Bucher Elementary School Green Project
By Brian Schulman, Lancaster County PA RealEstate Expert 717-951-5552
(Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Lancaster PA)
Bucher Elementary School, 450 Candlewyck Rd. in Manheim Township, is planning a major renovation in order to bring the school up to a LEED Silver Rating. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a non-profit organization which developed the rating system to encourage environmentally responsible, energy efficient, healthy living and work places. LEED was created by the U.S. Green Building Council, made up of influential members of the United States building industry. Among the improvements planned for Bucher will be a white roof to reduce heat absorption into the building, which will reduce air conditioning power use. A geothermal heat pump system, similar to the one recently installed in the Manheim Township High School, will not only incease efficiency by utilizing heat...
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