Over a period of 17 months, from March, 2015 through August, 2016, Tyler Lane’s
experienced union tradesmen completed the exterior and interior restoration of Lane Tech’s
607,500 SF building.
What did this specifically entail? Let’s take a look at the impressive work that Tyler Lane
Construction performed, beginning with the exterior work:
For starters, the school’s roof renovation required that tradespeople remove 215,000 square
feet of roofing, install a temporary roof to meet other construction requirements, and return to
install a finished roof with R 24 insulation and a 75% solar reflective surface. The other
construction requirements included: Removing 6,000 LF of deteriorated parapet wall down to
the existing roof line, and rebuilding 3 courses higher to accommodate the new roof
insulation, rodding, repairing and replacing 160 roof drains, installing 1,000 LF of custom
fabricated copper gutter to match the original profile, installing 161 new mechanical hoods,
new rooftop HVAC units and 18 new custom skylights.
The exterior masonry façade renovation of the school was equally impressive and required
the work of 170 masonry tradespeople. 15,000 pieces of terra cotta were removed and
inventoried; of these 15,000 pieces, 2,406 pieces were damaged beyond repair and required
duplication. This process involved casting a mold, duplicating the piece in cast stone and
applying custom multi-colored field painting to match the surrounding terra cotta. 1,530 terra
cotta pieces were repaired on site using a Cementous repair mortar.
In addition, 34,000 SF of brick buttresses were opened up to expose and inspect steel
columns. After a thorough review by the structural engineer, columns were repaired and
coated with a rust inhibitive coating prior to rebuilding the brick buttress.
Masonry restoration included 5,400 LF of lintel repair, 18,700 LF of new flashing above the
windows, more than 1,070,000 new brick, and 163,000 SF of grinding and tuck-pointing.
Scaffolding encompassed all elevations to enable masonry, roofing, shingle and gutter
replacement to occur simultaneously.
And of course, you’d expect a 607,500-square- foot school to have a huge number of
windows and doors, wouldn’t you? Well, every single one of them was replaced!!
Replacement of the 2,568 windows required sealing the interior openings and removing the
existing windows during the night when students were away from the building. And all 92
exterior doors, frames and transoms were replaced with new FRP.
Tyler Lane Construction performed an equally outstanding job when it came to the interior of
Lane Tech High School. That meant that during the extensive restoration of the interior of the
school, tradespeople carefully protected the school’s historic murals, sculptures, wood
carvings and a landmark fire curtain that hung in the school’s auditorium.
And that’s not all!

In the auditorium, water damaged ceilings and walls were repaired, old torn draperies were
replaced, oak wall paneling was refinished, the stage floor was sanded and finished, new
curtains and rigging were installed, lighting was refurbished and the entire auditorium and
lobby were refreshed with a 5- color paint scheme to match the original. In addition, the
equipment operating the landmark fire curtain was replaced and brought up to code.
Similar water damages caused by leaking roof drains above the library required repairs to the
oak paneling, ceilings, lighting and painting. Extra care was taken by tradespeople working
around priceless murals and wood carvings.
Tyler Lane’s experienced tradespeople also brought the chemistry classrooms into the
modern age for Lane Tech students. Here’s how they did it:
Three outdated chemistry labs were abated and gutted; new electrical, plumbing, fume
hoods, flooring, painting, ceilings and science casework now provide an up- to- date learning
environment with space for group projects. This was completed during the school’s 10-week
summer break.
And in addition to the chemistry lab upgrades, the building received a new Limited Use
Limited Access (LULA) elevator between the 4th and 5th floors, creating opportunities for
students and faculty with disabilities to access these areas.
In total, 187 classrooms, 22 washrooms, 3 gymnasiums, a natatorium and an auditorium
along with all of the offices, 1-1/2 miles of corridors and 26 stairwells were scraped, patched,
repaired, and painted (over 6,000 gallons required) and received a final cleaning.

