Nathan Hale Elementary School Linked Annex

LEED Certified: Gold

This project will implement a 41,338 square-foot three-story Linked Annex Prototype, designed to serve approximately 360 students. The Annex will include 11 standard classrooms, one new computer classroom, one new art classroom, two student pull-out rooms, two new business offices, a new cooking kitchen with student dining facilities, minor storage areas, and toilet facilities. The project scope also includes the installation of sound attenuation panels in the auditorium.

LEED Features: This Linked Annex is targeted to achieve a LEED for Schools Silver certification.

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Edison Park Elementary School Linked Annex

LEED Certified: Gold

This project will implement a two-story Linked Annex Prototype, designed to serve approximately 315 students. The Annex will include nine standard classrooms, one new science classroom, a new warming kitchen with student dining facilities, minor storage areas, and toilet facilities. The project scope also includes the conversion of the existing warming kitchen into a classroom.

LEED Features: This Linked Annex is targeted to achieve a LEED for Schools Silver certification, including a minimum of 25% green roof.

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William Jones College Preparatory High School

LEED Certified: Gold

A new non-prototypical high school for 1,200 selective-enrollment and community students, which includes below-grade parking, general classrooms, science labs, world language/computer classrooms, art classrooms, music classrooms, administration suite, nurses/student services suite, student dining area with servery and full cooking kitchen, multi-purpose room, library, gymnasium, natatorium, separate auditorium, and building support spaces. This replacement High School to be constructed to the south of the existing Jones College Prep High School.

LEED Features:This project will seek LEED for Schools Silver certification, and will feature a 50% green roof.

Awards:

  • 2015 AIA Illinois Miles van der Rohe Honor Award for Innovation
  • 2014 AIA Chicago Distinguished Building Honor Award
  • 2014 Good Neighbor Award – Commercial New Construction, Chicago Association of Realtors
  • 2014 Chicago Building Congress Merit Award Finalist for Construction Over $55 Million
  • 2014 Illinois Association of School Boards Exhibition of Educational Environment Award of Merit
  • 2014 ASHRAE Excellence in Engineering Award for HVAC Design
  • 2014 Architect’s Annual Design Review Honorable Mention, category: Grow
  • Nominee Friends of Downtown “Best New Building”

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Adlai E. Stevenson School Linked Annex

LEED Certified: Gold

This project will implement the newly created two-story Linked Annex Prototype, designed to serve approximately 300 students. The Annex will include 9 standard classrooms, one computer classroom, a dining area with warming kitchen, an office, storage and toilet facilities. The project scope also includes the renovation of select areas within the existing school. The existing school capacity is 1,278 students, the annex will add 300 students, once the modular units are removed (360 students) the new total capacity will become 1,218 students.

LEED Features: This Linked Annex is targeted to achieve LEED for Schools Silver certification, including a minimum of 25% green roof.

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Rosenblum Park Redevelopment

This project includes the redevelopment of Rosenblum Park after the new South Shore High School is completed and in coordination with the abatement and demolition of the existing South Shore High School. Park amenities will include new baseball fields, renovation of a softball field, a new artificial turf practice football field, new basketball courts, walking trail around the park perimeter, as well as a play lot. A new cul-de-sac on Constance Ave. just south of 75th Street will join the existing and new park parcels together.

Awards

  • 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards American Council of Engineers – Illinois Special Achievement – Waste & Storm Water

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Henry D. Lloyd Elementary School Artificial Turf

The project includes the installation of a new artificial turf field, benches, site utilities, fencing, drainage, playground equipment and playground rubberized surface.

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