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Issue 5 | September 15, 2015 6 Hoofbeat In-Depth Issue 5 | September 15, 2015 7 Hoofbeat In-Depth C o s r c i n t u t n o C r z e a Complete Masonry work on 1st floor Install metal stud framing on 1st floor Complete Masonry work on 2nd floor Install Exterior Brick Finish Drywall on 1st Floor CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE priya kukreja in-depth editor direct assembly. “I’ve been going to job sites with my dad since I was 6 years old. Since he’s a safety consultant, he would just sneak us in. I’ve been shadowing my dad for safety but this is my first time actually working construction,” Downey said. While Downey has been exposed to construction sites, working on a job site poses a diverse set of obstacles. It provides a unique outlet for carrying o u t application skills on a larger scale that were developed in the classroom. “I’m used to everything working 100 percent of the time, but that didn’t happen sometimes. It was interesting starting from ground zero and working myself up. I had to be treated like I didn’t know much. I knew the basics, but there was As the school year progresses, students and faculty are becoming accustomed to bounding hallway barriers and covert construction clamors. Although most people will only witness the exposed portions of the building, senior Brandon Downey spent the summer getting involved in the undisclosed construction process. “I officially worked at Millard North as a laborer/ intern. I’m familiar with the school so I knew the layout better than any of the others workers. Subcontractors would come and ask me about where rooms and certain parts of the building where. But most of the time with the large amount of rain, I was pumping water,” Downey said. Downey worked hands- on with employees from Lund-Ross Constructors, the company that was awarded a renovation contract with MPS. In the past, Downey has been exposed to the safety aspect of engineering, but is new to a lot to learn,” Downey said. Not only did Downey absorb information about technical aspects of construction, he was pressed to surpass its practical hurdles as well. e renovation project was undergoing early stages during the summer, so the site was constantly blanketed in mud. “I got stuck in the mud quite a bit. I have wide feet, so the boots didn’t fit until the last week. I was usually able to get myself out, but my shoes came off a couple times,” Downey said. While the MN construction consisted of ground work and foundational tasks, Downey also worked with Lund-Ross for renovations at MPS Rockwell Elementary, doing concluding tasks. “For a week at Rockwell, I swung doors which was a lot of fun. at’s basically setting up doors, screwing those in, motoring set door frames, and a lot of that kind of stuff. Rockwell was really close to being done, so it was more door work and carpentry work, which is the king of thing I enjoy,” Downey said. As a senior, Downey hope to pursue engineering in the future, and this projects provide an outlet for him to obtain real-world experience in the field. “I knew I was going to go into construction. You have to start from somewhere. I figured I might as well start in high school and make some money,” Downey said. Much like Downey, Lund- Ross workers started from stage zero in late June when they began the renovation project. e team hit a milestone when they placed a blue topping beam in the front of the school. “In late July, we secured the beam in the front. e blue beam is one of the first parts of the school that will be visible from the main entrance,” Lund- Ross Supervisor, Andy Kavan said. Not only was this beam a checkpoint, it was also an ever-lasting mark of those who secured it. Before the beam was placed, administrators and workers signed their names on its underside. Downey was part of this noticeable group. “When we were putting up the blue beam, some of the administration and workers signed their names on it. We had Brandon do to the same since he had been part of the daily process. Now his name is permanently on the school,” Kavan said. e placement of the beam marks the progression of a modern building that’s going to change the presence of MN for years to come. “e main reason I love construction is because it will last for years and possibly even longer than I will live. inking of that amazes me every time. I’m leaving my mark on Millard North,” Downey said. Lecture Hall e new lecture hall will allow MN to administer tests for Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate testing on school grounds rather than outsourcing to external lecture halls. e hall can be separated into three smaller lecture rooms with electronic folding partitions, designed to maximize functionality for testing. Sound Amenities Installation of sound bafflers in two foot walls and sound deadening ceilings in the lecture halls function to isolate any supplementary noise coming from the hallways. Second-Floor Concourse e configuration of the top floor corridor will connect the top portion of the south and east end of the building. About half of the concourse will be made of glass which will allow students to see out the large windows during the day. e concourse will maximize hallway efficiency during passing periods by relieving pedestrian traffic on the first floor. Security Kiosk e new security system will be able to filter students as they enter the school. Visitors who enter the building aſter hours will have to buzz in. Once inside the kiosk, security personnel will have to grant access to buzz visitors into the building. As students enter the building, they must be allowed through the secondary door aſter checking in. ere’s an additional barrier to maximize safety and discourage strangers from entering the school. Mustang Mart e new Mustang Mart will be in the central hall on the first floor. ere will be a doorway that directly creates a pathway between the new Mustang Mart and the marketing classroom. Trophy Center & Hall of Fame Wall e peripheries of the concourse will include a modern reimplementation of trophy centers and the Hall of Fame wall on the second floor. LED Light System An energy-efficient LED lighting system will be installed in the new sections of the building. e news system will use one-twentieth as much power as the current lighting. DEMOLITION DAY e preliminary plans for the