Project Partners

  • District of Columbia Public Schools - Office of the Chancellor
  • DC Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization
  • Quinn Evans Architects
  • Gilbane Construction Management
  • H.D. Cooke Elementary School
  • H.D.Cooke Home School Association
  • Office of Councilmember Jim Graham
  • Advisory Neighborhood Commission ANC1C06
  • DC Smart Schools

Welcome

Welcome to the H.D. Cooke Elementary School Modernization Information Exchange.  You can click on any of the highlighted words for more information.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Rainwater collection system!


A giant underground rainwater collection tank, or cistern, has been installed under the future parking lot of Cooke School.  Rain runoff from the roof will be collected, stored in the cistern and used to irrigate the vegetation around the school.  This reduces the need to use city-supplied water, and reduces the rapid runoff after rains that can carry pollutants into the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.

Friday, May 2, 2008

New Views of Cooke Modernization



Here are some new progress photos by ANC1C06 Commissioner Nancy Shia; these guys are crankin!  Photo #1 is looking south from the back of the old (1908) building toward the 1959 addition.  One bank of windows has been removed to allow for modifications - we'll get back to you on what's going on after we talk to Tony Barton, Project Manager for Gilbane Building Company.  Tony will be our contact over the next 15 months to keep us informed, give us advance notice of any traffic or parking arrangements, and answer questions about our little school.
Photo #2 is looking north on the 17th Street side; it shows the front of the 1908 building where the new ADA-compatible front entrance will be added at street level, just north of the existing basement classroom doors.