Alan Ford, FAIA, of Ford Architects is the author of the internationally released and bestselling 2007 book Designing the Sustainable School. He is a licensed architect with over 40 years of experience in the design of high performance ECE-12 schools. Kate Mraw, LPA’s K-12 Practice Director, brings 20 years of educational design experience to her work, leading projects with learner-centered planning. Her research informed approach creates a connection at the intersection of learning and innovative, sustainable environments to improve user experience. Besty del Monte, FAIA, is an architect with 30 years of experience in high-performance design. She is an activist, teacher, and consultant, trying to reach and inspire as many as possible. She lives in Asheville, NC, with her husband, family and two large dogs.

"...Ford’s new book, co-authored with Kate Mraw and Betsy del Monte, pushes sustainability beyond doing less harm to restoring and revitalizing the environment. " - Architectural Record

• Forewordby Rick Fedrizzi & Rachel HodgdonTransformative Designby Lindsay BakerIntroductionby Alan Ford, Kate Mraw, Betsy del MonteThought Leader VoicesInsights and IdeasEvidence-Based DesignHuman HealthNet-Zero Energy DesignClimate ChallengesEquity in DesignSafety & SecurityCase StudiesPost-Occupancy EvaluationsAspen Burlingame Early Childhood Center Alice West Fleet Elementary SchoolAmerican International School of ZagrebAmerican School Foundation of GuadalajaraAnna-Pröll Secondary School & Sports HallAntonio Brancati Secondary SchoolAsilong Christian High SchoolBenjamin Banneker Academic High SchoolBenjamin W Murch Elementary SchoolBiomass Heating Facility, Hotchkiss SchoolBlakely Elementary SchoolBluestone Elementary SchoolBobergsskolan (Boberg School)De Kleine Kapitein (The Small Captain)ENC Nature PreschoolForest Edge Elementary SchoolGreen School South AfricaHome Building at Thaden SchoolJohn Lewis Elementary SchoolJones County K-12 SchoolThe Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership andSustainability at Sandy GroundKing Open/Cambridge St Upper School andCommunity ComplexLakeridge Middle SchoolLick-Wilmerding High School HistoricRenovation and ExpansionLincoln High SchoolLittle Star Montessori Infant and Toddler BuildingLudwig-Weber SchoolNeoCity AcademyNueva School, Science & Environmental CenterRajkumari Ratnavati Girls SchoolShanghai Qingpu Pinghe / School as a VillageSonoma Academy Janet Durgin Guild and CommonsSt James Intermediate SchoolTe Mirumiru Early Childhood Education CenterTIDE AcademyUlysses S Grant High School ModernizationWill Smith Zoo SchoolYdalir School and KindergartenCase Studies: Environmental Centers,Retreats, and Learning CentersFrick Environmental CenterHawai‘i Preparatory Academy - Energy LabKohler Environmental CenterLapalala Wilderness SchoolAppendixAbout the AuthorsAcknowledgmentsResourcesIndex of Architects

Alan Ford, FAIA, of Ford Architects is the author of the internationally released and bestselling 2007 book Designing the Sustainable School. He is a licensed architect with over 40 years of experience in the design of high performance ECE-12 schools. Kate Mraw, LPA’s K-12 Practice Director, brings 20 years of educational design experience to her work, leading projects with learner-centered planning. Her research informed approach creates a connection at the intersection of learning and innovative, sustainable environments to improve user experience. Besty del Monte, FAIA, is an architect with 30 years of experience in high-performance design. She is an activist, teacher, and consultant, trying to reach and inspire as many as possible. She lives in Asheville, NC, with her husband, family and two large dogs.

"...Ford’s new book, co-authored with Kate Mraw and Betsy del Monte, pushes sustainability beyond doing less harm to restoring and revitalizing the environment. " - Architectural Record

