Hillside Elementary has green roof in time for start of school

With only a handful of green roofs adorning local buildings, the completion of Hillside Elementary School’s project this week is exciting, according to Steve Burgo, Tredyffrin Township engineer and township project manager. The project, first discussed in 2007 between Tredyffrin Township and the Valley Creek Restoration Partnership, is officially complete in time for the 2010-2011 school year.

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Hillside Elementary has green roof in time for start of school

With only a handful of green roofs adorning local buildings, the completion of Hillside Elementary School’s project this week is exciting, according to Steve Burgo, Tredyffrin Township engineer and township project manager. The project, first discussed in 2007 between Tredyffrin Township and the Valley Creek Restoration Partnership, is officially complete in time for the 2010-2011 school year.

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Renovated George School history building opens

Newtown — George School students will learn history in seven new, high-tech, and eco-friendly classrooms when the renovated McFeely building opens for classes on the first day of school, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. A seven-month green renovation has transformed the McFeely building, once the school’s library, into the home of the history department. Each of its new classrooms has natural daylight …

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George School Green Library awarded LEED Gold Certification

Newtown, PA — George School is proud to announce that its Learning Commons and Mollie Dodd Anderson Library has been awarded LEED® Gold certification from the Green Building Certification Institute under the standards established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). George School is the first school in Bucks County and one of eighteen in Pennsylvania to achieve LEED certification …

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