Designed by global design firm Perkins+Will, The Arabia Mountain High School is the first LEED Silver building certified school that located on the edge of the Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve in Lithonia, Georgia, United States. The highly sustainable Arabia Mountain High School use these and the site’s location to influence the curriculum, it all be environmentally themed. In fact, the school is located near a nature preserve and teachers use the Environment as an Integrating Context for learning (EIC) curriculum.

The School building is oriented with the classrooms facing north and south with large expanses of glass to capture the view of the Preserve, allow natural light deep into the classrooms, and maximize energy efficiency. Bioswales along the building capture the rain water from the roof drains and clean the run-off before it is returned to the natural stream system. Brick in combination with metal panels clad the facade providing a fresh look for this new sustainable high school. High performance glass and overhangs are used helping to minimize energy consumption.

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