The goal of Tyler Lane Construction in completing this massive project was to renovate a
significant but aging building and to restore its integrity and beauty, allowing it to serve
students and faculty for generations to come.
Furthermore, Tyler Lane recognizes that the quality and success of any project relies heavily
on effective and ongoing communication with key project personnel. On this particular project,
this was accomplished in a variety of ways:
– Tyler Lane coordinated preconstruction meetings for all key players of the project with
the owner’s rep, design team, subcontractors and Lane Tech’s Director of Building
Operations. The purpose of these meetings was to review the scope and expectations
for the job, mitigate problems, address concerns and ensure a complete and common
vision for success.
– Once construction began, in order to maintain consistent attention to quality with a
real-time understanding of all ongoing work, Tyler Lane held weekly jobsite meetings
with the design team and foreman of each trade to discuss the observations and the
concerns of the design team.
– When areas of the existing masonry were removed to expose the deteriorated
structural steel above the lintels and behind the brick buttresses, the project architects
and structural engineers were onsite as needed. This allowed the design team to have
the facts required on how to proceed.
To ensure that all work was completed properly and that it met the highest quality standards
that Tyler Lane demands, full-time independent roofing inspectors and environmental
engineers were on-site during all roofing and abatement work. In addition, Tyler Lane had 3
superintendents covering the multiple shifts to ensure top quality throughout the project. All
tradespeople involved in the Lane Tech project employed Best Practices in installing durable,
top-quality materials specified for Chicago’s harsh winters and brutally hot summer months.
While they brought many modern changes to numerous areas of the school, they remained
mindful of the school’s many historic features, including its high-ceilinged, fresco-walled lobby
with its grand chandeliers and staircases, and its stately auditorium with its beautiful wood
paneling and colorful artwork. In addition, the school’s well known art collection contains more
than 60 historic murals. Some were created during the Great Depression, others during the
Century of Progress, and the rest by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Tradespeople
took great pains to carefully preserve and protect all of these historic murals and artwork while
the renovation of Lane Tech was being undertaken.

Since 1934 Lane Technical High School has played an important role in the lives of its
students and neighbors. Tyler Lane Construction, Inc. is proud to have been a part of this
outstanding project, and equally proud of its impact on the community.
Situated on a corner lot within Chicago’s Roscoe Village neighborhood, Lane Tech’s 30 acres
have had a significant impact on the visual story of the neighborhood. The stunning change
from visual eyesore to restored grandeur is noticed and appreciated by residents and anyone
passing by. With the project complete, the school has been restored to its rightful place as a
hub for the community.
Take a look at Lane Tech’s well-known historic four-sided clock tower, which sits high above
the school and can be viewed from a distance by students, faculty and the community. Tyler
Lane fully-restored this iconic clock tower to its original state, and passerby’s for years to
come will be able to view this beautifully-restored landmark.
Students and faculty are once again welcomed into the fresco-walled lobby with its high
ceilings, chandeliers and grand staircases into a fully-restored auditorium where refinished
wood paneling, new drapes, beautiful chandeliers and a fresh 5-color paint scheme set the
scene for an evening to remember. The historic fire curtain rises, new curtains part and
students perform on a refinished stage floor.
Significant effort also went into the historic renovation of the large 2-story library where wood
carvings, beautiful chandeliers and colorful artwork are now enhanced with new windows,
refinished wood paneling and a fresh coat of paint that gives a newer and more contemporary
look befitting a school that serves a population of young students in the 21st Century.
New ADA access via the LULA elevator is now able to deliver disabled individuals to the
rooftop greenhouse where they – and others – can observe Chicago’s beautiful skyline.
And would you believe, students even got the opportunity to get involved in the massive
reconstruction of their school? That’s right. During the summers of 2015 and 2016, Tyler Lane
employed Lane Tech student interns.
On Chicago Public School’s “Job Shadowing Day” Tyler Lane invited 16 students, along with
their teacher from Simeon Career Academy, for a hands-on construction- site experience.
Furthermore, to illustrate the diversity of the contractors on this project, over forty-five percent
were MBE/WBE. In addition, sixty-four percent of the on-site workforce was minority and
millions of dollars in wages were paid to the minority community.

Think back to your high school days when the bell would ring, corridors would fill with students
going every direction, school doors would fly open and students would run out and scatter.
This takes place 8 times throughout the day at Lane Tech High School’s “open” campus.
Safety is a top priority on all Tyler Lane Construction projects, and this massive construction
project involved numerous additional challenges working around 4,500 students on a very
active school campus. Specific steps were taken to ensure the safety of the students, staff
and tradespeople:
– On the outside of the school, temporary fences were erected around all exterior work
locations keeping students safely outside of the work areas. Deliveries were arranged
around the school’s schedule. Work stopped when students were near. Tradespeople
learned the bell schedule, what to expect and when it was safe to move equipment
and materials. Flaggers accompanied all moving vehicles around the project site.
– Inside: Tradespeople learned the bell schedule, moving in the corridors only when
students were in classrooms. Materials & equipment were confined to work areas only.
All corridor work and material distribution took place during “off” hours.
– Tyler Lane required that each of the 740 tradespeople entering the site attend a safety
orientation, which stressed the importance of following strict safety protocols at all
times and the importance of working safely around students.
– Full-time safety consultants were employed on all shifts and performed daily safety
audits on the entrance canopies, scaffolding, fall protection and assured grounding, as
well as PPE and site housekeeping.
– Third-party safety inspections were performed on a monthly basis.
Tyler Lane is proud to report that over 265,000 man hours were recorded on this project with
no lost-time incidents. Tradespeople worked around the clock and the ever- changing
schedules of Lane Tech students and faculty.

