Conserve School: ahead of the 'learning' curve.

Land O' Lakes, WI -- Opened in fall 2002, the Conserve School is the epitome of green design. Interplan LLC (www.interplanorlando.com), out of Chicago and Orlando, provided architecture, design, and engineering services, helping the school's founder, the late James R. Lowenstine, provide a

* A variety of post-consumer and fully recyclable environmentally friendly building materials.

* Buildings that feature large expanses of glass for optimum viewing of the natural environment surrounding the school.

* Large overhangs that were incorporated into buildings to reduce heat gain in the summer.

* An energy management system that monitors and controls mechanical systems centrally.

* Motion sensors and photocells that were incorporated into the lighting systems to minimize energy consumption.

To find out more about this project, visit (www.conserveschool.org).