A Multi-Phase Approach to Classroom Transformation
Nestled in the heart of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Glen Ellyn School District serves a thriving student population dedicated to academic excellence. As a district committed to providing safe, efficient, and inspiring learning environments, school leaders recognized the need to address aging infrastructure. With outdated roofing, mechanical systems, and classrooms in need of modernization, the district sought a trusted partner to help them enhance their facilities while ensuring responsible use of resources.
Since 2020, Glen Ellyn Schools has embarked on an ambitious journey to upgrade its buildings through a six-phase improvement plan. Spanning across five schools, the district prioritized essential infrastructure upgrades to enhance comfort, efficiency, and sustainability for students and staff. Through these improvements, Glen Ellyn Schools has achieved annual guaranteed energy and operational savings of $784,066, demonstrating both fiscal responsibility and environmental stewardship. By taking a proactive and strategic approach to facility improvements, the district is ensuring that its students and staff have the resources they need to thrive for years to come.
Project Highlights
Churchill Elementary School
- Roofing replacement: To ensure the roofing system can continue to reliably serve the district for years to come.
Forest Glen Elementary School
- Roofing: Partial roof replacement and roof repairs to ensure the roofing system can continue to reliably serve the district for years to come.
- Unit Vent Replacement: Replace traditional unit ventilators with vertical ducted-style units designed for classrooms. These units provide improved air distribution and comfort for the occupants, along with lower sound levels and improved maintenance access.
- Interior Renovations: Classrooms that received new unit vents underwent renovations, including new lights and lighting controls, ceilings, flooring, paint, and casework.
- Controls Server Consolidation: Integrate Tridium products into one BAS server to ensure graphics are uniform throughout the district.
- Gym AHU Replacement: Replace the ceiling suspended air handling unit with a new AHU located on the roof.
- Main Office FCU Replacement: Install a new ceiling mounted fan coil in the main office to improve comfort conditions.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
- Office RTU Replacement: Replace single zone rooftop unit with a new multizone VAV system. The system has individual zone controls and modulating heating and cooling capacity to provide improved occupant comfort.
Hadley Junior High School
- Roofing replacement: To ensure the roofing system can continue to reliably serve the district for years to come.
- AHU Replacements: Replace four aging air handling units with new ones that include variable frequency drives to modulate supply airflow.
- Office AHU Replacement: Replace the air handling and condensing unit serving the front office at Hadley Junior High School with a new packaged RTU. The new RTU will include energy savings measures like VFDs to modulate supply airflow, improved cooling efficiency and CO2 sensors.
Central Services Office
- Roofing replacement: To ensure the roofing system can continue to reliably serve the district for years to come.
- New Rooftop Units: Replace four aging rooftop units with new systems and controls to increase occupant comfort throughout the building.
