The Berlin-Boylston Regional School District (Mass.) moved into a new middle/high School in January 2013. The surplus furnishings and equipment from the old school were offered to other schools and municipal departments and to the local com-munities. After this, there remained about 1,200 surplus items. Just days before the building needed to be emptied so …
BACKGROUND Established in 1851, Bellarmine College Preparatory is one of the oldest Jesuit high schools in the U.S. As part of a major campus renovation in 2010, Bellarmine replaced furnishings from about a dozen classrooms, along with associated furniture from offices, lounges, and common areas. Central to Bellarmine’s mission is to educate students of “conscience, …
SUMMARY Situation: The town of Wellesley, Mass. dedicated a new high school in February 2012. The transition required all furnishings and equipment to be removed from the adjacent, retired school in just four days over winter vacation. Material Composition: The entire furnishings of a 1,350 student high school, including classrooms, administrative areas, libraries, science labs, …
Wellesley High School – 4,800 Items, 21 Trailers, 4 Days Read More »
OVERVIEW The City of Newton opened a new high school in 2010. Decommissioning the old school, the City was left with thousands of pieces of surplus. As much as possible was reused or donated locally, but there remained more than 4,000 items that could not be placed locally. The City of Newton went through competitive …
Overview The Jefferson County Public School District manages 154 schools spread across nearly 800 square miles. The district includes heavily developed areas just a couple of miles from downtown Denver, and stretches to remote rural townships in the mountains. In 2015 Jeffco Public Schools replaced some 15,000 pieces of furniture at sixteen elementary schools across …
“The Kent Place School said they had two weeks to empty the entire building. IRN responded immediately and got the job done. The school is 100% happy. That’s good for the school, and even better for the kids and families who will benefit from Kent Place School’s excess furnishings.” Rob Pfister, Vice President of Sales, Arbee …
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Overview The Norfolk (VA) School District implemented cafeteria upgrades at six of its elementary schools. The first step was to remove and dispose of existing tables and seating, before contractors arrived to clean, paint, polish floors, and install the new furnishings. The District’s schedule allowed only a single day to remove the furnishings. The District …
Norfolk (VA) Public Schools Refresh Six Cafeterias, Send Five Tractor-Trailers to Reuse Read More »
Situation: In June 2017 the town of Holbrook, MA brought online a new consolidated PK-12 campus, replacing three existing schools. Their bond issue included purchase of all new furniture, so nearly all of the furnishings in the old buildings were made excess. Holbrook identified IRN and reuse as the best option for managing the surplus furnishings. …
Overview: The Fresno Unified School District undertook an upgrade of furnishings at its middle and high schools. A central element was the replacement of thousands of combination or “combo” desks – where the seat and writing surface are joined in a single unit. The District asked furniture supplier MeTEOR and The Reuse Network to offer a …
Composition (Phase 1) Destinations The inventory from Phase 1 filled four overseas shipping containers. World Vision, a longtime IRN charitable partner, was the recipient, sending two trailers to community development projects in Zambia, one trailer to support flood reconstruction efforts in Nicaragua, and one trailer to El Salvador. Click here for a PDF of this …
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