Friday's Internet Edition, 05:37 AM, March 12, 2010.
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From workshops that included American Architectural Foundation (AAF) architects, three recommendations were made that will hopefully have a positive impact on learning, according to Dr. Linda Bost, assistant superintendent.
The first was to re-orient the building on the site, taking it from north-south to east-west, to take advantage of daylight.
Bost said at the meeting Monday night, “Not only is there an energy savings component to that design, but it can really make a difference when the sun comes into your room and at what angle. It can really affect learning.”
The second recommendation was to remove one of the four classroom wings.
The previous design had four two-story classroom wings situated to the back right when looking at the site from Farmington Road ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, N.C. 28145.