F.H. PASCHEN APPLY NOW Work Careers About News Contact K-12 EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION Our Education Experience INNOVATION CENTER & ENTRY RENOVATIONS | JAY STREAM STEM LAB Carol Stream, IL F.H. Paschen completed summer critical Innovation Center and Entry Renovations at three different schools in Community Consolidated School District 93 (Jay Stream Middle School, Heritage Lakes Elementary School, and Elsie Johnson Elementary School). Work included renovating the existing libraries into collaborative innovation centers, as well as constructing secure entry vestibules and new exterior canopies. The completed Innovation Centers include a Genius Bar with high level finishes, a media room with curved operable partitions, critical thinking spaces, presentation and classroom areas, think tanks with sliding barn doors, a collaboration lounge, oval corridors, offices, and other support spaces. Work was also completed at Jay Stream Middle School for their new STEM lab addition. Construction started during the school’s winter, spring, and summer breaks, with completion before the start of the 2020 school year. The new addition is approximately 5,400 sf and includes six (6) science labs, a design and research room, a virtual reality room, and a single sloped skylight spanning the entire length of the corridor. Client: Community Consolidated School District 93 Value: $13,500,000 Size: 21,400 SF Delivery Method: CM@Risk Awards 2021 – Learning by Design – Outstanding Project Award 2020 – Illinois Association of School Boards – Education Environments Award, Honorable Mention Previous Next Previous Next BRIDGES PROGRAM RENOVATIONS Lincolnwood, IL District 219’s Bridges Program provides special education transition services (“bridges”) to young adults from ages 18 to 22, with training in areas of independent living, job, and vocational skills. The previous home for the Bridges Program was located at Niles North, but the students have since outgrown the space and have moved into this new location in Lincolnwood for the 2020 school year. This project consisted of a full interior renovation of an existing one story, 50,000 sf warehouse building, which included: new mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire suppression systems, roof replacement, window replacements, secure entryway storefront, site improvements, and paving. In addition to classrooms, offices, and multipurpose spaces, the new space includes a commercial kitchen, commercial and residential laundry labs, apartment space, a gymnasium, and retail space. Client: Niles Township High School District 219 Value: $10,100,000 Size: 50, 000 SF Delivery Method: Design/Bid/Build Previous Next Previous Next DIRKSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANNEX & RENOVATIONS Chicago, IL This project consisted of a 65,000 SF annex added to the existing one-story elementary school. The annex includes 18 standard classrooms, 4 special needs classrooms, 4 Pre-Kindergarten classrooms, 2 science classrooms, 2 computer classrooms, 2 administrative offices, library/media center, multi-purpose dining room, hybrid kitchen & kitchen server, kitchen office, building storage, utility rooms, and elevator. Site improvements included a new parking lot, fire lane access drive, loading area, landscaping, and stormwater management. Additionally, demolition and removal of utilities for the existing modular buildings and the roof on the existing building was replaced. Interior renovations consisted of conversion of the existing kitchen to a teacher’s lounge, server into an office, and conversion of the 2 kindergarten rooms into a drama and music room. This project is designed to achieve LEED v4 Silver. Client: Public Building Commission Value: $32,139,000 Size: 65,000 SF Delivery Method: CM@Risk Previous Next Previous Next 2020 SUMMER RENOVATIONS Roselle & Hanover Park, IL F.H. Paschen provided preconstruction and construction services to complete renovations at Greenbrook Elementary, Waterbury Elementary and Spring Wood Middle Schools over two summers. The existing libraries were transformed into more open and collaborative innovation centers, including break out rooms, meeting spaces, and STEM classrooms. Additional work included renovations in supplementary spaces such as the IT Director Office, Specialist Offices, classroom/reading room, and classroom spaces near the libraries. Client: Keeneyville School District 20 Value: $3,300,000 Size: 30,600 SF Delivery Method: CM@Risk Previous Next Previous Next ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM IMPROVEMENTS Elgin, IL F.H. Paschen completed improvements at the Elgin High School Stadium, including replacement of the existing running track with an asphalt and synthetic track system, site lighting and controls, a new stone and drainage system under the synthetic turf, electrical, and painting. Additional work included replacing fencing and traffic guardrails, paving improvements, installing new guardrails and waterproofing the existing home bleachers, installing new site drainage utilities, new water service. Client: Elgin Area School District U46 Value: $4,600,000 Size: 150,000 sf Delivery Method: Design/Bid/Build Previous Next BYRNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANNEX Chicago, IL We constructed a two-story addition to this elementary school, which includes classrooms, a new library, and a warming kitchen. We also renovated