DIRTT Selected for Innovative Education Projects in Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania
August 15 2023 - 9:00AM
DIRTT and its Construction Partners Construkt in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, and ID+A in Louisville, Kentucky proudly announce
they recently secured over $6M USD in construction projects with
major education clients including Armstrong School District,
Western Kentucky University, and Berea College. These projects were
awarded due to Construkt and ID+A’s proven abilities to deliver
dynamic and modern learning environments using DIRTT’s innovative
interior solutions and streamlined construction methodology.
Armstrong School District
Part of the Armstrong School District, West Hills Primary School
a kindergarten to third grade elementary school in Western
Pennsylvania, sought to revitalize 28 classrooms and multiple
administration areas within a compressed three-month summer break.
Given the urgency of the project, the school district made the
decision to use DIRTT's full construction solution, which includes
solid and glass walls, doors, casework, back-painted glass, and
writable surfaces. Due to an unmatched ability to meet tight
project schedules and create dynamic student spaces, DIRTT emerged
as the clear frontrunner for this significant undertaking.
“The seamless integration by one partner to provide walls,
casework, glass, and whiteboards for our classrooms and
administrative offices was unexpected and provided financial and
time saving benefits for us,” commented Sam Kirk Jr., Director of
Finance and Operations. “The new space supports the district’s
learning philosophies and creates a safer, more flexible, and
significantly better learning environment for our students,
teachers, and staff to return to.”
Matt Hansen, Principal with IKM Architecture, noted, “Utilizing
industrialized, tilt-up interior construction was the only way to
complete this project and provide the district with new and
flexible interior spaces within the tight, three-month summer
window. The efficiency of the system also allowed us to install new
flooring, ceiling, and lighting systems in the same tight schedule.
This would not be possible with conventional stick frame
construction.”
Berea College
Berea College, a private liberal arts college in Berea, Kentucky
focused on students with limited resources, is replacing its
Danforth Technology building with Omni Architects to keep up with
the needs of the college’s modern technology curriculum. The new
Computer Science, Digital Media, and Information Technologies
building is the first of two planned buildings focused on
technology, featuring cutting-edge computing laboratories, an
innovative maker space, flexible classrooms, and new spaces for
digital-media endeavors such as a sound stage and on-air studio. As
part of this overhaul, DIRTT and ID+A are fitting out the space
with solid and glass walls, quick connect electrical, and DIRTT’s
Leaf Folding Walls® solution.
Western Kentucky University
As part of Western Kentucky University’s 10-year Master Campus
Plan, architecture firm Gensler is redesigning the University’s
South Campus Center to house offices and admin spaces. ID+A will be
working with both teams to renovate the interior including DIRTT
glass and solid walls and quick connect electrical.
All three institutions chose DIRTT and its Construction Partners
to meet their condensed construction schedule and sustainability
goals. DIRTT’s ability to provide full interior solutions that are
rapidly manufactured made the organization an ideal choice for the
modernization and transformation of active learning environments.
"These projects demonstrate how, together with our DIRTT
Construction Partners, we help educational institutions meet the
evolving needs and interests of students and staff, start to
finish, often under extremely limited timeframes,” said Benjamin
Urban, CEO of DIRTT.
For further information, please contact DIRTT
Investor Relations at ir@dirtt.com
About DIRTT
DIRTT is a leader in industrialized construction. DIRTT’s system
of physical products and digital tools empowers organizations,
together with construction and design leaders, to build
high-performing, adaptable, interior environments. Operating in the
workplace, healthcare, education, and public sector markets,
DIRTT’s system provides total design freedom, and greater certainty
in cost, schedule, and outcomes. DIRTT's interior construction
solutions are designed to be highly flexible and adaptable,
enabling organizations to easily reconfigure their workspaces as
their needs evolve. This adaptability is especially important in
today's rapidly changing business environment, where organizations
need to be able to evolve quickly to new challenges and
opportunities. Headquartered in Calgary, AB Canada, DIRTT trades on
Nasdaq under the symbol “DRTT” and on the Toronto Stock Exchange
under the symbol “DRT”.
About Construkt
Construkt is a team of digital interior construction experts who
create unique spaces with DIRTT’s leading prefabricated interior
solutions. A proud certified woman-owned business, Construkt has
provided both preconstruction and construction services since 2007,
formerly operating as a division of Workscape. Construkt has over
10,000 square feet of inspirational space 10 minutes from downtown
Pittsburgh.
About ID+A
ID+A’s vision as a specialty contractor is to meld the creative
disciplines of architecture and interior design with leading edge
solutions; culminating in environments which project our customer’s
brand, boost employee efficiency and provide healthful and fun
settings in which to learn, work, or heal. Throughout three
decades, ID+A has retained its founding concepts and adapted to the
changing demands for interior construction across all vertical
markets. What was true at our inception remains true today: Our
unwavering client focus and exceeding their expectations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
ir@dirtt.com
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