Connecticut's Watkinson School to Demonstrate Possibilities for Smart, Green Classrooms of the Future, Today SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Project FROG (www.projectfrog.com), leading manufacturer of smart building systems, will break ground on a new energy-neutral Center for Science and Global Citizenship at the Watkinson School in Hartford, Conn, on May 27. The building will be the first of its kind in New England, and marks the company's first zero-net energy solution built in a cold climate. John Bracker, Watkinson's head of school, announced, "The Center for Science and Global Citizenship represents an important step in our efforts to challenge the traditional orthodoxy of how a building comes together, the role it can play in teaching about sustainability and the curriculum material at hand. Just imagine what's possible when a building is as smart and dynamic as the students and faculty who live in it." The Watkinson project demonstrates the possibilities for energy-efficient, technologically enhanced classrooms of the future, today. Incorporating the ideal learning environment into the greenest, most sustainable commercial building solution available, the 4,000 square foot state-of-the-art science center will feature 75 percent energy-demand reduction, abundant natural light and glare control, superior air quality, fungible user technology, microclimate customization and advanced climate controls in an easy to configure package. Constructed of mainly of recyclable materials, the Center will generate more energy within its footprint than is required to operate its systems. To support the linked but diverse curricula, the three Center for Science and Global Citizenship classrooms will be adaptable to lecture, seminars, and lab-style instruction.