new building were approved in early Febrary of 2014. Planning processes have been ongoing ever since. Physical construction started in late May. On May 29th, workers tore the front of the building in preparation for the new amenities. Constructors and administration nostalgically spray painted the school as a final goodbye before sending it to destruction. Down and Dirty: Senior Brandon Downey gets involved with construction site NEAT NEW NUANCES I got stuck in the mud quite a bit. I have wide feet, so the boots didn’t fit until the last week. I was usually able to get myself out, but my shoes came off a couple times. “ Brandon Downey 12 priya kukreja in-depth editor entrance, second-floor concourse, and 212 seat lecture hall. “Every school needs to be updated. e whole idea of this project to make the building cool and functionable. It’ll be so much more efficient, it’s unbelievable,” Lund-Ross Supervisor, Andy Kavan said. e new front entrance will be a distinguishing feature of pride to students and faculty, which will also function to enhance school security. “e security kiosk by the new entrance will be able to filter kids as they come in. One of the problems with the old school, and other With the towering white hallway barriers, stripped empty walls, and absence of school doors, students oſten complain that Millard North is starting to feel no different than a prison. While the navigation of construction barriers have become a constant in school life, the end result of the renovations will improve efficiency in the building for students and faculty. In early February, Lund- Ross Constructors was awarded a $9.75M contract to build a new schools, is a lack of inspection. With the kiosk, no one can just walk in and start wandering around school because there’s another barrier,” Kavan said. e architectural preplanning also revealed that the majority of the entrance way will be made of glass. Students will be able to view the front of the school through the configuration of a new second- floor corridor built to ease student crowding. “e second floor concourse will connect the upper half of the building. About half of it is all glass, so as students walk through the concourse, they’ll be able to see outside. We’re also reimplementing the trophy centers and hall of fame wall with a modern look,” Kavan said. e new second-floor concourse should relieve pedestrian traffic that clogs the first-floor hallways when students walk between classes. Along with efficiency, the school board has made plans to build a 212 seat lecture hall for in- school testing. Currently, s “Right now, the school outsources to other lecture halls for tests. e lecture halls are specifically designed to maximize utility for testing. e amenities ensure that there is no sound transfer. Students will be able to hear virtually nothing from the outside,” Kavan said. Workers started the construction process in June 2015, and are expected to be completed by July 2016. Due to their hard work over the summer, the team is optimistic about their completion date and already lies way ahead of schedule. “Every week, we sit down with administrators, architects, and constructors to plan and reflect on progress. We know for a fact, by July next year, it won’t look like the current school at all,” Kavan said. Beyond the Barriers: Renovations projected to improve building efficiency Priya Kukreja--In-Depth
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Co s r c in tut no C r zea
Complete Masonry work on 1st floor
Install metal stud framing on 1st floor
Complete Masonry work on 2nd floor
Install Exterior
Brick
Finish Drywall on1st Floor
CON
STRUCTIO
N TIM
ELINE
priya kukrejain-depth editor direct assembly.
“I’ve been going to job sites with my dad since I was 6 years old. Since he’s a safety consultant, he would just sneak us in. I’ve been shadowing my dad for safety but this is my first time actually working construction,” Downey said.
While Downey has been exposed to construction sites, working on a job site poses a d i v e r s e set of obstacles. It provides a unique outlet for c a r r y i n g o u t application skills on a larger scale that were developed in the classroom.
“I’m used to everything working 100 percent of the time, but that didn’t happen sometimes. It was interesting starting from ground zero and working myself up. I had to be treated like I didn’t know much. I knew the basics, but there was
As the school year progresses, students and faculty are becoming accustomed to bounding hallway barriers and covert construction clamors. Although most people will only witness the exposed portions of the building, senior Brandon Downey spent the summer getting involved in the undisclosed construction process.
“I officially worked at Millard North as a laborer/intern. I’m familiar with the school so I knew the layout better than any of the others workers. Subcontractors would come and ask me about where rooms and certain parts of the building where. But most of the time with the large amount of rain, I was pumping water,” Downey said.
Downey worked hands-on with employees from Lund-Ross Constructors, the company that was awarded a renovation contract with MPS. In the past, Downey has been exposed to the safety aspect of engineering, but is new to
a lot to learn,” Downey said.Not only did Downey
absorb information about technical aspects of construction, he was pressed to surpass its practical hurdles as well. The renovation project was undergoing early stages during the summer, so the site was constantly blanketed in mud.
“I got stuck in the mud quite a bit. I have wide feet, so the b o o t s didn’t fit until the last week. I was u s u a l l y able to get
myself out, but my shoes came off a couple times,” Downey said.
While the MN construction consisted of ground work and foundational tasks, Downey also worked with Lund-Ross for renovations at MPS Rockwell Elementary, doing concluding tasks.
“For a week at Rockwell, I swung doors which was a lot of fun. That’s basically setting up doors, screwing those in, motoring set door frames, and a lot of that kind of stuff. Rockwell was really close to being done, so it was more door work and carpentry work, which is the king of thing I enjoy,” Downey said.
As a senior, Downey hope to pursue engineering in the future, and this projects provide an outlet for him to obtain real-world experience in the field.
