Food and conservation science curriculum, net-zero design and student-based building performance monitoring have come together in the unique and innovative new Music and Science Building for Oregon's Hood River Middle School. The school's Permaculture-based curriculum both informed the building design and was also transformed through the integrated design process. The building both houses the school's science program and acts as a teaching tool integrated into the curriculum. This project won the first 2030 Challenge Design Award, is one of the first net-zero K-12 projects completed in the country and is currently under review for LEED Platinum certification. It offers a tangible demonstration of how decentralized energy and water systems, aquaculture, biological energy systems, year-round food production and performance monitoring can be incorporated in K-12 design and woven into school curriculum.