AMY at James Martin Earns LEED Gold Certification

The Alternative Middle Years (AMY) at James Martin recently received LEED Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council. The 88,000-square-foot facility serves as a vertical learning neighborhood that showcases innovative architecture and inspires scholastic excellence while fostering community connections. 

Designed to meet LEED v4 BD+C: Schools Gold standards, the project transformed an aging facility into a 21st-century learning environment for The School District of Philadelphia. Sustainable design elements focus on efficiency, wellness, and long-term impact and include optimized daylighting and indoor environmental quality, a green roof that supports seasonal plantings and storm water collection, and acoustics that minimize noise and support the wellness of students and staff.

"Achieving LEED Gold at AMY at James Martin is the realization of a vision shared by everyone who touched this project — from the District leadership who championed a healthier learning environment, to the trades who executed it, to the Port Richmond community who will steward it for generations," shared Mayva Donnon, AIA, LEED AP, Partner. "For us, sustainability is inseparable from educational equity. Every daylit classroom, every improvement to indoor air quality, every square foot of green roof translates into better conditions and outcomes for students and teachers.