Newest SEEDoc Released

Escuela Ecológica Project

Recently released by SEED Network, this mini-documentary features Ben Spencer and a cast of our students, other UW faculty members, and residents of Lomas de Zapallel. The project is winner of the 2012 SEED Award. 

Check out the video below and more info can be found here.

Location: Lomas de Zapallal, Lima, Peru

Project Description: The Ecological and Healthy School Initiative encompasses the design and construction of the Pitagoras School Park and of a new classroom building with 10 modular classrooms. Both designs incorporate numerous sustainable building strategies including the use of locally sourced materials, a grey water filtration system, and a clay pot drip irrigation system used historically by the Incas.