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Historical Renovation Case Study: Quincy Junior High School Quincy, Illinois’ beloved junior high school needed to replace 85-year-old wood doors and highly detailed wood transoms across 12 unique entrances – none of them plumb, level, or square. Here’s how JELD-WEN worked through a series of challenges to help deliver the stunning end results. Project Date: 2018Architects: Architechnics, Quincy, ILPaul Westerhoff, AIA, Lead ArchitectDealer: Mid-States Door & Hardware, Quincy, ILKevin MillerInstallation: Leander Construction, Canton, ILRyan Leander, PrincipalMike Waterkotte, Project ManagerJELD-WEN: Eric Miller, AIA, Architectural ConsultantBrian Lemme, Territory Sales ManagerAmanda Peeler, IWP® Lead DraftingJohn Hammond, IWP® Project Manager The Challenges Centrally located and surrounded by Victorian-era homes, Quincy’s quirky and iconic high school building was constructed in 1933 and eventually transitioned to become Quincy Junior High School in 1957. By 2018, the building’s many original wood doors were showing their age and beginning to deteriorate. Centrally located and surrounded by Victorian-era homes,…

JELD-WEN is shining the spotlight on builders in 2019. Our second featured builder is Scott Moran, owner of Hallmark Homes, which builds custom homes in Bismarck, North Dakota. In this Q&A, Scott discusses the fulfillment he receives from building and giving back and why he chooses JELD-WEN products for his custom homes and customers. Why did you decide to become a builder? My grandfather, from Jamestown, North Dakota, was a home builder for many years. When I was a young kid in the ’70s, I would go with him to work and was fascinated by what the builders did. They did everything from start to finish back in those days. They built the cabinets. They built the trim. You didn’t have a subcontractor like we do today. It was amazing to watch him create something from the ground up. My wife, Vicki, and I were living in Spokane, Washington, but…

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