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| New LeepCore classrooms  At the start of this new school year, 40 classrooms full of students in Baker County Florida will experience the first LeepCore constructed classroom buildings. Each of these buildings contain eight classrooms. As of mid-August, two of the buildings were complete with the other three scheduled for completion over the next six weeks. The buildings are constructed with LeepCore™ structural walls and roofs. The project has been a unique experience for the contractors and the school district and has gathered many interested spectators. The structural properties of LeepCore™ along with its many other attributes have brought many compliments to all involved.The product offers advanced benefits, including: cost-effective design and reduced timeframes to construct floors, roofs and frameless, load-bearing, free-standing walls. LeepCore™ is a lightweight structural building material that is fire, mold, water, dry rot, corrosion, and termite resistant. The product supports high-wind and earthquake resistant building designs and standards. Additionally, thermal insulation properties exceed building industry standards. Target markets for LeepCore™ include: site-built and modular classrooms, commercial buildings and housing projects. While the overall look and feel of the buildings have drawn a lot of attention, it is the very short time it has taken to erect the buildings that has gained the most attention. The first two building were completed, from the time the foundation was poured until students were in the building, in just over four months. These LeepCore classroom buildings are the first to be completed in Florida. Additional classroom building projects are at the proposal stage and LEEP is looking forward to many more LeepCore classrooms under construction in the pursuing months. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |