WEST
HAWAII EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
West Hawaii Explorations Academy is a small project-based charter
high school located on a 1.5 acre parcel in the Hawaii Ocean Science
and Technology (HOST) Park at Keahole Point in Kona. The school
retained Ferraro Choi And Associates Ltd to produce a sustainable
master plan for a 4.8 acre parcel also in the HOST park, adjacent
to the NELHA Hawaii Gateway Energy Center.
The planning of the 30,000 square foot facility considered the
addition of a middle school and provisions for guided tours. Sustainable
design strategies include proper building orientation for shading,
day lighting, natural ventilation, a balanced cut-and-fill approach
to grading, native planting, renewable energy sources, and use of
cold Deep Seawater for selected space and process cooling.
For more information on West Hawaii Explorations Academy, please visit their website:
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