Mark Lancaster Presents Lucy School LEED Certification

On Friday, June 3, 2011, Mark Lancaster, a charter member of the Frederick County Sustainability Commission and a leading voice in green building custom homes and renovations, helped present a certificate recognizing The Lucy School's primary building as the first LEED for Schools Platinum certified in the State of Maryland.

Platinum is the highest level that can be awarded for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). LEED for Schools takes into account specific attributes of school spaces through more elaborate and demanding certification process with additional rigorous standards in air quality, day lighting, occupant health, and acoustics.

The Lucy School met high performance standards in a broad range of areas: a solar array generates more than 40% of electricity for the building with the balance being wind-generated. Captured rainwater is used for dual-flush toilets. More than 86% of construction waste was diverted from the landfill through recycling and reuse.

The primary building is a two-story 7,000 square foot structure.