the values of rural America, working the fields and tending the live stock. The barn became the focal point of this educational process.

As this new facility was conceived, the Owner with strong convictions and social consciousness directed the architect to design a school which would be environmentally responsible, minimize operating costs and save the cost of building materials by incorporating the existing barn into the design. Dramatically the barn was lifted up and moved to a new location.

This project achieved LEED “silver” certification under the USGBC Green Building Rating System by using low flow fixtures to reduce water usage by 40%, Solar tube skylights, clearstory windows, motion and light sensors to reduce lighting energy loads, and R-values that are double the normal for the roofs and walls. Designed to minimize carbon emissions and save natural resources, specifying materials harvested and manufactured within a 500 miles of the school, and using materials with high recycled content makes this an exemplary school of note.

Completion Date: September 2008

Square Footage: 11,696