Danville Community School Corporation, South Elementary Additions and Renovations

Danville South Elementary needed more classrooms and a building brought up to current standards. It also needed to stay open. Students and staff were in the building through every phase, so the work was sequenced around the school-year calendar, with finished areas handed back as they were completed.

The school gained 14 classrooms on its northeast side, a larger gymnasium, a fully remodeled interior, secured entries, and a bigger parking lot. The construction barriers standing in the hallways became a canvas for student artwork, and students and staff toured the site as it went up. Danville South got everything it needed without a year away from the building.

Meyer Najem Advantage:

• Phased turnover of completed areas, sequenced with district staff against the school-year calendar, keeping the campus in operation throughout
• $364,036 in savings returned to the district
• Temporary construction barriers used as a canvas for student artwork, in coordination with the school
• Regular site tours for district staff, turning an active jobsite into a teaching opportunity
• New secured entries integrated into an occupied building without disrupting daily operations