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Hillsborough Elementary School Renovations » -7/25/2002 Preliminary Report on Existing Facilities Page 5 • A heating system consisting of a two-pipe, hot water heating with a boiler room located to the west. A cooling system consisting of a two-pipe loop with a cooling tower and air handling units. The locker area cooling system consists of(2) through-the-wall air conditioning units. Following is a list of potential renovations to each building: Building 100 • Add group toilets on the first floor of the building. This would require changes to the floor that could affect some of the classrooms or office space located there. • Address the mold and mildew problems. • Remove all unit ventilators for thorough cleaning and maintenance • Provide new exterior vents in exterior brick wall for all unit ventilators and rework unit ventilators to provide fresh air into the classrooms. • Remove.all carpet from the classrooms as this may be a significant habitat for mold. Removing the carpet and vinyl composition tile may require asbestos abatement of the existing vinyl asbestos tile. Install earth-friendly floor tile system similar to other. installations in the school district. • Reroof the building including new insulation and edge flashing • ,Rework the exterior drainage system to insure rainwater is being drained away from the building. • Provide new standardized casework in all classrooms with an emphasis on storage of classroom materials. • Determine whether new lighting fixtures are warranted. Verify the condition of acoustical ceilings and replace as necessary. • Provide new doors and door hardware into each room. Try to reuse the existing door frames. • Address the rodent problem by permanently sealing all penetrations from the boiler room into the building. • Address the heat build-up in the south-facing classrooms by providing perforated window shades so the heat is abated,but the view is not totally blocked. • Repaint the entire building on the interior. • Determine if any electrical upgrades are required or desired by the school. Building 200 • 'In the final build-out, the classrooms may need to reconfigured to more closely meet NCDPI guidelines for primary grade classrooms. In order to achieve this,three of the classrooms may need to be merged into two larger classrooms. • Renovate the group toilet facilities. (919)942-8586 Telephone R051602existingfacilities.doc (919) 929-4802 Fax