Oct 7 2008
Architecture Involution LLC (Ai3) and Triumph Modular today announced the formal launch of the CASE 21 classroom solution -- a high-performance learning environment employing state-of-the-art green design, organizational layout and technology integration.
CASE 21 (Creative Academic Sustainable Environments for the 21st Century) was conceived by Ai3 as an answer to the thousands of poorly designed classrooms that are constructed each year in the United States.
"Before they crack a single book, many students across America are being put at a disadvantage because the classrooms they are trying to learn in work against them," said Scott Dunlap, co-founder and partner at Ai3.
CASE 21 employs Ai3's advanced understanding of the ideal learning environment to maximize the benefits of smart classroom design: Integrated technologies to provide students and their educators the most effective new learning tools; proper use of natural daylight; ventilation systems designed for optimum air quality; and the most finely tuned acoustics and sightlines.
In addition, CASE 21 integrates the most advanced principles of green, sustainable design to maximize energy efficiency, minimize environmental impact and provide a classroom setting that is genuinely healthy.
"The CASE 21 classroom itself can be a learning tool as applied to sustainable design principles, environmental responsibility and the effective use of technology," said Dunlap. "Above all, our kids deserve the best chance we can give them at being successful in school. The research is pretty conclusive that the more healthy and comfortable a classroom environment, the better that students and teachers will perform."
CASE 21 combines the most advanced principles of design for the ideal learning environment with the rapid-delivery, cost-control benefits of modular construction. The construction and installation process was developed based on years of research and practical experience at Triumph Modular - the nation's leading provider of high-quality permanent and temporary modular buildings for education, health care and other key economic sectors.
"Scott Dunlap and his partners at Ai3 have designed the perfect classroom," said Cliff Cort, president and CEO of Triumph Modular. "What we have is the perfect system for building and delivering it, on time and on budget, to the exact specifications for any school district."