Colorado Real Estate Journal - December 16, 2015
Arrupe Jesuit High School, a Roman Catholic college preparatory high school serving economically disadvantaged students, recently celebrated the opening of its enlarged and modernized facility. The RMH Group served as the project’s mechanical/electrical engineer and Portland, Oregon-based Soderstrom Architects served as the project’s architect and prime design consultant. The centerpiece of the project is a new, three-story, 17,500-square-foot addition housing seven technology-enhanced classrooms, a new kitchen and cafeteria, a student activities room, admissions and counseling offices, an athletic office and a student fitness room. The renovation portion of the project features a new student chapel, three new classrooms, expanded faculty offices, a new Corporate Work Study Program Commons delivering upgraded office and workspace for staff, a mock office training area and a muster room. As the project’s mechanical engineer, RMH designed an energy-efficient HVAC system that can move surplus heat around the building to where it is needed. The RMH-designed lighting system further reduces energy consumption with efficient lamps/fixtures and occupancy sensors to automatically turn off lights when no occupants are detected in a given space. “Arrupe Jesuit High School should be commended for its mission to deliver a challenging, innovative and affordable college preparatory education to economically disadvantaged students,” said Jeff Elsner, PE, RMH mechanical engineer and manager for the project. “The building expansion and upgrades will help serve the school’s growing student population with additional space and a more modern learning environment.” The school is located at 4343 Utica St. in Denver.