Clyde Elementary School Renovation & Addition Project Awarded LEED Gold Certification

Bostleman is pleased to announce that the recently completed Clyde Elementary School renovation and addition project has achieved LEED Gold Certification by the U. S. Green Building Council. Bostleman was the Construction Manager for the project. This is the second LEED Certified school for Clyde-Green Springs EVSD and their district-wide construction program. Clyde High School was awarded LEED Silver Certification earlier this year.

The former South Main Elementary was transformed into the new Clyde Elementary School through a 59,000 square foot renovation and addition following the closure of Vine Street Elementary and its merger with South Main. The project included a 40,000 sf renovation of existing classrooms, administration areas, and the conversion of the former cafeteria into classroom space. The 19,000 sf addition includes eight new classrooms, a state-of-the art media center, cafeteria, and mechanical room. Although Gold Certification was awarded on the new addition only, the renovation portion of project also include green features such as low VOC (volatile organic compounds) finishes and occupancy sensors. Other sustainable features of the project included light pollution reduction, construction waste management, use of products with recycled materials, daylight harvesting system, chilled beam systems, heat island effect: roof, enhanced commissioning, outdoor air delivery monitoring, daylighting and light shelves, and low emitting materials.

Also part of the Clyde-Green Springs District-Wide Construction Program are the Green Springs Elementary and McPherson Middle Schools both of which are pursuing LEED Gold Certification.
LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.