DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charter Builders and Irving Independent School District recently celebrated the official groundbreaking for the largest “net zero” public school in the United States. The first of its kind in Texas, the school district’s Lady Bird Johnson Middle School is designed to produce as much energy as it uses, thereby reducing operating costs for the district and shrinking the school’s carbon footprint. To reduce energy consumption, the school is designed to meet LEED® Gold specifications and will feature increased insulation, high-efficiency glazing, daylighting, and an Energy Star® kitchen. The school will also use permeable paving to reduce runoff and harvest rainwater and grey water for irrigation.
