Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal — Owners, Developers & Managers — June 22 - July 12, 2012 — 23A
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Center for Lifelong Learning Awarded Prestigious LEED Platinum Certification
Dear Friends and Colleagues, On June 3, 2012 I had the pleasure of present- ing the Middlesex Regional Educational Services Letter from the Executive Director
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR Anastasia Harrison, AIA, LEED AP Gensler VICE CHAIR Wayne D. DeFeo, LEED AP DeFeo Associates TREASURER Ed Seliga Advanced Solar Products, Inc. SECRETARY RJ Donnelly, LEED AP Donnelly Industries, Inc. PAST CHAIR WilliamAmann, P.E., DCEP, LEEDAP M & E Engineers, Inc DIRECTORS David Cardella Cardella Waste Services Zach Gallagher, P.E., LEED AP NJ Meadowlands Comission Joe Porrovecchio, LEED AP, CRM Carbon-Key, LLC Paul Qvale, LEED AP Hillmann Group Lisa San Filippo, AIA, LEEDAP, BD&C Turner Construction Co. Faith Taylor Wyndham Worldwide Andrew Topinka, CPMR Technical Group Services, Inc Ed Walsh, P.E. The Walsh Company Gregg Woodruff, PP, AICP, LEED AP, BD&C Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Florence Block Alliance Environmental, LLC Bill Gates, LEED AP BD&C Hunt Construction Anthony Marano Marano Group, Inc. Brad Miller, P.E., P.P.
Commission with the USGBC LEED Plaque in recognition of the Center for Lifelong Learn-
ing’s achievement of LEED Platinum certification. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification is the highest of four certification lev- els, and the Center for Lifelong Learning is the first New Jersey public school – as well as the first NJ Special Needs School - to receive the award. FLORENCE BLOCK
Florence Block (second from the right) presents award to the Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission
The Center for Lifelong Learning is no ordinary public school. It is a school for autistic, severely multiply disabled and preschool disabled children from the ages of 3 years old to 21 years old. This is a popula- tion that I am very familiar with. After my youngest son was diagnosed with Autism, we became one of the “founding families” of the Somerset Hills Learning Institute in Bedminster. As I told the audience at the Center for Lifelong Learning awards presentation, students spend 95 per- cent of their school day indoors. The more care that goes into the indoor air quality of the school, the better it is for the students. This school’s environmentally sensitive design is intended to benefit not only this very special student population but also the planet. The Center for Lifelong Learning’s eco-design features include: recycling of rainwater, control flow meters on appliances, white roofs to reduce heating and cooling costs, drought tolerant landscaping such as wildflowers, and preferred parking for hybrid vehicles. It was a great honor help recognize the Center for Lifelong Learning’s commitment to building a school where the health of special needs students and environmental awareness were the highest priorities. I look forward to this trend continuing.
Sincerely,
Florence Block Executive Director USGBC NJ
Chapter Events
For details on all USGBC-NJ events, visit www.usgbcNJ.org 7/18/12 – LEED 201 Core Concepts & Strategies Workshop, Piscataway, NJ 7/30/12 – 9th Annual Golf Outing, NJ National Golf Club, Basking Ridge, NJ
LEED Green Associate GENERAL COUNSEL Harry E. McLellan, Esq, LEED Green Associate
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