Webster Grade School, Pella, Iowa

"The cost advantage of the laminated wood," says Grant Voorhees, architect, "was the deciding factor in selection. We found by using glued laminated wood structural members a very appreciable savings in the cost of the school was effected. Of course, the beauty of the natural materials when left exposed added greatly to the pleasing, informal atmosphere which we consider so essential in today's elementary schools." Gene Hurley, contractor, advised, "Rilco really cut erection costs. The beams arrived on the job ready for erection. No specialized crews were necessary; carpenters did all the erection easier with the connectors furnished by Rilco. There was no furring, we just nailed the Rilco Deck to the top of the beams and purlins." Cost comparisons showed a savings of $500 per schoolroom over other types of construction materials.