KI Completes Classroom Project in Alaskan Village
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GREEN BAY, WIS. - A K-12 school in Shungnak, Alaska recently expanded from a single learning space to eight separate classrooms with the installation of KI's Genius® architectural walls.
Located in a remote village 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Shungnak School currently enrolls approximately 75 students. School officials had made the decision to divide the school's large classroom into several rooms that would create a better environment for teaching and learning. KI's Genius architectural walls were selected because the movable walls provided the flexibility to vary the number and sizes of the classrooms from year to year based on the student population.
"Whether moving from open to closed classrooms, adding more rooms or constructing a new facility, school districts increasingly turn to architectural walls over prefabricated walls because they are cost effective, easy to install, reconfigurable, aesthetically pleasing, and environmentally sound," says Rob Wittl, general manager,architectural walls, KI. "This project was particularly gratifying because Genius walls met the needs of the school, while the location and logistics presented us with a unique opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to doing whatever it takes to get the job done."
More than 20,000 pounds and 400 feet of Genius walls were transported by
truck, ship and airplane from KI's manufacturing facility in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to Shungnak. The walls were then stored in the school's gymnasium so they could warm to room temperature.
Randy Fabian, an installation supervisor at KI, traveled from Green Bay to Shungnak by commercial and chartered planes—with the last leg of his journey on snowmobile—to oversee the project. A crew worked over a weekend to remove filing cabinets, bookcases and other makeshift panels and put the walls in place. The job was completed two days ahead of schedule.
GREEN BAY, WIS. - A K-12 school in Shungnak, Alaska recently expanded from a single learning space to eight separate classrooms with the installation of KI's Genius® architectural walls.
Located in a remote village 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Shungnak School currently enrolls approximately 75 students. School officials had made the decision to divide the school's large classroom into several rooms that would create a better environment for teaching and learning. KI's Genius architectural walls were selected because the movable walls provided the flexibility to vary the number and sizes of the classrooms from year to year based on the student population.
"Whether moving from open to closed classrooms, adding more rooms or constructing a new facility, school districts increasingly turn to architectural walls over prefabricated walls because they are cost effective, easy to install, reconfigurable, aesthetically pleasing, and environmentally sound," says Rob Wittl, general manager,architectural walls, KI. "This project was particularly gratifying because Genius walls met the needs of the school, while the location and logistics presented us with a unique opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to doing whatever it takes to get the job done."
More than 20,000 pounds and 400 feet of Genius walls were transported by
truck, ship and airplane from KI's manufacturing facility in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to Shungnak. The walls were then stored in the school's gymnasium so they could warm to room temperature.
Randy Fabian, an installation supervisor at KI, traveled from Green Bay to Shungnak by commercial and chartered planes—with the last leg of his journey on snowmobile—to oversee the project. A crew worked over a weekend to remove filing cabinets, bookcases and other makeshift panels and put the walls in place. The job was completed two days ahead of schedule.
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