Author: CJ Hancock Rendering by: WPL Landscape Architects The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) broke ground Monday on an innovative sustainable classroom at its Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach. It will use everything from solar power to rainwater to operate. Construction is
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