This project renovates classrooms, laboratory space, a truck driving range, and a new accessible rear entry. The project centrally locates its transportation career fields under one roof and includes diesel, automotive services, automotive technologies, welding, robotics, solar installer, truck driving, and collision repair. The project makes a more modern learning environment and relocates the truck driving program from Austin, MN. The new diesel shop has space for farm equipment and larger vehicles into the shop through a 30’-wide door and overhead crane. A truck driving range and course around campus allow for mutual work between the diesel and truck driving programs. The automotive program adds angled parking, a new alignment machine, seven additional vehicle lifts, and electric vehicle charging. Dunham provided mechanical and electrical engineering services for the renovation and addition that totals approximately 48,000 SF of program space and adds 15 kW of solar on the south side of the property. A small portion of the building renovation and expansion included a two-story in-fill space for the additional classroom, lab, and support space. Low voltage system design includes smart classroom wiring with voice/data cabling, paging, security, cameras, lighting controls, network cabling, and fire alarm.

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Award Winning
Finance & Commerce Top Projects 2020
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Renewable Energy
15 kW photovoltaic array
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Location
Albert Lea, MN