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Thomas L. Wells Public School
Toronto, Canada
Baird Sampson Neuert Architects
The first LEED Silver-rated public school in Canada, Thomas L. Wells Public School commences a new generation of green schools for the Toronto District School Board. Baird Sampson Neuert Architects devised a program for the small, 3-acre site that efficiently maximizes exterior play space as well as solar exposure for the classrooms. Responding to Toronto's northern geographical location, the Canadian architecture firm used computer modeling to calibrate light shelves for the large classroom windows, shading high summer sun and reflecting low winter solar rays deep into the building. A displacement ventilation system injects fresh air into classrooms through benches adjacent to the corridor, drawing the air across radiant floor heating to return air grilles above the windows. |