Case Studies K-12 Education

Rory Salimbene built a career defined by scale, discipline, and a consistent focus on serving communities through infrastructure. As the recently retired chief facilities officer for Orange County Public Schools, he closed out nearly five decades in public service with a portfolio that touched one of the largest and most complex school systems in the […]

In the Elgin Independent School District, the mission to support student success extends far beyond instruction. It is embedded in every operational decision, every new facility, and every long-term plan designed for a community that has become one of the fastest-growing regions in Central Texas. Located roughly 22 miles east of Austin, Elgin ISD spans […]

In the heart of suburban St. Louis, the Parkway School District is embarking on one of its most comprehensive facility revitalization efforts. Backed by a $265 million bond passed by voters in 2022, the district is leveraging this capital infusion to transform its campuses, infrastructure, and learning environments. At the helm of this effort is […]

How many U.S high schools have automatic battery-operated bathroom faucets that recharge when people wash their hands? Now, how many of those schools have robotics to milk cows? Bristol County Agricultural High School in Dighton, Massachusetts, can boast of both—and more—thanks to a $104 million campus renovation and expansion that was nearing completion as Ryan […]

After 33 years working in the same industry, Ralph Knese had a choice to make. He figured he could stay in his comfortable, predictable job until he was ready to retire, or he could finish his career with a new, exciting challenge. He knows it’s a little unconventional, but he’s happy to have gone with […]

Robert Jones feels the impact of his work every day. While a construction crew builds the new Arrowhead Elementary School, students are eagerly watching next door. The school’s principal tells Jones that kids line the playground fence during recess as heavy machinery and people in hardhats dig holes and put up the new structure. Jones, […]

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the country shifted to remote and hybrid models of learning. While many districts invested in virtual infrastructure to help ease the transition (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, for example), others opted for a slightly different approach—investing in physical infrastructure in addition to the requisite tech upgrades. Case in […]

For much of 2020, in California and along the West Coast, the day and night skies took on a permanent orange hue, a vivid reflection of the raging fires down below. Plumes of stinging, acrid smoke swirled into the sky, then settled as an uncomfortable haze shrouding houses, roads and businesses. The forest fire-induced haze […]

From farm animals and drones to striking architecture and on-site input from students, the new STEM facility at Broken Arrow Public Schools in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, is designed to educate—for life. Built in the Oklahoma soil and surrounded by 80 acres of usable land, the main building is a split-level design constructed to make the […]