Ramtech was honored to be invited to the ribbon cutting for the new gymnasium and storm shelter facility that we constructed on the campus of North Texas Collegiate Academy in Little Elm. Matt Slataper and Randy Van Zandt were on hand as special guests of the charter school as the building was dedicated in front of students and staff members.
The construction of a permanent classroom facility that Ramtech completed last year came with a condition that the school also develop a storm shelter facility to protect students and staff from the dangers of formidable storms. North Texas collegiate Academy opted to build a gymnasium with an attached storm shelter to meet the code requirement to accommodate all of the students and faculty at the school. The storm shelter section is comprised of four separate rooms with an occupancy rating of 428 people. The building includes an inverter system to power emergency lights and air and water systems if the power happens to be cut.
The gymnasium has a UIL approved full-size basketball court with retractable goals and collapsible bleachers along one side. Ramtech was also responsible for the site development and utilities, including a twelve-inch fire loop, two vaults for the fire sprinkler and backflow preventers, and the installation of a new fire hydrant. The surrounding area was also landscaped with an irrigation system to accommodate the watering of the grass sod and 58 new trees and 359 shrubs.
