2010 HEAVY CommErcial
2nd Runner Up
Alamosa K-5 School

Project Statistics
Location: Alamosa, Colo.
Type: Educational-Elementary School, Public
Cost: $35 Million
Size: 145,000 sq. ft. (floor)
ICF Use: 51,400 sq. ft. walls (75% of exterior walls)

Project Timeline:
Total Construction: 420 days
ICF Start-to-Finish Time: 92 days

Construction Team
Owner: Alamosa School District
Architect/Engineer: The Neenan Company
General Contractor: Neenan Company
ICF Installer: IMS Masonry
ICF System: Reward Wall Systems

Fast Facts

• Project consists of two 72,000 sq. ft. buildings.
• One for grades K-2, the other 3-5.
• Hydronic heating and ICFs will reduce energy loads by 72% compared to metal framing.
• Photovoltaic panels and solar hot water
• Aiming for LEED Gold certification
• Extremely fast build to minimize student disruption.
• Abundant, unusually-shaped windows close together
• Cantilevered ICF walls
• Used more than 11,000 ICF blocks