Fun Facts about Lowrie
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- Two floors
- 25 classrooms centered around porches
- K porch with playground specifically designed for early primary children
- Undercover play area
- Large field with soccer and baseball capacities
- Slide in the library
- Large Gym/Wellness commons with stage and large windows and doors to the entrance area
- Music room with direct access to the stage
- Solar panels and wind turbine
- Light poles on the entrance to each porch to show the amount of gas, water and electricity use on each porch
- Flexible and movable furniture
- Three kitchen/serveries – one on each floor and one on the K porch
- Separate bus drop-off
- Water cistern to capture water off the roof, parking lot and site
- A lot of natural light throughout the entire building
- Passive heating system – lights tell when it is ok to open the windows – clear story windows open automatically to cool the building
- “Tree-House” in the library – walkway out from second floor to nest in building supports in the center of the library
- Small group rooms on each porch