From the Ground Up: Sherwood School/Boys & Girls Clubs

Owner/developer: Springfield Public Schools
General contractor: DeWitt & Associates Inc.
Architect: Sapp Design Associates Architects PC
Engineers: Olsson Associates Inc., civil; Toth and Associates Inc., structural; and Malone Finkle Eckhardt & Collins Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 77,997 square feet
Estimated cost: $17.74 million
Lender: None
Estimated completion date: August
Project description: Springfield Public Schools spokeswoman Teresa Bledsoe said Sherwood Elementary School will be a net-zero capable building, meaning it has been designed so that in the future it could be connected to solar panels or other alternative energy sources to reduce its energy demands. Sherwood also includes about 5,500 square feet dedicated to the Boys & Girls Clubs – the first such arrangement for a public school in Missouri, she said. The organizations also will share the gymnasium, restrooms, cafeteria, library, playground, music room, art room and computer lab, Bledsoe said. The project is funded by $71.65 million in general obligation bonds approved by voters in 2013.

Send project info to bbrown@sbj.net.