Miller Elementary Earns LEED Gold
Otak’s landscape architects assisted the Bend-La Pine School District with the design and construction of the cutting-edge Miller Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Otak prepared planting and irrigation plans that helped earn the school’s LEED Gold rating. Otak researched and wrote specifications for recycling waste sheet rock from school construction for use as soil amendment. Other sustainable features included using native, drought-tolerant plant material, and an irrigation system designed in sections that could be decommissioned over time as plants become established. Otak also worked closely with a site restoration specialist to develop plans for restoring nearly a third of the 14.6-acre project site to its native, pre-orchard condition.
“The Bend-La Pine School District has done a terrific job in showing leadership in the community by focusing on sustainable construction practices,” said David Haynes, landscape architect at Otak. “They are a forward-thinking and committed group of people that have been great to work with.”
