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CodO Redfoot Zack, Inc. Preliminary Report on Existing Facilities Thursday,July 25, 2002 Page I School- Hillsborough Elementary School Location: Hillsborough,North Carolina Owner: Orange County Schools Hillsborough Elementary School(HES)has served the citizens of Orange County well for over 50 years, first as a high school, next as a middle school and currently as an elementary school. It has reached a point in its useful life where some major modernizations, upgrades,repairs and program enhancements are in order. The purpose of this report is to provide preliminary, investigative information regarding the existing facilities to assist in determining the scope of the renovations to be performed. HES is an open campus of six freestanding buildings interconnected by a network of covered walkways. The 100 Building and 200 Building are basic classroom buildings. The 300 Building was designed as a classroom building, but is currently used as office space by the Orange County School's Support Services Department. The 400 Building(previous Shop Building) is currently leased to aprivate organization that runs a private pre-school program on the campus. The 500 Building consists of a Gymitorium (combination gymnasium and auditorium),and associated spaces that are currently housing the art classroom, academically-gifted program and faculty offices. The 600 Building houses the Cafeteria. All six buildings were constructed between 1952 and 1962,a time period when quickly built, inexpensive school facilities were the rule due to the expanding student populations after WWII. Some of the general characteristics of construction from that period of time include light structural frames, little (if any)thermal insulation, and simple heating and ventilation systems with no provision for air conditioning. The 100 Building opened in 1962. It was built to replace an existing building that burned. A portion of the original building (the boiler room) was retained and became the boiler room for the current building. The 100 Building exhibits the following features: • A two-story,concrete structural frame including concrete floor and roof structure., • An exterior wall consisting of a 10"thick infill and aluminum windows that span between exposed concrete columns and beams. The walls are made up of a 4"concrete masonry unit, a 2" A space and a 4"exterior brick, The original windows were replaced in about 1990 with a thermally unbroken aluminum window system. During site investigation, it was noted that the weepholes (holes that allow the air cavity to release water)in the exterior walls were small holes (about the diameter of a pencil) and could be clogged easily. 7 • A roof that has reached its useful life and needs to be replaced. The single-ply membrane roof was replaced in 1987 (15 years old). Many small blemishes are forming due to its age that could create small leaks in the future. The original roof deck was truly flat with internal