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Public School No. 2 has received a 15,600-square-foot addition that includes 10 new classrooms and seven new small-group instruction rooms. Renovations and space conversions in the existing 115,300-square-foot, two-story school will add six pre-kindergarten classrooms, two general classrooms, two special education rooms, a technology lab, kitchen and cafeteria, two science labs, two computer labs and a library/media center. Overall, the expanded and renovated school, located on a 2.65-acre parcel, now has 130,900 square feet of space that includes 40 general classrooms, special instruction rooms, a gym, an auditorium, a cafeteria, library/media center and music rooms. West New York PS No. 2 was designed and constructed to be meet LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) standards. Green features of the school include: Water Efficiencies, High Efficiency HAVAC equipment, Reduced Light Pollution and certified responsible building materials used in construction. The school project was designed by Earthtec Tams and built by D&K Construction Company, Inc. Turner Construction Company was the project management firm. The project was completed for a September 2009 opening. |