Case Studies K-12 Education

For Melanie Brown, summer isn’t a season of rest. It’s a season of movement—bulldozers, blueprints, and back-to-back construction meetings. As Director of Buildings and Grounds for Naperville Community Unit School District 203 in Illinois, she spends the warmer months overseeing projects that touch every corner of the district’s 23 schools and 16,000-plus students. “Summer is […]

Education is more than just a classroom endeavor in Huntington Beach, California, where the surf meets suburbia. It’s a community-wide commitment to cultivating well-rounded students and preparing them for a world in constant change. The Huntington Beach City School District (HBCSD) is at the heart of that effort, which serves nearly 4,700 students across six […]

Overseeing grounds and maintenance at a small Texas school district had its moments for Michael Rasmussen. There was always something to keep him humble and committed. “Places like that, you’ve got to learn a lot about everything,” he tells Blueprint in early January. “How to run a wastewater plant, how to drive a school bus, […]

Up until the day Mark Lockard closed out his career in school facilities and construction management, he was still learning. That’s because there’s a lot to know, he says. In a school design and construction career spanning more than 20 years, he’s seen changes and advancements in technology used to save—and even produce and recoup—energy […]

In 2014, Boulder Valley School District passed the largest school bond in Colorado history. According to Molly McLoughlin, the district’s director of facilities, the historic funding led to upgrades for each of BVSD’s 56 schools, impacting over 30,000 students and 11 different communities across 500 square miles. As part of the education facilities master plan, […]

When you move from somewhere far away, you’re bound to be inspired by your new surroundings. In the world of design and construction, a fresh perspective can also show what makes a location special. Such was the case for architect Matt Feldmeyer, who relocated from his native Indiana to Seattle, Washington, in 2008. Discovering nearby […]

As the 2020-2021 academic year neared its conclusion at The Peck School, Mike Zulla could give his facilities department and himself more than passing grades. For it had been education as normal as much as practically possible at the prestigious K-8 school in Morristown, New Jersey. Most pupils were on campus from September through June, […]