Idalia School District held a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday, September 22, in Idalia, Colorado. The community gathered to celebrate the commencement of construction for a new PK-12 school to be completed in the summer of 2013. Colorado Governor, John Hickenlooper, attended the ceremony. This was his first participation in a BEST project groundbreaking. Wold teamed with the Idalia School District to attain funding through the BEST Grant project in Colorado. The community was awarded $11,057,666 after passing a bond to raise $3,868,989 last November.
The Wold Architects and Engineers/McGough Construction team was recently presented with the Civic/Healthcare Facility Merit Award from the Upper Midwest Region of the Design-Build Institute of America for the 402 University Avenue East Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The 402 Avenue East Building, which opened in 2011, is the first of its kind in the U.S. to provide detoxification, mental health, and judicial services to several diverse agencies and potential clients under a single roof. The Wold/McGough Team exemplified teamwork in the design-build process to create a facility that combines many different goals into one cohesive vision.
The Cook County Oak Forest Health Center kicked off its first phase of renovation and construction with a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, August 22, in Oak Forest, Illinois. Wold Architects and Engineers designed the $5 million renovation which includes demolition and reconstruction of approximately 15,500 SF. The ceremony was featured in the Chicago Sun Times publication, Southtown Star, and can be found 
This September, a unique fundraiser took place in downtown St. Paul, MN, at the site of Ecolab Corporate Headquarters
The 2012 edition of the AIA Justice Facilties Review features the major renovations and additions to the Washington County campus in Stillwater, Minnesota. The campus improvements were a result of a 20-year master plan developed by Wold and Washington County. Projects which resulted from the master plan included an LEC addition, Courts addition and renovation, Government Center and Service Center renovations, which consolidated and modernized court operations and refocused all public services on campus to be more customer friendly. 
The Wold-designed Ramsey County 402 Building (Saint Paul, Minnesota) is among 26 projects selected as a “Top Project of 2011” by Finance & Commerce. The facility is a first-in-the-nation center, combining mental health crisis services, chemical health detoxification services, and the Second District Court’s commitment court. We are proud of this achievement and of our successful partnership with Ramsey County throughout the process. The project will appear in the July 20th 2012 digital edition of Finance & Commerce. 
Idalia (Colorado) Schools recently selected Wold to design the District’s highly anticipated new facility. The school will house 170+ students and is anticipated to be submitted for LEED Gold consideration. Idalia Schools was a recipient of Colorado’s B.E.S.T. Grant, which provides state funding assistance to districts with qualifying needs. 
LEED Gold certification has been awarded to Rosa Parks Elementary School in Mankato, Minnesota. The newly constructed school was the result of a successful collaboration between Wold Architects and Engineers and Paulsen Architects. Sustainable features incorporated into the design include geothermal energy systems and incorporated daylighting opportunities. The sustainability and functionality of the Rosa Parks Elementary School complement the values of the Mankato community. 
The U.S. Green Building Council recently awarded LEED Gold certification to the Scott Emergency Communications Center (SECC). Located in Davenport, Iowa and designed by Wold Architects and Engineers, this 28,000 SF, $8.2 million facility serves to consolidate and support mission critical services in the Quad Cities area. Design factors contributing to the LEED Gold status include controlled ambient, natural, and task lighting; acoustical control through room arrangement and tuning; and heightened air quality for health and comfort.