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District feasibility study flags aging buildings, capacity strains and $100M—300M+ capital scenarios

Wyoming Valley West School District Board of Education · April 8, 2026
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Summary

Consultants presented a district-wide feasibility study update on April 8 showing aging systems (generators, windows, envelopes), ADA access issues, a high school with the highest energy use intensity (EUI 89) and enrollment projections that indicate growth; preliminary capital scenarios range roughly $100 million to $300 million-plus.

Consultants for the district's long-range facility plan presented initial findings to the board on April 8, describing building-by-building "report cards," an energy benchmark and demographic projections that will feed options for a 10-year capital plan.

The team from ICS, joined by Alloy 5 architects, said they performed thorough building assessments, utility-data analysis and a third-party demographic study by Sundance Associates. "We spent the last two plus months just focusing on that," ICS's Tim Geiter told the board, describing data gathering, roof analysis and stakeholder interviews.

Energy and costs: The team presented an energy use intensity (EUI) comparison across buildings and said the high school registered the district's highest EUI (89). Presenters noted the high school's combined gas and…

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