Greenville Elementary School

 


Staff Input per Category

  • Functionality/Efficiency/Flexibility: More classrooms, more storage space
  • Collaboration/Connections: More small group, collaboration, etc.  space needs, Admin area tight, sensory space needs
  • Accessibility/Special Programming: More Special Ed space, small group space, workspace
  • Comfort & Well Being: HVAC upgrades, more restrooms/stalls for students and staff, building acoustics, appropriate furniture, small windows (E-hall)
  • Safety & Security: More parking, generator


Conditional Assessment (Overall suitability: 75%)


Conditional Assessment Summary of Needs

  • Site:  Items that scored poorly include site perimeter fencing, south drive and lot walks.
  • Architectural:  Building exterior walls / windows/ doors are in good to excellent condition. Older additions are showing age especially white metal and stucco canopies. Spray foam roof is in fair condition with multiple damaged areas, uneven surface bubbles and evidence of standing water. Parapet coping is old, uneven and has patched seams throughout. Interior is in good condition, but restrooms could use a renovation.
  • Interiors:  Greenville ES completed a major renovation and expansion in 2019. During that time, the finishes were refreshed throughout, and all classrooms received new furniture. Everything is still in great condition. Only minor paint touch ups recommended.
  • Mechanical:  The Central Plant needs Boilers, pumps, accessories, and one Chiller.  Air Handling Units are in fair condition considering their age, but due to the age of the units, they should be considered for replacement in the near future. Exhaust fans are aged and should be replaced soon with modern direct-drive units. Some classrooms have been updated to modern vertical unit ventilators, while most remain aged horizontal units. Replacement of the horizontal units is recommended.
    • HVAC Controls:  Most of the controls in the building for the horizontal unit vents are older Andover Continuum. There are also some newer Schneider (2018 - RTU2), and Distech controls in the central plant that appear to have been installed in the last 2 years. 3 generations of controls in the building. VFDs for the dual temp pumps are older Mitsubishi drives.
  • Electrical:  Original distribution equipment in poor condition (45 years old); fire alarm system is early 2000’s and should be replaced; receptacle density appears low; interior lighting is mostly LED/LED T8 lamps; exterior lighting is compact fluorescent and HID->LED retrofits; some interior automatic controls, mostly manual; exterior lighting has BMS controls.
  • Plumbing:  The domestic water service entrance, domestic water central plant, plumbing fixtures, and water heaters throughout the school are in good condition. However, there are reports of low water pressure at times, and a lot of the piping in the mechanical rooms is not insulated. Installing a domestic water booster pump can help address the low water pressure issue. The propane gas system appears to be in good condition. However, there was a smell of propane at the school, where the propane line transitioned from below grade to above grade to supply the mechanical room. If this propane leak has not already been fixed, it needs to be inspected and repaired immediately.
  • Technology: 
    • No electronic door monitoring.  Staff walk around building at day’s end to check doors. 
    • Video surveillance. A lot of blind spots around the exterior of the buildings.
    • Classroom A/V. In working condition but getting dated.  They are planning projects to update.


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