existing classrooms in the original building, landscaping, renovating the existing parking lot, and built a new turf field. Work on the project was completed in Summer 2018. Client: Public Building Commission Value: $13,500,000 Size: 35,000 SF Delivery Method: Design/Bid/Build Previous Next Previous Next SKINNER WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANNEX Chicago, IL We completed this new 4-story addition onto the Skinner West Elementary School which included 19 classrooms, a science lab, art room, computer lab, and multipurpose rooms. Work included site work, site utilities, construction of the new annex, renovations to the existing building, and parking lot work. Construction was completed in five phases to minimize disruptions to the school’s operations and the neighborhood. The school remained fully operational during the entire project. Client: Public Building Commission Value: $11,800,000 Size: 36,000 SF Delivery Method: Design/Bid/Build Previous Next Previous Next ASPIRA BUSINESS AND FINANCE HIGH SCHOOL Chicago, IL This new four-story school features a variety of architectural facades including Fibre-C rain screen panels and a curtainwall glazing system. Paschen also installed a rooftop chiller with sound attenuating barrier walls. Interior amenities include wireless access throughout and automated lighting control. The school contains 31 classrooms including two science labs and six computer labs, full cooking kitchen and cafeteria, and media room with interactive monitors. The project received LEED Gold Certification. Client: Aspira of Chicago Value: $19,400,000 Size: 80,000 SF Delivery Method: CM@Risk Previous Next Previous Next UNO GALEWOOD CHARTER SCHOOL Chicago, IL The Uno Galewood Charter School was an innovative and ambitious design-build project with a highly compressed time-line. Together with UrbanWorks, our design partner for the project, we had just under a year to design, bid, and build for occupancy by students and staff. The main building is a three-story steel and precast structure which houses the classrooms and offices. Each classroom has wireless internet access points, four data drops, an overhead projector with media processor, HDMI and Mic input (for iPod players), and an amplified sound system. The primary design feature of the building is the adjacent 58-foot tall “skyspace,” a sloping wall which houses the multipurpose and resources rooms. This project achieved LEED Silver. Client: United Neighborhood Organization (UNO) Value: $17,700,000 Size: 56,000 sf Delivery Method: Design/Build Awards 2016 – Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture & Design – The American Architectural Awards 2016 2013 – Association of Licensed Architects – Design Award Gold Medal 2013 – Chicago Building Congress – Merit Award Finalist 2013 – Richard Driehaus Foundation – Finalist for Award Previous Next Previous Next SARAH E. GOODE STEM ACADEMY PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION Chicago, IL The Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy High School—an institution designed to prepare students for technology jobs of the future—is the very first school in Chicago to achieve LEED Platinum Certification. The certification was achieved by implementing the LEED initiatives within the Contract Documents. These included the use of natural daylight, increased outdoor air ventilation, green roof installation, and permeable parking areas. The three-story building is constructed of cast-in place concrete, structural steel, and a large amount of CMU block. The exterior of the building has a masonry veneer, stone cladding, and aluminum composite paneling. There is also an aluminum window wall system on several of the exterior elevations of the building. The new design includes a natatorium with an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a gymnasium, an auditorium, a full kitchen, administrative offices, a library, science labs, classrooms, and computer labs. Technological innovations, which helped establish the building’s LEED platinum status, include a geo-exchange heat pump system, a solar thermal hot water heating system, low-flow fixtures, and recycled and locally sourced materials. Outdoor features include walking paths, a community garden, a learning garden, and two rain gardens for storm-water control. There is also a new football field with a track, baseball field, softball field, and tennis courts constructed on the school’s campus to the north of the building. Client: Public Building Commission Value: $62,500,000 Size: 207,600 sf Awards 2014 – American Society of Landscape Architect – President’s Award – Design-Constructed Projects / Institutional 2013 – CISCO – Pride in Construction Project of the Year – New Construction – Chicago (over $20 million) Category 2013 – Chicago Association of Realtors Good Neighbor Award 2013 – Brick in Architecture – Gold for Education 2013 – American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers – Engineering of Excellence Award 2013 – Friends of the Chicago River – Green Ribbon Award 2013 – Learning by Design – Publisher’s Commendation Award Previous Next Previous Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CHOOSE PASCHEN Contact Us ©2017 F.H. Paschen Contractors Privacy Policy Ethics and Compliance Work Case Studies Careers Apply at Paschen Internships About Services & Delivery Methods Plan Room Contact facebook twitter instagram linkedin