Over a period of 17 months, from March, 2015 through August, 2016, Tyler Lane’s
experienced union tradesmen completed the exterior and interior restoration of Lane Tech’s
607,500 SF building.
What did this specifically entail? Let’s take a look at the impressive work that Tyler Lane
Construction performed, beginning with the exterior work:
For starters, the school’s roof renovation required that tradespeople remove 215,000 square
feet of roofing, install a temporary roof to meet other construction requirements, and return to
install a finished roof with R 24 insulation and a 75% solar reflective surface. The other
construction requirements included: Removing 6,000 LF of deteriorated parapet wall down to
the existing roof line, and rebuilding 3 courses higher to accommodate the new roof
insulation, rodding, repairing and replacing 160 roof drains, installing 1,000 LF of custom
fabricated copper gutter to match the original profile, installing 161 new mechanical hoods,
new rooftop HVAC units and 18 new custom skylights.
The exterior masonry façade renovation of the school was equally impressive and required
the work of 170 masonry tradespeople. 15,000 pieces of terra cotta were removed and
inventoried; of these 15,000 pieces, 2,406 pieces were damaged beyond repair and required
duplication. This process involved casting a mold, duplicating the piece in cast stone and
applying custom multi-colored field painting to match the surrounding terra cotta. 1,530 terra
cotta pieces were repaired on site using a Cementous repair mortar.
In addition, 34,000 SF of brick buttresses were opened up to expose and inspect steel
columns. After a thorough review by the structural engineer, columns were repaired and
coated with a rust inhibitive coating prior to rebuilding the brick buttress.
Masonry restoration included 5,400 LF of lintel repair, 18,700 LF of new flashing above the
windows, more than 1,070,000 new brick, and 163,000 SF of grinding and tuck-pointing.
Scaffolding encompassed all elevations to enable masonry, roofing, shingle and gutter
replacement to occur simultaneously.
And of course, you’d expect a 607,500-square- foot school to have a huge number of
windows and doors, wouldn’t you? Well, every single one of them was replaced!!
Replacement of the 2,568 windows required sealing the interior openings and removing the
existing windows during the night when students were away from the building. And all 92
exterior doors, frames and transoms were replaced with new FRP.
Tyler Lane Construction performed an equally outstanding job when it came to the interior of
Lane Tech High School. That meant that during the extensive restoration of the interior of the
school, tradespeople carefully protected the school’s historic murals, sculptures, wood
carvings and a landmark fire curtain that hung in the school’s auditorium.
And that’s not all!

In the auditorium, water damaged ceilings and walls were repaired, old torn draperies were
replaced, oak wall paneling was refinished, the stage floor was sanded and finished, new
curtains and rigging were installed, lighting was refurbished and the entire auditorium and
lobby were refreshed with a 5- color paint scheme to match the original. In addition, the
equipment operating the landmark fire curtain was replaced and brought up to code.
Similar water damages caused by leaking roof drains above the library required repairs to the
oak paneling, ceilings, lighting and painting. Extra care was taken by tradespeople working
around priceless murals and wood carvings.
Tyler Lane’s experienced tradespeople also brought the chemistry classrooms into the
modern age for Lane Tech students. Here’s how they did it:
Three outdated chemistry labs were abated and gutted; new electrical, plumbing, fume
hoods, flooring, painting, ceilings and science casework now provide an up- to- date learning
environment with space for group projects. This was completed during the school’s 10-week
summer break.
And in addition to the chemistry lab upgrades, the building received a new Limited Use
Limited Access (LULA) elevator between the 4th and 5th floors, creating opportunities for
students and faculty with disabilities to access these areas.
In total, 187 classrooms, 22 washrooms, 3 gymnasiums, a natatorium and an auditorium
along with all of the offices, 1-1/2 miles of corridors and 26 stairwells were scraped, patched,
repaired, and painted (over 6,000 gallons required) and received a final cleaning.

