2024-05-04T22:14:30-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150262195/wrns-studio-school-sets-new-milestones-for-sustainability Niall Patrick Walsh 2021-05-04T09:16:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/5576bcec9cc41b0af3fa7e7dab7e815c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/23558296/wrns-studio" target="_blank">WRNS Studio</a> has announced a milestone sustainability achievement for their <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/project/23558296/sonoma-academy-janet-durgin-guild-commons/150175444" target="_blank">Janet Durgin Guild &amp; Commons</a>, designed for the Sonoma Academy in Santa Rosa, California. The scheme has become the first project to achieve both Petal and Zero Carbon Certification by the <a href="https://living-future.org/" target="_blank">International</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://living-future.org/" target="_blank">Living Future Institute</a> (ILFI), as well as being the first project in California to receive Zero Carbon Certification, and the fourth in the State to receive Petal Certification.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2d/2dbb68a36d2c593bf2a2c08db8de488a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2d/2dbb68a36d2c593bf2a2c08db8de488a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Michael David Rose</figcaption></figure><p>The project, previously detailed on <em>Archinect </em><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/project/23558296/sonoma-academy-janet-durgin-guild-commons/150175444" target="_blank">here</a>, takes the form of a Y-shaped mass nestled into the hillside overlooking Santa Rosa. At two stories, the scheme uses the site&rsquo;s slope to form clear programmatic levels, supported by a landscape of pathways and habitats flowing over and around the terraced learning environment. </p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e9/e968e65303e588c71db4d8cd7f8fdd2e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e9/e968e65303e588c71db4d8cd7f8fdd2e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Michael David Rose</figcaption></figure><p>Engagement, wellness, inclusivity, and sustainability formed core pillars of <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150199790/wrns-studio-a-practice-guided-by-practical-necessities-and-placemaking" target="_blank">WRNS Studio&rsquo;s approach</a>. The Commons area features generous operable windows that ...</p>