The Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL), an 89,000-square-foot special education school in Sayreville, NJ, opened for the 2009-10 school year. USA Architects was retained to design a one of a kind High Performance School serving up to 175 students, ages 3 to 21, with autism and other developmental disabilities. The facility combines both an emphasis on energy performance and an inclusive design that enables and empowers students with special educational needs to participate fully in life at school and in the wider community. Utilizing a dual-solution approach, USA Architects was able to design a facility that protects occupant health, provide a productive learning environment, connect students to the natural world, increase average daily attendance, reduce operating costs, improve teacher satisfaction and retentions, and reduce overall impact to the environment.