The goal of Tyler Lane Construction in completing this massive project was to renovate a
significant but aging building and to restore its integrity and beauty, allowing it to serve
students and faculty for generations to come.
Furthermore, Tyler Lane recognizes that the quality and success of any project relies heavily
on effective and ongoing communication with key project personnel. On this particular project,
this was accomplished in a variety of ways:
– Tyler Lane coordinated preconstruction meetings for all key players of the project with
the owner’s rep, design team, subcontractors and Lane Tech’s Director of Building
Operations. The purpose of these meetings was to review the scope and expectations
for the job, mitigate problems, address concerns and ensure a complete and common
vision for success.
– Once construction began, in order to maintain consistent attention to quality with a
real-time understanding of all ongoing work, Tyler Lane held weekly jobsite meetings
with the design team and foreman of each trade to discuss the observations and the
concerns of the design team.
– When areas of the existing masonry were removed to expose the deteriorated
structural steel above the lintels and behind the brick buttresses, the project architects
and structural engineers were onsite as needed. This allowed the design team to have
the facts required on how to proceed.
To ensure that all work was completed properly and that it met the highest quality standards
that Tyler Lane demands, full-time independent roofing inspectors and environmental
engineers were on-site during all roofing and abatement work. In addition, Tyler Lane had 3
superintendents covering the multiple shifts to ensure top quality throughout the project. All
tradespeople involved in the Lane Tech project employed Best Practices in installing durable,
top-quality materials specified for Chicago’s harsh winters and brutally hot summer months.
While they brought many modern changes to numerous areas of the school, they remained
mindful of the school’s many historic features, including its high-ceilinged, fresco-walled lobby
with its grand chandeliers and staircases, and its stately auditorium with its beautiful wood
paneling and colorful artwork. In addition, the school’s well known art collection contains more
than 60 historic murals. Some were created during the Great Depression, others during the
Century of Progress, and the rest by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Tradespeople
took great pains to carefully preserve and protect all of these historic murals and artwork while
the renovation of Lane Tech was being undertaken.

Since 1934 Lane Technical High School has played an important role in the lives of its
students and neighbors. Tyler Lane Construction, Inc. is proud to have been a part of this
outstanding project, and equally proud of its impact on the community.
Situated on a corner lot within Chicago’s Roscoe Village neighborhood, Lane Tech’s 30 acres
have had a significant impact on the visual story of the neighborhood. The stunning change
from visual eyesore to restored grandeur is noticed and appreciated by residents and anyone
passing by. With the project complete, the school has been restored to its rightful place as a
hub for the community.
Take a look at Lane Tech’s well-known historic four-sided clock tower, which sits high above
the school and can be viewed from a distance by students, faculty and the community. Tyler
Lane fully-restored this iconic clock tower to its original state, and passerby’s for years to
come will be able to view this beautifully-restored landmark.
Students and faculty are once again welcomed into the fresco-walled lobby with its high
ceilings, chandeliers and grand staircases into a fully-restored auditorium where refinished
wood paneling, new drapes, beautiful chandeliers and a fresh 5-color paint scheme set the
scene for an evening to remember. The historic fire curtain rises, new curtains part and
students perform on a refinished stage floor.
Significant effort also went into the historic renovation of the large 2-story library where wood
carvings, beautiful chandeliers and colorful artwork are now enhanced with new windows,
refinished wood paneling and a fresh coat of paint that gives a newer and more contemporary
look befitting a school that serves a population of young students in the 21st Century.
New ADA access via the LULA elevator is now able to deliver disabled individuals to the
rooftop greenhouse where they – and others – can observe Chicago’s beautiful skyline.
And would you believe, students even got the opportunity to get involved in the massive
reconstruction of their school? That’s right. During the summers of 2015 and 2016, Tyler Lane
employed Lane Tech student interns.
On Chicago Public School’s “Job Shadowing Day” Tyler Lane invited 16 students, along with
their teacher from Simeon Career Academy, for a hands-on construction- site experience.
Furthermore, to illustrate the diversity of the contractors on this project, over forty-five percent
were MBE/WBE. In addition, sixty-four percent of the on-site workforce was minority and
millions of dollars in wages were paid to the minority community.

Think back to your high school days when the bell would ring, corridors would fill with students
going every direction, school doors would fly open and students would run out and scatter.
This takes place 8 times throughout the day at Lane Tech High School’s “open” campus.
Safety is a top priority on all Tyler Lane Construction projects, and this massive construction
project involved numerous additional challenges working around 4,500 students on a very
active school campus. Specific steps were taken to ensure the safety of the students, staff
and tradespeople:
– On the outside of the school, temporary fences were erected around all exterior work
locations keeping students safely outside of the work areas. Deliveries were arranged
around the school’s schedule. Work stopped when students were near. Tradespeople
learned the bell schedule, what to expect and when it was safe to move equipment
and materials. Flaggers accompanied all moving vehicles around the project site.
– Inside: Tradespeople learned the bell schedule, moving in the corridors only when
students were in classrooms. Materials & equipment were confined to work areas only.
All corridor work and material distribution took place during “off” hours.
– Tyler Lane required that each of the 740 tradespeople entering the site attend a safety
orientation, which stressed the importance of following strict safety protocols at all
times and the importance of working safely around students.
– Full-time safety consultants were employed on all shifts and performed daily safety
audits on the entrance canopies, scaffolding, fall protection and assured grounding, as
well as PPE and site housekeeping.
– Third-party safety inspections were performed on a monthly basis.
Tyler Lane is proud to report that over 265,000 man hours were recorded on this project with
no lost-time incidents. Tradespeople worked around the clock and the ever- changing
schedules of Lane Tech students and faculty.

