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9 <br /> Hillsborough Elementary School Renovations -7/25/2002 <br /> Preliminary Report on Existing Facilities Page 5 <br /> • A heating system consisting of a two-pipe,hot water heating with a boiler room located to the <br /> West. A cooling system consisting of a two-pipe loop with a cooling tower and air handling <br /> units. The locker area cooling system consists of(2) through-the-wall air conditioning units. <br /> Following is a list of potential renovations to each building: <br /> Building 100 <br /> • Add group,toilets on the first floor of the building. This would require changes to the Floor <br /> that could affect some of the classrooms or office space located there. <br /> • Address the mold and mildew problems. <br /> • Remove all unit ventilators for thorough cleaning and maintenance <br /> • Provide new exterior vents in exterior brick wall for all unit ventilators and rework unit <br /> ventilators to provide fresh air into the classrooms. <br /> • Remove all carpet from the classrooms as this may be a significant habitat for mold. <br /> Removing the carpet and vinyl composition the may require asbestos abatement of the <br /> existing vinyl asbestos tile. Install earth-friendly floor tile system similar to other <br /> installations in the school district. <br /> 6 Reroof the building including new insulation and edge flashing <br /> • Rework the exterior drainage system to insure rainwater is being drained away from the <br /> building. <br /> • Provide new standardized casework in all classrooms with an emphasis on storage of <br /> classroom materials. <br /> • Determine whether new lighting fixtures are wan-anted. Verify the condition of acoustical <br /> ceilings and replace as necessary. <br /> • Provide new doors and door hardware into each room. Try to reuse the existing door frames. <br /> • Address the rodent problem by permanently sealing all penetrations from the boiler room into <br /> the building. <br /> • Address the heat build-up in the south-facing classrooms by providing perforated window <br /> shades so the heat is abated,but the view is not totally blocked. <br /> • Repaint the entire building on the interior. <br /> • Dete*ne if any electrical upgrades are required or desired by the school. <br /> t <br /> Building 200 <br /> • In the final build-out,the classrooms may need to reconfigured to morn closely meet NCDPI <br /> guidelines for primary grade classrooms. In order to achieve this,three of the classrooms <br /> may need to be merged into two larger classrooms. <br /> • Renovate the group toilet facilities. <br /> (919)942-a586 Telephone R051602existingfacilities.doc <br /> (919)929-4802 Fax <br />