The Pasadena Independent School District (PISD) in Texas recently completed two major rebuilding projects to better serve its growing population of pre-kindergarten to fourth grade students.
Both the Red Bluff Elementary School and Mae Smythe Elementary School buildings originally opened in the 1950s and improvements were made through the decades. After 60 years of use and withstanding hurricanes, the cost of repairing and renovating these campuses exceeded the cost of building new ones. The district received funding to embark on a multi-phase, comprehensive update to replace the aging structures with larger, newly constructed, contemporary buildings within their existing campus footprints.
To ensure an ideal learning environment, the PISD's goals for the new schools included healthy indoor air quality, energy-efficient operations, optimized acoustics, moisture and mold resistance, low-maintenance materials and a modern, welcoming appearance.
Meeting all of the facilities team's criteria, the school district selected Rockfon acoustic stone wool ceiling systems as the basis of design for both schools, and for future PISD projects. The ceiling systems for the PISD are provided by Action Gypsum Supply. Throughout the two new schools, acoustic stone wool, 2-by-2-foot ceiling panels were installed in exposed suspension systems by BCI Drywall and Finishes.