Over a period of 17 months, from March, 2015 through August, 2016, Tyler Lane’s
experienced union tradesmen completed the exterior and interior restoration of Lane Tech’s
607,500 SF building.
What did this specifically entail? Let’s take a look at the impressive work that Tyler Lane
Construction performed, beginning with the exterior work:
For starters, the school’s roof renovation required that tradespeople remove 215,000 square
feet of roofing, install a temporary roof to meet other construction requirements, and return to
install a finished roof with R 24 insulation and a 75% solar reflective surface. The other
construction requirements included: Removing 6,000 LF of deteriorated parapet wall down to
the existing roof line, and rebuilding 3 courses higher to accommodate the new roof
insulation, rodding, repairing and replacing 160 roof drains, installing 1,000 LF of custom
fabricated copper gutter to match the original profile, installing 161 new mechanical hoods,
new rooftop HVAC units and 18 new custom skylights.
The exterior masonry façade renovation of the school was equally impressive and required
the work of 170 masonry tradespeople. 15,000 pieces of terra cotta were removed and
inventoried; of these 15,000 pieces, 2,406 pieces were damaged beyond repair and required
duplication. This process involved casting a mold, duplicating the piece in cast stone and
applying custom multi-colored field painting to match the surrounding terra cotta. 1,530 terra
cotta pieces were repaired on site using a Cementous repair mortar.
In addition, 34,000 SF of brick buttresses were opened up to expose and inspect steel
columns. After a thorough review by the structural engineer, columns were repaired and
coated with a rust inhibitive coating prior to rebuilding the brick buttress.
Masonry restoration included 5,400 LF of lintel repair, 18,700 LF of new flashing above the
windows, more than 1,070,000 new brick, and 163,000 SF of grinding and tuck-pointing.
Scaffolding encompassed all elevations to enable masonry, roofing, shingle and gutter
replacement to occur simultaneously.
And of course, you’d expect a 607,500-square- foot school to have a huge number of
windows and doors, wouldn’t you? Well, every single one of them was replaced!!
Replacement of the 2,568 windows required sealing the interior openings and removing the
existing windows during the night when students were away from the building. And all 92
exterior doors, frames and transoms were replaced with new FRP.
Tyler Lane Construction performed an equally outstanding job when it came to the interior of
Lane Tech High School. That meant that during the extensive restoration of the interior of the
school, tradespeople carefully protected the school’s historic murals, sculptures, wood
carvings and a landmark fire curtain that hung in the school’s auditorium.
And that’s not all!

In the auditorium, water damaged ceilings and walls were repaired, old torn draperies were
replaced, oak wall paneling was refinished, the stage floor was sanded and finished, new
curtains and rigging were installed, lighting was refurbished and the entire auditorium and
lobby were refreshed with a 5- color paint scheme to match the original. In addition, the
equipment operating the landmark fire curtain was replaced and brought up to code.
Similar water damages caused by leaking roof drains above the library required repairs to the
oak paneling, ceilings, lighting and painting. Extra care was taken by tradespeople working
around priceless murals and wood carvings.
Tyler Lane’s experienced tradespeople also brought the chemistry classrooms into the
modern age for Lane Tech students. Here’s how they did it:
Three outdated chemistry labs were abated and gutted; new electrical, plumbing, fume
hoods, flooring, painting, ceilings and science casework now provide an up- to- date learning
environment with space for group projects. This was completed during the school’s 10-week
summer break.
And in addition to the chemistry lab upgrades, the building received a new Limited Use
Limited Access (LULA) elevator between the 4th and 5th floors, creating opportunities for
students and faculty with disabilities to access these areas.
In total, 187 classrooms, 22 washrooms, 3 gymnasiums, a natatorium and an auditorium
along with all of the offices, 1-1/2 miles of corridors and 26 stairwells were scraped, patched,
repaired, and painted (over 6,000 gallons required) and received a final cleaning.

