Evergreen Elementary

Additional Info

Award Winner : Modular Genius, Inc.

Architectural Excellence : St. Mary’s County opened Evergreen Elementary School just three years ago and had already run out of space for its students. Evergreen was designed with environmentally friendly features, including waterless urinals, green roofs, energy efficiencies and natural lighting. Evergreen was so new and considered a model, it was important that the new portable classrooms not deter from the aesthetics of the campus. Modular Genius worked with St. Mary’s to maintain the campus color scheme and utilized custom sized high performance windows to match the innovative school. A glass storefront main entry with side lights enhanced the exterior elevation while creating a small corridor leading to each classroom. This hallway and entryway was designed to allow each classroom to utilize the male and female restrooms while maximizing classroom size. Finally, concealed downspouts were installed in the mansard and painted so the down pouts did not detract from the building’s scheme.

Cost Energy Effectiveness : Considering the temporary nature of the portable classrooms and in an effort to reduce overall costs, Modular Genius submitted an above-grade foundation design utilizing ABS pads which eliminated the requirement of below grade footers. Furthermore, Modular Genius helped design and implement a standard aluminum deck, step and ramp system that will allow St. Mary’s County Schools the flexibility of re-using ADA access systems instead of rebuilding wood access systems on each site.

Occupied Date : 8/10/2012

Production Start Date : 5/17/2012

Project Location City : California

Project Location State Name : MD

Technical Innovation : Evergreen Elementary is truly a "teaching tool" whose green components are visible and integrated into the curriculum. Evergreen was awarded LEED "gold" status in October 2010, which is the leading-edge system for certifying the greenest performing buildings in the world. In consideration of the green technology utilized on the school, it was logical that the new portable classrooms had to also incorporate green features. Waterless urinals were installed to reduce water use. In order to maximize HVAC efficiency, a white rubber roof was used to reflect sunlight. In addition, the HVAC units were upgraded to high efficiency Quiet Climate Heat Pumps that utilize green refrigerant. A CS 2000 energy management system was installed that learned the occupancy habits of the classroom for each day of the week, thus reducing power consumption. Sun-tunnels were installed to add natural light and a pediment matt was placed in the hallway to reduce noise, dust and debris in the building.

Total Square Feet : 1792

Category : Relocatable: Education: 2,000 - 10,000 sq. ft.