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TAMPA, FL – SchenkelShultz Architecture designed the School District of Indian River County’s recently-constructed $34.3 million, 167,500-square-foot Storm Grove Middle School at 6400 57TH Street in Vero Beach, FL. Designed to meet the “LEED® for Schools Gold” criteria established by the United States Green Building Council, SchenkelShultz incorporated the “school within a school” concept whereby each grade level is housed in a separate classroom building to create small learning communities. The 1,329 student station facility features numerous sustainable principles offering the students hands-on experience such as student-controlled classroom lighting, recycling programs, visual building indoor air quality controls and an analematic sun dial located in the courtyard. The school also contains: cafeteria, administration, media and gymnasium buildings conveniently located to allow for after-hours use by the community; a secure, central courtyard with two-story walkways connecting the academic buildings; decentralized and grouped administration suites; a 9,000-square-foot dining/multi-purpose space with black box theater; a covered outdoor dining area that can accommodate 300 students and staff; flexible student learning centers with 9 science labs; and vocational labs including art, business and technology.

Ranked as the #1 Educational Facilities Architect among Southeast Construction magazine’s prestigious 2009 Top Design Firms published October 2009, SchenkelShultz has designed more than 33 million square feet of K-12 projects in Florida.

Ranked 41st largest among Architectural Record magazine’s Top 250 Architectural Firms, SchenkelShultz is celebrating 51 years of design excellence as a full-service architectural firm specializing in education, justice, aviation and commercial facilities design. With eleven offices nationally (seven in Florida) and over 65 LEED® Accredited Professionals, SchenkelShultz is a recognized leader in green design that is committed to incorporating sustainable concepts into every project.

The firm’s sustainable design portfolio includes: Stetson University’s Lynn Business Center, the first LEED®-Certified building in the state of Florida; the LEED®-Gold Certified Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University, the first LEED®-Gold Certified College of Nursing in the United States; and Signature Flight Support’s Boston Logan Executive Terminal, the first LEED® Certified general aviation terminal in the country.

Also commemorating 26 years in Florida under the leadership of J. Thomas Chandler, AIA, President and COO, the firm established its Orlando office in 1983 and subsequently expanded with six additional offices in Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Naples, Sarasota, Tampa and West Palm Beach.

SchenkelShultz, Tampa, is located at 4890 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 930, phone 813-383-5500. For more information, follow SchenkelShultz Architecture at http://twitter.com/SchenkelShultz or visit www.schenkelshultz.com.

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