The goal of Tyler Lane Construction in completing this massive project was to renovate a
significant but aging building and to restore its integrity and beauty, allowing it to serve
students and faculty for generations to come.
Furthermore, Tyler Lane recognizes that the quality and success of any project relies heavily
on effective and ongoing communication with key project personnel. On this particular project,
this was accomplished in a variety of ways:
– Tyler Lane coordinated preconstruction meetings for all key players of the project with
the owner’s rep, design team, subcontractors and Lane Tech’s Director of Building
Operations. The purpose of these meetings was to review the scope and expectations
for the job, mitigate problems, address concerns and ensure a complete and common
vision for success.
– Once construction began, in order to maintain consistent attention to quality with a
real-time understanding of all ongoing work, Tyler Lane held weekly jobsite meetings
with the design team and foreman of each trade to discuss the observations and the
concerns of the design team.
– When areas of the existing masonry were removed to expose the deteriorated
structural steel above the lintels and behind the brick buttresses, the project architects
and structural engineers were onsite as needed. This allowed the design team to have
the facts required on how to proceed.
To ensure that all work was completed properly and that it met the highest quality standards
that Tyler Lane demands, full-time independent roofing inspectors and environmental
engineers were on-site during all roofing and abatement work. In addition, Tyler Lane had 3
superintendents covering the multiple shifts to ensure top quality throughout the project. All
tradespeople involved in the Lane Tech project employed Best Practices in installing durable,
top-quality materials specified for Chicago’s harsh winters and brutally hot summer months.
While they brought many modern changes to numerous areas of the school, they remained
mindful of the school’s many historic features, including its high-ceilinged, fresco-walled lobby
with its grand chandeliers and staircases, and its stately auditorium with its beautiful wood
paneling and colorful artwork. In addition, the school’s well known art collection contains more
than 60 historic murals. Some were created during the Great Depression, others during the
Century of Progress, and the rest by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Tradespeople
took great pains to carefully preserve and protect all of these historic murals and artwork while
the renovation of Lane Tech was being undertaken.

Since 1934 Lane Technical High School has played an important role in the lives of its
students and neighbors. Tyler Lane Construction, Inc. is proud to have been a part of this
outstanding project, and equally proud of its impact on the community.
Situated on a corner lot within Chicago’s Roscoe Village neighborhood, Lane Tech’s 30 acres
have had a significant impact on the visual story of the neighborhood. The stunning change
from visual eyesore to restored grandeur is noticed and appreciated by residents and anyone
passing by. With the project complete, the school has been restored to its rightful place as a
hub for the community.
Take a look at Lane Tech’s well-known historic four-sided clock tower, which sits high above
the school and can be viewed from a distance by students, faculty and the community. Tyler
Lane fully-restored this iconic clock tower to its original state, and passerby’s for years to
come will be able to view this beautifully-restored landmark.
Students and faculty are once again welcomed into the fresco-walled lobby with its high
ceilings, chandeliers and grand staircases into a fully-restored auditorium where refinished
wood paneling, new drapes, beautiful chandeliers and a fresh 5-color paint scheme set the
scene for an evening to remember. The historic fire curtain rises, new curtains part and
students perform on a refinished stage floor.
Significant effort also went into the historic renovation of the large 2-story library where wood
carvings, beautiful chandeliers and colorful artwork are now enhanced with new windows,
refinished wood paneling and a fresh coat of paint that gives a newer and more contemporary
look befitting a school that serves a population of young students in the 21st Century.
New ADA access via the LULA elevator is now able to deliver disabled individuals to the
rooftop greenhouse where they – and others – can observe Chicago’s beautiful skyline.
And would you believe, students even got the opportunity to get involved in the massive
reconstruction of their school? That’s right. During the summers of 2015 and 2016, Tyler Lane
employed Lane Tech student interns.
On Chicago Public School’s “Job Shadowing Day” Tyler Lane invited 16 students, along with
their teacher from Simeon Career Academy, for a hands-on construction- site experience.
Furthermore, to illustrate the diversity of the contractors on this project, over forty-five percent
were MBE/WBE. In addition, sixty-four percent of the on-site workforce was minority and
millions of dollars in wages were paid to the minority community.

Think back to your high school days when the bell would ring, corridors would fill with students
going every direction, school doors would fly open and students would run out and scatter.
This takes place 8 times throughout the day at Lane Tech High School’s “open” campus.
Safety is a top priority on all Tyler Lane Construction projects, and this massive construction
project involved numerous additional challenges working around 4,500 students on a very
active school campus. Specific steps were taken to ensure the safety of the students, staff
and tradespeople:
– On the outside of the school, temporary fences were erected around all exterior work
locations keeping students safely outside of the work areas. Deliveries were arranged
around the school’s schedule. Work stopped when students were near. Tradespeople
learned the bell schedule, what to expect and when it was safe to move equipment
and materials. Flaggers accompanied all moving vehicles around the project site.
– Inside: Tradespeople learned the bell schedule, moving in the corridors only when
students were in classrooms. Materials & equipment were confined to work areas only.
All corridor work and material distribution took place during “off” hours.
– Tyler Lane required that each of the 740 tradespeople entering the site attend a safety
orientation, which stressed the importance of following strict safety protocols at all
times and the importance of working safely around students.
– Full-time safety consultants were employed on all shifts and performed daily safety
audits on the entrance canopies, scaffolding, fall protection and assured grounding, as
well as PPE and site housekeeping.
– Third-party safety inspections were performed on a monthly basis.
Tyler Lane is proud to report that over 265,000 man hours were recorded on this project with
no lost-time incidents. Tradespeople worked around the clock and the ever- changing
schedules of Lane Tech students and faculty.

