莱迪·梅顿·史泰西建筑事务所(LeddyMayumStacy Architors)的纽瓦学校(Nueva School)坐落在加州的山上，LEED黄金认证建筑的特点是绿色屋顶，回收场地木材，光伏系统和雨水再利用。这个项目的独特之处在于一种独特的方法和社区参与。

The Nueva School by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects sits atop the California hills as a part of its surroundings. The LEED Gold Certified Building features green roofs, recycled site timber, photovoltaic systems and storm water reuse. Singular to this project is a unique approach and community involvement.

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现有新学校的新增部分包括一个新的图书馆、学生中心和教室。所有这三座建筑都位于中心广场周围的山坡上。

This addition to the existing Nueva School contains a new library, student center and classroom building. All three of these structures are placed on hillside around a central plaza.

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从构思到完成，纽瓦学校一直以环境和社区为导向。除了LMS建筑设计师设计的学校之外，还增加了1967年成立的一所已建立的学校。学校的领导制定了自己的使命：“激发终身学习的热情，培养社会敏锐性，培养每个孩子的想象力，让学生学会如何做出有益于世界的选择。”增加的环境责任对该特派团表示敬意。

From conception through completion the Nueva School has been both environmentally and community oriented. The addition to the school designed by LMS Architects adds on to an established school founded in 1967. Leading of the school set its mission “to inspire passion for lifelong learning, foster social acuity, and develop each child’s imaginative mind, enabling students to learn how to make choices that will benefit the world.” The environmental responsibility of the addition pays homage to that mission.

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这些孩子，K-12，原来的新瓦学校，一听到计划，更换停车场和现有的柏树林扩大，是不高兴和理所当然的。为了安抚学生并让他们参与进来，一些学生在获得了面积、目标和预算后，有机会设计自己的理想项目。孩子们最终赢了。许多现存的柏树被保存下来，被砍倒的柏树被回收，作为该项目的屏风、装饰和长凳。

The children, K-12, of the original Nueva School, upon hearing the plan to replace a parking lot and existing cypress grove to expand, were upset and rightfully so. To appease and involve the students some were given the opportunity to design their own ideal project after being given square footage, objectives and a budget. In the end the children won out. Many of the existing cypress trees were kept and the ones which were chopped down were recycled as screens, decking and benches for the project.

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为了与环境议程保持一致，该结构采用了其他几种技术。其中之一，三座建筑物组成的额外是在等级，所以很少的场地干扰是必要的。绿色屋顶覆盖了图书馆和学生中心，消除了建筑的热岛效应，为本地鸟类和昆虫物种提供了栖息地。最著名的昆虫种类是桃金娘的银斑蝶，它濒临灭绝。雨水收集也是建筑物的可持续属性之一。

In keeping with an environmental agenda the structure implemented several other techniques. For one the three buildings that make up the addition were situated on grade such that little site disturbance was necessary. Green roofs cover the library and student center, taking away from the structure’s heat island effect and providing a habitat for native bird and insect species. Most notable of the insect species is Myrtle’s silverspot butterfly which is endangered. Rainwater collection is also among the buildings’ sustainable attributes.

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由于所有这些绿色元素有助于减少环境影响，纽瓦学校的能源消耗比美国典型的新学校设施少65%。这可能是由于光伏系统提供了大约21%的学校电力需求。雨水收集和高效系统允许学校使用比典型的新学校少50%的水。

With all of these green elements helping to reduce environmental impact the Nueva School uses 65 percent less energy than a typical new school facility in the US. This may be due to the photovoltaic systems which provide about 21 percent of the school’s electricity needs. The storm water collection and high efficiency systems within allow the school to use 50 percent less water than that of the typical new school.