Kraus-Anderson completes Windom Elementary School
August 25, 2020
WINDOM, Minn. (August 2020) –Kraus-Anderson has completed a new $22 million Windom Elementary School located at 1200 17th Street in Windom, Minn.
In May 2018 voters approved a $23.9 million district bond referendum project to prepare students to succeed now and in the future.
Designed by ISG Architects, the project relocated the 4th and 5th grades from the middle school to a new 77,090-square-foot, stand-alone K-5 elementary school, creating one campus to the existing middle school and high school. The elementary school alleviates overcrowding, and adds classrooms, flexible learning areas, and safety and security. A music room, art room, media center, student commons and physical education areas were added along with new administration and kitchen areas.
In addition, a $2 million remodel of the middle/high school included a 7,000-square-foot precast addition that connects to the existing Ag and Metal shop along the north side of the building. The project also remodeled the existing shop classrooms.
Windom Elementary School is among of dozens of major K-12 construction projects Kraus-Anderson will work on this year during its “Summer Sprint,” a critical, concentrated time during the summer months when school is not in session and when crews can perform work that ranges from new school construction to upgrades to deferred maintenance projects.
KA continues to lead the field of regional education construction projects and is currently ranked 8th in the nation in the construction of K-12 facilities by Building Design and Construction magazine. Over the past five years, KA has completed over $1 billion in K-12 projects. KA’s comprehensive school construction services include facility analysis and budget approaches, leading to informed and successful referendum initiatives.
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About Kraus-Anderson
Established in 1897, Kraus-Anderson® Construction Company is one of the nation’s premier commercial general contractors and construction managers. Kraus-Anderson, an Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. and has regional offices in Madison, Wis., Bismarck, N.D., and Duluth, Bemidji and Rochester Minn.