Talkeetna school earns LEED award.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy
• Position: Inside Alaska Business

Su Valley Junior/Senior High School near Talkeetna is Alaska s first high school to receive the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. McCool Carlson Green Architects designed the school. The Anchorage-based firm has designed two LEED-certified schools, and four other registered projects are currently seeking LEED certification. The Su Valley Junior/Senior High School received LEED Silver certification at the Council of Educational Facility Planners Pacific Northwest Regional Conference held this spring in Talkeetna.

The Municipality of Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough have ordinances requiring public schools to achieve LEED certification for all new construction.

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