School @ Mueller
The school has facilities on site to show students process for recycling waste water. It gathers the water from gutters, permeable surfaces, runoff from nearby areas, and condensation from the schools HVAC systems.
The living machine on school grounds uses holding tanks and man-made wetlands to purify the water so that it can be reused. In some instances, it goes through the machine more than once to produce drinkable water.
The newly clean water is then spread throughout the school campus for use in safety measures, irrigation, and waster circulation. Then a portion of the same water gets purified and used again.
C. Johnson With inspiration from the EcoRise curriculum, this school seeks to educate today’s youth to become more ecofriendly citizens/leaders. Due to the shortcomings of the lecture-based learning environment of many schools today, education at this facility is accomplished primarily through firsthand experience with passive/active systems and their tangible effects. Water-based green strategies such as water catchment systems, pervious surfaces, condensation collection, and living machines are implemented throughout the school to reduce city water demands. These systems are readily accessible to the teachers at the school to facilitate a more visual and physical learning environment for the students. Taking note of successful green strategies at their school, the students participate in project-based settings, due to the EcoRise curriculum, to help them grow as a more ecoliterate generation.