The new Riverheights School, constructed by the Brandon (Manitoba) School Board for kindergarten through ninth grade students, was built as a "low-profile" school with an "earthberm" in order to save on heating, vandalism, and insurance costs and to integrate the building into a neighborhood park setting. "Low-profile" means the main floor is below ground level; "earthberm" refers to the building's partial earth covering. In the school's planning stage, the idea for a low-profile school was presented, research was done on other earth-covered schools, and parents' approval was gained. The building's construction involved other energy-conserving features besides the earthberm, such as quadruple glazing and double doorways, as well as spacesaving ideas like a grassy rooftop area for recreation. Other special features included waterproofing, an inverted roof system, and skylights. The school consists of classroom and administrative/recreation modules, wide corridors, a resource center, and large glassed-in science display units. Photographs and copies of floor plans depict the school's internal and external appearance. (Author/RW)