Kendyl Depoali Middle School

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  • Customer: Washoe County School District

  • Our Role: General Contractor

  • Size: 187,343 SF

  • Construction Schedule: 14 Months

  • Location: Reno, NV

Project Description

This 187,343 square-foot, environmentally sensitive school was built for the Washoe County School District. The new school prototype accommodates a maximum of 1,400 students and is comprised of five buildings, two of which are two-story plus two athletic fields. United Construction worked closely with the architect and structural engineer on the challenges and unique features of this first of its kind prototype middle school.

 

The school contains more energy efficient features than any other school in the district to date and uses ground source heating and cooling systems to provide heating and cooling to the school’s individual mechanical systems. A cool roof deflects radiant energy resulting in less energy required to cool the building. Skylights and day lighting windows as well as light shelves which bounce sunlight off classroom ceilings allow the building to be lit naturally thus reducing the amount of artificial light needed.

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