GROUNDBREAKING HELD NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT
HARRISBURG, PA, - EI Associates, Harrisburg - Newport School District, Perry County, PA held the groundbreaking ceremony January 15 for renovations and additions to their existing Newport High School.
The Newport Community has experienced a lack of water supply so great that it has forced the schools in the Newport School District to close on several occasions. Therefore, a theme of water conservation was developed architecturally and mechanically throughout the design of the high school project. Innovative water management strategies are employed in the design concept. The major elements of water management will be exposed and pronounced at the gymnasium entry courtyard, and used as a teaching tool for students and visitors as they use the school. One of these elements is a rain water harvesting system which captures rain water from the roof and directs it into a cistern where it is stored for non-potable water use. This system along with other water saving measures reduces water consumption by over 30% and helps the school stay in full operation independent of the municipal system.
This project is seeking LEED® Silver Certification and has received a Pennsylvania High-Performance Green Schools Planning Grant.
"Renovation of Newport High School has been a long time coming. We were pleased to have EI work with us on this much needed project. From the beginning, we knew it wasn't going to be a simple project. In fact, we weren't looking to just renovate or update, we wanted a complete project that was efficient in design and met the needs of our programs but didn't break our taxpayers in the process. We feel we have that and more with this project and we owe a great deal of that to EI," says Dr. Kerry W. Helm, Superintendent.
The new, three-story addition will conserve the limited site area available for new construction and will include an administration area, auditorium, gymnasium, and instructional classroom areas. New exterior walls will be constructed out of Insulated Concrete Forms to increase the R value and reduce the mechanical system operating costs. The original 1928 wood frame structure will be deconstructed for the new addition. Many of the existing materials will be reused in the design and construction of the new building. The project will also include renovations to the remaining building for the reorganization and expansion of spaces to meet the educational program requirements to provide a separate middle school and high school program within the same educational facility. The district will put into effect a new 6-12 grade alignment upon completion of the project.
The LEED project is scheduled for completion in August 2008.
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HARRISBURG, PA, - EI Associates, Harrisburg - Newport School District, Perry County, PA held the groundbreaking ceremony January 15 for renovations and additions to their existing Newport High School.
The Newport Community has experienced a lack of water supply so great that it has forced the schools in the Newport School District to close on several occasions. Therefore, a theme of water conservation was developed architecturally and mechanically throughout the design of the high school project. Innovative water management strategies are employed in the design concept. The major elements of water management will be exposed and pronounced at the gymnasium entry courtyard, and used as a teaching tool for students and visitors as they use the school. One of these elements is a rain water harvesting system which captures rain water from the roof and directs it into a cistern where it is stored for non-potable water use. This system along with other water saving measures reduces water consumption by over 30% and helps the school stay in full operation independent of the municipal system.
This project is seeking LEED® Silver Certification and has received a Pennsylvania High-Performance Green Schools Planning Grant.
"Renovation of Newport High School has been a long time coming. We were pleased to have EI work with us on this much needed project. From the beginning, we knew it wasn't going to be a simple project. In fact, we weren't looking to just renovate or update, we wanted a complete project that was efficient in design and met the needs of our programs but didn't break our taxpayers in the process. We feel we have that and more with this project and we owe a great deal of that to EI," says Dr. Kerry W. Helm, Superintendent.
The new, three-story addition will conserve the limited site area available for new construction and will include an administration area, auditorium, gymnasium, and instructional classroom areas. New exterior walls will be constructed out of Insulated Concrete Forms to increase the R value and reduce the mechanical system operating costs. The original 1928 wood frame structure will be deconstructed for the new addition. Many of the existing materials will be reused in the design and construction of the new building. The project will also include renovations to the remaining building for the reorganization and expansion of spaces to meet the educational program requirements to provide a separate middle school and high school program within the same educational facility. The district will put into effect a new 6-12 grade alignment upon completion of the project.
The LEED project is scheduled for completion in August 2008.
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