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Horry County Schools – Featured in Ascent’s Winter 2022 Magazine

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Firstfloor CEO Robbie Ferris Discusses Essential Energy Positive Features

The basic function of an energy positive school is conservation. While geothermal technologies have been the front runner for energy…

Firstfloor CEO Robbie Ferris Discusses the World of Energy-Positive Schools

We asked Firstfloor Energy Positive manager and architect, Robbie Ferris, to answer a series of questions about the world of…

Firstfloor CEO Robbie Ferris Discusses the Opportunities Provided by Energy Positive Schools

Energy-positive schools provide an environment for learning that is unlike any other. The schools themselves become a beneficial learning tool…

Firstfloor CEO Robbie Ferris Discusses the Impact of Energy Positive Schools

Firstfloor’s energy-positive schools are built to make more than an impact on your bottom line (though they do that very…

Hear from Firstfloor’s Robbie Ferris | About Firstfloor Energy Positive

We asked Firstfloor Energy Positive manager and architect, Robbie Ferris, to answer a series of questions about the world of…

Firstfloor CEO Robbie Ferris Discusses Energy Positive Schools

Energy-positive schools are changing the world of education. These highly impactful buildings differ from traditional schools in a seemingly unlimited…

Hear from Firstfloor’s Robbie Ferris | What is an energy-positive school?

We asked Firstfloor Energy Positive manager and architect, Robbie Ferris, to answer a series of questions about the world of…

New Jones County PK-12 Grand Opening Celebration

We are ecstatic over the news articles posted about the new energy-positive Jones County PK-12 School. Notable guests who attended…

Firstfloor Energy Positive | Meet Jerry Marshall

Meet Jerry Marshall, Energy Manager at Firstfloor Energy Positive. We sat down with Jerry and our Energy Positive Program Manager,…

Firstfloor Energy Positive | Meet James Rice

Meet James Rice, Energy Positive Manager at Firstfloor Energy Positive. We sat down with James and our Energy Manager, Jerry…

Energy Positive Schools vs. Net Zero School: What’s the Difference?

When classifying a building, many people use the terms “energy positive” and “net zero” interchangeably. What most do not realize…

Inside Look: Firstfloor Horry County Schools

Horry County, SC, a county the size of the state of Delaware, needed 8 replacement schools in order to continue…

Firstfloor Energy Positive: 2018 Highlights

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”  -Winston Churchill We’ve spun…

Energy Positive Schools: Defining the Community Impact of Zero Energy Schools

In several states across the country, school districts are realizing the benefits of zero energy schools and their impact on…

Firstfloor and SfL+a Featured in ASCENT Magazine

SfL+a Architects and Firstfloor were featured in two articles in Ascent Magazine’s Summer 2018 edition, How Precast Builds K-12 Schools:…

Firstfloor Energy Positive Wins ‘Best Projects’ Award in 18th Annual ENR Southeast Competition

Engineering News-Record, the leading trade publication for engineering and construction professionals, has announced the winners of its 18th annual Best…

Energy Positive Schools: Sandy Grove Middle School

It’s been 12 years since the concept of Sandy Grove Middle School originated. Since then, SfL+a Architects and Firstfloor Energy…

Energy Positive Schools: Benefits to Student Health and Safety

  How do we empower the engineers of the future? By getting them involved with the tech of today. At…

Jones County New PK-12 School: Construction Update

Construction on the new energy-positive PK-12 school in Jones County began 7 months ago. The building is on schedule to…

Hollow-Core Concrete Plank Floor and Roof Systems: What Are They? What Do They Offer? And They Save Money?

Innovation is a core value for SfL+a Architects and Firstfloor. We study the newest technologies, select the most efficient systems,…

Two Energy Positive Schools in Horry County Honored

SfL+a Architects and Firstfloor Energy Positive (Firstfloor) announce that two Horry County public schools have been awarded nominations under the…

Largest zero-energy office building in the Southeast U.S. planned in Raleigh!

Check out this great article written about our City Gateway Project! https://bit.ly/2Io71Ke

Wake County’s Ticket to Success

By: Robbie Ferris AIA, REFP, LEED AP CEO – SfL+a Architects/Firstfloor Be the change you want to see in the…

Robbie Ferris Named Top 25 Newsmaker by ENR

Architect Robbie Ferris is on a mission to alter radically the delivery model and performance of K-12 schools https://www.enr.com/articles/43785-architects-energy-positive-k-12-schools-offer-a-twist

Hollow-core smart floors save energy in new Horry County schools!

Check out this feature on the hollow-core system in our Horry County Schools projects. The design allows the schools to use…

Firstfloor Energy Positive Begins Groundbreaking on New Energy Positive Leased PK-12 School in North Carolina

Students in Jones County, North Carolina are one step closer to attending school in a brand new facility. Firstfloor Energy…

Feature on Horry County Schools

New area schools offer energy-positive buildings, cutting-edge technology and the opportunity for innovative learning! Read the full article here.  

Understanding “Net Positive” – Ten Oaks Middle School

EnergyWise students invite Jordon Holcomb from Optima Engineering to explain how solar panels at Ten Oaks Middle provide electricity and…

Understanding Lighting – Socastee Elementary School

EnergyWise students invite James Rice from Firstfloor Energy Positive to explain how lighting design at Socastee Elementary contributes to the energy…

Better Than Bake Sale Funding for Capital Projects

Horry County Schools and Robbie Ferris are featured in the latest issue of School Planning & Management. Check it out…

North Carolina Middle School Is Energy Positive

Sandy Grove Middle School featured in the September/October issue of Roofing magazine. http://www.pageturnpro.com/Progress-Printing/80701-SeptOct17/default.html#page/84 Quote from Robbie Ferris, First Floor Manager,…

New Energy Positive Schools in Horry County Schools

Inside 5 New Energy Positive Schools

Insights from CEO Robert W. Ferris and Firstfloor Energy Positive about the value of energy positive schools and their community….

Meet Sandy Grove Middle School

The Nation’s first energy positive, LEED Gold certified, leased public school. Sandy Grove Middle School produces 40% more energy than…

Meet Our CEO and President, Robbie Ferris

Robbie Ferris, First Floor CEO and President, has wanted to be in this industry ever since he was a little…

Our Partner, SfL+a Architects Named Southeast Design Firm of the Year

ENR editors choose SfL+a Architects as the Southeast Design Firm of the Year for their efforts and achievements related to…

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