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Pewaukee facilities staff detail summer 2025 projects: HVAC, roofing and new softball cage
Summary
Facilities staff outlined an extensive summer maintenance program that replaced rooftop HVAC units, resurfaced roofs (about 73,000 sq ft at PLE), installed a new softball batting cage and completed multiple grounds and building repairs to improve energy efficiency and safety.
John Stangler and facilities staff told the school board the district completed a substantial slate of summer projects focused on lifecycle replacements and preventive maintenance.
Stangler outlined work across campuses: carpeting and paint in the IT office area, in-house installation of a new softball batting cage, playground improvements and installation of calming coves, and the replacement of several aging rooftop HVAC units at the high school. He said the new HVAC units are already producing measurable energy savings and that the district is seeing kilowatt usage drop after replacing two large units.
Stangler said the district replaced roughly 73,000 square feet of rubber roofing at Pewaukee Lake Elementary (PLE) and noted that fully adhered rubber roofs typically have an expected life of 25–30 years compared with 15–20 years for ballasted stone roofs. He said the rubber roof selection improves the district’s options for adding solar next summer because rubber roofing is lighter and more suitable for rooftop solar installations.
Facilities staff also described emergency and unplanned repairs (a failed rooftop motor and pump rebuilds), playground and field work done with community partners and volunteers, and a temporary relocation and reinstallation of the weight-room fitness center while construction occurred. Stangler thanked crews, community volunteers and local vendors who supported the projects and described hosting a mission work camp that brought nearly 300 volunteers and completed community projects around the district; costs for custodial and food-service support were invoiced to the event organizers.
What happens next: Facilities will continue monitoring the replaced mechanical systems and report energy-use data back to the board. Administration said it will evaluate possibilities for additional solar panels now that roof life cycles have been extended.
