Paul W. Crowley East Bay Metropolitan Career and Technical Center (MET)

Rhode Island’s first design-build net-zero energy school

Pushing the envelope with an aggressive approach to construction of a new facility for its East Bay Met campus, the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) chose the design-build team of Gilbane and RGB Architects when they sought to build Rhode Island’s first net-zero state facility and the first net-zero high school in the region. The school accommodates 160-students and 20-staff, housing classroom spaces, multi-purpose rooms, STEAM center (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), an environmental lab and digital lab.

Project Overview

Solar thermal domestic water heating
Ground water injection through pervious paving system and bio-retention system
150kW photovoltaic system
Air-tight, super-insulated exterior envelope
“Cool” roof membrane system
Geothermal and demand control ventilation system
LED dimmable lighting and multi-level lighting controls for maximum energy savings

“The project is an enormous success due to the hard work of Gilbane’s project team. The project was managed with exceptional professionalism and expertise. As a result the project team’s collaborative working relationship, the project came in on time and on budget, but most of all the quality was outstanding.”
Joseph P. daSilva
School Construction Coordinator