CRONINGER ELEMENTARY REPAIR FWCS Building Renovation
RENOVATIONS AT Croninger ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCCURRED during the summer of 2014. WORK INCLUDED BOTH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FACILITY, which opened in 1966. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE EXISTING BUILDING HAS RECEIVED A FULL SCALE RENOVATION.
the boilers at croninger had been replaced previously and were in good condition, but the distribution piping throughout the building was in need of replacement. THE BUILDING ALSO DID NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. AS PART OF THE RENOVATION, A CENTRAL CHILLER, ALL NEW DISTRIBUTION PIPING and UNIT VENTILATORS were installed in each CLASSROOM as well as new TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEMS.
Classrooms received brighter, energy efficient lighting and new finishes. Asbestos containing tile-floors were removed and abated and replaced with new VCT flooring and carpet. Teacher wardrobe units and student cubbies and coat hook areas provide storage for classroom materials and outerwear. Wood doors damaged from years of use were replaced and new security hardware was installed on each classroom door.
Chalkboards, maps, and older televisions were replaced with markerboards, tackboards, and new projection and audio/video systems for teaching. Ceilings were replaced and the walls received a fresh coat of paint.
Upon completion of the new heating and cooling piping main installations, new ceilings and energy efficient lighting were installed in corridors. The walls were painted and the terrazzo floors were stripped of wax, sealed and polished with a high gloss no wax finish, thereby reducing ongoing maintenance costs.
Collaboration and intervention spaces were made more inviting by the replacement of glass wall systems and the application of simple vinyl graphics. All plumbing fixtures throughout the building were replaced, including the addition of bottle fillers on drinking fountains.
The Media Center features an open ceiling concept with new energy efficient lighting, a larger circulation desk, new finishes and shelving and more room for reading groups, study and collaboration.
Croninger Elementary is also the communications magnet school. In support of this program, the student television studio was relocated into a larger space, complete with a production room and green screen wall.
The renovations to Croninger Elementary School, along with full renovations at 9 other school buildings, the addition of chillers at 6 additional buildings, window replacements at 8 additional buildings and partial roof replacements at 27 buildings was made possible by the support of our community. THANK YOU FORT WAYNE!
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