Life School of Dallas Modular Building Campus in the Spotlight
Organized as a charter school, Life School serves over 4,000 students at five locations around the Dallas, Texas area. When the school decided to expand their Oak Cliff area secondary school, they chose three 7,424 square foot eight-classroom modular buildings complete with connecting deck and ramp assemblies. Purchased through the Texas Buyboard and built using traditional modular contruction, each facility includes a private office, restrooms, storage area, and individual classrooms with a computer lab in the high school building. The buildings utilize nine wall-mounted HVAC units zoned for energy efficient heating and cooling, and include factory installed 26-gauge R-panel metal siding on the exterior, vinyl composition gypsum wall coverings, and durable high traffic carpet flooring. We went back out to visit the Oak Cliff campus and caught up with Shawn Thomas, Director of Operations for the Life School. Here’s what he had to say:
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Aldine ISD Chooses Ramtech’s Modular Buildings During Cafeteria Renovations
Ramtech has continued to build on its success in the public school sector by securing a new $1.9 million contract to provide four new modular cafeteria buildings to the Aldine Independent School District in Houston, Texas. Totaling 41,216 square feet, two modular buildings will be installed at both Nimitz and MacArthur High Schools for use as interim facilities while the renovation of the existing cafeterias takes place. Ramtech will begin the manufacturing phase of the modular construction project prior to the end of February, and will commence the site activities at the beginning of March. We expect to complete the project by April 12th, which will give Aldine ISD ample time to prepare the facilities to begin food service to their students by May 1st. (more…)
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Grants for the School-Based Health Center Capital (SBHCC) Program
The June 26, 2012 application deadline for one of the 150 grants available under the Affordable Care Act’s School-Based Health Center Capital (SBHCC) Program is rapidly approaching. If your school district is considering the construction of a new standalone structure based on the program guidelines for permanently affixed prefabricated or modular building, Ramtech Building Systems would like to help. Ramtech can provide you at no cost:
- Design Assistance – choose from one of our existing plans or provide a summary of space requirements using Ramtech’s Space Planning Worksheet
- Plans & Specifications – once we have your information we will provide floor plans and specifications based on your specific requirements and location
- Cost Estimates – we will provide you with a comprehensive proposal for the cost to design, construct, deliver and install your completed new clinic
- Rapid Response – Ramtech can provide complete proposals within days of receiving your information
As the leader in the construction of modular healthcare buildings for school-based clinics, Ramtech has developed and installed facilities for small and large school districts throughout Texas. Our experience includes single and multiple practitioner clinics in standard and custom floor plan designs which can provide you with significant time and cost advantages while developing your application.
With prices starting at $65 per square foot, our school based clinics are recognized as one of the most cost-effective solutions available, with features that allow you to meet the government’s requirement for showing how your SBHC can provide for more effective, efficient, and quality healthcare.
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A Major Milestone in Commercial Modular Construction
Recently, Ramtech Building Systems celebrated a major milestone: we manufactured our 16,000th modular building section. Founded in 1982 as a trailer leasing company that purchased modular buildings from wholesale manufacturers, Ramtech opened its own manufacturing facility in Mansfield, Texas in 1985. It has since manufactured both temporary and permanent modular buildings for commercial, industrial, educational, medical, and government applications. (more…)
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Modular Buildings on Display at 2011 Texas Charter Schools Conference
As the growth of charter schools continues to explode around the country, a transformation in public education is taking place including right here in our home state of Texas. With 215 open-enrollment charters now available and an unlimited number of campus charters available to universities and independent school districts, Texas has seen the number of charter school campuses grow to 558 while serving over 165,000 students. Many of these students are now studying and learning in traditional modular classrooms provided by Ramtech. (more…)
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