Northmont High School is happening

Kleptz Early Learning Center Dedication

Outstanding dedication yesterday for Northmont's Kleptz Early Learning Center.  Ruetschle provided programming and planning services for this innovative learning environment, collaborating with local Architect of Record APP Architecture.  The 103,000 sf school will open its doors next week to 750 students grades PK-1.

Future Home of the Northmont Thunderbolts

Wyoming Middle School Masonry

Sneak "behind the scaffolding" peak at Wyoming Middle School - watching the masons do their magic.

Dayton Children's Hospital Groundbreaking

Today Dayton Children's Hospital broke ground on a historic new, eight-story, 260,000 sf patient care tower as part of a $141M campus renewal.  Ruetschle and Champlin Architects have teamed to provide local support to FKP Architects, a nationally recognized pediatric hospital architecture firm.  Ruetschle's role has been to support enabling projects, including a new 13,000 sf Data / Generator Facity that will serve as the backbone of the new patient tower and existing campus.
Dayton Children's Hospital Media Release

Dayton Metro Library - Northwest Branch Ground Breaking

Ground breaking for the Northwest Branch Library, the first new branch as part of Dayton Metro Library's ambitious $187M plan to rebuild the entire system.

Secretary of Education Names the Milton-Union K-12 School a 2014 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today that Milton-Union K-12 School in West Milton, Ohio is among the 2014 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees.  Forty-eight schools across the U.S. (and only three from Ohio) were honored for their exemplary efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental education.

The building design involved sustainable strategies such as a solar panel array, wind turbine, rainwater harvesting and a host of other energy-efficient systems to save energy, preserve the environment and improve occupant health and safety. These systems and strategies also serve as learning tools for students as they are integrated into the curriculum. In just the first two years of using the building, Milton-Union has already recognized significant energy savings with a 40 percent improvement over typical energy use.

Ruetschle Architects would like to thank the following for making this prestigious award possible:  Milton-Union Schools (Dr. Ginny Rammel) Ohio School Facilities Commission, Mike Huff, Heapy Engineering, CYP Studios, and Waibel Energy Systems.

Milton-Union wins Landscape Design Award

Congratulations to our Landscape Architect partner Cyp Studios for winning a 2013 Merit Award from the Ohio Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Dayton Metro Library selects Dayton Design Collaborative

The Dayton Design Collaborative (a partnership of local firms LWC, Levin Porter, and Ruetschle) has been selected by Dayton Metro Library to be the Architect of Record for the first segment of its facilities plan.  The DDC will partner with Group 4 Architecture, a national firm with extensive library experience, to design five distinct facilities.  The first five projects are: renovation and expand the Main Library downtown; build a new neighborhood library in Northwest Dayton that will be the largest branch in the system; renovate and expand the Miami Township branch, renovate the historic E.C. Doren branch; and establish an operations center to reduce costs by moving support functions out of the Main Library.  Ruetschle will be Architect of Record for the new flagship Northwest Branch, scheduled to start design this summer.

Wyoming Middle School Groundbreaking

Wyoming City Schools celebrating the construction start of their new $25M renovation / addition project to  Wyoming Middle School.  Construction is underway and expected to be complete late 2014.

Bethel selects Ruetschle

Honored to be chosen by Bethel Local Schools to master plan a vision for the future of the growing K-12 School, and implement the design of Phase 1 slated to go before voters in May of 2014.  Project scope to include major addition to academic core spaces, renovation of existing education space, and creating a centralized student dining facility.

Northmont High School Groundbreaking

The Board of Education and community leaders gathered this morning for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Northmont High School.  The 270,000 sf new 9-12 high school is slated for completion fall of 2015.

Milton-Union K-12 Photos

Greenon Local Schools Master Plan

Ruetschle has been working closely with Greenon Local Schools on a comprehensive $64M Master Plan for replacement of its school buildings.  The plan calls for consolidating from four school buildings to two:  a PK-6 (105,000 sf) and a 7-12 (133,000 sf). Greenon will be partnering with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission who will be funding $22.5M of the plan.  Issue 21 will be considered by Greenon voters on November 6th with local funding via a combination .75% earned income tax and a 6 mill property tax issue.

Milton-Union Sustainable Strategies

Milton-Union K-12 School's LEED Gold project features many sustainable design strategies.  In this photo: cool roof, green roof, solar shades on south facing windows, 32 kW solar photovoltaic panels, 15kW wind turbine.

Milton-Union K-12 School Dedication

Milton-Union Board Members dedicated the new Milton-Union K-12 School yesterday.  In the words of Board President Jodi Minneman, "its the best school building in the State of ohio, and I think the best school in the country."  Thousands have toured the facility since its opening in August, please contact us if you would like a personal tour.

Milton-Union K-12 School solar strategies

Milton-Union's new 32kw photovoltaic array. 

Milton-Union's new solar thermal system generates 432 BTUs per day.

Greeneview Local School dedicates new Middle School

The Greeneview Local Schools community dedicate the new LEED Silver Greeneview Middle School.

Milton-Union K-12 School opens tomorrow

Milton-Union treasurer Chuck Klein, Architect Mike Huff, and Superintdendnt Ginny Rammel holding the fresh new plaque.  Milton-Union K-12 School opens to students tomorrow.

Northmont High School schematic plans revealed.