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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Albuquerque Elementary School Goes Green
Associated Press
Barcelona Elementary School is going green with its new classroom building.
Officials with the Albuquerque public school district plan to show off the $3.1 million building during a special event Thursday. It includes eight new classrooms, a fine arts room, insulation made of recycled blue jeans and a reflective roof that will save on cooling costs.
The building also has sensor-controlled lights and special planters that are designed to make plants more self-sufficient.
The building is aiming for gold certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. If awarded the certification, it would be the first for a school in New Mexico.
Barcelona principal Rose White says the building will also act as a teaching tool for the school's 600 students.
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