Siemens Assists First LEED Gold EB High School in Nation
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — With the help of Siemens Building Technologies Division, Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Ill., has become the first high school in America to be certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold for Existing Buildings (EB), announced the company.
“Earning LEED Gold status is a validation of our ‘Green Initiative’ to reduce the schools carbon footprint,” said Mark Michelini, Stevenson High School assistant superintendent for business, who coordinated the effort. “Part of its mandate directed staff to embrace best practices — in collaboration with Siemens and support from partners Cannon Design and Sodexo, our facilities team created a master plan to address campus energy and resource consumption. We’ve met and exceeded those targets and the result is our LEED certification — a national benchmark and an achievement we all share — faculty, staff, and especially the students.”