K-12 Education
A K-12 school is the most public form of architecture we design. Every parent, teacher, and student walks through it and forms an opinion about how the building works. Daylight matters, acoustics matter, and indoor air quality is no longer a nice-to-have but a board-level priority. We design new construction, additions, and renovations that hit district budgets, meet accelerating energy codes, and produce classrooms students actually want to learn in.
Our K-12 designs respect the rhythm of the school year: phased construction, summer-window cutovers, and constructability that does not shut down a wing in October.
Our Approach
How We Work
We design K-12 systems that are simple enough to maintain and rugged enough for daily student use, sequenced so the work happens over the summer and never shuts down a wing in October.
- ASHRAE 62.1 ventilation and IAQ compliance
- CHPS high-performance and net-zero-ready design
- Summer-window cutovers that keep schools open
Representative Project Types
A.School Buildings
- New elementary, middle & high schools
- School additions & renovations
- Pre-K & early-childhood facilities
- Career & technical education (CTE)
- Charter & magnet schools
- Private & independent schools
B.Athletic & Performing Arts
- Gymnasiums & field houses
- Natatoriums & aquatic facilities
- Auditoriums & performing arts
- Athletic stadiums & press boxes
- Locker rooms & training facilities
C.Support & District Facilities
- Central commissary & food service
- Maintenance & transportation depots
- District administration buildings
- Library & media centers
- Science & STEM labs
- Indoor air-quality upgrades
- HVAC modernization & replacement
- Boiler & chiller plant replacement
Selected KeRi Experience
NYC School Construction Authority, an MBE-listed, approved consultant across dozens of schools: new additions, HVAC and renovation work, steam-boiler and chiller replacements with controls upgrades, and Superstorm Sandy permanent work and flood mitigation. NJ Schools Development Authority, Passaic BOE, Manalapan BOE, plus noise-abatement and MEP upgrades for Kearny and Becton high schools and Golda Och Academy.
Why Owners Choose KeRi
Indoor Air Quality First
ASHRAE 62.1 ventilation and filtration designed to a board-level priority, not a minimum.
Summer-Window Cutovers
Phased construction that keeps the school open and swaps systems on the district's calendar.
On the District Budget
Right-sized, maintainable systems that hit referendum budgets and accelerating energy codes.