Waldorf School
Lexington, Massachusetts
As Co-Chair of the Campus Renewal Committee (CRC) overseeing the renovations to Historic Adams Building, John Rossi along with the 7-person CRC committee guided this private institution through a Phase-Zero process of developing a highly tailored framework for their campus planning process and all the details for the complete upgrades and renewal of the century-old Adams School building. This involved working closely with with the Board of Trustees, Office of Development, Business Manager, and Campus Community.
The comprehensive renovation plan for this historic School building, and strong community anchor in East Lexington Village, involves the exploration of integrating sustainable features such as a green roof, water reclamation, photovoltaic cells, and geothermal heat. In keeping with the institution's core teachings by Rudolf Steiner, sustainability is integral throughout all the grades, and any sustainable building features would further complement the campus as a hands-on learning laboratory for students and all who visit.
Our extensive planning work entailed:
review of of the entire building’s deferred maintenance needs and assessment of the School's space-use requirements and institution's long-range plan
assembly of specialized building consultants to form the due diligence team
developing cost estimates and fundraising/planning/and construction timeline
conducting outreach presentations on sustainability and campus renewal to faculty, parents, and students to begin the collaborative and shared learning behind the collaborative community visioning that will occur in the Fall of 2007.
Waldorf School is a pre-K through grade-8 independent school with 230 students.
Scope of project: upgrades, renovation, and possible addition,
all to incorporate green building technologies
and sustainable construction practices
Estimated project cost: n/a
Size of project: 30K sf
Estimated completion date: 2010
Image credit: John Rossi, Lexington Public Library Archives