Portland, Oregon - February 1, 2017 – A total of four new classrooms and two new restrooms have been installed to provide healthy, environmentally friendly, classroom space for the staff and students at Lincoln High School. A collaborative effort of Portland State University (PSU), Pacific Mobile Structures and Blazer Industries, the SAGE Classroom offers Lincoln High School the flexibility of relocatable classrooms and the affordability of modular construction — all in an award-winning design known as the SAGE (“Smart Academic Green Environment”) classroom.
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What makes a SAGE Classroom a SAGE Classroom?
There’s a new classroom on campus. Called SAGE, it combines the latest
thinking in healthy learning environments with the best in green building practices.
A collaborative effort of Portland State University, Blazer Industries and
Pacific Mobile Structures, the SAGE (Smart Academic Green Environment)
Classroom offers school districts the flexibility of relocatable classrooms and
the affordability of modular construction—all in an award-winning design.
Click here to learn the differences between a standard classroom and a SAGE classroom.
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thinking in healthy learning environments with the best in green building practices.
A collaborative effort of Portland State University, Blazer Industries and
Pacific Mobile Structures, the SAGE (Smart Academic Green Environment)
Classroom offers school districts the flexibility of relocatable classrooms and
the affordability of modular construction—all in an award-winning design.
Click here to learn the differences between a standard classroom and a SAGE classroom.
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