Owen-Ames-Kimball Company has completed construction of the Neil Armstrong replacement elementary school for the Charlotte County School District.

The two-story, 112,000-square-foot school in Port Charlotte includes 41 classrooms and labs, a media center and a multipurpose/dining area as well as a separate physical education building, covered play area and two fenced playgrounds.

This school was built with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating system certification standards incorporated into the design and construction.

Features of hurricane-replacement school are interactive teaching boards, height-adjustable writing boards and audio-enhanced sound system. Security cameras and hurricane resistant window glass were also incorporated into construction.

The project team consisted of job site superintendent Charlie Russell, assistant superintendent Vern Koch, project manager Frank Mullins and general superintendent Frank Bell.