Centerville Elem. School Beverly, MA

Front entrance

New wing

Back of new wing with clerestory and photovoltaics

Clerestory in new wing halls

Audicafeterium

Facing stage

Stage

Old wing

Hallway in old wing

• Old wing gutted to frame

• Cinder block walls in old/new

• Tile pattern matched in both wings

Gymnasium

Library w/ reading nook on left and computer room in rear

End of new wing – wind turbine on left

Retention pond captures rain runoff from roof

Hallway of old wingLibrary on left, entrance on

right

Reading center

Classroom

Cubbies for kids – storage for teacher

Kindergarten

First grade

Centerville E-School - 2002

• Add/reno of 1964 school• Town didn’t want cost of new

school• Capacity: 300• K- Grade 5 • Enrollment: 300 kids • Construction cost: $9 million• New wing, gutted restored old

wing• Done in one year kids moved to

another school

Green innovations• Automatic room lights • Ambient light compensating lights• Clerestory• Double-glazed windows• Photovoltaics• Wind turbine

Green innovations, cont.

• Photovoltaics – supply part of power (enough for lights)

• Wind turbine – in wrong location; doesn’t supply power

• MTC funding• SBA refund – 85% of construction cost