A wonderful grand opening of phase one of Ross School occurred on August 23rd. District Construction Manager Jim Walton and QKA Construction Manager Tenaya Dale (with adorable son Tyler) were on hand for last minute clean-up before the dedication ceremony. Former Superintendent Tammy Murphy returned from her new job in Southern California for the opening (see picture of Jim, Tenaya, Mark Quattrocchi and Tammy). Ribbon cutting was done by an incoming kindergartener and first grader with help from a Ross resident who graduated from Ross School in 1939! Truly a collaborative community event. Kudos to all involved.
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Ross School Grand Opening
Thursday, August 26th, 2010First Verified Collaborative for High Performance (CHPS) School in California
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Our Latest News—American Canyon High School is the first school in California verified by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)—the United States’ first green building rating program especially designed for K-12 schools. A dedication ceremony will be held June 18th with doors opening to students in August. Developed to serve the growing community of American Canyon, Napa Valley Unified School District’s state of the art high school campus is planned to accommodate over 2,000 students. Designed by Quattrocchi Kwok Architects, this highly sustainable campus features extensive daylighting, a geothermal system to minimize heating and cooling energy, recycled materials and a one megawatt photovoltaic power system which when complete will generate over 80% of the campus’ electricity. ACHS will be formally recognized as CHPS Verified later this summer when construction is completed.
“For years, Napa Valley Unified School District has been active in establishing programs and obtaining equipment to save energy and lessen the carbon footprint of its operations. The construction of American Canyon High School brings the latest technologies and green operating features together, at one site. [By] incorporating green efforts into the learning environment of a high school rich with technological amenities from which students will participate and witness our changing world, is a very positive educational experience.” – Don Evans, Napa Valley Unified School District.
“Upon setting foot on the American Canyon High School campus, students and staff will immediately know their community’s commitment to them and to their school. ACHS has been designed to be a learning environment that is healthy and productive, as well as resource-efficient and community-oriented. It is truly a model high performance school. Napa Valley Unified showed an early commitment to ‘green’ by being the first to go through the CHPS Verified design review in California. We will be lucky to count such an impressive project among the list of CHPS Verified schools.” – Bill Orr, Executive Director, Collaborative for High Performance Schools.
Rave Review of Ross School
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
An article in the Marin Independent Journal this week featured Ross School District Superintendent Tammy Murphy. Ms. Murphy had the following comment regarding our work at Ross School:
“We are building one of the most magnificent schools I’ve ever walked into in my life, and I think it’s going to be great for the community,” she said.
Ms. Murphy is relocating to Santa Barbara and she will be greatly missed by all of us who’ve had the pleasure of working with her.
Marin IJ By Brent Ainsworth
Posted: 05/03/2010 04:57:23 PM PDT
Growing Greener Schools Documentary on PBS
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010April 4, 2010 – April 25, 2010
Growing Greener Schools is a PBS television event showing students, teachers, and parents how to incorporate green ideas into their physical school buildings and classroom curriculums, paving the way for a sustainable future. It airs at different times on PBS stations across the country.
KQED World, San Francisco, Sunday, April 18, 10pm; Monday, April 19, 4am; Thursday, April 22, 9am and noon; Saturday, April 24, 2pm
KCSM, San Francisco/San Mateo, Thursday, April 22, 9pm
KRCB, San Francisco/Rohnert Park, TBA
Sponsor: Media Policy Center and PBS
Solar Schoolhouse Forum – Powering Schools with Sunlight
Friday, February 12th, 2010
QKA is a proud sponsor of the Solar Schoolhouse Forum on March 26th at Sonoma Mountain Village in Rohnert Park. In addition, QKA Associate Aaron Jobson will be a guest speaker for a panel discussion. Join school board representatives, adminstrators, facilities personnel, curriculum specialists, and teaching staff as we explore the major opportunity solar electric systems provide. You’ll find tips and tools on how to reduce utility costs, write RFPs and contracts, pros and cons of financing models and how to leverage solar electric systems as teaching tools.
For information on how you can attend this informative event, please register online by March 10th.
American Canyon High School Ranked #1 Construction Project
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
If you recently received a copy of the North Bay Business Journal’s Book of Lists, check out page 61–American Canyon High School is ranked by value as the #1 construction project in Sonoma, Napa, Marin and Solano counties. This progress shot was taken December 2009.
Happy Kids & Satisfied Teachers at Mendocino K-8
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
The New Mendocino K–8 School:
A Community Dream Realized
Story by Margi Gomez
Contributing editor, Lisa Norman
Here’s a quote from the article the QKA marketing department thoroughly enjoyed: “I think that the new school has a great stage, kitchen, plants, playground, library and classrooms. I think the whole school is awesome. P.S.…It’s totally twenty-first century,” Sofia Seim asserts.
The new Mendocino K-8 campus will be featured on our website in early 2010.
Show Your Support for California Teachers! Wear Pink this Friday, 3/13
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
On Friday thousands of California educators will receive layoff notices as schools districts are forced to make drastic cuts. Read more.