Kensington School Makes Architects' List of Top 10 Green Projects of 2012

The Kensington High School for Creative and Performing Arts was named one of the top 10 green projects of 2012 by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment. Kensington CAPA—designed by SMP Architects in a joint venture with SRK Architects—is the first public high school to receive LEED certification at the Platinum level. Of course, we here at the Watersheds Blog get really excited about the high school's stormwater management. Kensington CAPA keeps all its stormwater on site through a combination of green roofs (about 50% of the roof coverage), porous paving, rainwater harvesting for reuse, rain barrels and rain gardens.

View more info and photos from the AIA on Kensington CAPA here.