Straughn Trout Architects, LLC

Lakeland, Florida

PSC Chain of Lakes Building :: Polk State College - Winter Haven Campus

Winter Haven, Florida

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Straughn Trout Architects is proud to continue its partnership with Polk State College (PSC) as the selected architect for the Chain of Lakes Building on the Winter Haven Campus. This new 15,000 square foot administration and classroom building will provide a permanent home for the PSC Chain of Lakes High School. The project is the first new building on the Winter Haven Campus in over ten years. As designers of the Campus Master Plan and architects of all buildings, Straughn Trout has provide a design that is "high-tech" and sustainable while complimenting the adjacent campus structures. This project is designed according to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Schools v2009 requirements, and will be the first building in Polk County to be certified under these standards.

More Information:
www.polk.edu
www.colpsc.com

GREEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION (GEF)
PILOT CURRICULUM
www.greeneducationfoundation.org

Due to Straughn Trout Architects' national recognition in sustainable design, the Green Education Foundation requested our recommendation of a client and project to pilot their Green Building Course curriculum. PSC’s Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School accepted this phenomenal opportunity for the Fall of 2011. The program offers a web-integrated STEM curriculum connecting USGBC-based audit projects with classroom instruction.

STA worked with the faculty and GEF to prepare teaching units that are directly related to the new building’s design. GEF is providing free curricula materials and textbooks for the course and the school is also eligible for additional grants and prizes.

Facts

  • Title: Psc chain of lakes building
  • Subtitle: Polk state college - winter haven campus
  • Location: Winter haven, florida
  • Postal code: 33881
  • Phase: Complete
  • Green: Pursuing leed gold
  • Delivery method: Construction management
  • Budget: $3,268,947.00
  • Size: 14545.0


Project Identification Number:

PP-CST-10FF-16A2-6F01-B695-0


Status: Completed


Tags

  • k-12


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