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Texas Middle School Earns Livable Buildings Award
Design reflects growing trend toward sustainable solutions and hands-on learning environments.
CELE MIDDLE SCHOOL has received the 2016 Livable Build- ings Award from the Center for the
Built Environment (CBE) at the University of California, Berkeley. The new middle school, desiged by Stantec, represents a new beginning for Pflugerville (Texas)
By Tom Oehler
Independent School District (ISD).
The annual juried awards program rec-
ognizes buildings that exhibit exceptional performance in occupant satisfaction, sus- tainability, and overall design. To be con- sidered for the award, buildings must meet a minimum survey response rate and rank
among the top scorers in CBE’s Occupant Indoor Environmental Quality Survey. The survey, which studies occupant satisfaction of the quality of the indoor environment, has been implemented in more than 1,000 buildings around the globe.
CBE identified Cele Middle School as
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