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CASE STUDY

COUNTRYSIDE CHARTER SCHOOL

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DESIGN

Located on a 75-acre wooded site that included a pond and natural trail, the Countryside Charter School knew that an environmentally friendly design for their new, permanent school facility was critical. The Bard Q-Tec Heat Pump was the logical choice.

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Located on a 75-acre wooded site that included a pond and natural trail.

No stranger to Bard products, the first Countryside Charter School classes held in 1997 were taught in modular classrooms heated and cooled by Bard Gas/Electric wall-mounts. As enrollment grew and a permanent site for their K-12 program became necessary, past experience and their architect’s recommendations made the Bard Q-Tec heat pumps the perfect fit for Countryside’s climate control needs.

Versatility and past experience made perfect sense to use Bard products

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Why Bard? The versatility of individual classroom control combined with the chance to eliminate unsightly roof-mounted or outside condensing units made perfect sense. Individual classroom control and built-in ventilation allows teachers the ability to maintain a learning environment that’s quiet and comfortable. Mounting the Q-Tecs on the inside of the classroom gave the architect the freedom to design a clean, finished exterior look that compliments the school’s natural surroundings.

Countryside Charter School takes care of providing their 500 students with a quality education. Bard creates a physical environment that’s quiet, comfortable and improves attentiveness. Now that sounds like a winning educational team.

Application Detail

  • Benton Harbor Michigan
  • Number of classrooms: 20 permanent / 6 modular
  • Complex located on 75 acre site
  • Presently 500 students in grades K-12
  • Permanent building contains:
  • Elementary, junior, and senior high classes, labs, gym, and administrative offices.
  • Large modular building contains:
  • Middle school classes, special classes, business offices, and computer lab.
  • Smaller modular building contains:
  • Young 5’s program.

SPECIFIED MODEL NUMBERS

  • 20 – QH Series Q-Tec air-to-air Heat Pumps