AMS Gen7 Photo Gallery - Green Classroom Pictures & Photo Gallery

A Complete Green Campus

The first Gen7 campus, complete with library and admin building for Merced County Office of Education's Atwater Community School.

Not Just Classrooms

Gen7 delivers ultra green 4,320 sq. ft. admin building to Atwater Community School scheduled to open late summer 2011.

Albany High School Goes Green

The Bay Area's newest, green classrooms will last for decades, but went up in a day.

Proud Superintendent

Albany Superintendent Marla Stevenson oversees Gen7 installation at Albany High School on June 3, 2011.

Green California Summit and Exposition 2011

Rick Torres, VP of Sales American Modular Systems presents at conference.

Green California Summit and Exposition 2011

Linda Adams, Secretary California EPA stops by Gen7 booth.

Planet Party Day 2011

2,000 6th graders attended the 2nd annual event, hosted by Manteca Unified School District, designed to create environmental awareness and stewardship among local students.

Building the future, one student at a time

More than 300 students attended the Gen7 presentation on green schools.

It's Cool to Recycle

Students watched as Dirty Dan and Landfill Lana got dunked in the Toxic Tank—a fun way to promote recycling and beat the heat!

All Smiles at Grand Opening Celebration

Bolsa Knolls Middle School Principle John Gutierrez and his students enjoy the day's festivities held in partnership with American Modular Systems.

Nation's First Modular School to Earn CHPS Verification: Plaque Presentation

Trevor Miller, Construction Facilities Consultant; Maggie Hartley, AMS; Tom Spencer, Board President; Richard Flood, CHPS; John Gutierrez, Principle, Mike Brusa, Superintendent; Rick Torres, AMS

Education and the Environment Initiative Curriculum Launch

Actor and Environmentalist, Ed Begley, Jr., and Manteca Unified Superintendent, Jason Messer, discuss the importance of environmental education while at the Gen7 Green Learning Center.

A Day for Environmental Stewardship

Forty sixth grade students from Manteca Unified spent the day at Gen7 learning about recycling, together they will change the way their schools recycle.

Gen7 Provides Valuable Lessons For Local Students

Gen7 employee teaches students how familiar items such as discarded aluminum cans and blue jeans can be reused to construct sustainable classrooms.

Familiar Items Take on a New Meaning

Student learns recycled denim is used to insulate the walls in Gen7 classrooms.

Ready, Set, Recycle

Students worked in teams to recycle discarded items as part of the recycling relay challenge at Gen7.

Recycling 101

Gen7 employee teaches students the basics of recycling as part of their tour of the Gen7 factory.

Classroom for a Day

The Gen7 factory was transformed into a classroom to host the local environmental stewards.

Hard at Work

Student applies what he learned at Gen7 to create a recycling board.

Recycling Bulletin Boards

Students proudly display their recycling boards that will hang at each of their school sites.

Gen7’s First Installation

The first Gen7 classrooms arrive at Bolsa Knolls Middle School in Salinas, CA on July 15, 2010.

First Gen7 Classrooms Ready for Students in Just Two Months

Construction began June 1, 2010 and classrooms were fully operational when school opened on August 11, 2010.

High Performance Classrooms Delivered to Salinas

Gen7 classroom are designed to meet and exceed the criteria for the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS).

Gen7 Delivers Flexibility

The classrooms at Bolsa Knolls Middle School were designed to compliment existing campus design.

Name It and Sustain It

Gen7 employees played a word game with the kids to help teach them about the importance of being green.

Gen7 at Manteca's Planet Party Day Event

6th graders from Manteca schools visited the Gen7 display where they could experience the green classroom.

Ready, Aim, Fire!

Teachers and principals alike had the chance to dunk "Dirty Dan" and "Landfill Lana" into the Gen7 toxic tank.

Speaking at Whole Children Whole Planet

Tony Sarich, the VP of Operations for Gen7 and American Modular Systems, discussed the importance of eco-friendly design with the crowd at the Whole Children Whole Planet Expo in Los Angeles, CA.

Wish Tree Pays Off Big for Local School

Gen7 made a monetary donation to the Waldorf Highland Hall School for every wish that was hung on the tree.

Making a Wish for Future Generations

Mom and baby contributing to the Gen7 Wish Tree cause.

Swimming in Wishes

All ages participated and hung their wishes on the Gen7 Wish Tree.

Littlest Wish

This youngster's wish makes the goal of the new performing arts center one step closer.

I Wish...

"...that each child gets the individual time and attention they need to flourish in the school system." Just one example of the amazing wishes we received. What would you wish for our kids?

So Many Wishes

Just a handful of the hundreds of wishes that were hung on the Gen7 Wish Tree.

Gen7 at the 2010 California Green Summit

Gen7 at the Green California Summit

Discussing green schools with Governor Schwarzenegger, Alec Loorz, the founder of Kids vs Global Warming and Linda Adams the California EPA Secretary.

AMS Clean Truck Fleet

All AMS service trucks are 2008 or newer models and meet today's higher California emissions standards.

Gen7 Building Envelope

Gen7’s state-of-the-art building envelope exceeds Title 24 energy compliance in every climate zone.

Gen7 Lighting System

Gen7’s automatic fluorescent lighting system with variable dimming ballasts.

Gen7 Computer Center

Gen7's integrated computer workstation.

Gen7 Floor System

Gen7 has a 6-inch-thick, non-combustible concrete floor system with high fly ash content, high recycled content and zero VOCs.

Gen7 Front Exterior

Gen7 was designed following the CHPS and LEED matrix as a guide to meet requirements of the 21st-century classroom.

Gen7 Solar Rooftop

Roof-mounted skylights take maximum advantage of natural daylight harvesting.

Gen7 Side Exterior

AMS incorporates design-coordinating systems and materials into an affordable, off-site built structure.

Gen7 Interior

Gen7 is a grid-neutral learning environment that helps communities to create healthy, sustainable schools.

Gen7 Classroom Lighting System

Gen7 uses daylight-occupancy sensors and teacher’s workstation controls with AV and quiet-time modes to save energy and improve the learning environment.