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March 31, 2009

Medina school works green into its building and its curriculum

  • St. Thomas includes the latest version of a natural ventilation system Bassetti has been refining in its projects.
    • By KATIE ZEMTSEFF
    Journal Staff Reporter

    Photos by John Edwards [enlarge]
    The architects said it was important that the St. Thomas School building welcome people to the area and be a good neighbor.

    The St. Thomas School in Medina recently completed a $25 million, 55,000-square-foot building that is expected to be one of the first in Washington, if not the first, to be certified under the LEED for schools program. It has targeted LEED gold.


     
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