Logan, Utah project size project completed project contact(s) 85,000 sf 2016 David Cox, AIA, Vern Latham, AIA Hillcrest Elementary School Replacement Hillcrest Elementary School will serve as a replacement facility for the current Hillcrest Elementary School in Logan City School District. Hillcrest Elementary School is a 2 story replacement facility for an existing STEM/Portuguese dual language immersion elementary school in Logan, Utah. The new 600 student school was constructed in the existing play fields while the existing school remained in operation. The District selection committee evaluated many different existing prototypes throughout the State of Utah, and elected to modify an existing award winning Davis School District prototype design first seen at Odyssey Elementary School in North Salt Lake City, Utah, and repeated multiple times in many districts throughout the State. Hillcrest Elementary School has been designed to be a net energy positive building through the inclusion of a robust building envelope, the use of a 3 stage evaporative cooling system coupled with a geo-thermal heat pump system, and highly efficient LED lighting. This approach has reduced the annual operating costs for previous versions of this prototype to approximately 37 cents per square foot, as opposed to the 98 cents per square foot most current designs are operating at. Additionally, a photovoltaic array has been included to further reduce the energy costs of this building. This additional measure has been estimated to reduce the remaining operating costs to approximately 17 cents per square foot. The design is themed around the history and natural environment surrounding the school site. Materials such as Trestle wood from the Great Salt Lake adorn the exterior, and the courtyard is provided with rock gardens where students learn about their surrounding geology. Additionally, the themed interior uses dramatic images & narratives to teach students the concept of growth through examples of “Reach,” “Expand,” “Sprout,” & “Create,” in nature. SALT LAKE CITY OFFICE 524 South 600 East Salt Lake City, UT 84102 801.575.8800 ST. GEORGE OFFICE 20 North Main Street, Suite 103 St. George, UT 84770 435.522.7070