LEED Information

MCPS Green School Focus

Great Seneca Creek achieves Elite Status

Congratulations!

Great Seneca Creek has achieved elite status in the SERT program by achieving a Great Energy Management Award in 2007-2008 school year. We are one of 31 schools who achieved a GEM energy savings status. Our active participation in the SERT program helped MCPS offset 2.1 Million dollars in electricity charges!

Great Seneca Creek Elementary on the Radio!

On May 2nd Mr. Edmundson and the LEED project architects spoke live on 89.3 FM, WPFW. During the radio broadcast they discussed aspects of the school, as related to our GREEN SCHOOLS FOCUS and the many interesting facts involved with GSCES being the first certified LEED School in the state of Maryland.

If you missed the broadcast, you can hear it here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. Right click the links and choose "Save Target as" to download these files to your computer.

Great Seneca Creek "LEEDS the Way"

Great Seneca Creek Elementary will be the first LEED school in Maryland. To learn about the LEED program at GSCES click one of the links below:

Additionally, you can click here to learn about the green school focus in Montgomery County Public Schools.

Pictures of our LEED Program

Geothermal Heating/Cooling System
Geothermal Heating/
Cooling System 		Waterless Urinal
Waterless Urinals
Geothermal Field
Geothermal Heating/
Cooling System		 Geothermal Heating/Cooling System
Geothermal Heating/
Cooling System
Sloped Ceilings
Sloped Ceilings
Fiberglass Framed Windows
Fiberglass Framed Windows
Wheatboard Casework
Wheatboard Casework