The Richardsville Elementary School project in Warren County is the fruit of nearly 20 years of work under the Kentucky Department of Education to improve energy efficiency in public schools and NUDURA Insulated Concrete Forms has been chosen as the building envelope system.
The designation of net-zero for this building means that it will be so energy efficient that over the course of a year, its solar energy panels (over 40,000 square feet mounted on rooftop and support structures) will offset the electricity it takes from the grid. The building will have a reduced energy consumption — 75 percent less when compared to the national average energy consumption of school buildings.
HIGH PERFORMANCE FEATURES:
NUDURA Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF)
Highly efficient geothermal HVAC system.
CO2 monitoring system.
North/south positioning allowing for effective "daylighting,"
Solar Panels