Meriden, New Hampshire

A project of Pizzagalli Construction Co., Inc. of South Burlington, Vermont.

From Kimball Union Academy:

The Kimball Union Board of Trustees  approved Phase One of the Miller Humanities and Library Renovation at their February 12, 2010 meeting.
 
Built in the 1960s, the Miller building was named in honor of KUA alumnus, Charles Ransom Miller, editor of the New York Times for 39 years. Since then, this iconic structure has been a campus landmark.
 
During KUA’s master planning process, a space and usage analysis identified the critical need for additional classroom space. Phase One will add 14 new classrooms and department offices. Ultimately, Miller will be transformed into a state-of-the-art library and humanities building, offering students access to a full range of 21st century academic resources.
“In order to meet our educational mission,” said Board Chair Jeff Cutts, “we must provide our faculty and our students with the facilities and the technology to teach and learn effectively. That is the fundamental goal of the Miller project.”
 
The repurposing of Miller will provide opportunities to make significant environmentally-sensitive improvements to its aging infrastructure. A new high-quality thermal envelope that will meet or exceed the New Hampshire Energy code will include foam insulation, air barriers, and new thermal pane windows. Classroom lighting systems that harvest natural light will automatically dim to adjust to available daylight. Sustainable materials such as linoleum, as well as regionally quarried, low maintenance materials like slate will be used for floor coverings.
 
“In order to meet our educational mission,” said Board Chair Jeffrey Cutts, “we must provide our faculty and our students with the facilities and the technology to teach and learn effectively. That is the fundamental goal of the Miller project.”
 
Fully-outfitted technology labs and classrooms will affirm Kimball Union’s commitment to being on the cutting edge of technology and provide our students with access tools they need to acquire critical information and become proficient in the use of information technology for the 21st century.
 
Through the Kimball Union’s bicentennial campaign, IMPACT, we has successfully raised $4.5 million for the first phase of the project and will continue to fundraise while the project is underway. The total cost of the complete project, including the library, is $7 million.
 
“We are grateful to the generous donors and foundations who have made initiating this important project possible. We will break ground in March and plan to have a ribbon-cutting in time for the opening of school in September, “said Head of School, Michael J. Schafer.