Ash Creek Intermediate School: A High Performance School

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Ash Creek Intermediate SchoolA High
Performance School

• Following is a picture tour of Ash Creek
  Intermediate School in Monmouth, Oregon.
• Ash Creek, which opened in September 2002, is a
  high performance school.

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Exterior

• View of Ash Creek from the south. This photo
  shows the exterior light shelves that shade the
  lower windows and therefore reduce/eliminate
  overheating in the classrooms.

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Entrance

• The entrance to Ash Creek faces east. The
  clerestories for the hall can be easily seen in
  this picture.

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Exterior View of the Gym

• The high windows provide daylighting in the gym.

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East Side of the Building

• This is the east side of the building. Light
  shelves can block solar gains on sunny days, as
  well as reflect more light into the classroom.

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Interior of the School

• Clerestories in the hallway provide lots of
  natural daylighting with uniform light levels
  within the hall. In addition, the hall feels very
  light and airy. T5s are in the indirect light
  fixtures (which are not on in the photo).

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North Hallway

• Clerestories in the north hallway provide lots
  of natural daylighting. The white fabric (top
  left side of photo) reflects light into the
  classrooms through the interior windows. T5s are
  in the indirect light fixtures (which are not
  on in the photo).

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Low Profile

• A low-profile hydronic radiator provides heat in
  this entryway.

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Classroom Daylighting
This picture illustrates how the daylight is
bounced off the light shelve into the room.
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View from within the same classroom. Daylighting
comes into this classroom from the light tube,
the exterior side windows (seem reflected in the
TV), and the interior windows (the hall has
clerestories that bring in natural light).
Classroom Daylighting
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Classroom Daylighting
View from within the same classroom. This picture
illustrates how the daylight from the exterior,
the interior hall and the light tubes illuminate
the classroom.
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Classroom

• View is looking from within the classroom into
  the hall. The daylighting from the hall provides
  an inviting atmosphere. Besides the daylight from
  the light shelves and the hallway, the light tube
  (circle of light above clock) in the classroom
  provides additional light. T5s are in the
  indirect light fixtures.

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Low-Profile Heater

• A low-profile hydronic radiator (under the
  window) provides heat in this classroom without
  taking up space and without being an eyesore.

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Media Center

• The clerestory and the spun fiberglass skylight
  provide lots of daylight in the media center.

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Cafeteria/Multi-Purpose Room

• Daylight from the hallway/clerestories passes
  through the interior windows into the
  cafeteria/multipurpose room.

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Gymnasium

• Clerestories provide daylighting in the gym.

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Gym Daylighting

• The daylighting provides uniform light levels
  within the gym.

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Natural Ventilation

• The vents near the gym ceiling are used for
  natural ventilation. The classrooms also have
  natural ventilation with a mechanical system for
  extreme conditions.

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Mechanical Room

• Three 97 percent efficient boilers provide the
  heat for the entire school.