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  #1 Campbell Whittaker on 24 May 13

   

  When building schools, some school boards are just starting to work with a new concept called the "Kids First Approach." This idea focuses on creating schools that are safe and provide a healthy environment therefore the students can focus on learning.
  
  Such school construction projects were created with building protection, fire safety, maintenance, resilience, energy efficiency and sound administration at heart. But topping the list is remediation and control of shape.
  
  "To a school administrator, mold is a four-letter word," said Don M. Bell, superintendent of the Northern Lebanon School District in Pennsylvania. Bell has headed the "Kids First Approach" and supports concrete masonry design as you of the finest ways to accomplish it.
  
  He and builder Jay Darkey of JPD Architects agreed to build with concrete masonry, when Bell started plans for an improvement and renovation at Northern Lebanon Middle School in 2002.
  
  "We have a to prevent mold in the initial place and concrete masonry is among the best building materials to prevent mold. I have seen the benefits of using concrete masonry in the horror stories and the past when it was not used," Bell said.
  
  "As far as form goes, it's a situation right now," said Darkey, describing that architects must address water in style and that masonry is among the best approaches to do that. "The structure needs to be detail by detail properly to address any potential for water getting back in the walls."
  
  The intrinsic properties of concrete masonry ensure it is an all-natural choice where there is concern about mold growth.
  
  "Masonry does not supply a ready food supply for mold; if there is a mold problem, it is easily remediated by washing fire pit it as opposed to replacing the entire wall," explained Jan Boyer, executive director of the Pennsylvania Concrete Masonry Association.
  
  Bell also knows first hand the protective properties of masonry with regards to fire protection. There was a in the school on a Saturday when no one was in the building, while he was principal of a higher school.
  
  "The fire completely gutted the space it self, but due to the concrete masonry construction," Bell said it was included merely to that class room. "It did not spread to every other rooms."
  
  Boyer brings, "We are fortunate in Pennsylvania for the reason that most schools are made of masonry and if Dr. Bell has his way, a lot more schools is likely to be using masonry."Solus Decor
  1445 Powell Street
  Vancouver, BC
  V5L 1G8, Canada

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">When building schools, some school boards are just starting to work with a new concept called the "Kids First Approach." This idea focuses on creating schools that are safe and provide a healthy environment therefore the students can focus on learning. <br /> <br /> Such school construction projects were created with building protection, fire safety, maintenance, resilience, energy efficiency and sound administration at heart. But topping the list is remediation and control of shape. <br /> <br /> "To a school administrator, mold is a four-letter word," said Don M. Bell, superintendent of the Northern Lebanon School District in Pennsylvania. Bell has headed the "Kids First Approach" and supports concrete masonry design as you of the finest ways to accomplish it. <br /> <br /> He and builder Jay Darkey of JPD Architects agreed to build with concrete masonry, when Bell started plans for an improvement and renovation at Northern Lebanon Middle School in 2002. <br /> <br /> "We have a to prevent mold in the initial place and concrete masonry is among the best building materials to prevent mold. I have seen the benefits of using concrete masonry in the horror stories and the past when it was not used," Bell said. <br /> <br /> "As far as form goes, it's a situation right now," said Darkey, describing that architects must address water in style and that masonry is among the best approaches to do that. "The structure needs to be detail by detail properly to address any potential for water getting back in the walls." <br /> <br /> The intrinsic properties of concrete masonry ensure it is an all-natural choice where there is concern about mold growth. <br /> <br /> "Masonry does not supply a ready food supply for mold; if there is a mold problem, it is easily remediated by washing <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.solusdecor.com/fire-pits/">fire pit</a> it as opposed to replacing the entire wall," explained Jan Boyer, executive director of the Pennsylvania Concrete Masonry Association. <br /> <br /> Bell also knows first hand the protective properties of masonry with regards to fire protection. There was a in the school on a Saturday when no one was in the building, while he was principal of a higher school. <br /> <br /> "The fire completely gutted the space it self, but due to the concrete masonry construction," Bell said it was included merely to that class room. "It did not spread to every other rooms." <br /> <br /> Boyer brings, "We are fortunate in Pennsylvania for the reason that most schools are made of masonry and if Dr. Bell has his way, a lot more schools is likely to be using masonry."Solus Decor <br /> 1445 Powell Street <br /> Vancouver, BC <br /> V5L 1G8, Canada</div>

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