CTA Construction starts work on Fort River Elementary School in Massachusetts

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Wed, Apr 2, 2025, 8:21 AM 1 min read

CTA Construction Managers has started operation connected the caller Fort River Elementary School, a caller 105,750ft² gathering successful Amherst, Massachusetts, US.

The three-storey gathering volition regenerate the existent Fort River and Wildwood schools. Upon completion, the caller schoolhouse volition location 575 students from preschool to 5th grade.

The plan for the caller schoolhouse has been provided by DiNisco Design arsenic a net-zero vigor building.

The installation volition diagnostic building-mounted and canopy-mounted star photovoltaic (PV) panels. A ground-source vigor pump mechanical strategy volition besides beryllium installed, supported by 85 geothermal wells.

The gathering volition make 100% of its vigor requirements on-site, successful enactment with Amherst's committedness to sustainability.

Amherst municipality manager Paul Bockelman said: "The task has been meticulously planned to guarantee fiscal responsibility. Construction bids were opened connected 17 September 2024, with CTA Construction Managers LLC of Waltham, Massachusetts, submitting the lowest bid astatine $73.48m, contributing to full task savings of $4.8m to date.

CTA Construction Managers main Jeff Hazelwood said: "The caller schoolhouse is expected to unfastened its doors to students successful the autumn [late] of 2026. Demolition of the existing operation volition follow, with each remaining tract enactment projected to reason by precocious spring/early summertime [mid] 2027.”

CTA is simply a operation absorption and wide contracting institution specialising successful municipal, academic, multifamily residential, and commercialized facilities. The company’s portfolio of projects totals much than $1.7bn.

CTA is besides working connected the caller Lincoln-Eliot Elementary School successful Newton, Massachusetts.