diated, and is now a part of the landscape, adding even more character to the site. “The old golf course path is now being used as cross-country trail through the woods and back up the hills to the track inside the stadium. It all ties together as one big nature campus. “In the end, we probably moved 100,000 yards of dirt and built the sta- dium. Even with it being the wettest year on record, we were definitely on budget. The timing was somewhat flexible to make sure everything was done right with the floodplain and nature, and that we weren’t just cramming it all in there to save time. This project took about a year and it was really one of the biggest earth-moving undertakings I’ve ever seen. “The Daimler Group has been involved with the school since the be- ginning,” Hanna continued. “The one thing everyone always agreed on was to preserve the natural features of the site and build into the old fairways. This made it possible to save a lot of tree lines. To keep the beautiful vista, the buildings were built right up to the hillside over- The new Kipp Charter School’s Athletics and Wellness Complex was dedicated on October 24, 2019.
looking the floodplain, and the same thought went into the planning for the new stadium.” About Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) is the leading manufacturer of high performance thermoplastic corrugated pipe, providing a com- prehensive suite of water management products and superior drainage solutions for use in the construction and infrastructure marketplace. Its innovative products are used across a broad range of end markets and applications, including non-residential, residential, agriculture and infrastructure applications. The Company has established a leading position in many of these end markets by leveraging its national sales and distribution platform, its overall product breadth and scale and its manufacturing excellence. Founded in 1966, the Company operates a global network of approximately 55 manufacturing plants and over 30 distribution centers. To learn more about the ADS, please visit the Company’s website at www.ads-pipe.com.
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