At Greenbuild 2012, Building Design+Construction sponsored the fabrication of a modular, energy-efficient classroom, which was displayed outside the North Hall of the Moscone Center in San Francisco. BD+C talked to several people as they left the SAGE classroom to see what they thought and what caught their eye. Hereās what they had to say:
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Joy Bennett, Market Development Manager, Ashland Inc. (right) ā āI think there were a lot of interesting products featured. There seemed to be a fair amount of space. Iām guessing it goes up pretty fast, which is a huge benefit, and that with all the windows and lighting that itās a much better temporary solution than many of the things that have been used in the past.ā
Anthony Garrison, Installed Business Consultant, Ashland Inc. (left) ā āI could see it being used in a place like Haiti where they want to bring normalcy back to the children. Obviously you want to put them back in a situation where theyāre more familiar. Something like this could be shipped in and would go up pretty quick. The insulation was pretty amazing; Iāve never seen anything like that. Itās nothing like the classrooms I was used to.ā
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Amelia Feichtner, Principal, Cuningham Group Architecture Inc. ā āOne of the major takeaways for me was the amount of natural daylight they got into the space, and not just with the windows but also the controllability of them. What we face a lot is that we get all this natural daylight in, but if you need a blackout situation to do presentations or something, it gets difficult. So that was definitely something that left an impression. Overall, as someone whoās looked into this for a while, it was a really beautiful space.ā
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Francis Gichuhi, Habitech Consultants, Nairobi, Kenya ā āThis project offered a lot of interesting insights that I will consider for a similar project that I will be working on in Kenya. I hope this will lead to more contacts and greater information on the subject.ā
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Annie Argento, Assoc. Principal, Gaia Development ā āThe modular classroom is very inviting and just the kind of space one wants for a child to learn and grow. The natural daylight penetration, healthy and vibrant materials, and the obvious adaptability are all best practices for healthy schools, and itās wonderful to see these principles and strategies come to fruition in a structure like this.ā +
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