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Sustainable Learning Environments: Designing for Efficiency and Wellness Webinar

June 24 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Virtual Event
Learn how schools can lower energy costs and improve student wellness through sustainability. Watch this Spaces4Learning webcast (sponsored by RenewAire).

Presented by Spaces4Learning | Sponsored by RenewAire

Today’s educational institutions are facing a critical challenge: how to balance environmental responsibility with high-performance building design, occupant health, and long-term resilience. From carbon reduction and energy efficiency to indoor air quality and water conservation, school districts are adopting holistic sustainability strategies that deliver measurable, long-term benefits.

Tune into this upcoming Spaces4Learning live webcast on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, to explore a real-world blueprint for the campuses of the future. Design experts from HMFH Architects will present a case study on the newly completed Arlington High School in Arlington, MA. Serving 1,750 students and its community, this high-performance campus recently achieved LEED Platinum certification and was purposefully engineered to minimize energy use and optimize long-term facility performance.

The presentation will break down the critical design decisions, obstacles overcome, and key lessons learned that can be applied to any upcoming K-12 or higher-education facility project.

Event Details

  • Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
  • Time: 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT
  • Cost: Free
  • Continuing Education: A certificate of attendance is available for all registered attendees who view the live or on-demand session.

What You Will Learn:

  • Holistic Sustainability Frameworks: How to approach school design with a balance of embodied carbon reductions, operational efficiency, and student wellness.
  • The Path to Lower Operational Costs: Insights into scalable strategies and energy recovery technologies that minimize energy consumption and optimize performance on high-occupancy campuses.
  • Low-Carbon Materials: Strategies for identifying and utilizing low-embodied carbon building materials, such as specialized concrete.
  • Fossil-Fuel-Free Planning: Actionable lessons learned from the LEED Platinum Arlington High School project to help guide a town or campus toward ambitious green goals.

Meet the Speakers

Lori Cowles, AIA, ALEP, LEED AP

Principal, HMFH Architects

Lori is an Accredited Learning Environment Planner (ALEP) and a Principal at HMFH Architects, an educational architecture firm based in Massachusetts. She brings 33 years of experience designing sustainable K-12 schools that foster student well-being, support diverse educational approaches, and strengthen learning communities. Lori served as the Project Director for the LEED Platinum-certified Arlington High School.

Stephanie MacNeil, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Associate and Sustainability Leader, HMFH Architects

As the Sustainability Leader at HMFH Architects, Stephanie leverages her expertise in building performance and holistic design to help school districts achieve ambitious targets in carbon reduction and occupant wellness. Serving as the Project Architect for the new Arlington High School, Stephanie championed key innovations, including the complex air-source heat pump zoning and low-embodied carbon concrete selections that secured the project’s LEED Platinum status.

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