Adams Road Elementary can now claim to be both green and silver.
The Cloverdale school, which opened in 2011, was recently awarded LEED (Leadership in Environmental Education & Design) Silver status by The Canada Green Building Council.
The school received the designation for: its available bike storage; plug-in stations for two electric cars and carpool parking; on-site recycling; use of green paints, wood, coatings, composites and carpets; green housekeeping practices; water-efficient landscaping; an ozone-friendly HVAC system; maximum use of daylight; and automatic lighting controls, among other things, said Corry Anderson-Fennell, the Surrey school district’s communications specialist, in a media release.
LEED is an environmental rating system designed to promote the development of more sustainable buildings.