What can a National Joint Power Alliance (NJPA) membership do for you? NJPA gives you the opportunity to access competitively awarded nationally leveraged cooperative purchasing contracts. NJPA establishes an alliance between buyers and suppliers for use by education, government Read more…
We recently noted a trend in our inspection reports that indicates a number of facilities do not utilize their Removable Floor to First Row Aisle Steps. We have heard reasons that range from “we lost a step” to “the Read more…
The makeover of Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School’s new gymnasium is fit for champions. The VASJ boys’ basketball team had their eyes set on state championship this season and with a grueling schedule, they met their target with a Read more…
Facility: Woodmore PK-8 School – Woodville, OH Architect: Stough & Stough Architects – Sylvania, OH Contractor: Studer Obringer, Inc. – New Washington, OH Construction Manager: Touchstone CPM, Inc. – Lima, OH Sub-Contractor: Farnham Equipment Company Specification Sections: 123200 Manufactured Casework 123583 Music Casework Read more…
Facility: Vermilion Elementary School Architect: Lesko Associates – Cleveland, OH Contractor: RFC Contracting, Inc. – Strongsville, OH Sub-Contractor: Farnham Equipment Company Specification Sections: 123450 Casework & Fixtures Vermilion Elementary School’s new K-3 building is slated to open for the 2015-2016 school year. The Read more…
The most common violation, and perhaps the easiest to spot, involves a 4-inch sphere. Why a 4-inch sphere? Think about the members of the community in your bleachers or your grandstands watching the game. Even the tiniest of fans Read more…
Facility: Bath PreK-5 School – Bath Local Schools Architect: Garmann Miller Architects · Engineers – Minster, OH Construction Manager at Risk: Touchstone CPM, Inc. – Lima, OH Contractor: Charles Construction – Findlay, OH Students at Bath Elementary School occupied their new building on January 5, Read more…
A capital equipment purchase such as a bleacher system can be extremely complicated. Often, this is a once in a generation type purchase. It is critical that such a purchase be done correctly to maximize the investment, but where do Read more…
Facility: The Stuart & Mimi Rose Music Center at the Heights | Huber Heights, OH Architect: GBBN Architects – Cincinnati, OH Construction Manager: Messer Construction Company – Huber Heights, OH Contractor: Farnham Equipment Company The Stuart & Mimi Rose Music Center at the Read more…
As mentioned in Part 1, our primary focus in this series is the ICC 300-2012 which is available for download free. In this section, we’re going to discuss inspections and applicable definitions. Starting with Chapter 1: Section 105 Inspection: Read more…