Building as Teacher: Education, Resilience, and Sustainability from the Inside Out

Franklin Cummings Tech is transforming from a technical/vocational post-secondary school into a 21st-century hub for workforce development, offering technology-focused, vocational, and green economy-driven higher education. The panel will present a case study of an all-electric and resilient building as a teaching lab, minimizing the school’s environmental impact and demonstrating hands-on education to provide equitable workforce opportunities for an underserved community.