• Forewordby Rick Fedrizzi & Rachel HodgdonTransformative Designby Lindsay BakerIntroductionby Alan Ford, Kate Mraw, Betsy del MonteThought Leader VoicesInsights and IdeasEvidence-Based DesignHuman HealthNet-Zero Energy DesignClimate ChallengesEquity in DesignSafety & SecurityCase StudiesPost-Occupancy EvaluationsAspen Burlingame Early Childhood Center Alice West Fleet Elementary SchoolAmerican International School of ZagrebAmerican School Foundation of GuadalajaraAnna-Pröll Secondary School & Sports HallAntonio Brancati Secondary SchoolAsilong Christian High SchoolBenjamin Banneker Academic High SchoolBenjamin W Murch Elementary SchoolBiomass Heating Facility, Hotchkiss SchoolBlakely Elementary SchoolBluestone Elementary SchoolBobergsskolan (Boberg School)De Kleine Kapitein (The Small Captain)ENC Nature PreschoolForest Edge Elementary SchoolGreen School South AfricaHome Building at Thaden SchoolJohn Lewis Elementary SchoolJones County K-12 SchoolThe Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership andSustainability at Sandy GroundKing Open/Cambridge St Upper School andCommunity ComplexLakeridge Middle SchoolLick-Wilmerding High School HistoricRenovation and ExpansionLincoln High SchoolLittle Star Montessori Infant and Toddler BuildingLudwig-Weber SchoolNeoCity AcademyNueva School, Science & Environmental CenterRajkumari Ratnavati Girls SchoolShanghai Qingpu Pinghe / School as a VillageSonoma Academy Janet Durgin Guild and CommonsSt James Intermediate SchoolTe Mirumiru Early Childhood Education CenterTIDE AcademyUlysses S Grant High School ModernizationWill Smith Zoo SchoolYdalir School and KindergartenCase Studies: Environmental Centers,Retreats, and Learning CentersFrick Environmental CenterHawai‘i Preparatory Academy - Energy LabKohler Environmental CenterLapalala Wilderness SchoolAppendixAbout the AuthorsAcknowledgmentsResourcesIndex of Architects

Alan Ford, FAIA, of Ford Architects is the author of the internationally released and bestselling 2007 book Designing the Sustainable School. He is a licensed architect with over 40 years of experience in the design of high performance ECE-12 schools. Kate Mraw, LPA’s K-12 Practice Director, brings 20 years of educational design experience to her work, leading projects with learner-centered planning. Her research informed approach creates a connection at the intersection of learning and innovative, sustainable environments to improve user experience. Besty del Monte, FAIA, is an architect with 30 years of experience in high-performance design. She is an activist, teacher, and consultant, trying to reach and inspire as many as possible. She lives in Asheville, NC, with her husband, family and two large dogs.

"...Ford’s new book, co-authored with Kate Mraw and Betsy del Monte, pushes sustainability beyond doing less harm to restoring and revitalizing the environment. " - Architectural Record

• Forewordby Rick Fedrizzi & Rachel HodgdonTransformative Designby Lindsay BakerIntroductionby Alan Ford, Kate Mraw, Betsy del MonteThought Leader VoicesInsights and IdeasEvidence-Based DesignHuman HealthNet-Zero Energy DesignClimate ChallengesEquity in DesignSafety & SecurityCase StudiesPost-Occupancy EvaluationsAspen Burlingame Early Childhood Center Alice West Fleet Elementary SchoolAmerican International School of ZagrebAmerican School Foundation of GuadalajaraAnna-Pröll Secondary School & Sports HallAntonio Brancati Secondary SchoolAsilong Christian High SchoolBenjamin Banneker Academic High SchoolBenjamin W Murch Elementary SchoolBiomass Heating Facility, Hotchkiss SchoolBlakely Elementary SchoolBluestone Elementary SchoolBobergsskolan (Boberg School)De Kleine Kapitein (The Small Captain)ENC Nature PreschoolForest Edge Elementary SchoolGreen School South AfricaHome Building at Thaden SchoolJohn Lewis Elementary SchoolJones County K-12 SchoolThe Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership andSustainability at Sandy GroundKing Open/Cambridge St Upper School andCommunity ComplexLakeridge Middle SchoolLick-Wilmerding High School HistoricRenovation and ExpansionLincoln High SchoolLittle Star Montessori Infant and Toddler BuildingLudwig-Weber SchoolNeoCity AcademyNueva School, Science & Environmental CenterRajkumari Ratnavati Girls SchoolShanghai Qingpu Pinghe / School as a VillageSonoma Academy Janet Durgin Guild and CommonsSt James Intermediate SchoolTe Mirumiru Early Childhood Education CenterTIDE AcademyUlysses S Grant High School ModernizationWill Smith Zoo SchoolYdalir School and KindergartenCase Studies: Environmental Centers,Retreats, and Learning CentersFrick Environmental CenterHawai‘i Preparatory Academy - Energy LabKohler Environmental CenterLapalala Wilderness SchoolAppendixAbout the AuthorsAcknowledgmentsResourcesIndex of Architects