New Hillcrest Primary School (EC-2)
Shawano, Wisconsin

The new 130,000 SF primary school is the first primary school in the nation to seek LEED Gold Certification under the LEED for Schools rating system. The school incorporates numerous sustainable features including a geothermal heating and cooling system, multiple daylighting elements, shared use of the facility with the community, materials that have a high recycle content, are low-emitting, and locally sourced. The school will also be used as a teaching tool for the entire District as well as the local technical colleges.
Watch the Green School news spot.
Read the Hillcrest Primary School LEED Profile.

The project also included a 10,000 SF addition and 84,000 SF of remodeling at Shawano’s Olga Brener Intermediate School to convert it to a Grade 3 through 5 facility. Together, the projects ease overcrowding and provide environmentally and technically updated facilities for all of the District’s elementary students.