Explore 30 LEED-certified schools from 2019

September 20, 2019

In the first half of 2019, more than 100 schools received LEED certification—an impressive start to the year and an exciting glimpse into what the rest of 2019 has to offer. This is the seventh time in 12 years that so many schools have been certified in a six-month period. Since 2017, when the Center for Green Schools began recognizing […]

Wilde Lake Middle School Earns LEED Platinum Status

December 13, 2017

The middle school in Columbia is among the most energy-efficient schools in the United States. By Elizabeth Janney, Patch Staff COLUMBIA, MD — The first net-zero school in Maryland has also earned another distinction. Wilde Lake Middle School has been certified as a leader in sustainability. The school in the 10400 block of Cross Fox Lane was awarded a LEED […]

Wilde Lake Middle in Columbia becomes Maryland’s first ‘net-zero energy’ school

January 3, 2017

By Colin Campbell The Baltimore Sun Wilde Lake Middle School in Columbia is making its debut this week as Maryland’s first “net-zero energy” school — meaning the $33 million building’s extensive solar panel array will help it generate as much energy as it uses. The new school is significantly larger than the 48-year-old building it is replacing, and is designed […]

The New, Net Zero Wilde Lake Middle School

January 2, 2017

Completed in January 2017, the new Wilde Lake Middle School is the first net zero energy school in Maryland. A net zero energy building generates as much energy as it uses over the course of a year as a result of building system efficiencies and on-site renewable energy sources, such as solar power. The new Wilde Lake Middle School is […]

Wilde Lake Middle School Opens as First Net-Zero School in Maryland

New year means new school for some Wilde Lake students, whose building is a first for the state. By Elizabeth Janney, Patch Staff COLUMBIA, MD — Maryland’s first net-zero energy school opens this week. Students at Wilde Lake Middle School on Monday returned from winter break to start the new year in their new building, which officials say will generate […]

Teachers say move-in days at Wilde Lake Middle School ‘busy, but worth it’

December 30, 2016

By Andrew Michaels Howard County Times Principal Anne Swartz and faculty and staff of Wilde Lake Middle School buckled down for a mid-year school building swap before winter break to unpack and prepare their new offices and classrooms for the students’ return on Jan. 2. Students had a holiday Dec. 22 and 23 while teachers made the transition to the […]