Sustainable Impact of Arabia Mountain High School
Disciplines
Architecture
Abstract (300 words maximum)
This research aims to present the study of the sustainability development of Arabia Mountain High School, Academy of Engineering, Medicine, and Environmental Studies, in Lithonia, Georgia. According to the 2017 EnergyStar, United States schools spend 8 billion dollars every year on energy and 30% of it is wasted. The 229,860 square feet school is a 2012 Green Ribbon award-winning and Silver LEED Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This school shows multiple benefits of sustainable infrastructures and environment relating to the consumption of produce and energy of the school, which hopes to further the study of the architecture of schools, such as its design elements, and in-depth the positive impact of minimization energy and resources efficiency; As well as its cost savings. This sustainability mainly focuses on healthier occupation and benefiting its surroundings, not only the environment but also the students. Arabia Mountain High School offers programs such as the Air Quality Index, EIC Model, and Energy System, which enlightens the conditional knowledge of sustainability for the students. To show the benefits, the methodology process analyzes the review of Arabia High School’s LEED scoreboard, recent Facility Condition Assessment report, and its Green Ribbon survey report. The Research Center for Sustainable Communities (RCSC) at Kennesaw State University (KSU) has been conducting analytical studies on how to enhance sustainability and reduce the carbon footprints of school infrastructures statewide in GA. The RCSC seeks ways in which the state could advance healthier and more sustainable, equitable, and cost-effective learning environments. Rooted in this initiative and funded by the KSU Office of Undergraduate Research, the research highlights Arabia Mountain High School as a potential exemplary model for designing future schools.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
CACM - Architecture
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Pegah Zamani
Sustainable Impact of Arabia Mountain High School
This research aims to present the study of the sustainability development of Arabia Mountain High School, Academy of Engineering, Medicine, and Environmental Studies, in Lithonia, Georgia. According to the 2017 EnergyStar, United States schools spend 8 billion dollars every year on energy and 30% of it is wasted. The 229,860 square feet school is a 2012 Green Ribbon award-winning and Silver LEED Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This school shows multiple benefits of sustainable infrastructures and environment relating to the consumption of produce and energy of the school, which hopes to further the study of the architecture of schools, such as its design elements, and in-depth the positive impact of minimization energy and resources efficiency; As well as its cost savings. This sustainability mainly focuses on healthier occupation and benefiting its surroundings, not only the environment but also the students. Arabia Mountain High School offers programs such as the Air Quality Index, EIC Model, and Energy System, which enlightens the conditional knowledge of sustainability for the students. To show the benefits, the methodology process analyzes the review of Arabia High School’s LEED scoreboard, recent Facility Condition Assessment report, and its Green Ribbon survey report. The Research Center for Sustainable Communities (RCSC) at Kennesaw State University (KSU) has been conducting analytical studies on how to enhance sustainability and reduce the carbon footprints of school infrastructures statewide in GA. The RCSC seeks ways in which the state could advance healthier and more sustainable, equitable, and cost-effective learning environments. Rooted in this initiative and funded by the KSU Office of Undergraduate Research, the research highlights Arabia Mountain High School as a potential exemplary model for designing future schools.