In an approach to modernize the educational facility design and performance of their schools, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) worked with CMTA to address educational and programmatic space needs for John Lewis Elementary (formerly West Education Campus).
CMTA partnered with Perkins Eastman to deliver DCPS’s first ground-up elementary school and the district’s first triple certified building, achieving LEED Platinum, Zero Energy, and WELL Platinum certifications.
In response to ambitious clean energy laws in Washington, D.C., DCPS, in conjunction with Department of General Services (DGS), sought to:
Designed by CMTA to be highly energy-efficient, the facility produces onsite, carbon-free renewable energy in an amount sufficient to offset the school’s annual energy use with the installation of:
Federal Aviation Administration’s Voluntary Airport Low Emissions (VALE) grant