The five new energy positive FirstFloor Horry County schools (Socastee Middle School, Socastee Elementary School, St. James Intermediate School, Ten…
Editorial: How North Carolina is cutting school construction costs!
A great news editorial featuring our energy positive school, Sandy Grove Middle School, in Hoke County, NC. https://bit.ly/2Hux4Py
Understanding HVAC at Myrtle Beach Middle School
The energy-wise club at Myrtle Beach Middle School (Horry County Schools) tells us about the centralized geothermal system at their…
Understanding the Building Envelope
EnergyWise students invite James Rice from Firstfloor Energy Positive to explain how building envelope is designed and constructed at Socastee…
What’s a Watt? Understanding Energy Data
Students at St. James Intermediate School in Horry County Schools, SC learn about energy data and terms with Jerry Marshall…
Energy Positive Schools vs. Net Zero Schools: What’s the Difference?
When classifying a building, many people use the terms “energy positive” and “net zero” interchangeably. What most do not realize…
Inside Look: Firstfloor Horry County Schools
Horry County, SC, a county the size of the state of Delaware, needed 8 replacement schools in order to continue…
Energy Positive Schools: Defining the Community Impact of Zero Energy Schools
In several states across the country, school districts are realizing the benefits of zero energy schools and their impact on…
Two Horry County Schools Honored with Architectural and Interior Design Awards
Learning By Design, the nation’s premier source for education design innovation and excellence, has announced that two Horry County schools…
Two articles featured in ASCENT Magazine’s Summer 2018 edition
SfL+a Architects and Firstfloor were featured in two articles in Ascent Magazine’s Summer 2018 edition, How Precast Builds K-12 Schools:…