A $34 million early childhood center now under construction in the Bronx will be one of the first green schools in New York City.
It was designed in compliance with the NYC Green Schools Guide and Rating System, which helps schools follow the city’s green building law. The law requires all new schools with construction budgets over $2 million to lower energy costs and use green materials, including plumbing that will reduce water usage.
The center, which will have space for 515 pre-K through third grade students, is scheduled for completion in late 2009, and will share an 80,000-square-foot site with PS 94X at 3530 Kings College Place, which is already at the site.
The center was designed by Gran Kriegel Associates. The design draws on the area’s existing architecture, including the tan-colored PS 94X and the red brick buildings that surround it.