Ash Creek Intermediate School: A High Performance School Following is a picture tour of Ash Creek Intermediate School in Monmouth, Oregon. Ash Creek, which.

Ash Creek Intermediate School:Ash Creek Intermediate School:

A High Performance School A High Performance School

Following is a picture tour of Ash Creek Intermediate School in Monmouth, Oregon.

Ash Creek, which opened in September 2002, is a high performance school.

ExteriorExterior

View of Ash Creek from the south. This photo shows the View of Ash Creek from the south. This photo shows the exterior light shelves that shade the lower windows and exterior light shelves that shade the lower windows and

therefore reduce/eliminate overheating in the classroomstherefore reduce/eliminate overheating in the classrooms ..

The entrance to Ash Creek faces east. The clerestories The entrance to Ash Creek faces east. The clerestories

for the hall can be easily seen in this picture.for the hall can be easily seen in this picture.

EntranceEntrance

Exterior View of the Exterior View of the GymGym

The high windows The high windows provide daylighting in provide daylighting in the gym.the gym.

This is the east This is the east side of the side of the building. Light building. Light shelves can shelves can block solar gains block solar gains on sunny days, on sunny days, as well as reflect as well as reflect more light into more light into the classroom.the classroom.

East Side of the East Side of the BuildingBuilding

Interior of the Interior of the SchoolSchool

Clerestories in the hallway provide Clerestories in the hallway provide lots of natural daylighting with lots of natural daylighting with uniform light levels within the hall. uniform light levels within the hall. In addition, the hall feels very light In addition, the hall feels very light and airy. T5s are in the indirect and airy. T5s are in the indirect light fixtures (which are not “on” light fixtures (which are not “on” in the photo).in the photo).

Clerestories in the north Clerestories in the north hallway provide lots of hallway provide lots of natural daylighting. The natural daylighting. The white fabric (top left white fabric (top left side of photo) reflects side of photo) reflects light into the classrooms light into the classrooms through the interior through the interior windows. T5s are in the windows. T5s are in the indirect light fixtures indirect light fixtures (which are not “on” in (which are not “on” in the photo).the photo).

North HallwayNorth Hallway

A low-profile A low-profile hydronic radiator hydronic radiator provides heat in provides heat in this entrywaythis entryway..

Low ProfileLow Profile

This picture illustrates how the daylight is bounced off the light This picture illustrates how the daylight is bounced off the light shelve into the room.shelve into the room.

Classroom DaylightingClassroom Daylighting

View from within the same classroom. Daylighting comes View from within the same classroom. Daylighting comes into this classroom from the light tube, the exterior side into this classroom from the light tube, the exterior side windows (seem reflected in the TV), and the interior windows (seem reflected in the TV), and the interior windows (the hall has clerestories that bring in natural windows (the hall has clerestories that bring in natural light).light).

Classroom DaylightingClassroom Daylighting

Classroom DaylightingClassroom Daylighting

View from within the same classroom.View from within the same classroom. This picture illustrates how This picture illustrates how the daylight from the exterior, the interior hall and the light tubes the daylight from the exterior, the interior hall and the light tubes illuminate the classroom.illuminate the classroom.

View is looking from View is looking from within the classroom within the classroom into the hall. The into the hall. The daylighting from the daylighting from the hall provides an inviting hall provides an inviting atmosphere. Besides atmosphere. Besides the daylight from the the daylight from the light shelves and the light shelves and the hallway, the light tube hallway, the light tube (circle of light above (circle of light above clock) in the classroom clock) in the classroom provides additional provides additional light. T5s are in the light. T5s are in the indirect light fixtures.indirect light fixtures.

ClassroomClassroom

A low-profile hydronic A low-profile hydronic radiator (under the radiator (under the window) provides heat window) provides heat in this classroom without in this classroom without taking up space and taking up space and without being an without being an eyesore.eyesore.

Low-Profile HeaterLow-Profile Heater

The clerestory The clerestory and the spun and the spun fiberglass fiberglass skylight provide skylight provide lots of daylight lots of daylight in the media in the media center. center.

Media CenterMedia Center

Daylight from the Daylight from the hallway/clerestories hallway/clerestories passes through the passes through the interior windows into interior windows into the the cafeteria/multipurpose cafeteria/multipurpose room.room.

Cafeteria/Multi-Purpose Cafeteria/Multi-Purpose RoomRoom

Clerestories provide Clerestories provide daylighting in the daylighting in the gym.gym.

GymnasiumGymnasium

The daylighting The daylighting provides uniform light provides uniform light levels within the gym.levels within the gym.

Gym Gym DaylightingDaylighting

The vents near the The vents near the gym ceiling are used gym ceiling are used for natural for natural ventilation. The ventilation. The classrooms also have classrooms also have natural ventilation natural ventilation with a mechanical with a mechanical system for extreme system for extreme conditions.conditions.

Natural VentilationNatural Ventilation

Mechanical RoomMechanical Room

Three 97 percent Three 97 percent efficient boilers efficient boilers provide the heat for provide the heat for the entire school.the entire school.