Each year the Eagles work with the School District of Philadelphia, Office of Capital Programs, to select and improve outdoor spaces at a specific school, providing age-appropriate play areas and equipment. This year the school selected was Henry W. Lawton Elementary School, based on an updated Capital Programs selection criteria, which evaluate numerous factors, including…
Ben Oas brings a new fresh view to Capital Programs and has quickly proven to be the deserving leader of our design team. Ben has worked with several nationwide organizations since 2015 in a variety of different roles. Between drafting and project management, he also helped develop BIM standards and prototypical design documents that were…
Melanie Lewin has jumped into capital programs with enthusiasm. Despite having no prior experience with design or construction, she has immersed herself in plans and become a natural on the job sites. She is not afraid to ask difficult questions and has no ego about being open to learning. On top of this, she is…
The School District has reached an important milestone in its asbestos management program: as of July, all District schools have undergone the extensive asbestos inspections required under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) in this three-year cycle. AHERA includes two types of inspections – 3-year inspections, which are done at 294 facilities throughout the…
The Office of Environmental Management & Services is taking on a project to proactively remove asbestos pipe wrap from several District school gymnasiums this summer. Gymnasiums are high-activity areas where the temptation to loft a ball to the rafters is ever-present. Removing the undamaged asbestos pipe wrap overhead and replacing it with fiberglass and PVC…
The School District of Philadelphia is working to integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives within the District’s successful sustainability program, GreenFutures. ESG is a set of criteria that are utilized to assess an organization’s business practices and performance based on sustainability initiatives. School districts tend to have a large carbon footprint and are big…