Two New School Buildings Recognized for Energy Cost Savings

June 5, 2003 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the Renton School District's Bryn Mawr Elementary School and McKnight Middle School have earned the agency's prestigious ENERGY STAR® label for their efforts to make their buildings more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. They are the first schools in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, or Washington to earn the label, which the EPA gives to the most energy efficient buildings in the United States.

The architectural layout and design plans, as well as the materials used when constructing the new buildings, help the two schools use about 40 percent less energy than the average school building and thus cost about 40 percent (or $30,000) less to heat, cool, and light than average school buildings.