Kinard
Junior High School
Building Type:
Education
RB+B Architects, Inc. has been designing educational and public places
in Colorado for over 50 years. Their expertise is well known throughout
the state and is praised among their clients. They have a well rounded
team who believe in approaching the design challenges from inception
to occupancy and listening to their clients needs. RB+B is committed
to not only focusing on design quality but also to the highest level
of client service.
To maximize
student academic performance, RB+B integrated Solatube
Daylighting Systems, into the classrooms of Kinard
Junior High School.
Objective
The Solatube Daylighting Systems are supplements to the aggressive energy
efficiency goals of the school and helped to reduce the amount of
electric lighting needed during the normal school day.
Products Used
| 66 |
Solatube
21-C (21 in/530 mm Daylighting Systems)
with Prismatic Diffusers |
| 43 |
Solatube
290 DS (14 in/ Prismatic Diffusers |
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Solution
>RB+B knows that natural
daylighting is a critical component of the high performance
schools in Poudre School District. Kinard Junior
High School is the recent example of how Solatube
products can enhance classrooms, corridors and restroom
areas. By using the Solatube Daylighting Systems
in the upstairs corridors, they eliminated the need
for electric lighting during daytime hours.
Testimonial
“By incorporating Solatube
Daylighting Systems on both the north-and south-facing
classrooms, RB+B allowed a balance of natural daylight
from our window wall system. The combination of high
performance windows and Solatube products, substantially
reduces the amount of electric lighting needed during
the day.
Solatube Daylighting Systems
provide wonderful natural lighting in our upstairs
restroom facilities, again eliminating the need for
electric lights during the day.
We feel that Kinard
Junior High School is an excellent example of providing
students and staff with exceptional natural daylit
classrooms and also reducing our energy use. By reducing
our energy costs, we can put the money we save to
work in the classroom where it belongs.”
Stu Reeve
Manger, Poudre School District (PSD) |