Over a period of 17 months, from March, 2015 through August, 2016, Tyler Lane’s
experienced union tradesmen completed the exterior and interior restoration of Lane Tech’s
607,500 SF building.
What did this specifically entail? Let’s take a look at the impressive work that Tyler Lane
Construction performed, beginning with the exterior work:
For starters, the school’s roof renovation required that tradespeople remove 215,000 square
feet of roofing, install a temporary roof to meet other construction requirements, and return to
install a finished roof with R 24 insulation and a 75% solar reflective surface. The other
construction requirements included: Removing 6,000 LF of deteriorated parapet wall down to
the existing roof line, and rebuilding 3 courses higher to accommodate the new roof
insulation, rodding, repairing and replacing 160 roof drains, installing 1,000 LF of custom
fabricated copper gutter to match the original profile, installing 161 new mechanical hoods,
new rooftop HVAC units and 18 new custom skylights.
The exterior masonry façade renovation of the school was equally impressive and required
the work of 170 masonry tradespeople. 15,000 pieces of terra cotta were removed and
inventoried; of these 15,000 pieces, 2,406 pieces were damaged beyond repair and required
duplication. This process involved casting a mold, duplicating the piece in cast stone and
applying custom multi-colored field painting to match the surrounding terra cotta. 1,530 terra
cotta pieces were repaired on site using a Cementous repair mortar.
In addition, 34,000 SF of brick buttresses were opened up to expose and inspect steel
columns. After a thorough review by the structural engineer, columns were repaired and
coated with a rust inhibitive coating prior to rebuilding the brick buttress.
Masonry restoration included 5,400 LF of lintel repair, 18,700 LF of new flashing above the
windows, more than 1,070,000 new brick, and 163,000 SF of grinding and tuck-pointing.
Scaffolding encompassed all elevations to enable masonry, roofing, shingle and gutter
replacement to occur simultaneously.
And of course, you’d expect a 607,500-square- foot school to have a huge number of
windows and doors, wouldn’t you? Well, every single one of them was replaced!!
Replacement of the 2,568 windows required sealing the interior openings and removing the
existing windows during the night when students were away from the building. And all 92
exterior doors, frames and transoms were replaced with new FRP.
Tyler Lane Construction performed an equally outstanding job when it came to the interior of
Lane Tech High School. That meant that during the extensive restoration of the interior of the
school, tradespeople carefully protected the school’s historic murals, sculptures, wood
carvings and a landmark fire curtain that hung in the school’s auditorium.
And that’s not all!

In the auditorium, water damaged ceilings and walls were repaired, old torn draperies were
replaced, oak wall paneling was refinished, the stage floor was sanded and finished, new
curtains and rigging were installed, lighting was refurbished and the entire auditorium and
lobby were refreshed with a 5- color paint scheme to match the original. In addition, the
equipment operating the landmark fire curtain was replaced and brought up to code.
Similar water damages caused by leaking roof drains above the library required repairs to the
oak paneling, ceilings, lighting and painting. Extra care was taken by tradespeople working
around priceless murals and wood carvings.
Tyler Lane’s experienced tradespeople also brought the chemistry classrooms into the
modern age for Lane Tech students. Here’s how they did it:
Three outdated chemistry labs were abated and gutted; new electrical, plumbing, fume
hoods, flooring, painting, ceilings and science casework now provide an up- to- date learning
environment with space for group projects. This was completed during the school’s 10-week
summer break.
And in addition to the chemistry lab upgrades, the building received a new Limited Use
Limited Access (LULA) elevator between the 4th and 5th floors, creating opportunities for
students and faculty with disabilities to access these areas.
In total, 187 classrooms, 22 washrooms, 3 gymnasiums, a natatorium and an auditorium
along with all of the offices, 1-1/2 miles of corridors and 26 stairwells were scraped, patched,
repaired, and painted (over 6,000 gallons required) and received a final cleaning.

