Santiam Canyon School District

Constructed in the middle of a pandemic, and completed after a devastating fire that destroyed much of Mill City and surrounding areas, this project was a bright spot in a challenging time. Ingenuity was key in the overwhelming success of this project given the reduced budget and short timeline for completion. At the JH/HS level, a cost-effective solution was to bring in Modern Building Systems to manufacture and deliver 69 factory-built buildings that ultimately formed 3 buildings. These three buildings housed classrooms, administrative offices, restrooms and library, as well as higher functional rooms like a culinary room and science room. All three buildings received roofing, siding, flooring and HVAC on site. The new 12,000 sf high school gymnasium was constructed with pre-engineered Mass Plywood Panels (MPP). Using these panels allowed the gym structure to be assembled within 1 week with 4 people, compared to 5 weeks with 10 people. The elementary school construction involved the conversion of a covered play area to a servery and commons. Work included installation of MPP walls, new interior walls (separating the servery from commons area), replacement of existing roofing, new HVAC system and installation of new food service equipment.