ANIMO JUSTICE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL:GREEN DOT AND ANIMO RALPH BUNCHE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL: GREEN DOT

This LEED certified, type III-1 hour project is a conversion of two existing, connected, 1-story manufacturing warehouse structures into two interconnected Green Dot Charter High Schools with the buildings totaling 77,000-square-foot on a 87,000-square-foot lot. It is now the permanent home of two Green Dot Jefferson schools; Animo Justice and Animo Ralph Bunche. The project encompasses full renovation of the existing structures and the insertion of a new second story into one of the structures. It provides 48 classrooms including 4 science laboratories, library, multipurpose room, administrative offices and a gymnasium. New site features include a canopy, an entry ramp/stair structure as well as the re-landscaping of an existing parking lot across the street. The school uses such energy saving systems and green products as lighting controls, skylights and windows in every classroom, a bio-based VCT system as well as dual flushing toilets and waterless urinals. This project is the first LEED® for Schools accredited high school in California and received a 2009 Los Angeles Architectural Award from the Los Angeles Business Council for exceptional contribution in the category of renovation.