The goal of Tyler Lane Construction in completing this massive project was to renovate a
significant but aging building and to restore its integrity and beauty, allowing it to serve
students and faculty for generations to come.
Furthermore, Tyler Lane recognizes that the quality and success of any project relies heavily
on effective and ongoing communication with key project personnel. On this particular project,
this was accomplished in a variety of ways:
– Tyler Lane coordinated preconstruction meetings for all key players of the project with
the owner’s rep, design team, subcontractors and Lane Tech’s Director of Building
Operations. The purpose of these meetings was to review the scope and expectations
for the job, mitigate problems, address concerns and ensure a complete and common
vision for success.
– Once construction began, in order to maintain consistent attention to quality with a
real-time understanding of all ongoing work, Tyler Lane held weekly jobsite meetings
with the design team and foreman of each trade to discuss the observations and the
concerns of the design team.
– When areas of the existing masonry were removed to expose the deteriorated
structural steel above the lintels and behind the brick buttresses, the project architects
and structural engineers were onsite as needed. This allowed the design team to have
the facts required on how to proceed.
To ensure that all work was completed properly and that it met the highest quality standards
that Tyler Lane demands, full-time independent roofing inspectors and environmental
engineers were on-site during all roofing and abatement work. In addition, Tyler Lane had 3
superintendents covering the multiple shifts to ensure top quality throughout the project. All
tradespeople involved in the Lane Tech project employed Best Practices in installing durable,
top-quality materials specified for Chicago’s harsh winters and brutally hot summer months.
While they brought many modern changes to numerous areas of the school, they remained
mindful of the school’s many historic features, including its high-ceilinged, fresco-walled lobby
with its grand chandeliers and staircases, and its stately auditorium with its beautiful wood
paneling and colorful artwork. In addition, the school’s well known art collection contains more
than 60 historic murals. Some were created during the Great Depression, others during the
Century of Progress, and the rest by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Tradespeople
took great pains to carefully preserve and protect all of these historic murals and artwork while
the renovation of Lane Tech was being undertaken.

Since 1934 Lane Technical High School has played an important role in the lives of its
students and neighbors. Tyler Lane Construction, Inc. is proud to have been a part of this
outstanding project, and equally proud of its impact on the community.
Situated on a corner lot within Chicago’s Roscoe Village neighborhood, Lane Tech’s 30 acres
have had a significant impact on the visual story of the neighborhood. The stunning change
from visual eyesore to restored grandeur is noticed and appreciated by residents and anyone
passing by. With the project complete, the school has been restored to its rightful place as a
hub for the community.
Take a look at Lane Tech’s well-known historic four-sided clock tower, which sits high above
the school and can be viewed from a distance by students, faculty and the community. Tyler
Lane fully-restored this iconic clock tower to its original state, and passerby’s for years to
come will be able to view this beautifully-restored landmark.
Students and faculty are once again welcomed into the fresco-walled lobby with its high
ceilings, chandeliers and grand staircases into a fully-restored auditorium where refinished
wood paneling, new drapes, beautiful chandeliers and a fresh 5-color paint scheme set the
scene for an evening to remember. The historic fire curtain rises, new curtains part and
students perform on a refinished stage floor.
Significant effort also went into the historic renovation of the large 2-story library where wood
carvings, beautiful chandeliers and colorful artwork are now enhanced with new windows,
refinished wood paneling and a fresh coat of paint that gives a newer and more contemporary
look befitting a school that serves a population of young students in the 21st Century.
New ADA access via the LULA elevator is now able to deliver disabled individuals to the
rooftop greenhouse where they – and others – can observe Chicago’s beautiful skyline.
And would you believe, students even got the opportunity to get involved in the massive
reconstruction of their school? That’s right. During the summers of 2015 and 2016, Tyler Lane
employed Lane Tech student interns.
On Chicago Public School’s “Job Shadowing Day” Tyler Lane invited 16 students, along with
their teacher from Simeon Career Academy, for a hands-on construction- site experience.
Furthermore, to illustrate the diversity of the contractors on this project, over forty-five percent
were MBE/WBE. In addition, sixty-four percent of the on-site workforce was minority and
millions of dollars in wages were paid to the minority community.

Think back to your high school days when the bell would ring, corridors would fill with students
going every direction, school doors would fly open and students would run out and scatter.
This takes place 8 times throughout the day at Lane Tech High School’s “open” campus.
Safety is a top priority on all Tyler Lane Construction projects, and this massive construction
project involved numerous additional challenges working around 4,500 students on a very
active school campus. Specific steps were taken to ensure the safety of the students, staff
and tradespeople:
– On the outside of the school, temporary fences were erected around all exterior work
locations keeping students safely outside of the work areas. Deliveries were arranged
around the school’s schedule. Work stopped when students were near. Tradespeople
learned the bell schedule, what to expect and when it was safe to move equipment
and materials. Flaggers accompanied all moving vehicles around the project site.
– Inside: Tradespeople learned the bell schedule, moving in the corridors only when
students were in classrooms. Materials & equipment were confined to work areas only.
All corridor work and material distribution took place during “off” hours.
– Tyler Lane required that each of the 740 tradespeople entering the site attend a safety
orientation, which stressed the importance of following strict safety protocols at all
times and the importance of working safely around students.
– Full-time safety consultants were employed on all shifts and performed daily safety
audits on the entrance canopies, scaffolding, fall protection and assured grounding, as
well as PPE and site housekeeping.
– Third-party safety inspections were performed on a monthly basis.
Tyler Lane is proud to report that over 265,000 man hours were recorded on this project with
no lost-time incidents. Tradespeople worked around the clock and the ever- changing
schedules of Lane Tech students and faculty.