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Argyle Middle School
SMALLER IS BETTER
Of course, the most significant way to reduce energy loads is to minimize the overall building square footage and gross square foot percentages from the outset. Efficient programming early in design can reduce the amount of space required to be heated, cooled and powered. Multiple uses of program spaces can be considered, such as overlapping a portion of the cafeteria and media center as a flexible student union. For Argyle Middle School, Corgan designed a portion of the commons with varied seating for study and dining, usable throughout
the day. Flexible spaces, furnishings and technology allow for ease of reconfiguration. Consider partnering with community parks, recreation centers and performance halls for dual use of local amenities.
In the Keller Center for Advanced Learn- ing, corridors were minimized. Instead, flex- ible, open spaces allow students from various career technology disciplines to collaborate, and allow all students to gain exposure to other curriculum strands as they circulate through the school. Intentional adjacencies of interactive program spaces such as auto technology, architecture, construction and STEM minimize travel distances and allow for shared outdoor shop spaces.
Educating students and staff on how everyday decisions effect overall energy usage can contribute to reduction in energy
use. Ladybird Johnson Middle School for Irving ISD, a precedent setting net-zero school, displays real time energy data in the main school corridor. The data is avail- able for reference in the classrooms so that staff and students are more conscious of the impact they have on energy used. There
are a reduced number of electrical outlets in the classrooms and school policies in place that forbid small, personal appliances such as space heaters and refrigerators. Solar panels, geothermal piping, and wind turbines are on display and used as teach- ing tools, contributing to the development
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