Project Profile: Guilford Park High School

November 16, 2023

By Building Congress & Exchange Just because the project is construction of a prototype high school doesn’t make it a routine job. Building the newly opened Guilford Park High School in Jessup required the project team to complete expansive site work, install uncommon systems and craft some exquisite architectural details. Read More

Community gets first look inside Howard County’s newest high school, Guilford Park, in Jessup

By Thomas Goodwin Smith Howard County Public Schools’ 13th high school opened its doors to the community for the first time this weekend, allowing future students and families, as well as those connected to the school’s history, to tour the $129 million facility. Guilford Park High School, in Jessup, shares the same design prototype as Long Reach, Reservoir and Marriotts […]

Net Zero Energy Schools Raise Bar on Green Construction Statewide

November 15, 2023

By Rosanne Skirble On his first tour of Wilde Lake Middle School in Columbia, Christopher Rattay watched a fleet of solar cars whiz up and down the sixth-grade hallway. He would learn from the enthusiastic young operators that they were built for a class project. The new principal knew right away that Maryland’s first net zero energy school would be a […]

13th high school ready to open in Howard County (Maryland) district

August 25, 2023

The Howard County (Maryland) district has completed construction of its 13th high school—Guilford Park High School in Jessup. The Howard County Times reports that the $129 million facility will begin classes on Aug. 28 with about 750 students—freshmen and sophomores only. When it adds 11th and 12th grades in the next two years, it will house 1,650 students. It is the county’s first new high school since 2005. Read […]

Students in Howard County gain their green thumbs

By: Ashley McDowell WMAR-2 News HOWARD COUNTY, Md. — Some elementary school students in Howard County are gaining their green thumbs. This comes as the Howard County Local Health Improvement Coalition gave $4,150 to the Community Ecology Institute who set up gardens at a couple elementary schools. Students at Bryant Woods and Talbott Springs Elementary Schools are learning the principles […]

Guilford Park High School grand opening

By Brian Krista Baltimore Sun Media Pictures from the grand opening celebration for Guilford Park High School on Saturday, August 12, 2023. View Pictures

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 […]