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What’s NEW at The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center The 10 th Living Building in the WORLD!

Saving the Chesapeake Bay through education, advocacy, litigation, and restoration . CBF Headquarters Annapolis, MD Brock Environmental Center Virgnia Beach, VA CBF believes that buildings should educate, inspire and reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.

Pleasure House Point

Program

100% ENERGY CREATED IN ONE YEAR + AN ADDITIONAL 45% SENT TO THE GRID • 70% CREATED BY 168 SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF • 30% CREATED BY 2 – 10KW RESIDENTIAL WIND TURBINES Photo Credit: Tony Arnold NET POSTIVE ENERGY!

The Brock Center uses 83% less energy! Monthly Energy Bill

Collection areas – sloped (3:12) standing seam galvalume roof Courtesy of Smithgroup WATER: How is it treated?

Resilient

Prakash Patel - Courtesy of Smithgroup Why a Classroom at the Brock Center?

“ We take the philosophy that you’re wasting your time with older people; they are set in their ways. But if you can educate the younger generation, they will grow up to be ” better older people. - Joan & Macon Brock

Social Sustainability Environmental Studies with a Sustainability Focus Environmental Sustainable Economics Sustainability and Natural and Business Innovation Resource Stewardship The goal of the Environmental Studies Program is to empower students in the program to broaden their understanding of sustainability through: Utilizing the natural community as a context for learning about • environmental and sustainability issues. Implementing environmental service learning projects. • Integrating interdisciplinary instruction. • Incorporating challenge-based, collaborative, and design • thinking learning. Sustainability Program

• Connecting to a community of learners • Empowering students to lead their own learning • Learning in context • Investing in deeper learning • Internships and mentoring Innovative Learning Designs

Connected College Majors Sustainability studies • Environmental science • Biology • Urban planning • Marine ecology • Law and public policy • Natural resources management • Human ecology • Agricultural management • Architecture/Engineering • Post Secondary Opportunities

Connected Careers • Chief sustainability officer • Energy manager • Water resource engineer • Wetland specialist • Educator • Lawyer • Environmental planner • Wildlife biologist • Watershed science technician • Soil conservation technician Career Opportunities

Elementary Science: • We all Live Downstream • Grade 4, unit 3: Earth Resources • Human impact and care for the environment Secondary Science: • Environmental Literacy Program with CBF • Teacher professional development sessions • College courses for teachers • Unit performance tasks Longstanding Partnership with CBF

Brock Environmental Center and Pleasure House Point Living shorelines • Habitat restoration • Water quality improvement • Oyster reefs • Largest estuary • Approximately 3,600 species of plants and animals • Net-zero energy building • The 10 th living building in the country to achieve full Living • Building Challenge (LBC) certification The first Commercial Building in the Continental US to recei • ve a permit to drink treated rainwater. Best example of off-grid operations in VA • Why the Brock Center?

AM PM Schedule Structure

Pre-requisites 9 th /10 th grade 11 th Grade Algebra II 12 th Grade English 10 On-site: 2 Social Studies Credits AP Environmental Science Topical Research Course Chemistry & Biology Sustainability Senior Independent Study Natural Resource EcoSummit Management Watershed Hydrology Pre-requisites & Course Structure

• Navigating the Journey Night – October 17, 2019 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. – Virginia Beach Convention Center – Informational sessions about Environmental Studies Program curriculum and application process More Information

Conceptual Design Conceptual Design Conceptual Design

Conceptual Design Conceptual Design Courtesy of Micheal Blakenship Modification Condition Use Permit

Conceptual Design Conceptual Design Modification Condition Use Permit

• Will the classroom be as sustainable as the Brock Center? • It will be built to the standard of the Brock Center. Will there be additional wind turbines added to • Pleasure House Point? • No, the classroom will rely on solar panels. Where will the school buses and students park? • Bus drop off on Marlin Bay Drive + street parking • • How large will the classroom be? • Large enough to hold 25-30 students per class. When will the classroom open? • Fall 2020 • • Next Steps? • We are currently in the conceptual design phase. As the design comes together we will reach out so you have an opportunity to see it and comment on it. Additional information can be found by visiting: www.cbf.org/Brockclassroom Frequently Asked Questions

Conceptual Design Questions?