MIAMI—General contractor Moss Construction has delivered to the Temple Beth Am its new Day School. The expansion at the Temple Beth Am property will enable education for students from kindergarten on up through 5th grade.

The 80,747-square-foot expansion was designed by Perkins Eastman Architects, and has a total complement of 62 classrooms. In addition, the school features a media center, art studio, STEM lab as well as an outdoor learning area to take advantage of South Florida’s rather ample year-round sunshine and warm weather.

This past summer, Moss tore down three other buildings and removed an existing courtyard so that the site could be reconfigured for a future Welcome Center, which will be built as part of the second phase of work for Temple Beth Am. The Welcome Center will offer sporting facilities, auditoriums, cafeterias and a pool. When completed, the Welcome Center will effectively function as a bridge between the older facilities on the site and the new school.

“We are honored that Temple Beth Am chose Moss to complete this two-phase expansion project, which will provide students with an optimal environment for learning,” Moss Senior Vice President and Project Executive Ed Baro said in a recent statement. “We worked diligently throughout 2020 to ensure that the Day School was ready for the start of the 2021 school year.”

Moss also collaborated with real estate developer Amicon, the owner’s representative, to ensure that the facility would be ready for fall school classes.

Engineering News-Record has ranked Moss as one of the top 65 general contracting firms in the country. Moss provides construction management and design-build services not only for educational clients but also hospitality, sports and various other sectors.

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HUDSON, Fla.—Construction firm Moss has completed its work renovating the Hudson Primary Academy in Hudson, Florida, which is located about an hour north of Tampa. The school, which used to be called Northwest Elementary School, was in need of an upgrade considering that it was first built in 1973.

The $15.4 million project was needed to bring the school up to ADA code and other safety standards, as well as to take care of repairs that have piled up over the nearly 50 years the school has stood.

Moss’s work entailed remodeling 80,000 square feet of educational space. Part of the modernizing included allowing for more natural lighting—rather ample in the Sunshine State—to penetrate the school’s interior on a consistent basis. The school’s technology was upgraded, and updates were also made to the school’s lighting, electrical and fire sprinkler systems. In addition, new flooring and wall finishes were added to the interior, and doors and cabinets were also replaced as part of the school’s internal facelift.

Moss worked on the school renovation with designer Hoffman Architects.

“We’re thrilled and humbled the District School Board of Pasco County chose Moss to manage and complete the renovations to Hudson Primary Academy,” commented Toby Manulak, Mid-Florida vice president for Moss Construction. “We take great satisfaction in helping the school district provide students with modern facilities that will provide students with an optimal environment for learning.”

Manulak added that one of the primary hurdles Moss faced during the renovation was the ongoing difficulties posed by the covid-19 pandemic.

“In fact, the procurement process took place in early 2020, when everything was under lockdown, and it was Moss’s first ever virtual pitch,” Manulak said. “COVID also presented a major challenge during construction in that we had to deal with continuous material shortages, fabrication delays, shipping delays and resequencing of the schedule throughout the course of the project. Even with those additional challenges, our team opened the school on time.”

Other educational construction projects in Florida for Moss include the Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in Clearwater. Other school jobs tackled by Moss include the Texas A&M Maritime Academy Residence Hall.

Moss, which is a privately held firm, has its headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with several satellite offices around the country.

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PINECREST, Fla.—Moss Construction recently announced it has completed the new Day School at Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest.

Designed by Perkins Eastman Architects, D.P.C, the 80,747-square-foot expansion project has a total of 62 classrooms for Pre-K through Grade 5, and includes an Innovation lab, STEM lab, media center, state-of-the-art creative art studio, and an outdoor early learning space. Moss worked hand in hand with Amicon, who is the owner’s representative, to deliver the new school building for the 2021-2022 school year.

“We are honored that Temple Beth Am chose Moss to complete this two-phase expansion project, which will provide students with an optimal environment for learning. The project team and partners worked diligently throughout 2020 to ensure that the Day School was ready for the start of the 2021 school year,” said Moss Senior Vice President/Project Executive, Ed Baro.

In July Moss began demolition of three buildings and courtyard area to prepare the site for the Welcome Center, which is part of Phase 2. The Temple’s Welcome Center includes an indoor basketball court, auditorium, meetings rooms, pool and cafe. Once the Welcome Center and courtyard are complete, this central area will unite the new school building with the administrative and Temple thus completing the Temple’s expansion project.

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