V3 provided comprehensive site civil engineering, water resource, environmental, and sustainability services for the development of a Chicago Public Charter School on the underserved Southwest side of Chicago. This project, in collaboration with Cultivate Collective, aims to foster systemic change in education through innovative, sustainable, and holistic approaches. The school, which serves pre-K through 8th grades, spans 40,000 square feet and accommodates 600 students. The campus also features a neighborhood marketplace, urban farm, community center, and other community-based initiatives, all designed to achieve the highest levels of climate resiliency and regenerative environmental sustainability. The ultimate goal is to become the first Living Building certified school in the Midwest. V3’s team led the feasibility, design, and construction coordination for the Water Petal system, which harvests, collects, stores, and treats rainwater to potable standards, significantly offsetting domestic water needs. This project, which reduces typical water consumption by 50% and removes 1.5 million gallons of rainwater from combined sewers, won the AIA Illinois 2024 Great Impact Honor Award and was a 2024 CBC Merit Award finalist.