“I knew I was going to go into construction. You have to start from somewhere. I figured I might as well start in high school and make some money,” Downey said.
Much like Downey, Lund-Ross workers started from stage zero in late June when they began the renovation project. The team hit a milestone when they placed a blue topping beam in the front of the school.
“In late July, we secured the beam in the front. The blue beam is one of the first parts of
the school that will be visible from the main entrance,” Lund-Ross Supervisor, Andy Kavan said.
Not only was this beam a checkpoint, it was also an ever-lasting mark of those who secured it. Before the beam was placed, administrators and workers signed their names on its underside. Downey was part of this noticeable group.
“When we were putting up the blue beam, some of the administration and workers signed their names on it. We had Brandon do to the same since he had been part of the daily process. Now his name is permanently on the school,” Kavan said.
The placement of the beam marks the progression of a modern building that’s going to change the presence of MN for years to come.
“The main reason I love construction is because it will last for years and possibly even longer than I will live. Thinking of that amazes me every time. I’m leaving my mark on Millard North,” Downey said.
Lecture HallThe new lecture hall will allow MN to administer tests for Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate testing on school grounds rather than outsourcing to external lecture halls. The hall can be separated into three smaller lecture rooms with electronic folding partitions, designed to maximize functionality for testing.
Sound AmenitiesInstallation of sound bafflers in two foot walls and sound deadening ceilings in the lecture halls function to isolate any supplementary noise coming from the hallways.
Second-Floor ConcourseThe configuration of the top floor corridor will connect the top portion of the south and east end of the building. About half of the concourse will be made of glass which will allow students to see out the large windows during the day. The concourse will maximize hallway efficiency during passing periods by relieving pedestrian traffic on
the first floor.
Security KioskThe new security system will be able to filter students as they enter the school. Visitors who enter the building after hours will have to buzz in. Once inside the kiosk, security personnel will have to grant access to buzz visitors into the building. As students enter the building, they must be allowed through the secondary door after checking in. There’s an additional barrier to maximize safety and discourage strangers from entering the school.
Mustang MartThe new Mustang Mart will be in the central hall on the first floor. There will be a doorway that directly creates a pathway between the new Mustang Mart and the marketing classroom.
Trophy Center &Hall of Fame Wall
The peripheries of the concourse will include a modern reimplementation of trophy centers and the Hall of Fame wall on the second floor.
LED Light SystemAn energy-efficient LED lighting system will be installed in the new sections of the building. The news system will use one-twentieth as much power as the current lighting.
DEMOLITION DAY
The preliminary plans for the new building were approved in early Febrary of 2014. Planning processes have been ongoing ever since. Physical construction started in late May. On May 29th, workers tore the front of the building in preparation for the new amenities. Constructors and administration nostalgically spray painted the school as a final goodbye before sending it to destruction.
Down and Dirty: Senior Brandon Downey gets involved with construction site
NEAT NEW NUANCES
I got stuck in the mud quite a bit. I have wide feet, so the boots didn’t fit until the last week. I was usually able to get myself out, but my shoes came off a couple times.“
Brandon Downey12
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entrance, second-floor concourse, and 212 seat lecture hall.
“Every school needs to be updated. The whole idea of this project to make the building cool and functionable. It’ll be so much more efficient, it’s unbelievable,” Lund-Ross Supervisor, Andy Kavan said.
The new front entrance will be a distinguishing feature of pride to students and faculty, which will also function to enhance school security.
“The security kiosk by the new entrance will be able to filter kids as they come in. One of the problems with the old school, and other
With the towering white hallway barriers, stripped empty walls, and absence of school doors, students often complain that Millard North is starting to feel no different than a prison. While the navigation of construction barriers have become a constant in school life, the end result of the renovations will improve efficiency in the building for students and faculty.
In early February, Lund-Ross Constructors was awarded a $9.75M contract to build a new
schools, is a lack of inspection. With the kiosk, no one can just walk in and start wandering around school because there’s another barrier,” Kavan said.
The architectural preplanning also revealed that the majority of the entrance way will be made of glass. Students will be able to view the front of the school through the configuration of a new second-floor corridor built to ease student crowding.
“The second floor concourse will connect the upper half of the building. About half of it is all glass, so as students walk through the concourse, they’ll
be able to see outside. We’re also reimplementing the trophy centers and hall of fame wall with a modern look,” Kavan said.
The new second-floor concourse should relieve pedestrian traffic that clogs the first-floor hallways when students walk between classes.
Along with efficiency, the school board has made plans to build a 212 seat lecture hall for in-school testing. Currently, s
“Right now, the school outsources to other lecture halls for tests. The lecture halls are specifically designed to maximize utility for testing. The amenities
ensure that there is no sound transfer. Students will be able to hear virtually nothing from the outside,” Kavan said.
Workers started the construction process in June 2015, and are expected to be completed by July 2016. Due to their hard work over the summer, the team is optimistic about their completion date and already lies way ahead of schedule.
“Every week, we sit down with administrators, architects, and constructors to plan and reflect on progress. We know for a fact, by July next year, it won’t look like the current school at all,” Kavan said.
Beyond the Barriers:Renovations projected to improve building efficiency
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